Groundwater quality receives increasing attention in water management in India. The purpose of this paper is to highlight the emerging issues of groundwater quality in the Ramganga Sub-Basin (RSB), a tributary joining the Ganga River from the northern plains, which extends over 30,839 Sq. km and ...
Natarajan, Rajmohan
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Amarasinghe, Upali A.
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[Groundwater quality issues and management in Ramganga Sub-Basin]
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Groundwater quality issues and management in Ramganga Sub-Basin
Water management strategies and allocation policies that support agricultural intensification across agro-ecological zones and hydrologic basins are required for building resilient agrarian communities in sub-Saharan Africa.We provide an overview of the research and investments needed to enhance ...
Cofie, Olufunke O.
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Amede, Tilahun
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[Water management for sustainable agricultural intensification and smallholder resilience in Sub-Saharan Africa]
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Water management for sustainable agricultural intensification and smallholder resilience in Sub-Saharan Africa
Conventional emphasis on basin-wide water management has often resulted in the formation of transboundary water law on the basin or near basin scale. In Central Asia, however, the Syr Darya Basin possesses an abundance of tributary-level cooperative agreements that guide and codify water sharing ...
Holmatov, Bunyod
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Lautze, Jonathan
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Kazbekov, Jusipbek S.
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[Tributary-level transboundary water law in the Syr Darya: overlooked stories of practical water cooperation]
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Tributary-level transboundary water law in the Syr Darya: overlooked stories of practical water cooperation
Water resources of the Koshi Basin (87,311km2) are largely untapped, and while proposals for their development exist, their impacts on current and future water demands are not quantified. The current study is the first to evaluate the impacts of 11 proposed development projects on hydropower gene...
Chinnasamy, Pennan
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Bharati, Luna
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Bhattarai, Utsav
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Khadka, Ambika
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Dahal, Vaskar
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Wahid, S.
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[Impact of planned water resource development on current and future water demand of the Koshi river basin, Nepal]
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Impact of planned water resource development on current and future water demand of the Koshi river basin, Nepal
We explore processes that enable effective policies and practices for managing the links between water, energy, and food. Three case studies are assessed at different scales in the Mekong River basin, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. We find that there are considerable opportunities for improving outcomes...
Pittock, J.
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Or, S.
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Stevens, L.
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Aheeyar, Mohamed M.M.
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Smith, M.
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[Tackling trade-offs in the nexus of water, energy and food]
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Tackling trade-offs in the nexus of water, energy and food
Storing excess rainwater underground can become key in mitigating the frequency and magnitude of flood events. In this context, assessment of depleted groundwater storage that can be refilled in water surplus periods is imperative. The study uses Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) da...
Chinnasamy, Pennan
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[Depleting groundwater – an opportunity for flood storage?: a case study from part of the Ganges River Basin, India]
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Depleting groundwater – an opportunity for flood storage?: a case study from part of the Ganges River Basin, India
Cooperative management of transboundary river basins is widely recognized as important. Emphasis on joint management of shared aquifers has also grown in recent years. Perhaps surprisingly, despite abundant focus on transboundary surface water and growing focus on shared groundwater, there is sca...
Lautze, Jonathan
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Holmatov, B.
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Saruchera, D.
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Villholth, Karen G.
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[Conjunctive management of surface and groundwater in transboundary watercourses: a first assessment]
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Conjunctive management of surface and groundwater in transboundary watercourses: a first assessment
This study focuses on Laos, a landlocked nation located in South-East Asia with sub-tropical climate and highly seasonal rainfall distribution. Laos is one of the world’s least developed countries, and currently witnesses an unprecedented level of development that is highly reliant on its natural...
Viossanges, Mathieu
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Pavelic, Paul
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Rebelo, Lisa-Maria
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Lacombe, Guillaume
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Sotoukee, Touleelor
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[Regional mapping of groundwater resources in data-scarce regions: the case of Laos]
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Regional mapping of groundwater resources in data-scarce regions: the case of Laos
The Ganges River basin faces severe water challenges related to a mismatch between supply and demand. Although the basin has abundant surface water and groundwater resources, the seasonal monsoon causes a mismatch between supply and demand as well as flooding. Water availability and flood potenti...
Strict hydrologic definitions of basins coupled with technological advances including the use of remote sensing and geographic information systems have given us more accurate and detailed knowledge than ever before about the scale and extent of transboundary waters. This information has had both ...
Giordano, Mark
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Suhardiman, Diana
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Peterson-Perlman, J.
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[Do hydrologic rigor and technological advance tell us more or less about transboundary water management?]
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Do hydrologic rigor and technological advance tell us more or less about transboundary water management?