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Beyond the production of food: how can nutrition-sensitive agriculture address nutrition challenges? PhD thesis (12/31/2023)
Sharma, Indu Kumari. 2023. Beyond the production of food: how can nutrition-sensitive agriculture address nutrition challenges? PhD thesis. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam 337p. [DOI]
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Climate change vulnerability assessment with a focus on agriculture sector - a district level study of Assam and Odisha (12/31/2019)
Rajora, Chesta. 2019. Climate change vulnerability assessment with a focus on agriculture sector - a district level study of Assam and Odisha. Project Dissertation submitted to the Department of Energy and Environment, TERI School of Advanced Studies, New Delhi, India, in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the Master of Science in Environmental Studies and Resource Management. 51p.
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Flood-based farming systems and human-water dynamics in the Ayeyarwady Delta, Myanmar (12/30/2019)
Schulte-Kellinghaus, Nikola. 2019. Flood-based farming systems and human-water dynamics in the Ayeyarwady Delta, Myanmar. Thesis submitted to the Department of Geography, University of Bonn, Germany, in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the Master of Science. 100p.
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Development of an agricultural water availability index and its application under climate change in Rechna Doab, Pakistan (10/6/2011)
Ahmad, Waqas. 2011. Development of an agricultural water availability index and its application under climate change in Rechna Doab, Pakistan. Thesis submitted to the Asian Institute of Technology, School of Engineering and Technology, Pathumthani, Bangkok, in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of Master of Engineering in Water Engineering and Management. 101p.
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Assessing pollution and river recovery processes in the middle catchment of the Densu River Basin, Ghana (12/15/2010)
Akoto-Danso, Edmund Kyei. 2010. Assessing pollution and river recovery processes in the middle catchment of the Densu River Basin, Ghana. Thesis submitted to the Faculty of Science, Environmental Science Programme, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana, in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of Master of Philosophy in Environmental Science. 167p.
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Teixeira, A. H. de. C. 2008. Measurements and modelling of evapotranspiration to assess agricultural water productivity in basins with changing land use patterns: a case study in the Sao Francisco River Basin, Brazil. [PhD thesis partly funded by IWMI's Capacity Building Project]. : Wageningen, Netherlands: Wageningen University; Enschede, Netherlands: International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) 233p. (ITC Dissertation 156)
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Bouma, Jetske Anne. 2008. Voluntary cooperation in the provision of a semi-public good: community-based soil and water conservation in semi-arid India. Thesis. Tilburg, Netherlands: Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research 145p. (Center for Economic Research, Tilburg University Dissertation Series 207)
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Gumma, Murali Krishna. 2008. Methods and approaches for irrigated area mapping at various spatial resolutions using AVHRR, MODIS and LANDSAT ETM+ data for the Krishna River Basin, India. Thesis submitted to the Institute of Science and Technology, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, India, for the award of Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Faculty of Spatial Information Technology. 421p.
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Suhardiman, Diana. 2008. Bureaucratic designs: the paradox of irrigation management transfer in Indonesia. Thesis. Wageningen, Netherlands: Diana Suhardiman 281p.
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Vithanage, Meththika Suharshini. 2008. Effect of tsunami on coastal aquifers: field studies and tank experiments. PhD Thesis submitted to the Department of Geology and Geography, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. 148p.
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Yakubov, Murat. 2008. Measuring irrigation performance: governance versus management perspective: a mixed methods case study of the IWRM-Ferghana Project. Dissertation submitted to the Department of Applied Social Science, London Metropolitan University, London, UK, for the degree of Master of Research in Social Research. 104p.
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Teixeira, A. H. de. C. 2008. Measurements and modelling of evapotranspiration to assess agricultural water productivity in basins with changing land use patterns: a case study in the Sao Francisco River Basin, Brazil. PhD thesis partly funded by IWMI's Capacity Building Project. : Wageningen, Netherlands: Wageningen University; Enschede, Netherlands: International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) 233p. (ITC Dissertation 156)
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Amoah, Philip. 2008. Wastewater irrigated vegetable production: contamination pathway for health risk reduction in Accra, Kumasi and Tamale, Ghana. Thesis submitted to the Department of Theoretical and Applied Biology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Faculty of Science. 202p.
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Zadeh, S. M. 2008. Developing a “best case scenario” for Karkheh River Basin management (2025 horizon): a case study from Karkheh River Basin, Iran. Ph. D. dissertation submitted to the University of Natural Resources and Applied life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU). 185p.
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Bouma, Jetske Anne. 2008. Voluntary cooperation in the provision of a semi-public good: community-based soil and water conservation in semi-arid India. Thesis. Tilburg, Netherlands: Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research 145p. (Center for Economic Research, Tilburg University Dissertation Series 207)
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Suhardiman, Diana. 2008. Bureaucratic designs: the paradox of irrigation management transfer in Indonesia. Thesis. Wageningen, Netherlands: Diana Suhardiman 281p.
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Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali. 2007. The sustainability of livelihood dynamics in a rural coastal community in Sri Lanka. Doctoral Thesis submitted to the Faculty of Science of the University of London. Division of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Imperial College London, UK. 289p.
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Aloysius, Noel. 2006. Climate change and its impacts on evapotranspiration: A temporal and spatial analysis for India. Thesis submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the University of North Dakota in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science. 87p.
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Chiputwa, Brian. 2006. Socio-economic analysis of wetland utilization and livelihood implications on poor farmers: A case study of Intunjambili Community. Thesis submitted to the Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension Faculty, Agriculture University of Zimbabwe, Mt Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe, in partial fulfillment of the requirements of a Masters Degree in Agricultural Economics. [Financial support provided by IWMI]. 99p.
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Nangia, Vinya. 2006. Evaluation of a GIS-based watershed modeling approach for sediment transport. Thesis. A Capstone Project submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate School of the University of Minnesota in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Geographic Information Science. 45p.
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Poolman, Martine. 2005. Developing small reservoirs: a participatory approach can help. Thesis. Delft, Netherlands: Technical University of Delft. Faculty of Technology, Policy amp; Management 116p.
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Werfring, Alexander. 2004. Typology of irrigation in Ethiopia. M.Sc. thesis submitted to the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Vienna, Institute of Hydraulics and Rural Water Management, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Diplomingenieur. 108p.
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Anputhas, Markandu. 2004. Multivariate approach in recommendation of crop varieties. Thesis accepted by the Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka in partial fulfillment of the degree of Master of Philosophy. vii, 214p. + annexes
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Fujimoto, Naoya. 2004. Diversity of agricultural water management: an analysis of the policies in the People’s Republic of China. Thesis submitted to the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tokyo, for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. 84p.
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Jinendradasa, Sithara S. 2004. Selected ecological processes and bleaching induced alterations in Acropora formosa dominated shallow reefs of South West Sri Lanka. Thesis submitted to the Faculty of Science, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, in fulfillment of requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy. xxi, 356p. + annexes
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Muthuwatta, Lal P. 2004. Long term rainfall-runoff-lake level modelling of the Lake Naivasha Basin, Kenya. Enschede, Netherlands: International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation Thesis submitted to the International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Water Resources Survey and Environmental Systems Analysis and Management. 71p.
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Prasad, Krishna C. 2004. Socioeconomic module for decision support for water resource management in South Africa. Thesis submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate School, University of Colorado, for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Dept. of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering. xi, 171p.
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Roost, Nicolas. 2003. Strategic options analysis in surface irrigation systems: integrated modelling for efficient, productive and equitable water use. Thesis no.2641 (2002) presented at the School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (Lausanne) to earn the title of Dr. Es Technical Sciences in the field of Environmental Sciences and Engineering. 128p.
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de Fraiture, Charlotte. 2003. The use of entropy optimization principles in parameter estimation: applications to global water demand modeling. PhD thesis submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate School of the University of Colorado for the degree of Doctor of philosophy, Dept. of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering. xiii, 198p.
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Roost, Nicolas. 2003. Strategic options analysis in surface irrigation systems: integrated modelling for efficient, productive and equitable water use. Thesis no.2641 (2002) presented at the School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (Lausanne) to earn the title of Dr. Es Technical Sciences in the field of Environmental Sciences and Engineering. 128p.
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de Fraiture, Charlotte. 2002. The impact of volumetric water pricing on agricultural water use and farmer profit: A multi-scale modeling framework. M Sc thesis submitted to the Faculty of Graduate School of the University of Colorado, Department of Economics. vi, 64p.
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Ines, A. V. M. 2002. Improved crop production integrating GIS and genetic algorithms. Dissertation submitted to the School of Civil Engineering, Water Engineering and Management, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Engineering. xvi, 207p.
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Ahmad, Mobin-ud -Din. 2002. Estimation of net groundwater use in irrigated river basins using geo-information techniques: A case study in Rechna Doab, Pakistan. PhD thesis. Wageningen, Netherlands: Wageningen University xv, 144p. (ITC Dissertation 94)
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Piyankarage, S. C. 2002. Assessment of drainage water quality from the Kirindi Oya and the Badagiriya Irrigation Schemes and estimation of nitrogen and phosphorus loading to the Bundala wetland. Thesis presented to the Faculty of Graduate Studies in fulfillment of the requirement for the Degree of Master of Philosophy in Chemistry of the University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. xii, 123p.
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Namara, R. E. 2002. Socioeconomics of wheat breeding research in Ethiopia: Benefits and challenges of institutionalizing participation and systems concepts. Kiel, Germany: Wissenschaftsverlag Vauk 234p. (Socioeconomic studies on rural development, vol.128)
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Jha, N. 2002. The bifurcate subak: The social organisation of a Balinese irrigation community. Ann Arbor, MI, USA: UMI Dissertation Services xxxv, 680p.
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Amin, M. A. 2002. Predicting the variations in water quality along an irrigation canal in Punjab, Pakistan. M .Sc. thesis submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Macdonald Campus of McGill University, Ste. Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada.
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Jensen, P. K. 2001. Domestic users of irrigation water: water quality and health impacts. Copenhagen, Denmark: Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University Ph.D. thesis submitted to the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Denmark. 128p.
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Kamara, A. B. 2001. Property rights, risk and livestock development in Southern Ethiopia. Kiel, Germany: Wissenschaftsverlag Vauk 197p. (Socioeconomic studies on rural development vol.123)
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Rinaudo, J. D. 2000. Rentes, corruption et lobbying politique: obstacles aux reformes dans le secteur irrigue au Pakistan. Unpublished Ph.D. thesis, submitted to the Universite de Clermont Ferrand. 277p.
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Sarwar, A. 2000. A transient model approach to improve on-farm irrigation and drainage in semi-arid zones. Wageningen, Netherlands: Wageningen University and Research Center xv, 147p.
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Boelee, E. 1999. Irrigation ecology of schistosomiasis: Environmental control options in Morocco. Wageningen, Netherlands: Wageningen University 200p.
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Konradsen, F. 1998. Malaria transmission and control in an irrigated area of Sri Lanka. Thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the Zoological Institute, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. 172p. + annexes
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Keller, B.; Jaimes, G. 1998. Water balance in Dhoro Naro Minor Command Area Sindh, Pakistan: technical report. Thesis. Lahore, Pakistan: International Irrigation Management Institute (IIMI). Pakistan National Program xi, 67p. (IWMI Pakistan Report R-058) [DOI]
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Kuper, M. 1997. Irrigation management strategies for improved salinity and sodicity control. Thesis. Lahore, Pakistan; Montpellier Cedex, France; Wageningen, Netherlands: International Irrigation Management Institute (IIMI). Pakistan National Program; Cemagref; Wageningen Agricultural University. Department of Water Resources 238p.
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Strosser, P. 1997. Analyzing alternative policy instruments for the irrigation sector: An assessment of the potential for water market development in the Chishtian Sub-division, Pakistan. Thesis. : Lahore, Pakistan: International Irrigation Management Institute (IIMI). Pakistan National Program; Montpellier Cedex, France: Cemagref; Wageningen, Netherlands: Wageningen Agricultural University. Department of Water Resources x, 243p.
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Condom, N. 1997. Salinisation, alkalinisation and sodification on irrigated areas in Pakistan: characterisation of the geochemical and physical processes and the impact of irrigation water on these processes by the use of hydro-geochemical model. Thesis. : Lahore, Pakistan: International Irrigation Management Institute (IIMI). Pakistan National Program; Montpellier, France: Centre for International Cooperation in Agricultural Reseearch for Development v, 108p. (IWMI Pakistan Report R-022) [DOI]
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Litrico, X. 1997. Alternative scenarios for improved operations at the main canal level: a study of Fordwah Branch, Chishtian Subdivision using a mathematical flow simulation model. Thesis. : Lahore, Pakistan: International Irrigation Management Institute (IIMI). Pakistan National Program; Montpellier Cedex, France: Agricultural and Environmental Engineering Research Institute (CEMAGREF), Division Irrigation 144p. + annexes (IWMI Pakistan Report R-023; IIMI Pakistan Report R-023) [DOI]
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Vabre, A. 1996. Methodologies for design, operation and maintenance of irrigation canals subject to sediment problems: application to Pakistan - Literature review on practices in Pakistan. [Thesis]. Literature review of a thesis for the M.Sc. in Environmental Physics and Chemistry from the Nationale Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse, France. vi, 34p.
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Vabre, A. 1996. Methodologies for design, operation and maintenance of irrigation canals subject to sediment problems application to Pakistan. Final report. Thesis. : Lahore, Pakistan: International Irrigation Management Institute (IIMI). Pakistan National Program; Lahore, Pakistan: International Sedimentation Research Institute, Pakistan (ISRIP); Agricultural and Environmental Engineering Research Institute (CEMAGREF) x, 55p. (IWMI Pakistan Report R-013; IIMI Pakistan Report R-013) [DOI]
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Belaud, G. 1996. Modeling of sediment transport in irrigation canals of Pakistan: examples of application: definition of a simple simulation tool and test on two actual canals of Pakistan: application to management strategies. Thesis. Thesis submitted for the MSc degree in Genie Rural (Agricultural Engineering) from the Ecole Nationale du Genie Rural, des Eaux et Forets (ENGREF) in Montpellier, France (A report prepared in collaboration with ISRIP, CEMAGREF, and IIMI). vi, 58p. + appendices (IWMI Pakistan Report R-012; IIMI Pakistan Report R-012) [DOI]
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Visser, S. 1996. Canal water distribution at the secondary level in the Punjab, Pakistan: development of a simplified tool to estimate the canal water distribution at the distributary level. Thesis. Lahore, Pakistan: International Irrigation Management Institute (IIMI). Pakistan National Program xiv, 145p. + annexes (IWMI Pakistan Report R-010; IIMI Pakistan Report S-010) [DOI]
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Hart, W. W. H. 1996. Research into the relationship between maintenance and water distribution at the distributary level in the Punjab - Final report. Thesis. Final M.Sc. thesis, Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands. Research carried out at IIMI - Pakistan. xii, 62p. + annexes (IWMI Pakistan Report S-011; IIMI Pakistan Report S-011) [DOI]
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Dembele, Y. 1995. Modelisation de la gestion hydraulique d'une retenue d'irrigation: Application au perimetre rizicole de Mogtedo (Burkina Faso). Unpublished Ph.D. thesis submitted to the Lapos;Ecole Nationale Superieure Agronomique de Rennes. viii, 156p.
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Bastiaanssen, W. G. M. 1995. Regionalization of surface flux densities and moisture indicators in composite terrain: a remote sensing approach under clear skies in Mediterranean climates. Wageningen, Netherlands: Wageningen Agricultural University 273p.
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Rinaudo, J. D. 1994. Development of a tool to assess the impact of water markets on agricultural production in Pakistan. Thesis submitted for obtaining the Diploma dapos;Etudes Approfondiesg Economie du Developpement Agricole, Agro-Alimentaire et Rural. 104p.
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Pradhan, U. P. 1990. Property rights and state intervention in hill irrigation systems in Nepal. A dissertation presented to the Faculty of Graduate School of Cornell University in partial fulfillment of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. xiii, 257p.
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