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Groundwater resources are vital for the well-being and livelihoods of most of the ten million people living in the Dry Zone of central Myanmar. Despite this importance, there is remarkably little known or documented on the nature, extent and use of these resources. This contribution has attempted...


Pavelic, PaulJohnston, Robyn M.McCartney, Matthew P.Lacombe, GuillaumeSenaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali[Groundwater resources in the dry zone of Myanmar: a review of current knowledge]Groundwater resources in the dry zone of Myanmar: a review of current knowledge

Water scarcity due to increasing water demand triggered by population growth and irrigation expansion versus a limited and increasingly variable water supply as a consequence of climate change is presently one of the global challenges. This is exemplified in Uzbekistan, Central Asia, where irriga...


Bekchanov, MaksudLamers, J.P.A.Bhaduri, AnikLenzen, M.Tischbein, B.[Input-output model-based water footprint indicators to support IWRM in the irrigated drylands of Uzbekistan, Central Asia]Input-output model-based water footprint indicators to support IWRM in the irrigated drylands of Uzbekistan, Central Asia

The foundation of rice production in the dry zone of Sri Lanka is a hydraulic civilization spanning at least 2,000 years, and based on constructed small irrigation tanks. Dotted across much of the dry zone, and often constituting cascades, the traditional management of these tanks for dry season ...


Curnow, J.Silva, Sanjiv de[Traditional knowledge applied to the management of small tank wetland systems in Sri Lanka]Traditional knowledge applied to the management of small tank wetland systems in Sri Lanka

Increase in salinity levels poses a threat to many hot and arid farming areas in the Middle East and North Africa region. In some cases, farmers install desalination units to produce freshwater to irrigate high-value crops. However, the produced reject brine is an environmental hazard since it is...


Robertson, S. M.Lyra, D. A.Mateo-Sagasta, Javier[Financial analysis of halophyte cultivation in a desert environment using different saline water resources for irrigation]Financial analysis of halophyte cultivation in a desert environment using different saline water resources for irrigation

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