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Earth observation data to strengthen flood resilience: a recent experience from the Irrawaddy River (10/31/2022)
Ghosh, Surajit; Mukherjee, J. 2023. Earth observation data to strengthen flood resilience: a recent experience from the Irrawaddy River. Natural Hazards, 115(3):2749-2754. [DOI]
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Impacts of small-scale irrigation on farmers’ livelihood: evidence from the drought prone areas of Upper Awash Sub-Basin, Ethiopia (05/31/2023)
Maru, H.; Haileslassie, Amare; Zeleke, T. 2023. Impacts of small-scale irrigation on farmers’ livelihood: evidence from the drought prone areas of Upper Awash Sub-Basin, Ethiopia. Heliyon, 9(5):e16354. [DOI]
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Determining the marketing margin for irrigation technologies in Ethiopia: a supply chain analysis. Adaptive Innovation Scaling - Pathways from Small-scale Irrigation to Sustainable Development (05/16/2023)
International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2023. Determining the marketing margin for irrigation technologies in Ethiopia: a supply chain analysis. Adaptive Innovation Scaling - Pathways from Small-scale Irrigation to Sustainable Development. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 12p. (IWMI Water Issue Brief 25) [DOI]
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Occurrence and distribution of long-term variability in precipitation classes in the source region of the Yangtze River (04/30/2023)
Ahmed, N.; Zhu, L.; Wang, G.; Adeyeri, O. E.; Shah, S.; Ali, S.; Marhaento, H.; Munir, Sarfraz. 2023. Occurrence and distribution of long-term variability in precipitation classes in the source region of the Yangtze River. Sustainability, 15(7):5834. (Special issue: Hydro-Meteorology and its Application in Hydrological Modeling) [DOI]
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Application of advanced Wflow_sbm Model with the CMIP6 climate projection for flood prediction in the data-scarce: Lake-Tana Basin, Ethiopia [Abstract only] (04/30/2023)
Alaminie, A.; Amarnath, Giriraj; Padhee, Suman; Ghosh, Surajit; Tilahun, S.; Mekonnen, M.; Assefa, G.; Seid, Abdulkarim; Zimale, F.; Jury, M. 2023. Application of advanced Wflow_sbm Model with the CMIP6 climate projection for flood prediction in the data-scarce: Lake-Tana Basin, Ethiopia [Abstract only]. Paper presented at the European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2023, Vienna, Austria and Online, 24-28 April 2023. 1p. [DOI]
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Future changes in climate and hydroclimate extremes in East Africa (02/28/2023)
Gebrechorkos, S. H.; Taye, Meron Teferi; Birhanu, B.; Solomon, D.; Demissie, T. 2023. Future changes in climate and hydroclimate extremes in East Africa. Earthapos;s Future, 11(2):e2022EF003011. [DOI]
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The impact of multipurpose dams on the values of nature’s contributions to people under a water-energy-food nexus framing (02/28/2023)
Foudi , S.; McCartney, Matthew; Markandya, A.; Pascual, U. 2023. The impact of multipurpose dams on the values of nature’s contributions to people under a water-energy-food nexus framing. Ecological Economics, 206:107758. [DOI]
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Water remains a blind spot in climate change policies (12/31/2022)
Douville, H.; Allan, R. P.; Arias, P. A.; Betts, R. A.; Caretta, M. A.; Cherchi, A.; Mukherji, Aditi; Raghavan, K.; Renwick, J. 2022. Water remains a blind spot in climate change policies. PLOS Water, 1(12):e0000058. [DOI]
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The role of global data sets for riverine flood risk management at national scales (12/31/2022)
Bernhofen, M. V.; Cooper, S.; Trigg, M.; Mdee, A.; Carr, A.; Bhave, A.; Solano-Correa, Y. T.; Pencue-Fierro, E. L.; Teferi, E.; Haile, Alemseged Tamiru; Yusop, Z.; Alias, N. E.; Saapos;adi, Z.; Ramzan, M. A. B.; Dhanya, C. T.; Shukla, P. 2022. The role of global data sets for riverine flood risk management at national scales. Water Resources Research, 58(4):e2021WR031555. [DOI]
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Impact of high-density managed aquifer recharge implementation on groundwater storage, food production and resilience: a case from Gujarat, India (10/31/2022)
Alam, Mohammad Faiz; Pavelic, Paul; Villholth, Karen G.; Sikka, Alok; Pande, S. 2022. Impact of high-density managed aquifer recharge implementation on groundwater storage, food production and resilience: a case from Gujarat, India. Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 44:101224. [DOI]
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Water shortages, irrigation frequency, and preference for technologies and agricultural services: the case of Jordan (10/31/2021)
Balasubramanya, Soumya; Stifel, David; McDonnell, Rachael. 2022. Water shortages, irrigation frequency, and preference for technologies and agricultural services: the case of Jordan. Irrigation and Drainage, 71(2):437-451. [DOI]
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Agroecology-based analysis of meteorological drought and mapping its hotspot areas in Awash Basin, Ethiopia (1/22/2021)
Maru, H.; Haileslassie, Amare; Zeleke, T.; Esayas, B. 2022. Agroecology-based analysis of meteorological drought and mapping its hotspot areas in Awash Basin, Ethiopia. Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, 8(1):339-360. [DOI]
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Increasing cropping options in seasonal floodplain wetlands of Sub-Saharan Africa: a remote-sensing approach for assessing available green water for cultivation [Abstract only] (09/30/2022)
Ayyad, S.; Karimi, P.; Langensiepen, M.; Ribbe, L.; Rebelo, Lisa-Maria; Becker, M. 2022. Increasing cropping options in seasonal floodplain wetlands of Sub-Saharan Africa: a remote-sensing approach for assessing available green water for cultivation [Abstract only]. Paper presented at the European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2022, Vienna, Austria and Online, 23-27 May 2022. 2p. [DOI]
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Determinants of adoption of climate smart agricultural practices among farmers in Bale-Eco Region, Ethiopia (07/31/2022)
Negera, M.; Alemu, T.; Hagos, Fitsum; Haileslassie, Amare. 2022. Determinants of adoption of climate smart agricultural practices among farmers in Bale-Eco Region, Ethiopia. Heliyon, 8(7):E09824. [DOI]
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Evaluating a new method of remote sensing for flood mapping in the urban and peri-urban areas: applied to Addis Ababa and the Akaki Catchment in Ethiopia (07/31/2022)
Bekele, Tilaye Worku; Haile, Alemseged Tamiru; Trigg, M. A.; Walsh, C. L. 2022. Evaluating a new method of remote sensing for flood mapping in the urban and peri-urban areas: applied to Addis Ababa and the Akaki Catchment in Ethiopia. Natural Hazards Research, 2(2):97-110. [DOI]
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Climate risk perceptions and perceived yield loss increases agricultural technology adoption in the polder areas of Bangladesh (07/21/2022)
Ahmed, Z.; Shew, A. M.; Mondal, M. K.; Yadav, S.; Jagadish, S. V. K.; Prasad, P. V. V.; Buisson, Marie-Charlotte; Das, M.; Bakuluzzaman, M. 2022. Climate risk perceptions and perceived yield loss increases agricultural technology adoption in the polder areas of Bangladesh. Journal of Rural Studies, 94:274-286. [DOI]
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Increasing risk of cascading hazards in the central Himalayas (07/18/2022)
Sharma, S.; Talchabhadel, R.; Nepal, Santosh; Ghimire, G. R.; Rakhal, B.; Panthi, J.; Adhikari, B. R.; Pradhanang, S. M.; Maskey, S.; Kumar, S. 2022. Increasing risk of cascading hazards in the central Himalayas. Natural Hazards, 10p. (Online first) [DOI]
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Toward better preparedness of Mediterranean rainfed agricultural systems to future climate-change-induced water stress: study case of Bouregreg Watershed (Morocco) (06/30/2022)
Brouziyne, Youssef; Abouabdillah, A.; Bouchaou, L.; Attar, O.; Ez-zaouy, Y.; Benaabidate, L.; Chehbouni, A. 2022. Toward better preparedness of Mediterranean rainfed agricultural systems to future climate-change-induced water stress: study case of Bouregreg Watershed (Morocco). Environmental Sciences Proceedings, 16(1):58. [DOI]
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Agricultural drought monitoring in Sri Lanka using multisource satellite data (06/30/2022)
Alahacoon, Niranga; Amarnath, Giriraj. 2022. Agricultural drought monitoring in Sri Lanka using multisource satellite data. Advances in Space Research, 69(11):4078-4097. [DOI]
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High Mountain Asia hydropower systems threatened by climate-driven landscape instability (06/30/2022)
Li, D.; Lu, X.; Walling, D. E.; Zhang, T.; Steiner, J. F.; Wasson, R. J.; Harrison, S.; Nepal, Santosh; Nie, Y.; Immerzeel, W. W.; Shugar, D. H.; Koppes, M.; Lane, S.; Zeng, Z.; Sun, X.; Yegorov, A.; Bolch, T. 2022. High Mountain Asia hydropower systems threatened by climate-driven landscape instability. Nature Geoscience, 15(7):520-530. [DOI]
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Water and climate security: the human impact of disrupted systems (06/30/2022)
International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2022. Water and climate security: the human impact of disrupted systems. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 8p. (IWMI Water Issue Brief 19) [DOI]
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Remote sensing assessment of available green water to increase crop production in seasonal floodplain wetlands of Sub-Saharan Africa (06/20/2022)
Ayyad, S.; Karimi, P.; Langensiepen, M.; Ribbe, L.; Rebelo, Lisa-Maria; Becker, M. 2022. Remote sensing assessment of available green water to increase crop production in seasonal floodplain wetlands of Sub-Saharan Africa. Agricultural Water Management, 269:107712. [DOI]
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Spatiotemporal analysis of drought and rainfall in Pakistan via Standardized Precipitation Index: homogeneous regions, trend, wavelet, and influence of El Nino-Southern Oscillation (05/31/2022)
de Oliveira-Junior, J. F.; Shah, M.; Abbas, A.; Iqbal, M. Shahid; Shahzad, R.; de Gois, G.; da Silva, M. V.; da Rosa Ferraz Jardim, A. M.; de Souza, A. 2022. Spatiotemporal analysis of drought and rainfall in Pakistan via Standardized Precipitation Index: homogeneous regions, trend, wavelet, and influence of El Nino-Southern Oscillation. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 149(1-2):843-862. [DOI]
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Groundwater: a juggernaut of socio-economic development and stability in the arid region of Kachchh (05/31/2022)
Patel, Praharsh M.; Saha, D. 2022. Groundwater: a juggernaut of socio-economic development and stability in the arid region of Kachchh. In Re, V.; Manzione, R. L.; Abiye, T. A.; Mukherji, Aditi; MacDonald, A. (Eds.). Groundwater for sustainable livelihoods and equitable growth. Leiden, Netherlands: CRC Press - Balkema. pp.231-252. (IAH - International Contributions to Hydrogeology 30) [DOI]
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Indigenous knowledge systems for the management of the Barotse Flood Plain in Zambia and their implications for policy and practice in the developing world (05/31/2022)
Mapedza, Everisto; Rashirayi, T.; Xueliang, C.; Haile, Alemseged Tamiru; van Koppen, Barbara; Ndiyoi, M.; Senaratna Sellamuttu, S. 2022. Indigenous knowledge systems for the management of the Barotse Flood Plain in Zambia and their implications for policy and practice in the developing world. In Sioui, M. (Ed.). Indigenous water and drought management in a changing world. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. pp.209-225. (Current Directions in Water Scarcity Research Volume 4) [DOI]
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A comprehensive assessment of remote sensing and traditional based drought monitoring indices at global and regional scale (04/30/2022)
Alahacoon, Niranga; Edirisinghe, M. 2022. A comprehensive assessment of remote sensing and traditional based drought monitoring indices at global and regional scale. Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk, 13(1):762-799. [DOI]
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Quantification of groundwater storage variation in Himalayan amp; Peninsular river basins correlating with land deformation effects observed at different Indian cities (04/30/2022)
Sarkar, T.; Karunakalage, Anuradha; Kannaujiya, S.; Chaganti, C. 2022. Quantification of groundwater storage variation in Himalayan amp; Peninsular river basins correlating with land deformation effects observed at different Indian cities. Contributions to Geophysics and Geodesy, 52(1):1-56. [DOI]
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Thirty years of water management research for rice in Sub-Saharan Africa: achievement and perspectives (04/30/2022)
Dossou-Yovo, E. R.; Devkota, K. P.; Akpoti, Komlavi; Danvi, A.; Duku, C.; Zwart, Sander J. 2022. Thirty years of water management research for rice in Sub-Saharan Africa: achievement and perspectives. Field Crops Research, 283:108548. [DOI]
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Surface water-groundwater interactions and local land use control water quality impacts of extreme rainfall and flooding in a vulnerable semi-arid region of Sub-Saharan Africa (04/30/2022)
Geris, J.; Comte, J.-C.; Franchi, F.; Petros, A. K.; Tirivarombo, S.; Selepeng, A. T.; Villholth, Karen G. 2022. Surface water-groundwater interactions and local land use control water quality impacts of extreme rainfall and flooding in a vulnerable semi-arid region of Sub-Saharan Africa. Journal of Hydrology, 609:127834. [DOI]
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MENAdrought synthesis of drought vulnerability in Lebanon: final report. Project report prepared by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) for the Bureau for the Middle East of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) (03/31/2022)
Fragaszy, S.; Belhaj Fraj, M.; McKee, M.; Jobbins, G.; Fayad, A.; Fakih, M.; Lawrenson, L.; McDonnell, Rachael. 2022. MENAdrought synthesis of drought vulnerability in Lebanon: final report. Project report prepared by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) for the Bureau for the Middle East of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). : Washington, DC, USA: USAID; Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 67p. [DOI]
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MENAdrought synthesis of drought vulnerability in Jordan: final report. Project report prepared by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) for the Bureau for the Middle East of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) (03/29/2022)
Fragaszy, S.; Belhaj Fraj, M.; McKee, M.; Jobbins, G.; Al-Karablieh, E.; Bergaoui, K.; Ghanim, A.; Lawrenson, L.; McDonnell, Rachael. 2022. MENAdrought synthesis of drought vulnerability in Jordan: final report. Project report prepared by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) for the Bureau for the Middle East of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). : Washington, DC, USA: USAID; Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 93p. [DOI]
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Use of drones to monitor water availability and quality in irrigation canals and reservoirs for improving water productivity and enhancing precision agriculture in smallholder farms (01/31/2023)
Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe; Bangira, T.; Sibanda, M.; Cofie, Olufunke. 2022. Use of drones to monitor water availability and quality in irrigation canals and reservoirs for improving water productivity and enhancing precision agriculture in smallholder farms. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Initiative on West and Central African Food Systems Transformation 36p.
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Maru, H.; Haileslassie, Amare; Zeleke, T.; Esayas, B. 2021. Analysis of smallholders’ livelihood vulnerability to drought across agroecology and farm typology in the Upper Awash Sub-basin, Ethiopia. Sustainability, 13(17):9764. (Special issue: New Challenges for the Sustainability and Competitiveness of Agricultural Systems: Bioeconomy Strategies Focused on Soil Management, Use of Natural Resources and Climate Change Mitigation) [DOI]
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Scaling up Index-based Flood Insurance (IBFI) for agricultural resilience and flood-proofing livelihoods in developing countries (8/24/2021)
Amarnath, Giriraj; Malik, Ravinder Paul Singh; Taron, Avinandan. 2021. Scaling up Index-based Flood Insurance (IBFI) for agricultural resilience and flood-proofing livelihoods in developing countries. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 68p. (IWMI Research Report 180) [DOI]
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Integrated water solutions for climate change adaptation in West Africa (7/8/2021)
International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2021. Integrated water solutions for climate change adaptation in West Africa. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 4p. (IWMI Water Issue Brief 16) [DOI]
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Sharma, Bharat; Pavelic, Paul; Amarasinghe, Upali. 2021. Improving water security to mediate impacts of climate change in the Ganges Basin. In Babel, M.; Haarstrick, A.; Ribbe, L.; Shinde, V. R.; Dichtl, N. (Eds.). Water security in Asia: opportunities and challenges in the context of climate change. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. pp.481-492. (Springer Water) [DOI]
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McCartney, Matthew; Brunner, J. 2021. Improved water management is central to solving the water-energy-food trilemma in Lao PDR. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 37(4):619-639. [DOI]
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Amarasinghe, Upali A.; Sikka, Alok; Mandave, Vidya; Panda, R. K.; Gorantiwar, S.; Ambast, S. K. 2021. Improving economic water productivity to enhance resilience in canal irrigation systems: a pilot study of the Sina Irrigation System in Maharashtra, India. Water Policy, 23(2):447-465. [DOI]
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Alahacoon, Niranga; Edirisinghe, M. 2021. Spatial variability of rainfall trends in Sri Lanka from 1989 to 2019 as an indication of climate change. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 10(2):84. [DOI]
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Special issue on selected papers from 2019 World Water Week (2/26/2021)
Harris, G. D.; Barron, J.; Uhlenbrook, Stefan; Hussein, H.; Choi, G. 2021. Special issue on selected papers from 2019 World Water Week. Water, (Special issue with contributions by IWMI authors)
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Global groundwater: source, scarcity, sustainability, security, and solutions (2/25/2021)
Mukherjee, A.; Scanlon, B. R.; Aureli, A.; Langan, Simon; Guo, H.; McKenzie, A. A. 2021. Global groundwater: source, scarcity, sustainability, security, and solutions. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier 676p.
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Jha, S. K.; Mishra, V. K.; Verma, C. L.; Sharma, Navneet; Sikka, Alok Kumar; Pavelic, Paul; Sharma, P. C.; Kant, L.; Sharma, Bharat R. 2021. Groundwater quality concern for wider adaptability of novel modes of Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) in the Ganges Basin, India. Agricultural Water Management, 246:106659. [DOI]
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Bundled weather index insurance pilot for drought-affected areas in Sri Lanka: reaching marginal farmers (12/20/2021)
Aheeyar, Mohamed; Samarakoon, Kalani; de Silva, Sanjiv. 2021. Bundled weather index insurance pilot for drought-affected areas in Sri Lanka: reaching marginal farmers. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 35p. (IWMI Working Paper 201) [DOI]
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Data sharing in transboundary waters: current extent, future potential and practical recommendations (12/08/2021)
International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2021. Data sharing in transboundary waters: current extent, future potential and practical recommendations. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 8p. (IWMI Water Policy Brief 43) [DOI]
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Amarnath, Giriraj; Ghosh, Surajit; Alahacoon, Niranga; Nakada, Toru; Rao, K. V.; Sikka, Alok. 2021. Regional drought monitoring for managing water security in South Asia. In Amaratunga, D.; Haigh, R.; Dias, N. (Eds.). Multi-hazard early warning and disaster risks. Selected papers presented at the International Symposium on Multi-Hazard Early Warning and Disaster Risk Reduction, Online Symposium, 14-16 December 2020. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. pp.465-481. [DOI]
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Floods as agents of vitality: reaffirming human-nature synergies (11/20/2021)
Modak, S.; Ghosh, Surajit. 2021. Floods as agents of vitality: reaffirming human-nature synergies. Neuotting, Germany: Water Science Policy (WSP) 7p. (Water Science Policy Brief) [DOI]
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Adaptation to climate variability in Sri Lanka: a case study of the Huruluwewa Irrigation System in the Dry Zone (11/09/2021)
Amarasinghe, Upali A.; Amarnath, Giriraj; Alahacoon, Niranga; Aheeyar, Mohamed; Chandrasekharan, Kiran; Ghosh, Surajit; Nakada, Toru. 2021. Adaptation to climate variability in Sri Lanka: a case study of the Huruluwewa Irrigation System in the Dry Zone. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 30p. (IWMI Working Paper 200) [DOI]
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Economics of Index-based Flood Insurance (IBFI): scenario analysis and stakeholder perspectives from South Asia (11/09/2021)
Malik, Ravinder Paul Singh; Amarnath, Giriraj. 2021. Economics of Index-based Flood Insurance (IBFI): scenario analysis and stakeholder perspectives from South Asia. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 34p. (IWMI Working Paper 199) [DOI]
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Koppa, Nisha; Amarnath, Giriraj. 2021. Geospatial assessment of flood-tolerant rice varieties to guide climate adaptation strategies in India. Climate, 9(10):151. (Special issue: Climate Change and Food Insecurity) [DOI]
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Tessema, K. B.; Haile, Alemseged Tamiru; Nakawuka, P. 2021. Vulnerability of community to climate stress: an indicator-based investigation of Upper Gana Watershed in Omo Gibe Basin in Ethiopia. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 63:102426. [DOI]
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Assessing risk in times of climate change and COVID-19: city region food system of Tamale, Ghana (10/29/2021)
FAO; RUAF Foundation; International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2021. Assessing risk in times of climate change and COVID-19: city region food system of Tamale, Ghana. Rome, Italy: FAO 4p. [DOI]
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Transformation of water systems for climate change adaptation and resilience (10/29/2021)
International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2021. Transformation of water systems for climate change adaptation and resilience. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 4p. (IWMI Water Issue Brief 18) [DOI]
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Jedd, T.; Fragaszy, S. R.; Knutson, C.; Hayes, M. J.; Belhaj Fraj, M.; Wall, N.; Svoboda, M.; McDonnell, Rachael. 2021. Drought management norms: is the Middle East and North Africa Region managing risks or crises? Journal of Environment and Development, 30(1):3-40. [DOI]
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McCartney, Matthew; Dickens, Chris. 2021. Landscape regeneration and the role of water. In Filho, W. L.; Azul, A. M.; Brandli, L.; Salvia, A. L.; Wall, T. (Eds.). Clean water and sanitation. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. 10p. (Online first). (Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals) [DOI]
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Utilizing floodwaters for recharging depleted aquifers and sustaining irrigation: lessons from multi-scale assessments in the Ganges River Basin, India (1/12/2021)
Pavelic, Paul; Sikka, Alok; Alam, Mohammad Faiz; Sharma, Bharat R.; Muthuwatta, Lal; Eriyagama, Nishadi; Villholth, Karen G.; Shalsi, S.; Mishra, V. K.; Jha, S. K.; Verma, C. L.; Sharma, N.; Reddy, V. R.; Rout, S. K.; Kant, L.; Govindan, M.; Gangopadhyay, P.; Brindha, K.; Chinnasamy, P.; Smakhtin, V. 2021. Utilizing floodwaters for recharging depleted aquifers and sustaining irrigation: lessons from multi-scale assessments in the Ganges River Basin, India. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 20p. (Groundwater Solutions Initiative for Policy and Practice (GRIPP) Case Profile Series 04) [DOI]
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Satellite-based meteorological and agricultural drought monitoring for agricultural sustainability in Sri Lanka (01/31/2022)
Alahacoon, Niranga; Edirisinghe, M.; Ranagalage, M. 2021. Satellite-based meteorological and agricultural drought monitoring for agricultural sustainability in Sri Lanka. Sustainability, 13(6):3427. [DOI]
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Underground Transfer of Floods for Irrigation (UTFI): exploring potential at the global scale (9/23/2020)
Alam, Mohammad Faiz; Pavelic, Paul. 2020. Underground Transfer of Floods for Irrigation (UTFI): exploring potential at the global scale. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 58p. (IWMI Research Report 176) [DOI]
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Hurford, A. P.; McCartney, Matthew P.; Harou, J. J.; Dalton, J.; Smith, D. Mark; Odada, E. 2020. Balancing services from built and natural assets via river basin trade-off analysis. Ecosystem Services, 45:101144. [DOI]
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Convergence and co-financing opportunities for climate-resilient water management (8/25/2020)
Alam, Mohammad Faiz; Sikka, Alok; Verma, Shilp; Adhikari, Dipika; Sudharshan, M.; Santhosh, Harikrishnan. 2020. Convergence and co-financing opportunities for climate-resilient water management. : Bonn, Germany: Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH; New Delhi, India: Water Security and Climate Adaptation in Rural India (WASCA) 109p.
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Brouziyne, Y.; Abouabdillah, A.; Chehbouni, A.; Hanich, L.; Bergaoui, Karim; McDonnell, Rachael; Benaabidate, L. 2020. Assessing hydrological vulnerability to future droughts in a Mediterranean watershed: combined indices-based and distributed modeling approaches. Water, 12(9):2333. (Special issue: Modeling Global Change Impacts on Water Resources: Selected Papers from the 2019/2020 SWAT International Conferences) [DOI]
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Fragaszy, S. R.; Jedd, T.; Wall, N.; Knutson, C.; Belhaj Fraj, M.; Bergaoui, K.; Svoboda, M.; Hayes, M.; McDonnell, Rachael. 2020. Drought monitoring in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region: participatory engagement to inform early warning systems. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS), 101(7):E1148-E1173. [DOI]
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Eriyagama, Nishadi; Smakhtin, V.; Udamulla, L. 2020. How much artificial surface storage is acceptable in a river basin and where should it be located: a review. Earth-Science Reviews, 208:103294. [DOI]
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Hassaballah, K.; Mohamed, Y.; Omer, A.; Uhlenbrook, Stefan. 2020. Modelling the inundation and morphology of the seasonally flooded Mayas Wetlands in the Dinder National Park-Sudan. Environmental Processes, 7(3):723-747. [DOI]
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Arsenault, K. R.; Shukla, S.; Hazra, A.; Getirana, A.; McNally, A.; Kumar, S. V.; Koster, R. D.; Peters-Lidard, C. D.; Zaitchik, B. F.; Badr, H.; Jung, H. C.; Narapusetty, B.; Navari, M.; Wang, S.; Mocko, D. M.; Funk, C.; Harrison, L.; Husak, G. J.; Adoum, A.; Galu, G.; Magadzire, T.; Roningen, J.; Shaw, M.; Eylander, J.; Bergaoui, K.; McDonnell, Rachael A.; Verdin, J. P. 2020. The NASA hydrological forecast system for food and water security applications. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS), 101(7):E1007-E1025. [DOI]
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Sadoff, Claudia; Grey, D.; Borgomeo, Edoardo. 2020. Water security. In Oxford University Press. Oxford research encyclopedia of environmental science. New York, NY, USA: Oxford University Press. 19p. [DOI]
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Alam, Mohammad Faiz; Pavelic, Paul; Sharma, Navneet; Sikka, Alok. 2020. Managed aquifer recharge of monsoon runoff using village ponds: performance assessment of a pilot trial in the Ramganga Basin, India. Water, 12(4):1028. (Special issue: Managed Aquifer Recharge for Water Resilience) [DOI]
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Water-related extremes and risk management (3/26/2020)
Perera, D.; Smakhtin, V.; Pischke, F.; Ohara, M.; Findikakis, A.; Werner, M.; Amarnath, Giriraj; Koeppel, S.; Plotnykova, H.; Hulsmann, S.; Caponi, C. 2020. Water-related extremes and risk management. In UNESCO World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP); UN-Water. The United Nations World Water Development Report 2020: water and climate change. Paris, France: UNESCO. pp.58-67.
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Mitigating floods for managing droughts through aquifer storage: an examination of two complementary approaches (3/21/2020)
Pavelic, Paul. 2020. Mitigating floods for managing droughts through aquifer storage: an examination of two complementary approaches. Washington, DC, USA: World Bank 16p. (Water Knowledge Note)
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Modanesi, S.; Massari, C.; Camici, S.; Brocca, L.; Amarnath, Giriraj. 2020. Do satellite surface soil moisture observations better retain information about crop-yield variability in drought conditions? Water Resources Research, 56(2):e2019WR025855. [DOI]
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Thiel, Felix; Phillips, I.; Drechsel, Nikita. 2020. Megapolis city region food systems and their vulnerability towards climate change related hazards. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) 2p.
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Surinaidu, L.; Amarasinghe, Upali; Maheswaran, R.; Nandan, M. J. 2020. Assessment of long-term hydrogeological changes and plausible solutions to manage hydrological extremes in the transnational Ganga River Basin. H2Open Journal, 3(1):457-480. [DOI]
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Increasing the benefits and sustainability of irrigation through the integration of fisheries: a guide for water planners, managers and engineers (11/18/2020)
Nguyen-Khoa, S.; McCartney, Matthew; Funge-Smith, S.; Smith, L.; Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali; Dubois, M. 2020. Increasing the benefits and sustainability of irrigation through the integration of fisheries: a guide for water planners, managers and engineers. : Rome, Italy: FAO; Penang, Malaysia: WorldFish; Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 92p. [DOI]
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Amarasinghe, Upali; Amarnath, Giriraj; Alahacoon, Niranga; Ghosh, Surajit. 2020. How do floods and drought impact economic growth and human development at the sub-national level in India? Climate, 8(11):123. (Special issue: Climate Change and Water-Related Agricultural Risks) [DOI]
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Carr, G.; Barendrecht, M. H.; Debevec, Liza; Kuil, L.; Bloschl, G. 2020. People and water: understanding integrated systems needs integrated approaches. Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology-AQUA, 69(8):819-832. [DOI]
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Amarasinghe, Upali A.; Amarnath, Giriraj; Alahacoon, Niranga. 2020. Vulnerable hot spots to water and agricultural risk in Sri Lanka. NeelaHaritha: The Climate Change Magazine of Sri Lanka, 3:1-10.
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O’Brien, G. C.; Dickens, Chris; Baker, C.; Stassen, R.; van Weert, F. 2020. Sustainable floodplains: linking e-flows to floodplain management, ecosystems, and livelihoods in the Sahel of North Africa. Sustainability, 12(24):10578. (Special issue: Durable Protections for Free-Flowing Rivers) [DOI]
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E-flows for the Limpopo River Basin: basin report. Project report prepared by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) (05/31/2023)
Dickens, Chris; Oapos;Brien, G.; Magombeyi, Manuel; Mukuyu, Patience; Ndlovu, B.; Eriyagama, Nishadi; Kleynhans, N. 2020. E-flows for the Limpopo River Basin: basin report. Project report prepared by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). : Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Washington, DC, USA: USAID 134p. (E-flows for the Limpopo River Basin: Report 2) [DOI]
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Mabhaudhi, T.; Mpandeli, S.; Nhamo, Luxon; Senzanje, A.; Chimonyo, V. G. P.; Modi, A.T. 2019. Options for improving agricultural water productivity under increasing water scarcity in South Africa. Paper presented at the 3rd World Irrigation Forum (WIF3) on Development for Water, Food and Nutrition Security in a Competitive Environment, Bali, Indonesia, 1-7 September 2019. 14p.
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Review of water and climate adaptation financing and institutional frameworks in South Asia. Background Paper 3 (5/14/2019)
Suhardiman, Diana; de Silva, Sanjiv; Arulingam, Indika; Rodrigo, Sashan; Nicol, Alan. 2019. Review of water and climate adaptation financing and institutional frameworks in South Asia. Background Paper 3. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 110p. (Climate Risks and Solutions: Adaptation Frameworks for Water Resources Planning, Development and Management in South Asia) [DOI]
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Review of water and climate change policies in South Asia. Background Paper 2 (5/14/2019)
Davis, R.; Hirji, R. 2019. Review of water and climate change policies in South Asia. Background Paper 2. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 120p. (Climate Risks and Solutions: Adaptation Frameworks for Water Resources Planning, Development and Management in South Asia) [DOI]
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Review of climate change science, knowledge and impacts on water resources in South Asia. Background Paper 1 (5/14/2019)
Lacombe, Guillaume; Chinnasamy, Pennan; Nicol, Alan. 2019. Review of climate change science, knowledge and impacts on water resources in South Asia. Background Paper 1. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 73p. (Climate Risks and Solutions: Adaptation Frameworks for Water Resources Planning, Development and Management in South Asia) [DOI]
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Quantifying the services of natural and built infrastructure in the context of climate change: the case of the Tana River Basin, Kenya (4/2/2019)
McCartney, Matthew; Foudi, S.; Muthuwatta, Lal; Sood, Aditya; Simons, G.; Hunink, J.; Vercruysse, K.; Omuombo, C. 2019. Quantifying the services of natural and built infrastructure in the context of climate change: the case of the Tana River Basin, Kenya. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 61p. (IWMI Research Report 174) [DOI]
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Kolusu, S. R.; Shamsudduha, M.; Todd, M. C.; Taylor, R. G.; Seddon, D.; Kashaigili, J. J.; Ebrahim, Girma Y.; Cuthbert, M. O.; Sorensen, J. P. R.; Villholth, Karen G.; MacDonald, A. M.; MacLeod, D. A. 2019. The El Nino event of 2015-2016: climate anomalies and their impact on groundwater resources in East and Southern Africa. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 23: 1751-1762 [DOI]
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Drought-proofing through groundwater recharge: lessons from Chief Ministers’ initiatives in four Indian states (3/21/2020)
Verma, Shilp; Shah, Manisha. 2019. Drought-proofing through groundwater recharge: lessons from Chief Ministers’ initiatives in four Indian states. Washington, DC, USA: World Bank 18p. (Water Knowledge Note)
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IWMI Annual report 2018 (2/20/2020)
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Nhamo, Luxon; Mabhaudhi, T.; Modi, A. T. 2019. Preparedness or repeated short-term relief aid?: building drought resilience through early warning in southern Africa. Water SA, 45(1): 75-85. [DOI]
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Nhamo, Luxon; Matchaya, Greenwell; Mabhaudhi, T.; Nhlengethwa, Sibusiso; Nhemachena, Charles; Mpandeli, S. 2019. Cereal production trends under climate change: impacts and adaptation strategies in Southern Africa. Agriculture, 9(2): 1-17. [DOI]
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Adaptation’s thirst: accelerating the convergence of water and climate action (12/5/2019)
Smith, D. Mark; Matthews, J. H.; Bharati, Luna; Borgomeo, Edoardo; McCartney, Matthew; Mauroner, A.; Nicol, Alan; Rodriguez, D.; Sadoff, Claudia; Suhardiman, Diana; Timboe, I.; Amarnath, Giriraj; Anisha, N. 2019. Adaptation’s thirst: accelerating the convergence of water and climate action. Background paper prepared for the 2019 report of the Global Commission on Adaptation. Rotterdam, Netherlands: Global Commission on Adaptation (GCA). 42p.
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Rapid scan: Colombo City Region Food Systems and their vulnerability towards climate change related shocks. A report for the FAO-RUAF CRFS Programme (12/31/2021)
Thiel, Felix; Phillips, I.; Drechsel, Nikita. 2019. Rapid scan: Colombo City Region Food Systems and their vulnerability towards climate change related shocks. A report for the FAO-RUAF CRFS Programme. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) 48p.
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Pilot evaluation of the Index Based Flood Insurance in Bihar, India: lessons of experiences (12/31/2019)
Aheeyar, Mohamed; de Silva, Sanjiv; Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali. 2019. Pilot evaluation of the Index Based Flood Insurance in Bihar, India: lessons of experiences. Technical report. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). 31p.
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Alam, Mohammad Faiz; Pavelic, Paul; Sikka, Alok; Sharma, Navneet. 2019. Underground Transfer of Floods for Irrigation (UTFI): global to field scale assessments. [Abstract only]. In Proceedings of the International Symposium on Managed Aquifer Recharge (ISMAR 10) on Managed Aquifer Recharge: Local Solutions to the Global Water Crisis, Madrid, Spain, 20-24 May 2019. pp.440-442.
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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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Young, W. J.; Anwar, Arif; Bhatti, Tousif; Borgomeo, Edoardo; Davies, S.; Garthwaite, W. R. III; Gilmont, M.; Leb, C.; Lytton, L.; Makin, Ian; Saeed, B. 2019. Pakistan: getting more from water. Washington, DC, USA: World Bank 191p. (Water Security Diagnostics)
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Joint research on hydrological impacts of the Lancang hydropower cascade on downstream extreme events: final report (12/30/2019)
Chuthong, J.; Liu, H.; Xu, F.; Cheng, D.; Zhang, W.; Leh, Mansoor; Lacombe, Guillaume. 2019. Joint research on hydrological impacts of the Lancang hydropower cascade on downstream extreme events: final report. : Vientiane, Lao PDR: Mekong River Commission (MRC); Beijing, China: Lancang-Mekong Water Resources Cooperation Center (LMWRCC); Beijing, China: China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (IWHR); Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 140p.
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Leh, Mansoor; Schulte-Kellinghaus, Nikola; Rebelo, Lisa-Maria; de Silva, Sanjiv; Moet, Palal. 2019. Hydrologic characterization of different rice environments in the Ayeyarwady Delta, Myanmar. Project report submitted to CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) under the project Testing Adaptation to Flood Pulsed Systems in Myanmar. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 28p.
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Sadoff, Claudia. 2019. Focus on water for adaptive solutions. Stockholm WaterFront, 3:8-11.
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Khatiwada, K. R.; Pandey, Vishnu Prasad. 2019. Characterization of hydro-meteorological drought in Nepal Himalaya: a case of Karnali River Basin. Weather and Climate Extremes, 26:100239 [DOI]
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Pandey, Vishnu Prasad; Sharma, Akriti; Dhaubanjar, Sanita; Bharati, Luna; Joshi, I. R. 2019. Climate shocks and responses in Karnali-Mahakali basins, western Nepal. Climate, 7(7):1-24. (Special issue: Social-Ecological Systems, Climate and Global Change Impacts) [DOI]
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Mpandeli, S.; Nhamo, Luxon; Moeletsi, M.; Masupha, T.; Magidi, J.; Tshikolomo, K.; Liphadzi, S.; Naidoo, D.; Mabhaudhi, T. 2019. Assessing climate change and adaptive capacity at local scale using observed and remotely sensed data. Weather and Climate Extremes, 26:100240. [DOI]
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Strategic use of groundwater-based solutions for drought risk reduction and climate resilience in Asia and beyond. Contributing paper to Global Assessment Report on disaster risk reduction (GAR 2019) (10/31/2019)
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Aheeyar, Mohamed; de Silva, Sanjiv; Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali; Arulingam, Indika. 2019. Unpacking barriers to socially inclusive weather index insurance: towards a framework for inclusion. Water, 11(11):2235. (Special issue: Selected Papers from 2019 World Water Week) [DOI]
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Amarnath, Giriraj; Pani, Peejush; Alahacoon, Niranga; Chockalingam, J.; Mondal, S.; Matheswaran, K.; Sikka, Alok; Rao, K. V.; Smakhtin, Vladimir. 2019. Development of a system for drought monitoring and assessment in South Asia. In Mapedza, Everisto; Tsegai, D.; Bruntrup, M.; McLeman, R. (Eds.). Drought challenges: policy options for developing countries. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. pp.133-163. (Current Directions in Water Scarcity Research Volume 2) [DOI]
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Dossou-Yovo, E. R.; Zwart, Sander J.; Kouyate, A.; Ouedraogo, I.; Bakare, O. 2019. Predictors of drought in inland valley landscapes and enabling factors for rice farmers’ mitigation measures in the Sudan-Sahel Zone. Sustainability, 11(1): 1-17. [DOI]
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Prathapar, S. A.; Rajmohan, N.; Sharma, Bharat R.; Aggarwal, P. 2018. Vertical drains to minimize duration of seasonal waterlogging in Eastern Ganges Basin flood plains: a field experiment. Natural Hazards, 92(1):1-17 [DOI]
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Matthews, N.; McCartney, Matthew. 2018. Opportunities for building resilience and lessons for navigating risks: dams and the water energy food nexus. Environmental Progress and Sustainable Energy, 37(1):56-61. [DOI]
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Amarnath, Giriraj; Sikka, Alok. 2018. Satellite data offers new hope for flood-stricken farmers in India. Asia Insurance Review, March: 80-82.
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Dickens, Chris; O’Brien, G.; Stassen, R.; Eriyagama, Nishadi; Kleynhans, M.; Rowntree, K.; Graham, M.; Ross-Gillespie, V.; MacKenzie, J.; Wymenga, E.; Mapedza, Everisto; Burnet, M.; Desai, M.; Hean, J. 2018. E-Flows for the Upper Niger River and Inner Niger Delta: specialist response report for vegetation, fish, invertebrates and birds. [Project report prepared by the International Water Management Institute for Wetlands International]. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) 104p.
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Dickens, Chris; O’Brien, G.; Stassen, R.; Eriyagama, Nishadi; Kleynhans, M.; Rowntree, K.; Graham, M.; Ross-Gillespie, V. 2018. E-flows for the Upper Niger and Inner Niger Delta: specialist reports - hydrology, hydraulics, geomorphology and water quality. [Project report prepared by the International Water Management Institute for Wetlands International]. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) 210p.
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Dickens, Chris; O’Brien, G.; Stassen, R.; Eriyagama, Nishadi; Kleynhans, M.; Rowntree, K.; Graham, M.; Ross-Gillespie, V.; MacKenzie, J.; Wymenga, E.; Mapedza, Everisto; Burnet, M.; Desai, M.; Hean, J. 2018. E-flows for the Upper Niger River and Inner Niger Delta: synthesis report. [Project report prepared by the International Water Management Institute for Wetlands International]. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) 201p.
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Amarnath, Giriraj. 2018. New techniques avoid a Kerala like disaster. Geography and You, 18(8):5-11.
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James, A. J.; Bahadur, A. V.; Verma, Shilp; Reid, P.; Biswas, S. 2018. Climate-resilient water management: an operational framework from South Asia. Learning paper. New Delhi, India: Oxford Policy Management. Action on Climate Today 32p.
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South Asia climate change risks in water management (7/31/2018)
Hirji, R.; Nicol, Alan; Davis, R. 2017. South Asia climate change risks in water management. : Washington, DC, USA: World Bank; Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 96p. (Climate Risks and Solutions: Adaptation Frameworks for Water Resources Planning, Development and Management in South Asia)
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Grau, Felix; Drechsel, Nikita; Haering, V.; Trautz, D.; Weerakkody, W. J. S. K.; Drechsel, Pay; Marschner, B.; Dissanayake, D. M. P. S.; Sinnathamby, V. 2017. Impact of fecal sludge and municipal solid waste co-compost on crop growth of Raphanus Sativus L. and Capsicum Anuum L. under stress conditions. Resources, 6(3):1-12. [DOI]
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IWMI Annual report 2016 (7/13/2017)
International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2017. IWMI Annual report 2016. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 36p. [DOI]
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Mapping multiple climate-related hazards in South Asia (6/6/2017)
Amarnath, Giriraj; Alahacoon, Niranga; Smakhtin, V.; Aggarwal, P. 2017. Mapping multiple climate-related hazards in South Asia. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 41p. (IWMI Research Report 170) [DOI]
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Chinnasamy, Pennan. 2017. Depleting groundwater – an opportunity for flood storage?: a case study from part of the Ganges River Basin, India. Hydrology Research, 48(2):431-441. [DOI]
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Kjellen, M.; Vairavamoorthy, Kalanithy; Donoso, G. 2017. Editorial – Stockholm World Water Week 2016: 'Water for sustainable growth'. Water Alternatives, 10(2):455-458.
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Holmatov, Bunyod; Lautze, Jonathan; Manthrithilake, Herath; Makin, Ian. 2017. Water security for productive economies: applying an assessment framework in southern Africa. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 100:258-269. [DOI]
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Bastakoti, Ram C.; Bharati, Luna; Bhattarai, U.; Wahid, S. M. 2017. Agriculture under changing climate conditions and adaptation options in the Koshi Basin. Climate and Development, 9(7):634-648. [DOI]
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Mondal, S.; Jeganathan, C.; Amarnath, Giriraj; Pani, Peejush. 2017. Time-series cloud noise mapping and reduction algorithm for improved vegetation and drought monitoring. GIScience and Remote Sensing, 54(2):202-229 [DOI]
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Brocca, L.; Crow, W. T.; Ciabatta, L.; Massari, C.; de Rosnay, P.; Enenkel, M.; Hahn, S.; Amarnath, Giriraj; Camici, S.; Tarpanelli, A.; Wagner, W. 2017. A review of the applications of ASCAT [Advanced SCATterometer] soil moisture products. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 10(5):2285-2306. [DOI]
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Amarnath, Giriraj; Yoshimoto, Shuhei; Goto, O.; Fujihara, M.; Smakhtin, V.; Aggarwal, P.; Ravan, S. 2017. Global trends in water-related disasters using publicly available database for hazard and risk assessment. In Japan Rainwater Catchment Systems Association (Ed). Proceedings of the 24th Japan Rainwater Catchment Systems Association Annual Congress, Kyoto, Japan, 29-30 October 2016. Kyoto, Japan: Japan Rainwater Catchment Systems Association. pp.79-82
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Understanding the hydrological impacts of climate change in the Tana River Basin (12/19/2017)
Sood, Aditya; Muthuwatta, Lal; Silva, Sandeepana; McCartney, Matthew. 2017. Understanding the hydrological impacts of climate change in the Tana River Basin. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 40p. (IWMI Working Paper 178) [DOI]
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Cai, Xueliang; Haile, Alemseged Tamiru; Magidi, J.; Mapedza, Everisto; Nhamo, Luxon. 2017. Living with floods – household perception and satellite observations in the Barotse floodplain, Zambia. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 100:278-286. [DOI]
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Amarnath, Giriraj; Matheswaran, Karthikeyan; Pandey, Pooja; Alahacoon, Niranga; Yoshimoto, Shuhei. 2017. Flood mapping tools for disaster preparedness and emergency response using satellite data and hydrodynamic models: a case study of Bagmathi Basin, India. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences India Section A-Physical Sciences, 87(4):941-950. [DOI]
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Tarpanelli, A.; Amarnath, Giriraj; Brocca, L.; Massari, C.; Moramarco, T. 2017. Discharge estimation and forecasting by MODIS and altimetry data in Niger-Benue River. Remote Sensing of Environment, 195:96-106. [DOI]
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Nhamo, Luxon; Magidi, J.; Dickens, Chris. 2017. Determining wetland spatial extent and seasonal variations of the inundated area using multispectral remote sensing. Water SA, 43(4):543-552. [DOI]
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Drought proofing strategies by farmers in southern India (11/24/2017)
Kuppannan, Palanisami; Kumar, D. S. 2017. Drought proofing strategies by farmers in southern India. IWMI-Tata Water Policy Research Highlight, 4. 8p.
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de Bruyne, C.; Lautze, Jonathan; Kazbekov, Jusipbek. 2017. The potential for subbasin cooperation in the Shire: a case for bottom-up institutional development? In Lautze, Jonathan; Phiri, Z.; Smakhtin, Vladimir; Saruchera, D. (Eds.). 2017. The Zambezi River Basin: water and sustainable development. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.193-214. (Earthscan Series on Major River Basins of the World)
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Apgar, J. M.; Cohen, P. J.; Ratner, B. D.; de Silva, Sanjiv; Buisson, Marie-Charlotte; Longley, C.; Bastakoti, Ram C.; Mapedza, Everisto. 2017. Identifying opportunities to improve governance of aquatic agricultural systems through participatory action research. Ecology and Society, 22(1):1-13. [DOI]
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Joffre, O. M.; Castine, S. A.; Phillips, M. J.; Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali; Chandrabalan, D.; Cohen, P. 2017. Increasing productivity and improving livelihoods in aquatic agricultural systems: a review of interventions. Food Security, 9(1):39-60. [DOI]
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Dependence of riparian communities on ecosystem services in northern Ghana (1/17/2018)
Mul, Marloes; Pettinotti, L.; Amonoo, Naana Adwoa; Bekoe-Obeng, E.; Obuobie, E. 2017. Dependence of riparian communities on ecosystem services in northern Ghana. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 43p. (IWMI Working Paper 179) [DOI]
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The Volta River Basin: water for food, economic growth and environment (9/29/2016)
Williams, Timothy O.; Mul, Marloes L.; Biney, C. A.; Smakhtin, Vladimir. 2016. The Volta River Basin: water for food, economic growth and environment. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan 281p. (Earthscan Series on Major River Basins of the World)
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Mul, Marloes L.; Gao, Y. 2016. Environmental flow requirements in the Volta Basin. In Williams, Timothy O.; Mul, Marloes L.; Biney, C. A.; Smakhtin, Vladimir (Eds.). The Volta River Basin: water for food, economic growth and environment. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.199-213.
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Kasei, R. A.; Amisigo, B.; Mul, Marloes L. 2016. Managing floods and droughts. In Williams, Timothy O.; Mul, Marloes L.; Biney, C. A.; Smakhtin, Vladimir (Eds.). The Volta River Basin: water for food, economic growth and environment. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.76-91.
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Reviving the Ganges water machine: potential and challenges to meet increasing water demand in the Ganges River Basin (9/23/2016)
Amarasinghe, Upali A.; Muthuwatta, Lal; Smakhtin, Vladimir; Surinaidu, Lagudu; Natarajan, R.; Chinnasamy, Pennan; Kakumanu, Krishna Reddy; Prathapar, Sanmugam A.; Jain, S. K.; Ghosh, N. C.; Singh, S.; Sharma, A.; Jain, S. K.; Kumar, S.; Goel, M. K. 2016. Reviving the Ganges water machine: potential and challenges to meet increasing water demand in the Ganges River Basin. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 42p. (IWMI Research Report 167) [DOI]
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Amarnath, Giriraj; Clark, James. 2016. Drought monitoring system helps strengthen resiliency to climate change. World Water, 39(1)January-February:14-15
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Amarnath, Giriraj; Alahacoon, Niranga; Gismalla, Y.; Mohammed, Y.; Sharma, Bharat R.; Smakhtin, Vladimir. 2016. Increasing early warning lead time through improved transboundary flood forecasting in the Gash River Basin, Horn of Africa. In Adams, T. E. III; Pagano, T. C. (Eds.). Flood forecasting: a global perspective. London, UK: Academic Press. pp.183-200.
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Amarnath, Giriraj; Rajah, Ameer. 2016. An evaluation of flood inundation mapping from MODIS and ALOS satellites for Pakistan. Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk, 7(5):1526-1537. [DOI]
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Chinnasamy, Pennan; Sunde, M. G. 2016. Improving spatiotemporal groundwater estimates after natural disasters using remotely sensed data: a case study of the Indian Ocean Tsunami. Earth Science Informatics, 9(1):101-111. [DOI]
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Haile, Alemseged Tamiru; Tefera, F. T.; Rientjes, T. 2016. Flood forecasting in Niger-Benue basin using satellite and quantitative precipitation forecast data. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 52:475-484. [DOI]
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IWMI Annual report 2015 (8/11/2016)
International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2016. IWMI Annual report 2015. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 28p. [DOI]
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Clark, James. 2016. From flooding to farming. World Water: Stormwater Management, Spring: 26-27.
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Nhamo, Luxon; Matchaya, Greenwell; Nhemachena, Charles; van Koppen, Barbara. 2016. The impact of investment in smallholder irrigation schemes on irrigation expansion and crop productivity in Malawi. African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 11(2):141-153.
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Amarasinghe, Upali Ananda; Muthuwatta, Lal; Surinaidu, L.; Anand, Sumit; Jain, S. K. 2016. Reviving the Ganges water machine: potential. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 20(3):1085-1101. [DOI]
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Reddy, J. M.; Jumaboev, Kahramon; Bobojonov, I.; Carli, C.; Eshmuratov, Davron. 2016. Yield and water use efficiency of potato varieties under different soil-moisture stress conditions in the Fergana Valley of Central Asia. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, 40(5):407-431. [DOI]
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Brindha, Karthikeyan; Pavelic, Paul. 2016. Identifying priority watersheds to mitigate flood and drought impacts by novel conjunctive water use management. Environmental Earth Sciences, 75(5):1-17. [DOI]
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Ashraf, M.; Bhatti, Muhammad Tousif; Shakir, A. S. 2016. River bank erosion and channel evolution in sand-bed braided reach of River Chenab: role of floods during different flow regimes. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 9(2):1-10. [DOI]
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Evaluating the flow regulating effects of ecosystems in the Mekong and Volta river basins (4/29/2016)
Lacombe, Guillaume; McCartney, Matthew. 2016. Evaluating the flow regulating effects of ecosystems in the Mekong and Volta river basins. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 40p. (IWMI Research Report 166) [DOI]
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Pipe assisted underground taming of surface floods: the experience with Holiyas in north Gujarat (2/24/2016)
Bunsen, J.; Rathod, R. 2016. Pipe assisted underground taming of surface floods: the experience with Holiyas in north Gujarat. IWMI-Tata Water Policy Research Highlight, 2. 8p.
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Agricultural growth trends and outlook for Southern Africa: promoting agricultural trade to enhance resilience in Southern Africa (2/20/2017)
Matchaya, Greenwell; Nhlengethwa, Sibusiso; Nhemachena, Charles. 2016. Agricultural growth trends and outlook for Southern Africa: promoting agricultural trade to enhance resilience in Southern Africa. : Washington, DC, USA: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 84p. (ReSAKSS-SA Annual Trends and Outlook Report 2013)
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Drechsel, Pay; Karg, H.; Appoh, Richard Kofi; Akoto-Danso, E. 2016. Resilience of rural-urban food flows in West Africa [Abstract only]. In Centre de cooperation Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Developpement (CIRAD). International Conference on Agri-Chains and Sustainable Development: Linking Local and Global Dynamics, Montpellier, France, 12-14 December 2016. Abstracts Book. Paris, France: Centre de cooperation Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Developpement (CIRAD). pp.182.
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Semasinghe, Christina; Benders, Jorien; Vairavamoorthy, Visakan; Fernando, Sudarshana; Drechsel, Pay. 2016. Vulnerability and resilience of the urban food system to extreme weather: a case study of Colombo, Sri Lanka [Abstract only]. In Centre de cooperation Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Developpement (CIRAD). International Conference on Agri-Chains and Sustainable Development: Linking Local and Global Dynamics, Montpellier, France, 12-14 December 2016. Abstracts Book. Paris, France: Centre de cooperation Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Developpement (CIRAD). pp.180-181.
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Watershed moments: a photographic anthology celebrating 30 years of research for a water-secure world (1985–2015 and beyond) (11/8/2016)
International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2016. Watershed moments: a photographic anthology celebrating 30 years of research for a water-secure world (1985–2015 and beyond). Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 96p. [DOI]
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Groundwater governance in America. [Project report of the Groundwater Governance in the Arab World - Taking Stock and Addressing the Challenges] (11/29/2017)
Closas, Alvar; Molle, Francois. 2016. Groundwater governance in America. [Project report of the Groundwater Governance in the Arab World - Taking Stock and Addressing the Challenges]. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 238p. (Groundwater Governance in the Arab World - Report 5)
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The Ganges River Basin: status and challenges in water, environment and livelihoods (11/18/2016)
Bharati, Luna; Sharma, Bharat R.; Smakhtin, Vladimir. 2016. The Ganges River Basin: status and challenges in water, environment and livelihoods. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan 327p. (Earthscan Series on Major River Basins of the World)
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Amarnath, Giriraj; Islam, A. K. M. S.; Shrestha, M. S. 2016. Managing variability: floods and droughts. In Bharati, Luna; Sharma, Bharat R.; Smakhtin, Vladimir (Eds.). The Ganges River Basin: status and challenges in water, environment and livelihoods. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.71-92. (Earthscan Series on Major River Basins of the World)
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Holmatov, Bunyod; Lautze, Jonathan. 2016. Thinking inside the basin: scale in transboundary water management. Natural Resources Forum, 40(3):127-138. [DOI]
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Okwany, Romulus O.; Prathapar, Sanmugam; Bastakoti, Ram C.; Mondal, M. K. 2016. Shallow subsurface drainage for managing seasonal flooding in Ganges floodplain, Bangladesh. Irrigation and Drainage, 65(5):712-723. [DOI]
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Alahacoon, Niranga; Pani, Peejush; Matheswaran, Karthikeyan; Samansiri, S.; Amarnath, Giriraj. 2016. Rapid emergency response mapping for the 2016 floods in Kelani river basin, Sri Lanka. Paper presented at the 37th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing (ACRS): Promoting Spatial Data Infrastructure for Sustainable Economic Development, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 17-21 October 2016. 9p.
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Pani, Peejush; Alahacoon, Niranga; Amarnath, Giriraj; Bharani, Gurminder; Mondal, S.; Jeganathan, C. 2016. Comparison of SPI [Standardized Precipitation Index] and IDSI [Integrated Drought Severity Index] applicability for agriculture drought monitoring in Sri Lanka. Paper presented at the 37th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing (ACRS): Promoting Spatial Data Infrastructure for Sustainable Economic Development, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 17-21 October 2016. 8p.
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Bird, Jeremy; Roy, Srabani; Shah, Tushaar; Aggarwal, Pramod; Smakhtin, Vladimir; Amarnath, Giriraj; Amarasinghe, Upali A.; Pavelic, Paul; McCornick, Peter. 2016. Adapting to climate variability and change in India. In Biswas, A. K.; Tortajada, C. (Eds.). Water security, climate change and sustainable development. Gateway East: Singapore. pp.41-63. (Water Resources Development and Management)
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Climate change, gender and adaptation strategies in dryland systems of South Asia: a household level analysis in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Rajasthan states of India (8/26/2015)
Kuppannan, Palanisami; Haileslassie, Amare; Kakumanu, Krishna Reddy; Ranganathan, C. R.; Wani, S. P.; Craufurd, P.; Kumar, S. 2015. Climate change, gender and adaptation strategies in dryland systems of South Asia: a household level analysis in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Rajasthan states of India. Telangana, India: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) 40p. (ICRISAT Research Program Resilient Dryland System Research Report 65)
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McCartney, Matthew P.; Rebelo, Lisa-Maria; Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali. 2015. Wetlands, livelihoods and human health. In Finlayson, C. M.; Horwitz, P.; Weinstein, P. (Eds.). Wetlands and human health. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer. pp.123-148.
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Kenia, Nandish; Buisson, Marie-Charlotte. 2015. How successful are community-led organizations for water management?: evidence from an assessment of water management organizations in coastal Bangladesh. In Humphreys, E.; Tuong, T. P.; Buisson, Marie-Charlotte; Pukinskis, I.; Phillips, M. (Eds.). Proceedings of the CPWF, GBDC, WLE Conference on Revitalizing the Ganges Coastal Zone: Turning Science into Policy and Practices, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 21-23 October 2014. Colombo, Sri Lanka: CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF). pp.131-146.
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Ashraf, M.; Bhatti, Muhammad Tousif; Shakir, A. S.; Tahir, A. A.; Ahmad. A. 2015. Sediment control interventions and river flow dynamics: impact on sediment entry into the large canals. Environmental Earth Sciences, 74(7):5465-5474. [DOI]
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Earth observation technologies for flood-risk mapping and forecast rating curve for flood recession agriculture in Nigeria. Training manual prepared for Capacity building workshop on Earth Observation Technologies for Flood-risk mapping and Forecast rating curve for Flood recession Agriculture in Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria, 5-7 May 2015 (7/2/2015)
Amarnath, Giriraj; Pandey, Rajesh; Alahacoon, Niranga. 2015. Earth observation technologies for flood-risk mapping and forecast rating curve for flood recession agriculture in Nigeria. Training manual prepared for Capacity building workshop on Earth Observation Technologies for Flood-risk mapping and Forecast rating curve for Flood recession Agriculture in Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria, 5-7 May 2015. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 84p.
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Karg, H.; Akoto-Danso, E. K.; Schlesinger, J.; Nyarko, G.; Drechsel, Pay. 2015. Food flow analysis: the role of locality in feeding cities [Abstract only]. Paper presented at the PLANT 2030 Status Seminar, Potsdam, German, 4-6 March 2015. 1p.
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Managing water variability, from floods to droughts (6/25/2015)
Smakhtin, Vladimir; Pavelic, Paul; Amarnath, Giriraj; McCartney, Matthew. 2015. Managing water variability, from floods to droughts. New York, NY, USA: UN. Department of Economic and Social Affairs 3p.
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Pandey, Rajesh; Amarnath, Giriraj. 2015. The potential of satellite radar altimetry in flood forecasting: concept and implementation for the Niger-Benue River Basin. Proceedings of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences, 370:223-227. [DOI]
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Amarnath, Giriraj; Umer, Yakob Mohammed; Alahacoon, Niranga; Inada, Yoshiaki. 2015. Modelling the flood-risk extent using LISFLOOD-FP in a complex watershed: case study of Mundeni Aru River Basin, Sri Lanka. Proceedings of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences, 370:131-138. [DOI]
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Baseline review and ecosystem services assessment of the Tana River Basin, Kenya (5/9/2016)
Baker, Tracy; Kiptala, J.; Olaka, L.; Oates, N.; Hussain, Asghar; McCartney, Matthew. 2015. Baseline review and ecosystem services assessment of the Tana River Basin, Kenya. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 107p. (IWMI Working Paper 165) [DOI]
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Muthuwatta, Lal; Amarasinghe, Upali Ananda; Sood, Aditya; Lagudu, S. 2015. Reviving the “Ganges Water Machine”: where and how much? Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions, 12:741-763 [DOI]
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Amarasinghe, Upali Ananda; Muthuwatta, Lal; Surinaidu, L.; Anand, Sumit; Jain, S. K. 2015. Reviving the Ganges water machine: why? Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions, 12:8727-8759. [DOI]
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Community water access, availability and management survey in the Tonle Sap Region, Cambodia (5/19/2015)
Joffre, O.; de Silva, Sanjiv. 2015. Community water access, availability and management survey in the Tonle Sap Region, Cambodia. Penang, Malaysia: CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems 32p.
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Research in development: learning from the CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems (4/9/2016)
Douthwaite, B.; Apgar, J. M.; Schwarz, A.; McDougall, C.; Attwood, S.; Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali; Clayton, T. 2015. Research in development: learning from the CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems. Penang, Malaysia: CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems 96p. (CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems Working Paper: AAS-2015-16)
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Water-smart agriculture in East Africa (4/6/2015)
Nicol, Alan; Langan, Simon; Victor, M.; Gonsalves, J. 2015. Water-smart agriculture in East Africa. : Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE); Kampala, Uganda: Global Water Initiative East Africa (GWI EA) 352p. [DOI]
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Phong, N. D.; Hoanh, Chu Thai; Tho, T. Q.; van Ngoc, N.; Dong, T. D.; Tuong, T. P.; Khoi, N. H.; Hien, N. X.; Nam, N. T. 2015. Water management for agricultural production in a coastal province of the Mekong River Delta under sea-level rise. In Hoanh, Chu Thai; Johnston, Robyn; Smakhtin, Vladimir. Climate change and agricultural water management in developing countries. Wallingford, UK: CABI. pp.120-134. (CABI Climate Change Series 8)
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Mutiro, J.; Lautze, Jonathan. 2015. Irrigation in southern Africa: success or failure. Irrigation and Drainage, 64:180-192. [DOI]
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Controlling floods and droughts through underground storage: from concept to pilot implementation in the Ganges River Basin (3/18/2016)
Pavelic, Paul; Brindha, Karthikeyan; Amarnath, Giriraj; Eriyagama, Nishadi; Muthuwatta, Lal; Smakhtin, Vladimir; Gangopadhyay, Prasun K.; Malik, Ravinder Paul Singh; Mishra, Atmaram; Sharma, Bharat R.; Hanjra, Munir A.; Reddy, R. V.; Mishra, V. K.; Verma, C. L.; Kant, L. 2015. Controlling floods and droughts through underground storage: from concept to pilot implementation in the Ganges River Basin. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 33p. (IWMI Research Report 165) [DOI]
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Water for food security: challenges for Pakistan (2/18/2015)
Ringler, C.; Anwar, Arif. 2015. Water for food security: challenges for Pakistan. Oxon, UK: Routledge 173p. (Routledge Special Issue on Water Policy and Governance)
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Kam, S. P.; Nhuong, T.; Hoanh, Chu Thai; Hien, N. X. 2015. Aquaculture adaptation to climate change in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta. In Hoanh, Chu Thai; Johnston, Robyn; Smakhtin, Vladimir. Climate change and agricultural water management in developing countries. Wallingford, UK: CABI. pp.135-153. (CABI Climate Change Series 8)
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Trends and Outlook: Agricultural Water Management in southern Africa. Country report - South Africa. [Project report submitted to United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID’s) Feed the Future Program] (2/11/2016)
Stevens, Joe; van Koppen, Barbara. 2015. Trends and Outlook: Agricultural Water Management in southern Africa. Country report - South Africa. [Project report submitted to United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID’s) Feed the Future Program]. Pretoria, South Africa: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 72p.
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Syme, G. J.; Reddy, V. R.; Ahmed, S.; Rao, K. V.; Pavelic, Paul; Merritt, W.; Chiranjeevi, T. 2015. Analytical framework, study design, and methodology. In Reddy, V. R.; Syme, G. J. (Eds.). Integrated assessment of scale impacts of watershed intervention: assessing hydrogeological and bio-physical influences on livelihoods. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. pp.23-54.
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Luwesi, Cush Ngonzo; Kinuthia, W.; Mutiso, M. N.; Akombo, R. A.; Doke, D. A.; Ruhakana, A. 2015. Climate change, pro-poor schemes and water inequality: strengths and weaknesses of Kauti Irrigation Water Users’ Association, Kenya. In Atakilte, B. (Ed.). Agricultural water institutions in East Africa. Uppsala, Sweden: The Nordic Africa Institute. pp.43-60.
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Cities and agriculture: developing resilient urban food systems (10/15/2015)
de Zeeuw, H.; Drechsel, Pay. 2015. Cities and agriculture: developing resilient urban food systems. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan 431p.
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Fluet-Chouinard, E.; Lehner, B.; Rebelo, Lisa-Maria; Papa, F.; Hamilton, S. K. 2015. Development of a global inundation map at high spatial resolution from topographic downscaling of coarse-scale remote sensing data. Remote Sensing of Environment, 158:348-361 [DOI]
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Around the well: news, views and discussion on water and the environment in Sri Lanka (9/4/2014)
International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2014. Around the well: news, views and discussion on water and the environment in Sri Lanka. Around the well: news, views and discussion on water and the environment in Sri Lanka, 1. 8p. [DOI]
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Amarnath, Giriraj; Rajah, Ameer; Alahacoon, Niranga; Inada, Yoshiaki; Inoue, R.; Aggarwal, Pramod. 2014. Potential of satellite data in catastrophic flood risk mapping and assessment: case studies from Asia and Africa. In Stal, M.; Sigrist, D.; Ammann, W. (Eds.). Proceedings of the 5th International Disaster and Risk Conference on Integrative Risk Management - The Role of Science, Technology and Practice, Davos, Switzerland, 24 - 28 August 2014. Extended Abstracts. Davos, Switzerland: Global Risk Forum GRF Davos. pp.52-55. pp.52-55.
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Eriyagama, Nishadi; Muthuwatta, Lal; Thilakarathne, Madusanka. 2014. Minimizing flood damage and augmenting dry season water availability: prospects for floodwater harvesting and underground storage in Sri Lanka. In Sri Lanka. Ministry of Disaster Management. Proceedings of the Disaster Management Conference: The future we want- Safer Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 24-26 September 2014. Colombo, Sri Lanka: Ministry of Disaster Management. pp.379-381.
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Aheeyar, Mohamed; Manthrithilake, Herath. 2014. Increasing water related disasters: policy and institutional gaps. In Sri Lanka. Ministry of Disaster Management. Proceedings of the Disaster Management Conference: The future we want- Safer Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 24-26 September 2014. Colombo, Sri Lanka: Ministry of Disaster Management. pp.382-383.
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Sharma, S.; Ruchismita, R.; Amarnath, Giriraj. 2014. Exploring formal risk management solutions for natural catastrophes review of a meso-level flood index insurance pilot in Bangladesh. In Sri Lanka. Ministry of Disaster Management. Proceedings of the Disaster Management Conference: The future we want- Safer Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 24-26 September 2014. Colombo, Sri Lanka: Ministry of Disaster Management. pp.479-481.
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Amarnath, Giriraj; Alahacoon, Niranga; Inada, Yoshiaki. 2014. Inundations in the Sri Lanka: monitoring and analysis from MODIS [Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer] and ALOS [Advanced Land Observing Satellite] instrument. In Sri Lanka. Ministry of Disaster Management. Proceedings of the Disaster Management Conference: The future we want- Safer Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 24-26 September 2014. Colombo, Sri Lanka: Ministry of Disaster Management. pp.476-478.
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Stucker, D.; Kazbekov, Jusipbek; Yakubov, Murat; Wegerich, Kai. 2014. Adaptation to climate change-exacerbated water scarcity, droughts and flashfloods: the Khojabakirgansai, a small transboundary tributary of the Syr Darya in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. In Stucker, D.; Lopez-Gunn, E. (Eds.). Adaptation to climate change through water resources management capacity, equity and sustainability. New York, NY, USA: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.43-66. (Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management)
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Hoanh, Chu Thai; Suhardiman, Diana; Anh, L. T. 2014. Irrigation development in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta: towards polycentric water governance? International Journal of Water Governance, 2:61-82. [DOI]
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Bastakoti, Ram C.; Gupta, J.; Babel, M. S.; van Dijk, M. P. 2014. Climate risks and adaptation strategies in the Lower Mekong River Basin. Regional Environmental Change, 14(1):207-219. [DOI]
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Amarnath, Giriraj. 2014. Earth observation data: monitoring floods and drought. Geospatial Today, 6(June):15-19.
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Sharma, C. S.; Mishra, Atmaram; Panda, S. N. 2014. Assessing impact of flood on river dynamics and susceptible regions: geomorphometric analysis. Water Resources Management, 28(9):2615-2638. [DOI]
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Langan, Simon J.; Erkossa, Teklu. 2014. Conclusion and next steps for spate irrigation research. In Erkossa, Teklu; Hagos, Fitsum; Lefore, Nicole. (Eds.). 2014. Proceedings of the Workshop on Flood-based Farming for Food Security and Adaption to Climate Change in Ethiopia: Potential and Challenges, Adama, Ethiopia, 30-31 October 2013. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). pp.165-167.
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Hagos, Fitsum; Mulugeta, A.; Erkossa, Teklu; Lefore, Nicole; Langan, Simon. 2014. Diversion of flashy floods for agricultural use and its effect on nutrition in Ethiopia. In Erkossa, Teklu; Hagos, Fitsum; Lefore, Nicole. (Eds.). 2014. Proceedings of the Workshop on Flood-based Farming for Food Security and Adaption to Climate Change in Ethiopia: Potential and Challenges, Adama, Ethiopia, 30-31 October 2013. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). pp.53-66.
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Erkossa, Teklu; Langan, Simon J.; Hagos, Fitsum. 2014. Constraints to the development, operation and maintenance of spate irrigation schemes in Ethiopia. In Erkossa, Teklu; Hagos, Fitsum; Lefore, Nicole. (Eds.). 2014. Proceedings of the Workshop on Flood-based Farming for Food Security and Adaption to Climate Change in Ethiopia: Potential and Challenges, Adama, Ethiopia, 30-31 October 2013. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). pp.5-22.
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Prathapar, Sanmugam A.; Bawain, A. A. 2014. Impact of sedimentation on groundwater recharge at Sahalanowt Dam, Salalah, Oman. Technical note. Water International, 39(3):381-393. [DOI]
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Amarnath, Giriraj. 2014. An algorithm for rapid flood inundation mapping from optical data using a reflectance differencing technique. Journal of Flood Risk Management, 7(3):239-250. [DOI]
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Haile, Alemseged Tamiru; Dessalegn, Mengistu; Alemu, E. 2014. Household adaptation to flood in Itang district of Gambela region in Ethiopia. Water - Ethiopian Journal of Water Science and Technology, Special Issue. 3(1):161-167. [Proceedings of the 13th Symposium on Sustainable Water Resources Development, Arba Minch, Ethiopia, 27-28 June 2013]
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Duy Can, N.; Sophat, S.; Tu, V. H.; Khom, K. S.; Hoanh, Chu Thai. 2014. Vulnerability of livelihoods in flood-prone areas along the Cambodian-Vietnam border. In Lebel, L.; Hoanh, Chu Thai; Krittasudthacheewa, C.; Daniel, R. (Eds.). Climate risks, regional integration and sustainability in the Mekong region. Petaling Jaya, Malaysia: Strategic Information and Research Development Centre (SIRDC); Stockholm, Sweden: Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI). pp.97-122.
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Climate risks, regional integration and sustainability in the Mekong region (3/20/2015)
Lebel, L.; Hoanh, Chu Thai; Krittasudthacheewa, C.; Daniel, R. 2014. Climate risks, regional integration and sustainability in the Mekong region. : Petaling Jaya, Malaysia: Strategic Information and Research Development Centre (SIRDC); Stockholm, Sweden: Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) 405p.
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Abro, Z. A.; Alemu, B. A.; Hanjra, Munir A. 2014. Policies for agricultural productivity growth and poverty reduction in rural Ethiopia. World Development, 59:461-474. [DOI]
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Chinnasamy, Pennan; Hubbart, J. A. 2014. Potential of MODFLOW to model hydrological interactions in a Semikarst floodplain of the Ozark Border Forest in the Central United States. Earth Interactions, 18(20):1-24. [DOI]
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Flood induced land use land cover changes and river dynamics assessment in Gujarat state, India (11/25/2014)
Mishra, Atmaram; Sharma, C. S.; Panda, S. N.; Jena, S. K.; Patil, D. U.; Panda, D. K.; Kumar, A. 2014. Flood induced land use land cover changes and river dynamics assessment in Gujarat state, India. Orissa, India: Indian Council of Agricultural Research. Directorate of Water Management 52p. (Research Bulletin 68)
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She, D-X.; Xia, J.; Zhang, D.; Ye, A-Z.; Sood, Aditya. 2014. Regional extreme-dry-spell frequency analysis using the L-moments method in the middle reaches of the Yellow River Basin, China. Hydrological Processes, 28(17):4694-4707. [DOI]
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On target for people and planet: setting and achieving water-related sustainable development goals (10/20/2014)
van der Bliek, Julie; McCornick, Peter; Clarke, James. 2014. On target for people and planet: setting and achieving water-related sustainable development goals. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 52p. [DOI]
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Jeuland, M.; Baker, J.; Bartlett, R.; Lacombe, Guillaume. 2014. The costs of uncoordinated infrastructure management in multi-reservoir river basins. Environmental Research Letters, 9(10):1-10. [DOI]
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Institutional profiles from the Tonle Sap Lake region: findings from informant interviews (1/29/2015)
de Silva, Sanjiv. 2014. Institutional profiles from the Tonle Sap Lake region: findings from informant interviews. Penang, Malaysia: CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems 58p. (CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems Program Report: AAS-2014-44)
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Clayton, Terry; Victor, Michael. 2014. From research outputs to development outcomes: selected stories. In Harrington, Larry W.; Fisher, M. J. (Eds.). Water scarcity, livelihoods and food security: research and innovation for development. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.178-199. (Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management)
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Plant genetic engineering, climate change and food security (1/28/2015)
Ortiz, R.; Jarvis, A.; Fox, P.; Aggarwal, Pramod; Campbell, B. M. 2014. Plant genetic engineering, climate change and food security. 27p. (CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) Working Paper 72)
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Vidal, Alain; Harrington, Larry W.; Fisher, M. J. 2014. Water scarcity and abundance, water productivity and their relation to poverty. In Harrington, Larry W.; Fisher, M. J. (Eds.). Water scarcity, livelihoods and food security: research and innovation for development. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.15-44. (Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management)
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Smakhtin, Vladimir; Pavelic, Paul; Amarnath, Giriraj; McCartney, Matthew; Campbell, B. 2014. Managing water variability: floods and droughts. In van der Bliek, Julie; McCornick, Peter; Clarke, James (Eds.). On target for people and planet: setting and achieving water-related sustainable development goals. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). pp.34-37.
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Brindha, Karthikeyan; Pavelic, Paul; Lagudu, Surinaidu; Muthuwatta, Lal; Eriyagama, Nishadi; Amarnath, Giriraj; Smakhtin, Vladimir. 2014. Novel conjunctive groundwater-surface water management for controlling floods and droughts [Abstract only]. Paper presented at the 41st IAH International Congress on Groundwater: Challenges and Strategies, Marrakech, Morocco, 15-19 September 2014. 1p.
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Earth observation technologies for flood-risk mapping, modeling and management. Training manual prepared for Capacity Building Workshop on Earth Observation Technologies for Flood-risk mapping, Modeling and Management, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 18-21 November 2014 (1/13/2015)
Amarnath, Giriraj; Inada, Yoshiaki; Ghosh, Surajit; Yakob, Umer; Alahacoon, Niranga; Kota, Harada; Inoue, Ryosuke; Schlaffer, S. 2014. Earth observation technologies for flood-risk mapping, modeling and management. Training manual prepared for Capacity Building Workshop on Earth Observation Technologies for Flood-risk mapping, Modeling and Management, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 18-21 November 2014. Peradeniya, Sri Lanka: University of Peradeniya. Postgraduate Institute of Science 170p.
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Moving from water problems to water solutions: research needs assessment for the eastern Gangetic Plains. Proceedings of the International Workshop held at the National Agricultural Science Complex (NASC), Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi, India, 7-8 May 2013 (9/9/2013)
Sharma, Bharat R.; Prathapar, Sanmugam A. 2013. Moving from water problems to water solutions: research needs assessment for the eastern Gangetic Plains. Proceedings of the International Workshop held at the National Agricultural Science Complex (NASC), Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi, India, 7-8 May 2013. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) 102p.
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Amarnath, Giriraj. 2013. Cascading Ganges: floods and their impact in the eastern Gangetic Plains. In Sharma, Bharat R.; Prathapar, Sanmugam A. Moving from water problems to water solutions: research needs assessment for the eastern Gangetic Plains. Proceedings of the International Workshop held at the National Agricultural Science Complex (NASC), Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi, India, 7-8 May 2013. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). pp.55-64.
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Amarnath, Giriraj; Simons, G.; Sharma, Bharat; Mohammed, Y.; Gismalla, Y.; Smakhtin, Vladimir. 2013. Smart-ICT for weather and water information and advice to smallholders in Africa. In UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education. Conference on New Nile Perspectives Scientific Advances in the eastern Nile Basin, Khartoum, Sudan 6-8 May 2013. Advance copy of extended abstracts. Delft, Netherlands: UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education. pp.117-125.
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Manual of the Training on Development of Flood Forecasting System for Gash Basin using Hydrological Model System, held at the Hydraulic Research Station (HRS), Kassala, Sudan, 27-29 August 2013 (9/4/2013)
Amarnath, Giriraj; Alahacoon, Niranga; Sharma, Bharat; Smakhtin, Vladimir. 2013. Manual of the Training on Development of Flood Forecasting System for Gash Basin using Hydrological Model System, held at the Hydraulic Research Station (HRS), Kassala, Sudan, 27-29 August 2013. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 83p.
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Managing water and agroecosystems for food security (9/10/2013)
Boelee, Eline. 2013. Managing water and agroecosystems for food security. Wallingford, UK: CABI 192p. (Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture Series 10) [DOI]
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Qureshi, M. E.; Hanjra, Munir A.; Ward, J. 2013. Impact of water scarcity in Australia on global food security in an era of climate change. Food Policy, 38:136-145. [DOI]
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IWMI Annual report 2012 (8/2/2013)
International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2013. IWMI Annual report 2012. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 14p. [DOI]
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Trung, N. H.; Tuan, L. A.; Trieu, T. T.; Bastakoti, Ram Chandra; Lebel, L. 2013. Multi-level governance and adaptation to floods in the Mekong Delta. In Daniel, R.; Lebel, L.; Manorom, K. (Eds.). Governing the Mekong: engaging in the politics of knowledge. Petaling Jaya, Malaysia: Strategic Information and Research Development Centre (SIRD). pp.111-126.
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Alauddin, M.; Sharma, Bharat R. 2013. Inter-district rice water productivity differences in Bangladesh: an empirical exploration and implications. Ecological Economics, 93:210-218. [DOI]
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Sharma, Bharat R.; Amarasinghe, Upali. 2013. Unleashing the agricultural potential of eastern India: understanding the constraints to forge a new paradigm. In Singh, R. B.; Devakumar, C.; Chhonkar, P. K.; Lakra,W. S.; Jena, J. K. (Eds.). Soil, plant and animal health for enhanced and sustained agricultural productivity: proceedings of the 10th Agricultural Science Congress, Luknow, India, 10-12 February 2011. New Delhi, India: National Academy of Agricultural Sciences. pp.498-513.
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Wetland management and sustainable livelihoods in Africa (7/9/2013)
Wood, A.; Dixon, A.; McCartney, Matthew. 2013. Wetland management and sustainable livelihoods in Africa. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan 281p.
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Wetland management and sustainable livelihoods in Africa (7/9/2013)
Wood, A.; Dixon, A.; McCartney, Matthew. 2013. Wetland management and sustainable livelihoods in Africa. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan 281p.
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Sharma, Bharat. 2013. Impact of climate change on water resources and potential adaptations for Indian agriculture. Annals of Agricultural Research, 34(1):1-14.
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Manual of the Training on Flood Inundation Mapping and Modeling: Case Study of Bangladesh, held at the Bangladesh Space Research and Remote Sensing Organization, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 12 - 16 May 2013 (5/22/2013)
Amarnath, Giriraj; Rajah, Ameer. 2013. Manual of the Training on Flood Inundation Mapping and Modeling: Case Study of Bangladesh, held at the Bangladesh Space Research and Remote Sensing Organization, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 12 - 16 May 2013. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 119p.
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Evaluating the flow regulating functions of natural ecosystems in the Zambezi River Basin (5/21/2013)
McCartney, Matthew; Cai, Xueliang; Smakhtin, Vladimir. 2013. Evaluating the flow regulating functions of natural ecosystems in the Zambezi River Basin. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 51p. (IWMI Research Report 148) [DOI]
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A participatory approach for hydrometeorological monitoring in the Blue Nile River Basin of Ethiopia (4/9/2014)
Zemadim, B.; McCartney, Matthew; Langan, Simon; Sharma, Bharat. 2013. A participatory approach for hydrometeorological monitoring in the Blue Nile River Basin of Ethiopia. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 32p. (IWMI Research Report 155) [DOI]
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Villholth, Karen G.; Tottrup, C.; Stendel, M.; Maherry, A. 2013. Integrated mapping of groundwater drought risk in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Region. Hydrogeology Journal, 21(4):863-885. [DOI]
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Uddin, K.; Gurung, D. R.; Amarnath, Giriraj; Shrestha, B. 2013. Application of remote sensing and GIS for flood hazard management: a case study from Sindh Province, Pakistan. American Journal of Geographic Information System, 2(1):1-5. [DOI]
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Amarnath, Giriraj; Pavelic, Paul; Smakhtin, Vladimir. 2013. Analysis of trends in extreme flood events and mitigation strategies in South East Asia. [Abstract only]. In German Aerospace Center (DLR); Germany. Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). Mekong Environmental Symposium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 5-7 March 2013. Abstract volume, Topic 06 - Hazards and disaster risk reduction in the Mekong Basin. Wessling, Germany: German Aerospace Center (DLR); Bonn, Germany: Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). pp.46.
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Haile, Alemseged Tamiru; Kusters, K.; Wagesho, N. 2013. Loss and damage from flooding in the Gambela region, Ethiopia. International Journal of Global Warming, 5(4):483-497. [DOI]
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Manual of the Training on Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in Flood Inundation Mapping for Spate Irrigation Assessment in Sudan, jointly organized by IWMI, the Hydraulic Research Institute (HRS), Sudan, and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), held at Wad Medani, Sudan, 15-17 January 2013 (3/11/2013)
Amarnath, Giriraj; Sharma, Bharat. 2013. Manual of the Training on Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in Flood Inundation Mapping for Spate Irrigation Assessment in Sudan, jointly organized by IWMI, the Hydraulic Research Institute (HRS), Sudan, and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), held at Wad Medani, Sudan, 15-17 January 2013. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 96p.
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ACIAR Project on Climate Change Affecting Land Use in the Mekong Delta: Adaptation of Rice-based Cropping Systems (CLUES). Technical report no. 1 (11/19/2013)
Hoanh, Chu Thai. 2013. ACIAR Project on Climate Change Affecting Land Use in the Mekong Delta: Adaptation of Rice-based Cropping Systems (CLUES). Technical report no. 1. Canberra, Australia: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) 16p.
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Proceedings of the First Young Water Professionals Symposium, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 22-23 November 2012 (10/8/2013)
Sri Lanka Water Partnership (Lanka Jalani); International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Unilever-Pureit. 2013. Proceedings of the First Young Water Professionals Symposium, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 22-23 November 2012. : Colombo, Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka Water Partnership (Lanka Jalani); Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Colombo, Sri Lanka: Unilever-Pureit 228p.
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Proceedings of the First Young Water Professionals Symposium, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 22-23 November 2012 (10/8/2013)
Sri Lanka Water Partnership (Lanka Jalani); International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Unilever-Pureit. 2013. Proceedings of the First Young Water Professionals Symposium, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 22-23 November 2012. : Colombo, Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka Water Partnership (Lanka Jalani); Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Colombo, Sri Lanka: Unilever-Pureit 228p.
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Managing water and agroecosystems for food security (10/10/2013)
Boelee, Eline. 2013. Managing water and agroecosystems for food security. Wallingford, UK: CABI 192p. (Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture Series 10)
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Stucker, Dominic; Kazbekov, Jusipbek; Yakubov, Murat; Wegerich, Kai. 2012. Climate change in a small transboundary tributary of the Syr Darya calls for effective cooperation and adaptation. Mountain Research and Development, 32(3):275-285. (Also in Russian). [DOI]
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Lacombe, Guillaume; Hoanh, Chu Thai; Valero, T. 2012. Effectiveness of early warning systems and monitoring tools in the Mekong Basin. In Anbumozhi, V.; Breiling, M.; Pathmarajah, S.; Reddy, V. R. (Eds.). Climate change in Asia and the Pacific: how can countries adapt?. New Delhi, India: Sage. pp.196-205.
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Hoanh, Chu Thai; Phong, N. D.; Trung, N. H.; Dung, L. C.; Hien, N. X.; Ngoc, N. V.; Tuong, T. P. 2012. Modelling to support land and water management: experiences from the Mekong River Delta, Vietnam. Water International, 37(4):408-426. (Special issue on quot;How hydrological models support informed decision making in developing countriesquot; with contributions by IWMI authors). [DOI]
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Nepal: building climate resilience of watersheds in mountain eco-regions - climate change and vulnerability mapping in watersheds in middle and high mountains of Nepal. ADB Technical Assistance Consultant's Report for Department of Soil Conservation and Watershed Management (DSCWM), Government of Nepal (8/17/2012)
Siddiqui, Salman; Bharati, Luna; Pant, Menuka; Gurung, Pabitra; Rakhal, Biplov. 2012. Nepal: building climate resilience of watersheds in mountain eco-regions - climate change and vulnerability mapping in watersheds in middle and high mountains of Nepal. ADB Technical Assistance Consultant's Report for Department of Soil Conservation and Watershed Management (DSCWM), Government of Nepal. : Kathmandu, Nepal: Asian Development Bank (ADB) 96p.
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Hertzog, T.; Adamczewski, A.; Molle, Francois; Poussin, J.-C.; Jamin, J.-Y. 2012. Ostrich-like strategies in Sahelian sands?: land and water grabbing in the Office du Niger, Mali. Water Alternatives, 5(2):304-321.
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Nhamo, Luxon; Chilonda, Pius. 2012. Water and agriculture vulnerability to climate change and adaptive capacity in southern Africa. Paper presented at the WISA (Water Institute of Southern Africa) Biennial conference on Water Footprints, Cape Town, South Africa, 6-10 May 2012. 9p.
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Analyzing economic tradeoffs of water use in the Nam Ngum River Basin, Lao PDR (6/3/2013)
Bartlett, R.; Baker, J.; Lacombe, Guillaume; Douangsavanh, Somphasith; Jeuland, M. 2012. Analyzing economic tradeoffs of water use in the Nam Ngum River Basin, Lao PDR. Durham, NC, USA: Duke University. Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions 37p. (Duke Environmental Economics Working Paper Series)
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Chemin, Yann; Phuphak, S.; Asilo, S.; Hijmans, R. J. 2012. Determining spatial and temporal patterns of submergence in rice with MODIS satellite data. International Journal of Geoinformatics, 8(2):1-12.
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Assessment of environmental flows for the Upper Ganga Basin. [Project report of the environmental flows assessment done under the Living Ganga Program] (6/21/2012)
O’Keeffe, J.; Kaushal, N.; Bharati, Luna; Smakhtin, Vladimir. 2012. Assessment of environmental flows for the Upper Ganga Basin. [Project report of the environmental flows assessment done under the Living Ganga Program]. New Delhi, India: World Wide Fund for Nature - India (WWF-India) 161p.
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Water and climate change: an integrated approach to address adaptation challenges (5/22/2012)
Nagothu, U. S.; Gosain, A. K.; Kuppannan, Palanisami. 2012. Water and climate change: an integrated approach to address adaptation challenges. New Delhi, India: Macmillan 282p.
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Amarnath, Giriraj. 2012. Large-scale flood event: global and regional assessment. In Centre for Space Science and Technology Education in Asia and the Pacific (CSSTEAP). International Training Course: Application of Space Technology for Disaster Risk Reduction. Lecture notes. Dehradun, India: Centre for Space Science and Technology Education in Asia and the Pacific (CSSTEAP). pp.187-202.
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Improving water use in rainfed agriculture in the Greater Mekong Subregion. Summary report. [Summary report of the Project report prepared by IWMI for Swedish International Development Agency (Sida)] (4/9/2012)
Johnston, Robyn; Hoanh, Chu Thai; Lacombe, Guillaume; Lefroy, R.; Pavelic, Paul; Fry, C. 2012. Improving water use in rainfed agriculture in the Greater Mekong Subregion. Summary report. [Summary report of the Project report prepared by IWMI for Swedish International Development Agency (Sida)]. : Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Stockholm, Sweden: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) 44p. [DOI]
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Rebelo, Lisa-Maria; Senay, G. B.; McCartney, Matthew. 2012. Flood pulsing in the Sudd Wetland: analysis of seasonal variations in inundation and evaporation in South Sudan. Earth Interactions, 16(1):1-19 [DOI]
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Structural vulnerability to climate change in Bangladesh: a literature review. [Project report prepared by IWMI for the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) under the project
de Silva, Sanjiv. 2012. Structural vulnerability to climate change in Bangladesh: a literature review. [Project report prepared by IWMI for the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) under the project 'Water-related Interventions to Reduce Vulnerability to Climate Change: Do they Address the Structural Causes of Gendered Vulnerability in the IGP [Indo Gangetic Plains]']. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 82p.
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Cai, Xueliang; McCartney, Matthew; Smakhtin, Vladimir. 2012. Flow duration curve for evaluating ecosystem flow regulating functions in the Zambezi River Basin [Africa]. Paper presented at the 16th SANCIAHS National Hydrology Symposium, Pretoria, South Africa, 1-3 October 2012. 10p.
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Nagabhatla, N.; Dhyani, S.; Finlayson, C. M.; Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali; van Brakel, Martin; Wickramasuriya, R.; Pattanaik, C.; Prasad, S. N. 2012. A case study approach to demonstrate the use of assessment and monitoring as tools for participatory environmental governance. Ecologia, 2(3):60-75.
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