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Price, credit or ambiguity? Increasing small-scale irrigation in Ethiopia (12/28/2022)
Balasubramanya, S.; Buisson, Marie-Charlotte; Mitra, Archisman; Stifel, D. 2023. Price, credit or ambiguity? Increasing small-scale irrigation in Ethiopia. World Development, 163:106149. [DOI]
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Pumping behavior of solar irrigation farmers for assessing the sustainability of groundwater in Bangladesh and India (11/30/2023)
Alam, Mohammad Faiz; Sikka, Alok; Pavelic, Paul; Krishan, S.; Dodiya, M.; Habib, A.; Haque, A. 2023. Pumping behavior of solar irrigation farmers for assessing the sustainability of groundwater in Bangladesh and India. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 4p. (Issue Brief Series 5)
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Water storages in Tana-Beles Sub-basin of Ethiopia: what do we know, and where should we go? (10/12/2023)
Assefa, T. T.; Taye, Meron Teferi; Ebrahim, Girma Yimer; Lautze, Jonathan; Seid, Abdulkarim Hussein. 2023. Water storages in Tana-Beles Sub-basin of Ethiopia: what do we know, and where should we go? SN Applied Sciences, 5:275. [DOI]
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Groundwater (08/31/2023)
Iqbal, M. S.; Pavelic, Paul. 2023. Groundwater. In Shah, Muhammad Azeem Ali; Lautze, Jonathan; Meelad, A. (Eds.). Afghanistan–Pakistan shared waters: state of the basins. Wallingford, UK: CABI. pp.81-98. [DOI]
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Can cash incentives modify groundwater pumping behaviors? Evidence from an experiment in Punjab (08/30/2022)
Mitra, Archisman; Balasubramanya, Soumya; Brouwer, R. 2023. Can cash incentives modify groundwater pumping behaviors? Evidence from an experiment in Punjab. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 105(3):861-887. [DOI]
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Field site soil aquifer treatment shows enhanced wastewater quality: evidence from vadose zone hydro-geophysical observations (08/28/2023)
Sahya, A.; Sonkamble, S.; Jampani, Mahesh; Rao, A. N.; Amerasinghe, Priyanie. 2023. Field site soil aquifer treatment shows enhanced wastewater quality: evidence from vadose zone hydro-geophysical observations. Journal of Environmental Management, 345:118749. [DOI]
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Sustainable groundwater development for improved livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa (06/27/2023)
Pavelic, Paul; Villholth, K. G.; Verma, Shilp. 2023. Sustainable groundwater development for improved livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa. Abingdon, Oxon, UK: Routledge 222p. (Routledge Special Issues on Water Policy and Governance)
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How best to incorporate conjunctive water management into international water law: legal amendment, instrument coupling, or new protocol adoption? (06/20/2023)
Ibrahim, I. A.; Lautze, Jonathan. 2023. How best to incorporate conjunctive water management into international water law: legal amendment, instrument coupling, or new protocol adoption? International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, 23(3):333-353. [DOI]
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Investigating nitrate with other constituents in groundwater in two contrasting tropical highland watersheds (04/17/2023)
Sishu, F. K.; Tilahun, Seifu A.; Schmitter, Petra; Steenhuis, T. S. 2023. Investigating nitrate with other constituents in groundwater in two contrasting tropical highland watersheds. Hydrology, 10(4):82. (Special issue: Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Integrated Surface Water and Groundwater Resources Management) [DOI]
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Estimation of shallow groundwater abstraction for irrigation and its impact on groundwater availability in the Lake Tana Sub-basin, Ethiopia (03/31/2023)
Fantaye, S. M.; Wolde, B. B.; Haile, Alemseged Tamiru; Taye, Meron Teferi. 2023. Estimation of shallow groundwater abstraction for irrigation and its impact on groundwater availability in the Lake Tana Sub-basin, Ethiopia. Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 46:101365. [DOI]
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Scaling best-fit irrigation bundles in Mali: a pathway for improved development outcomes. Adaptive Innovation Scaling - Pathways from Small-scale Irrigation to Sustainable Development (03/31/2023)
International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2023. Scaling best-fit irrigation bundles in Mali: a pathway for improved development outcomes. Adaptive Innovation Scaling - Pathways from Small-scale Irrigation to Sustainable Development. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 8p. (IWMI Water Issue Brief 23) [DOI]
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Water stresses and responses in Myanmar’s Central Dry Zone (01/31/2023)
Drury, L.; Johnston, R.; Schmitter, Petra. 2023. Water stresses and responses in Myanmar’s Central Dry Zone. In Ojha, H.; Schofield, N.; Camkin, J. (Eds.). Climate risks to water security: framing effective response in Asia and the Pacific. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. pp.37-60. (Palgrave Studies in Climate Resilient Societies) [DOI]
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A multicriteria analysis of groundwater development pathways in three river basins in Sub-Saharan Africa (11/30/2022)
Bellwood-Howard, I.; Thompson, J.; Shamsudduha, M.; Taylor, R. G.; Mosha, D. B.; Gebrezgi, Gebrehaweria; Tarimo, A. K. P. R.; Kashaigili, J. J.; Nazoumou, Y.; Tiekoura, O. 2022. A multicriteria analysis of groundwater development pathways in three river basins in Sub-Saharan Africa. Environmental Science and Policy, 138:26-43. [DOI]
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Machine learning based groundwater prediction in a data-scarce basin of Ghana (11/23/2022)
Siabi, E. K.; Dile, Y. T.; Kabo-Bah, A. T.; Amo-Boateng, M.; Anornu, G. K.; Akpoti, Komlavi; Vuu, C.; Donkor, P.; Mensah, S. K.; Incoom, A. B. M.; Opoku, E. K.; Atta-Darkwa, T. 2022. Machine learning based groundwater prediction in a data-scarce basin of Ghana. Applied Artificial Intelligence, 36(1):2138130. [DOI]
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Evaluation of managed aquifer recharge in the Central Highlands of Vietnam (11/22/2022)
Pavelic, Paul; Hoanh, Chu Thai; D’haeze, D.; Vinh, B. N.; Viossanges, Mathieu; Chung, D. T.; Dat, L. Q.; Ross, A. 2022. Evaluation of managed aquifer recharge in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 44:101257. [DOI]
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Berken plow and intercropping with pigeon pea ameliorate degraded soils with a hardpan in the Ethiopian highlands (11/20/2021)
Fenta, H. M; Hussein, M. A.; Tilahun, S. A.; Nakawuka, Prossie; Steenhuis, T. S.; Barron, Jennie; Adie, A.; Blummel, M.; Schmitter, Petra. 2022. Berken plow and intercropping with pigeon pea ameliorate degraded soils with a hardpan in the Ethiopian highlands. Geoderma, 407:115523. [DOI]
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Water reuse in the Middle East and North Africa: a sourcebook (11/14/2022)
Mateo-Sagasta, Javier; Al-Hamdi, M.; AbuZeid, K. 2022. Water reuse in the Middle East and North Africa: a sourcebook. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 292p. [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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Positive incentives for managing groundwater in the presence of informal water markets: perspectives from India (09/30/2022)
Balasubramanya, S.; Buisson, Marie-Charlotte. 2022. Positive incentives for managing groundwater in the presence of informal water markets: perspectives from India. Environmental Research Letters, 17(10):101001. [DOI]
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The “water machine” of Bengal: a data-driven and policy-supported strategic use of aquifers for irrigation is needed to maximize their benefits (09/19/2022)
Mukherji, Aditi. 2022. The “water machine” of Bengal: a data-driven and policy-supported strategic use of aquifers for irrigation is needed to maximize their benefits. Science, 377(6612):1258-1259. [DOI]
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Suitable MGNREGS [Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme] practices and convergence opportunities for regional development priorities: a compendium (08/31/2022)
Durga, Neha; Mahapatra, Smaranika; Sikka, Alok; Alam, Mohammad; Verma, Shilp. 2022. Suitable MGNREGS [Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme] practices and convergence opportunities for regional development priorities: a compendium. : New Delhi, India: Deutsche Gesellschaft fr Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH; New Delhi, India: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 65p.
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Agricultural Water Management (AWM) typologies: targeting land-water management interventions towards improved water productivity (08/31/2022)
Alam, Mohammad Faiz; Durga, Neha; Sikka, Alok; Verma, Shilp; Mitra, Archisman; Amarasinghe, Upali; Mahapatra, Smaranika. 2022. Agricultural Water Management (AWM) typologies: targeting land-water management interventions towards improved water productivity. : New Delhi, India: Deutsche Gesellschaft fr Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH; New Delhi, India: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 29p.
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Groundwater resources in Moroccan coastal aquifers: insights of salinization impact on agriculture (06/30/2022)
Ez-zaouy, Y.; Bouchaou, L.; Saad, A.; Hssaisoune, M.; Brouziyne, Youssef; Dhiba, D.; Chehbouni, A. 2022. Groundwater resources in Moroccan coastal aquifers: insights of salinization impact on agriculture. Environmental Sciences Proceedings, 16(1):48. [DOI]
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Artificial recharge endeavours in India: a review (06/30/2022)
Saha, D.; Sikka, Alok K.; Goklani, Rahul. 2022. Artificial recharge endeavours in India: a review. Water Security, 16:100121. [DOI]
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Groundwater for sustainable livelihoods and equitable growth (05/31/2022)
Re, V.; Manzione, R. L.; Abiye, T. A.; Mukherji, Aditi; MacDonald, A. 2022. Groundwater for sustainable livelihoods and equitable growth. Leiden, Netherlands: CRC Press - Balkema 367p. (IAH - International Contributions to Hydrogeology 30) [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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Transboundary aquifers (03/31/2022)
Stephan, R. M.; Aureli, A.; Dumont, A.; Lipponen, A.; Tiefenauer-Linardon, S.; Fraser, C.; Rivera, A.; Puri, S.; Burchi, S.; Eckstein, G.; Brethaut, C.; Khayat, Z.; Villholth, Karen; Witmer, L.; Martin-Nagle, R.; Milman, A.; Sindico, F.; Dalton, J. 2022. Transboundary aquifers. In UNESCO World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP). The United Nations World Water Development Report 2022: groundwater: making the invisible visible. Paris, France: UNESCO. pp.171-179.
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Change in global freshwater storage (03/23/2022)
McCartney, Matthew; Rex, William; Yu, Winston; Uhlenbrook, Stefan; von Gnechten, Rachel. 2022. Change in global freshwater storage. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 25p. (IWMI Working Paper 202) [DOI]
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Cost of water reuse projects in MENA and cost recovery mechanisms (02/28/2023)
Gebrezgabher, Solomie; Kodua, T.; Mateo-Sagasta, Javier. 2022. Cost of water reuse projects in MENA and cost recovery mechanisms. In Mateo-Sagasta, Javier; Al-Hamdi, M.; AbuZeid, K. (Eds.). Water reuse in the Middle East and North Africa: a sourcebook. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). pp.63-78.
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Sustainable surface water storage development: measuring economic benefits and ecological and social impacts of reservoir system configurations (01/31/2022)
Eriyagama, Nishadi; Smakhtin, V.; Udamulla, L. 2022. Sustainable surface water storage development: measuring economic benefits and ecological and social impacts of reservoir system configurations. Water, 14(3):307. (Special issue: Relationship of Energy and Water Resource Availability) [DOI]
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The energy-irrigation nexus in Bangladesh: implications of rapid rural electrification on informal groundwater markets (01/30/2023)
Varshney, Deepak; Banerjee, Anurag; Chakraborty, Shreya; Mukherji, Aditi. 2022. The energy-irrigation nexus in Bangladesh: implications of rapid rural electrification on informal groundwater markets. New Delhi, India: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Initiative on Transforming Agrifood Systems in South Asia (TAFSSA); Solar Irrigation for Agricultural Resilience (SoLAR) 10p.
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Evaluation of GRACE derived groundwater storage changes in different agro-ecological zones of the Indus Basin (01/26/2022)
Akhtar, F.; Nawaz, R. A.; Hafeez, Mohsin; Awan, Usman Khalid; Borgemeister, C.; Tischbein, B. 2022. Evaluation of GRACE derived groundwater storage changes in different agro-ecological zones of the Indus Basin. Journal of Hydrology, 605:127369. [DOI]
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Sorensen, J. P. R.; Davies, J.; Ebrahim, Girma Y.; Lindle, J.; Marchant, B. P.; Ascott, M. J.; Bloomfield, J. P.; Cuthbert, M. O.; Holland, M.; Jensen, K. H.; Shamsudduha, M.; Villholth, Karen G.; MacDonald, A. M.; Taylor, R. G. 2021. The influence of groundwater abstraction on interpreting climate controls and extreme recharge events from well hydrographs in semi-arid South Africa. Hydrogeology Journal, 29(8):2773-2787. [DOI]
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Setargie, T. A.; Tilahun, S. A.; Schmitter, Petra; Moges, M. A.; Gurmessa, S. K.; Tsunekawa, A.; Tsubo, M.; Berihun, M. L.; Fenta, A. A.; Haregeweyn, N. 2021. Characterizing shallow groundwater in hillslope aquifers using isotopic signatures: a case study in the Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia. Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 37:100901. [DOI]
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Kuppannan, Palanisami; Thangavel, M. 2021. Sustaining tank irrigation in South India through time-tested measures. In Fujita, K.; Mizushima, T. (Eds.). Sustainable development in India: groundwater irrigation, energy use, and food production. Oxon, UK: Routledge. pp.88-108. (Routledge New Horizons in South Asian Studies)
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Bogardi, J. J.; Bharati, Luna; Foster, S.; Dhaubanjar, S. 2021. Water and its management: dependence, linkages and challenges. In Bogardi, J. J.; Gupta, J.; Nandalal, K. D. W.; Salame, L.; van Nooijen, R. R. P.; Kumar, N.; Tingsanchali, T.; Bhaduri, A.; Kolechkina, A. G. (Eds.). Handbook of water resources management: discourses, concepts and examples. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. pp.41-85. [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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Solar photovoltaic technology for small-scale irrigation in Ghana: suitability mapping and business models. Agricultural Water Management – Making a Business Case for Smallholders (7/1/2021)
Gebrezgabher, Solomie; Leh, Mansoor; Merrey, D. J.; Kodua, T. T.; Schmitter, Petra. 2021. Solar photovoltaic technology for small-scale irrigation in Ghana: suitability mapping and business models. Agricultural Water Management – Making a Business Case for Smallholders. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 50p. (IWMI Research Report 178) [DOI]
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Valuation of hydraulic infrastructure (4/29/2021)
Coates, D.; Connor, R.; Dickens, Chris; Villholth, Karen; Dhot, N.; O’Brien, G. 2021. Valuation of hydraulic infrastructure. In UNESCO World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP); UN-Water. The United Nations World Water Development Report 2021: valuing water. Paris, France: UNESCO. pp.43-54.
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Mozzi, G.; Pavelic, Paul; Alam, Mohammad F.; Stefan, C.; Villholth, Karen G. 2021. Hydrologic assessment of check dam performances in semi-arid areas: a case study from Gujarat, India. Frontiers in Water, 3:628955. [DOI]
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Villholth, Karen G. 2021. One water: expanding boundaries for a new deal and a safe planet for all. One Earth, 4(4):474-477. [DOI]
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Eriyagama, Nishadi; Smakhtin, V.; Udamulla, L. 2021. Sustainable surface water storage development pathways and acceptable limits for river basins. Water, 13(5):645. [DOI]
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Ali Nawaz, Rana; Awan, Usman Khalid; Anjum, L.; Liaqat, Umar Waqas. 2021. A novel approach to analyze uncertainties and complexities while mapping groundwater abstractions in large irrigation schemes. Journal of Hydrology, 596:126131. [DOI]
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Kebede, S.; Taye, Meron Teferi. 2021. Groundwater scarcity and management in the arid areas in East Africa. In Mukherjee, A.; Scanlon, B. R.; Aureli, A.; Langan, Simon; Guo, H.; McKenzie, A. A. (Eds.). Global groundwater: source, scarcity, sustainability, security, and solutions. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. pp.177-186. [DOI]
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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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Storing water: a new integrated approach for resilient development (2/14/2021)
Yu, W.; Rex, William; McCartney, Matthew; Uhlenbrook, Stefan; von Gnechten, Rachel; Priscoli, J. D. 2021. Storing water: a new integrated approach for resilient development. : Stockholm, Sweden: Global Water Partnership (GWP); Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 28p. (GWP Perspectives Paper 13)
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Sikka, Alok K.; Alam, Mohammad Faiz; Pavelic, Paul. 2021. Managing groundwater for building resilience for sustainable agriculture in South Asia. Irrigation and Drainage, 70(3):560-573. (Special issue: Development for Water, Food and Nutrition Security in a Competitive Environment. Selected Papers of the 3rd World Irrigation Forum, Bali, Indonesia) [DOI]
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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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Participatory management and sustainable use of groundwater: a review of the Andhra Pradesh Farmer-Managed Groundwater Systems project in India (12/20/2021)
Reddy, V. R.; Pavelic, Paul; Reddy, M. S. 2021. Participatory management and sustainable use of groundwater: a review of the Andhra Pradesh Farmer-Managed Groundwater Systems project in India. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 21p. (Groundwater Solutions Initiative for Policy and Practice (GRIPP) Case Profile Series 05) [DOI]
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Prices, loans or ambiguity? Factors influencing groundwater irrigation adoption in Ethiopia (12/08/2021)
International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2021. Prices, loans or ambiguity? Factors influencing groundwater irrigation adoption in Ethiopia. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 4p. (IWMI Water Policy Brief 42) [DOI]
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Resource book on springshed management in the Indian Himalayan Region: guidelines for policy makers and development practitioners (12/08/2021)
Rathod, Roshan; Kumar, Manish; Mukherji, Aditi; Sikka, Alok; Satapathy, K. K.; Mishra, A.; Goel, S.; Khan, M. 2021. Resource book on springshed management in the Indian Himalayan Region: guidelines for policy makers and development practitioners. : New Delhi, India: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); New Delhi, India: NITI Aayog, Government of India; New Delhi, India: Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) 40p. [DOI]
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Coulon, Cecile A.; Pavelic, Paul; Christen, E. 2021. Drivers for progress in groundwater management in Lao People’s Democratic Republic. In Mukherjee, A.; Scanlon, B.; Aureli, A.; Langan, Simon; Guo, H.; McKenzie, A. (Eds.). Global groundwater: source, scarcity, sustainability, security, and solutions. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. pp.451-468. [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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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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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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Jampani, M.; Liedl, R.; Hulsmann, S.; Sonkamble, S.; Amerasinghe, Priyanie. 2020. Hydrogeochemical and mixing processes controlling groundwater chemistry in a wastewater irrigated agricultural system of India. Chemosphere, 239:124741. [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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Ananda, J.; Aheeyar, Mohamed. 2020. An evaluation of groundwater institutions in India: a property rights perspective. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 22(6):5731-5749. [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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Dembele, M.; Ceperley, N.; Zwart, Sander J.; Salvadore, E.; Mariethoz, G.; Schaefli, B. 2020. Potential of satellite and reanalysis evaporation datasets for hydrological modelling under various model calibration strategies. Advances in Water Resources, 143:103667. [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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Ebrahim, Girma Y.; Lautze, Jonathan F.; Villholth, Karen G. 2020. Managed aquifer recharge in Africa: taking stock and looking forward. Water, 12(7):1844. (Special issue: Managed Aquifer Recharge for Water Resilience) [DOI]
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Ferede, M.; Haile, Alemseged Tamiru; Walker, D.; Gowing, J.; Parkin, G. 2020. Multi-method groundwater recharge estimation at Eshito micro-watershed, Rift Valley Basin in Ethiopia. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 65(9):1596-1605. [DOI]
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Asfaw, W.; Haile, Alemseged Tamiru; Rientjes, T. 2020. Combining multisource satellite data to estimate storage variation of a lake in the Rift Valley Basin, Ethiopia. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 89:102095. [DOI]
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Gowing, J.; Walker, D.; Parkin, G.; Forsythe, N.; Haile, Alemseged Tamiru; Ayenew, D. A. 2020. Can shallow groundwater sustain small-scale irrigated agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa?: evidence from N-W Ethiopia. Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 10:100290. [DOI]
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Abiye, T. A.; Tshipala, D.; Leketa, K.; Villholth, Karen G.; Ebrahim, Girma Y.; Magombeyi, Manuel; Butler, M. 2020. Hydrogeological characterization of crystalline aquifer in the Hout River Catchment, Limpopo Province, South Africa. Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 11:100406. [DOI]
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Kookana, R. S.; Drechsel, Pay; Jamwal, P.; Vanderzalm, J. 2020. Urbanisation and emerging economies: issues and potential solutions for water and food security. Science of the Total Environment, 732:139057. [DOI]
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Pandey, Vishnu Prasad; Shrestha, Dibesh; Adhikari, M.; Shakya, S. 2020. Streamflow alterations, attributions, and implications in extended East Rapti Watershed, central-southern Nepal. Sustainability, 12(9):3829. (Special issue: Implications of Climate Change for Ecosystems and Society) [DOI]
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Patel, Praharsh M.; Saha, D.; Shah, Tushaar. 2020. Sustainability of groundwater through community-driven distributed recharge: an analysis of arguments for water scarce regions of semi-arid India. Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 29:100680. [DOI]
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Balasubramanya, Soumya; Stifel, David. 2020. Viewpoint: water, agriculture and poverty in an era of climate change: why do we know so little? Food Policy, 93:101905. [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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Accelerating irrigation expansion in Sub-Saharan Africa: policy lessons from the global revolution in farmer-led smallholder irrigation (3/31/2020)
Shah, Tushaar; Namara, R.; Rajan, Abhishek. 2020. Accelerating irrigation expansion in Sub-Saharan Africa: policy lessons from the global revolution in farmer-led smallholder irrigation. Washington, DC, USA: World Bank 53p.
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Water availability, infrastructure and ecosystems (3/26/2020)
Smakhtin, V.; Perera, D.; Qadir, M.; Aureli, A.; Carvalho-Resende, T.; Dhot, N.; Findikakis, A.; Villholth, Karen G.; Gurdak, J. J.; Zandaryaa, S.; Hulsmann, S.; Medlicott, K.; Connor, R.; Timmerman, J. 2020. Water availability, infrastructure and ecosystems. 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.46-57.
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Groundwater governance and adoption of solar-powered irrigation pumps: experiences from the eastern Gangetic Plains (3/21/2020)
Bastakoti, Ram; Raut, Manita; Thapa, Bhesh Raj. 2020. Groundwater governance and adoption of solar-powered irrigation pumps: experiences from the eastern Gangetic Plains. Washington, DC, USA: World Bank 16p. (Water Knowledge Note)
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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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Shrestha, S.; Neupane, S.; Mohanasundaram, S.; Pandey, Vishnu P. 2020. Mapping groundwater resiliency under climate change scenarios: a case study of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Environmental Research, 183:109149. [DOI]
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Reddy, V. R.; Rout, S. K.; Shalsi, Sarah; Pavelic, Paul; Ross, A. 2020. Managing underground transfer of floods for irrigation: a case study from the Ramganga Basin, India. Journal of Hydrology, 583:124518 [DOI]
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Tilahun, S. A.; Yilak, D. L.; Schmitter, Petra; Zimale, F. A.; Langan, Simon; Barron, Jennie; Parlange, J.-Y.; Steenhuis, T. S. 2020. Establishing irrigation potential of a hillside aquifer in the African highlands. Hydrological Processes, 34(8):1741-1753. [DOI]
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Guidelines for community-led multiple use water services: evidence from rural South Africa (12/7/2020)
van Koppen, Barbara; Molose, V.; Phasha, K.; Bophela, T.; Modiba, I.; White, M.; Magombeyi, Manuel S.; Jacobs-Mata, Inga. 2020. Guidelines for community-led multiple use water services: evidence from rural South Africa. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 36p. (IWMI Working Paper 194) [DOI]
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Process and benefits of community-led multiple use water services: comparing two communities in South Africa (12/7/2020)
van Koppen, Barbara; Magombeyi, Manuel S.; Jacobs-Mata, Inga; Molose, V.; Phasha, K.; Bophela, T.; Modiba, I.; White, M. 2020. Process and benefits of community-led multiple use water services: comparing two communities in South Africa. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 43p. (IWMI Working Paper 193) [DOI]
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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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Molle, F.; Closas, Alvar. 2020. Why is state-centered groundwater governance largely ineffective?: a review. WIREs Water, 7(1):1-17. [DOI]
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Arasalingam, Sutharsiny; Manthrithilake, Herath; Pathmarajah, S.; Mikunthan, T.; Vithanage, M. 2020. Geo-statistical approach for prediction of groundwater quality in Chunnakam Aquifer, Jaffna Peninsula. Journal of Jaffna Science Association, 2(1):12-24.
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Joint strategic action plan for the Ramotswa Transboundary Aquifer Area (1/13/2021)
Lazurko, Anita; Lautze, Jonathan; Villholth, Karen G. 2020. Joint strategic action plan for the Ramotswa Transboundary Aquifer Area. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 8p.
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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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Dillon, P.; Stuyfzand, P.; Grischek, T.; Lluria, M.; Pyne, R. D. G.; Jain, R. C.; Bear, J.; Schwarz, J.; Wang, W.; Fernandez, E.; Stefan, C.; Pettenati, M.; van der Gun, J.; Sprenger, C.; Massmann, G.; Scanlon, B. R.; Xanke, J; Jokela, P.; Zheng, Y.; Rossetto, R.; Shamrukh, M.; Pavelic, Paul; Murray, E.; Ross, A.; Bonilla Valverde, J. P.; Palma Nava, A.; Ansems, N.; Posavec, K.; Ha, K.; Martin, R.; Sapiano, M. 2019. Sixty years of global progress in managed aquifer recharge. Hydrogeology Journal, 27(1):1-30. [DOI]
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Small reservoirs in Africa: a review and synthesis to strengthen future investment (7/1/2019)
Saruchera, D.; Lautze, Jonathan. 2019. Small reservoirs in Africa: a review and synthesis to strengthen future investment. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 45p. (IWMI Working Paper 189) [DOI]
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Ebrahim, Girma Y.; Villholth, Karen G.; Boulos, M. 2019. Integrated hydrogeological modelling of hard-rock semi-arid terrain: supporting sustainable agricultural groundwater use in Hout catchment, Limpopo Province, South Africa. Hydrogeology Journal, 27(3):965-981. [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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Patel, Praharsh; Saha, D. 2019. Reckoning the ground water recharge in semi-arid region: an assessment of community led policy performance in Saurashtra. 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. 10p.
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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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Mechanizing water lifting through pumps: a case study in Sri Lanka (3/22/2019)
Aheeyar, Mohamed; Manthrithilake, Herath; Ranasinghe, Chathuranga; Rengaraj, Manooj; Gamagedara, Yasas; Barron, Jennie. 2019. Mechanizing water lifting through pumps: a case study in Sri Lanka. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 61p. (IWMI Working Paper 188) [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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Giordano, Meredith; Barron, J.; Unver, O. 2019. Water scarcity and challenges for smallholder agriculture. In Campanhola, C.; Pandey, S. (Eds.). Sustainable food and agriculture: an integrated approach. London, UK: Academic Press; Rome, Italy: FAO. pp.75-94. [DOI]
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Thapa, Bhesh Raj; Ishidaira, H.; Gusyev, M.; Pandey, Vishnu Prasad; Udmale, P.; Hayashi, M.; Shakya, N. M. 2019. Implications of the Melamchi water supply project for the Kathmandu Valley groundwater system. Water Policy, 21(S1):120-137. [DOI]
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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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Sreedevi, P.D.; Sarah, S.; Ahmed, S.; Pavelic, Paul. 2019. Module III: geohydrology context. in Reddy, V. R.; Syme, G. J.; Tallapragada, C. Integrated approaches to sustainable watershed management in xeric environments: a training manual. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. pp.27-38. [DOI]
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Chinnasamy, Pennan; Shrestha, S. R. 2019. Melamchi water supply project: potential to replenish Kathmandu’s groundwater status for dry season access. Water Policy, 21(S1):29-49. [DOI]
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Walker, D.; Parkin, G.; Gowing, J.; Haile, Alemseged Tamiru. 2019. Development of a hydrogeological conceptual model for shallow aquifers in the data scarce Upper Blue Nile Basin. Hydrology, 6(2):1-24. [DOI]
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Hecht, J. S.; Lacombe, Guillaume; Arias, M. E.; Duc Dang, T.; Piman, T. 2019. Hydropower dams of the Mekong river basin: a review of their hydrological impacts. Journal of Hydrology, 568: 285-300. [DOI]
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Shivakoti, B. R.; Villholth, Karen G.; Pavelic, Paul; Ross, A. 2019. 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). 20p.
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Walker, D.; Parkin, G.; Schmitter, Petra; Gowing, J.; Tilahun, S. A.; Haile, Alemseged T.; Yimam, A. Y. 2019. Insights from a multi-method recharge estimation comparison study. Groundwater, 57(2): 245-258 [DOI]
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Whitley, L.; Hutchings, P.; Cooper, S.; Parker, A.; Kebede, A.; Joseph, S.; Butterworth, J.; van Koppen, Barbara; Mulejaa, A. 2019. A framework for targeting water, sanitation and hygiene interventions in pastoralist populations in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 222(8):1133-1144. [DOI]
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Alemie, T. C.; Tilahun, S. A.; Ochoa-Tocachi, B. F.; Schmitter, Petra; Buytaert, W.; Parlange, J.-Y.; Steenhuis, T. S. 2019. Predicting shallow groundwater tables for sloping highland aquifers. Water Resources Research, 55(12):11088-11100. [DOI]
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Incorporating environmental flows into
Dickens, Chris; Smakhtin, V.; Biancalani, R.; Villholth, Karen G.; Eriyagama, Nishadi; Marinelli, M. 2019. Incorporating environmental flows into 'water stress' indicator 6.4.2: guidelines for a minimum standard method for global reporting. Rome, Italy: FAO 32p.
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Verma, Shilp; Durga, Neha; Shah, Tushaar. 2019. Solar irrigation pumps and India’s energy–irrigation nexus. Economic and Political Weekly, 54(2): 62-65
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McGill, B. M.; Altchenko, Yvan; Hamilton, S. K.; Kenabatho, P. K.; Sylvester, S. R.; Villholth, Karen G. 2019. Complex interactions between climate change, sanitation, and groundwater quality: a case study from Ramotswa, Botswana. Hydrogeology Journal, 27(3):997-1015. [DOI]
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Linkages between irrigation practices and groundwater availability: evidence from the Krong Buk Micro-Catchment, Dak Lak - Vietnam (1/17/2020)
Viossanges, Mathieu; Pavelic, Paul; Hoanh, Chu Thai; Vinh, B. N.; Chung, D. T.; D’haeze, D.; Dat, L. Q. 2019. Linkages between irrigation practices and groundwater availability: evidence from the Krong Buk Micro-Catchment, Dak Lak - Vietnam. Contribution to WLE project - Sustainable Groundwater. Final technical report. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 65p.
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Managed aquifer recharge for sustaining groundwater supplies for smallholder coffee production in the central highlands of Vietnam: report on pilot trial design and results from two hydrological years (May 2017 to April 2019) (1/17/2020)
Pavelic, Paul; Hoanh, Chu Thai; Viossanges, Mathieu; Vinh, B. N.; Chung, D. T.; D’haeze, D.; Dat, L. Q.; Ross, A. 2019. Managed aquifer recharge for sustaining groundwater supplies for smallholder coffee production in the central highlands of Vietnam: report on pilot trial design and results from two hydrological years (May 2017 to April 2019). Contribution to WLE project - Sustainable Groundwater. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 68p.
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Geodatabase and diagnostic atlas: Kashkadarya Province, Uzbekistan (9/27/2018)
Gafurov, Zafar; Eltazarov, Sarvarbek; Akramov, Bekzod; Djumaboev, Kakhramon; Anarbekov, Oyture; Solieva, Umida. 2018. Geodatabase and diagnostic atlas: Kashkadarya Province, Uzbekistan. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 74p. [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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Jadeja, J.; Maheshwari, B.; Packham, R.; Bohra, H.; Purohit, R.; Thaker, B.; Dillon, P.; Oza, S.; Dave, S.; Soni, P.; Dashora, Y.; Dashora, R.; Shah, Tushaar [IWMI]; Gorsiya, J.; Katara, P.; Ward, J.; Kookana, R.; Singh, P. K.; Chinnasamy, Pennan; Goradiya, V.; Prathapar, Sanmugam; Varua, M.; Chew, M. 2018. Managing aquifer recharge and sustaining groundwater use: developing a capacity building program for creating local groundwater champions. Sustainable Water Resources Management, 4(2):317-329. [DOI]
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Vanham, D.; Hoekstra, A. Y.; Wada, Y.; Bouraoui, F.; de Roo, A.; Mekonnen, M. M.; van de Bund, W. J.; Batelaan, O.; Pavelic, Paul; Bastiaanssen, W. G. M.; Kummu, M.; Rockstrom, J.; Liu, J.; Bisselink, B.; Ronco, P.; Pistocchi, A.; Bidoglio, G. 2018. Physical water scarcity metrics for monitoring progress towards SDG target 6.4: An evaluation of indicator 6.4.2 “Level of water stress”. Science of the Total Environment, 613amp;614:218-232 [DOI]
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Chinnasamy, Pennan; Maheshwari, B.; Prathapar, Sanmugam. 2018. Adaptation of standardised precipitation index for understanding watertable fluctuations and groundwater resilience in hard-rock areas of India. Environmental Earth Sciences, 77(15):1-16. [DOI]
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Kick-staring KUSUM (Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahaabhiyan) (7/9/2018)
Shah, Tushaar. 2018. Kick-staring KUSUM (Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahaabhiyan). IWMI-Tata Water Policy Research Highlight, 1. 8p.
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NBS [Nature-based solutions] for managing water availability (7/31/2018)
Alfarra, A.; Turton, A.; Coates, D.; Connor, R.; De Souza, M.; Unver, O.; Payne, J.; McCartney, Matthew; Sonneveld, B.; Welling, R.; Fedotova, T.; Tsegai, D. 2018. NBS [Nature-based solutions] for managing water availability. In WWAP (United Nations World Water Assessment Programme); UN-Water. The United Nations World Water Development Report 2018: nature-based solutions for water. Paris, France: UNESCO. pp.38-50. (The United Nations World Water Development Report 2018)
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NBS [Nature-based solutions] for managing water-related risk, variability and change (7/31/2018)
Smakhtin, V.; Nagabhatla, N.; Qadir, M.; Guppy, L.; Burek, P.; Villholth, Karen; McCartney, Matthew; Pavelic, Paul; Tsegai, D.; Fedotova, T.; Teruggi, G. 2018. NBS [Nature-based solutions] for managing water-related risk, variability and change. In WWAP (United Nations World Water Assessment Programme); UN-Water. The United Nations World Water Development Report 2018: nature-based solutions for water. Paris, France: UNESCO. pp.64-78.
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Shah, Tushaar. 2018. The economics of groundwater development and governance. In Oweis, T. (Ed). Water management for sustainable agriculture. Cambridge, UK: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing. pp.1-12.
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Eriyagama, Nishadi; Smakhtin, V.; Udamulla, L. 2018. Centralized versus distributed reservoirs: an investigation of their implications on environmental flows and sustainable water resources management. Proceedings of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences, 378:43-47. [DOI]
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Solar irrigation pumps and India’s energy-irrigation nexus (7/19/2018)
Verma, Shilp; Durga, Neha; Shah, Tushaar. 2018. Solar irrigation pumps and India’s energy-irrigation nexus. IWMI-Tata Water Policy Research Highlight, 2. 6p.
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Pavelic, Paul; Johnston, Robyn; McCartney, Matthew; Lacombe, Guillaume; Sellamuttu, Sonali Senaratna. 2018. Groundwater resources in the dry zone of Myanmar: a review of current knowledge. In Mukherjee, A. (Ed.). Groundwater of South Asia. Berlin, Germany: Springer. pp.695-705.
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Nijstena, G-J.; Christelis, G.; Villholth, Karen G.; Braune, E.; Gaye, B. C. 2018. Transboundary aquifers of Africa: Review of the current state of knowledge and progress towards sustainable development and management. Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 20: 21-34. [DOI]
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IWMI Annual report 2017 (6/8/2018)
International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2018. IWMI Annual report 2017. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 36p. [DOI]
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Dams and malaria in Africa: time for action (6/29/2018)
International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2018. Dams and malaria in Africa: time for action. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 8p. (IWMI Water Policy Brief 40) [DOI]
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de Silva, Sanjiv; Aheeyar, Mohamed; Arulingam, Indika; Manthrithilake, Herath. 2018. The new water: opportunities and challenges of the rise to prominence of groundwater in Sri Lanka in the face of socioeconomic and climatic change. In Mukherjee, A. (Ed.). Groundwater of South Asia. Berlin, Germany: Springer. pp.759-799.
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Xiong, K.; Miphokasap, P.; Jongkroy, P.; Pavelic, Paul. 2018. Investigation the soil aquifer treatment for domestic wastewater treatment, Xaysetha District Vientiane capital, Lao PDR. International Journal of Advances in Science, Engineering and Technology, 6(3):64-67.
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Dillon, P.; Pavelic, Paul; Nava, A. P.; Weiping, W. 2018. Advances in multi-stage planning and implementing managed aquifer recharge for integrated water management. Sustainable Water Resources Management, 4(2):145-151. [DOI]
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Kadyampakeni, Davie; Appoh, Richard; Barron, Jennie; Boakye-Acheampong, Enoch. 2018. Analysis of water quality of selected irrigation water sources in northern Ghana. Water Science and Technology: Water Supply, 18(4):1308-1317. [DOI]
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Jampani, M.; Huelsmann, S.; Liedl, R.; Sonkamble, S.; Ahmed, S.; Amerasinghe, Priyanie. 2018. Spatio-temporal distribution and chemical characterization of groundwater quality of a wastewater irrigated system: a case study. Science of the Total Environment, 636:1089-1098. [DOI]
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Reforming India’s water governance to meet 21st century challenges: practical pathways to realizing the vision of the Mihir Shah Committee (5/27/2019)
Shah, M. 2018. Reforming India’s water governance to meet 21st century challenges: practical pathways to realizing the vision of the Mihir Shah Committee. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 22p. (IWMI-Tata Water Policy Program Discussion Paper 1) [DOI]
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Hanjra, Munir A.; Drechsel, Pay. 2018. Cities as their own downstream user (Towards managed aquifer recharge) - Case Study. In Otoo, Miriam; Drechsel, Pay (Eds.). Resource recovery from waste: business models for energy, nutrient and water reuse in low- and middle-income countries. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.720-732.
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Danso, G. K.; Naidu, D. R.; Drechsel, Pay. 2018. Revival of Amani Doddakere tank (Bangalore, India) - Case Study. In Otoo, Miriam; Drechsel, Pay (Eds.). Resource recovery from waste: business models for energy, nutrient and water reuse in low- and middle-income countries. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.710-719.
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Drechsel, Pay; Danso, G. K.; Qadir, M. 2018. Growing opportunities for Mexico city to tap into the Tula aquifer (Mexico) - Case Study. In Otoo, Miriam; Drechsel, Pay (Eds.). Resource recovery from waste: business models for energy, nutrient and water reuse in low- and middle-income countries. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.698-709.
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Drechsel, Pay; Hanjra, Munir A. 2018. Wastewater for agriculture, forestry and aquaculture - Section iv. In Otoo, Miriam; Drechsel, Pay (Eds.). Resource recovery from waste: business models for energy, nutrient and water reuse in low- and middle-income countries. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.548-774.
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Resource recovery from waste: business models for energy, nutrient and water reuse in low- and middle-income countries (4/12/2018)
Otoo, Miriam; Drechsel, Pay. 2018. Resource recovery from waste: business models for energy, nutrient and water reuse in low- and middle-income countries. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan 816p.
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Schmitter, Petra; Kibret, K. S.; Lefore, Nicole; Barron, Jennie. 2018. Suitability mapping framework for solar photovoltaic pumps for smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. Applied Geography, 94:41-57. [DOI]
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Lautze, Jonathan; Holmatov, B.; Saruchera, D.; Villholth, Karen G. 2018. Conjunctive management of surface and groundwater in transboundary watercourses: a first assessment. Water Policy, 20(1):1-20. [DOI]
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Chinnasamy, Pennan; Maheshwari, B.; Dillon, P.; Purohit, R.; Dashora, Y.; Soni, P.; Dashora, R. 2018. Estimation of specific yield using water table fluctuations and cropped area in a hardrock aquifer system of Rajasthan, India. Agricultural Water Management, 202:146-155. [DOI]
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Nhemachena, Charles; Matchaya, Greenwell; Nhlengethwa, Sibusiso; Nhemachena, C. R. 2018. Exploring ways to increase public investments in agricultural water management and irrigation for improved agricultural productivity in Southern Africa. Water SA, 44(3): 474-481.
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Molle, Francois; Gaafar, I.; El-Agha, D. E.; Rap, Edwin. 2018. The Nile Delta’s water and salt balances and implications for management. Agricultural Water Management, 197:110-121. [DOI]
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Puri, S.; Villholth, Karen G. 2018. Governance and management of transboundary aquifers. In Villholth Karen G.; Lopez-Gunn, E.; Conti, K.; Garrido, A.; Van Der Gun, J. (Eds.). Advances in groundwater governance. Leiden, Netherlands: CRC Press. pp.367-388.
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Villholth, Karen G.; Conti, K. I. 2018. Groundwater governance: rationale, definition, current state and heuristic framework. In Villholth Karen G.; Lopez-Gunn, E.; Conti, K.; Garrido, A.; Van Der Gun, J. (Eds.). Advances in groundwater governance. Leiden, Netherlands: CRC Press. pp.3-31.
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Villholth Karen G.; Lopez-Gunn, E.; Conti, K.; Garrido, A.; Van Der Gun, J. 2018. Advances in groundwater governance. Leiden, Netherlands: CRC Press 594p.
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Will Kudimaramathu make communities think tanks again?: a study of tanks in transit, coping mechanism of communities and government action (2/15/2019)
Sakthivadivel, R.; Shah, M. 2018. Will Kudimaramathu make communities think tanks again?: a study of tanks in transit, coping mechanism of communities and government action. IWMI-Tata Water Policy Research Highlight, 6. 8p.
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Gangopadhyay, Prasun K.; Sharma, Bharat R.; Pavelic, Paul. 2018. Co-solving groundwater depletion and seasonal flooding through an innovative managed aquifer recharge approach: converting pilot to a regional solution in the Ram Ganga Sub-basin. In Saha D.; Marwaha S.; Mukherjee A. (Eds). Clean and sustainable groundwater in India. Gateway East, Singapore: Springer. pp.173-189. (Springer Hydrogeology Series)
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Reddy, V. R.; Pavelic, Paul; Hanjra, M. A. 2018. Underground taming of floods for irrigation (UTFI) in the river basins of South Asia: institutionalising approaches and policies for sustainable water management and livelihood enhancement. Water Policy, 20(2):369-387. [DOI]
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Yoshimoto, Shuhei; Amarnath, Giriraj. 2018. Application of a flood inundation model to analyze the potential impacts of a flood control plan in Mundeni Aru River Basin, Sri Lanka. Natural Hazards, 91(2):491-513. [DOI]
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The North West dolomite aquifers, South Africa: a stalled opportunity for water security and development (11/5/2018)
Cobbing, J. 2018. The North West dolomite aquifers, South Africa: a stalled opportunity for water security and development. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 20p. (Groundwater Solutions Initiative for Policy and Practice (GRIPP) Case Profile Series 03) [DOI]
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Mukherji, Aditi; Banerjee, Partha Sarathi; Biswas, Durba. 2018. Private investments in groundwater irrigation and smallholder agriculture in West Bengal: opportunities and constraints. In Mukherjee, A. (Ed.). Groundwater of South Asia. Singapore: Springer. pp.657-673. (Springer Hydrogeology) [DOI]
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Aslam, R. A.; Shrestha, S.; Pandey, Vishnu Prasad. 2018. Groundwater vulnerability to climate change: a review of the assessment methodology. Science of the Total Environment, 612:853-875. [DOI]
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Closas, Alvar; Molle, Francois. 2018. Chronicle of a demise foretold: state vs. local groundwater management in Texas and the high plains aquifer system. Water Alternatives, 11(3):511-532
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Chinnasamy, Pennan; Muthuwatta, Lal; Eriyagama, Nishadi; Pavelic, Paul; Lagudu, S. 2018. Modeling the potential for floodwater recharge to offset groundwater depletion: a case study from the Ramganga basin, India. Sustainable Water Resources Management, 4(2):331-344. [DOI]
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Climate-resilient water management: an operational framework from South Asia. Learning paper (1/31/2020)
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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Viossanges, Mathieu; Pavelic, Paul; Rebelo, Lisa-Maria; Lacombe, Guillaume; Sotoukee, Touleelor. 2018. Regional mapping of groundwater resources in data-scarce regions: the case of Laos. Hydrology, 5(1):1-24. [DOI]
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Okwany, Romulus; Prathapar, Sanmugam; Bastakoti, Ram C. 2017. Renovating open shallow dug wells for off-season home gardening in Nepal Terai. Irrigation and Drainage Systems Engineering, 6(3):1-7. [DOI]
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Jorgensen, L. F.; Villholth, Karen G.; Refsgaard, J. C. 2017. Groundwater management and protection in Denmark: a review of pre-conditions, advances and challenges. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 33(6):868-889. [DOI]
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Reddy, V. R.; Rout, S. K.; Pavelic, Paul. 2017. Underground taming of floods in the Ganges basin: technologies, institutions and policies. In Tsakiris, G.; Tsihrintzis, V. A.; Vangelis, H.; Tigkas, D. (Eds.). Proceedings of the 10th World Congress on Water Resources and Environment, quot;Panta Rheiquot;, Athens, Greece, 5-9 July 2017. Athens, Greece: European Water Resources Association. pp.2061-2067.
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Adapting aquifer storage and recovery technology to the flood-prone areas of northern Ghana for dry-season irrigation (9/12/2017)
Owusu, Seth; Cofie, Olufunke O.; Osei-Owusu, P. K.; Awotwe-Pratt, V.; Mul, Marloes L. 2017. Adapting aquifer storage and recovery technology to the flood-prone areas of northern Ghana for dry-season irrigation. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 35p. (IWMI Working Paper 176) [DOI]
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Naber, M. A. 2017. Controlling groundwater over abstraction: state policies vs localpractices in the Jordan highlands. Water Policy, 19(4):692-708. [DOI]
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Owusu, Seth; Mul, Marloes L.; Ghansah, Benjamin; Osei-Owusu, P. K.; Awotwe-Pratt, V.; Kadyampakeni, D. 2017. Assessing land suitability for aquifer storage and recharge in northern Ghana using remote sensing and GIS multi-criteria decision analysis technique. Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, 3(4):1383-1393. [DOI]
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Rajmohan, N.; Patel, N.; Amarasinghe, Upali A. 2017. Hydrochemical evaluation and identification of geochemical processes in the shallow and deep wells in the Ramganga Sub-Basin, India. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 24:21459-21475 [DOI]
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Brindha, Karthikeyan; Pavelic, Paul; Sotoukee, Touleelor; Douangsavanh, Somphasith; Elango, L. 2017. Geochemical characteristics and groundwater quality in the Vientiane Plain, Laos. Exposure and Health, 9(2):89-104. [DOI]
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Worqlul, A. W.; Jeong, J.; Dile, Y. T.; Osorio, J.; Schmitter, Petra; Gerik, T.; Srinivasan, R.; Clark, N. 2017. Assessing potential land suitable for surface irrigation using groundwater in Ethiopia. Applied Geography, 85:1-13. [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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Building resilience through sustainable groundwater use (6/7/2017)
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). 2017. Building resilience through sustainable groundwater use. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) 12p. (WLE Towards Sustainable Intensification: Insights and Solutions Brief 1) [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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Mekki, I.; Ghazouani, Wafa; Closas, Alvar; Molle, Francois. 2017. Perceptions of groundwater degradation and mitigation responses in the Haouaria region in Tunisia. Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 5:101-110. [DOI]
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El-Agha, Doaa E.; Closas, Alvar; Molle, Francois. 2017. Below the radar: the boom of groundwater use in the central part of the Nile Delta in Egypt. Hydrogeology Journal, 25(6):1621-1631. [DOI]
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Muthuwatta, Lal; Amarasinghe, Upali A.; Sood, Aditya; Lagudu, S. 2017. Reviving the “Ganges Water Machine”: where and how much? Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 21:2545-2557. [DOI]
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Hydrological assessment of the Xe Champone and Beung Kiat Ngong wetlands [Final Project Report of the Climate Change Adaptation in Wetlands Areas (CAWA)] (4/2/2018)
Lacombe, Guillaume; Pavelic, Paul; McCartney, Matthew; Phommavong, K.; Viossanges, Mathieu. 2017. Hydrological assessment of the Xe Champone and Beung Kiat Ngong wetlands [Final Project Report of the Climate Change Adaptation in Wetlands Areas (CAWA)]. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 33p.
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Water harvesting and recycling: Indian experience (3/23/2017)
Sharda, V. N.; Sikka, Alok K.; Samra, J. S.; Islam, A. 2017. Water harvesting and recycling: Indian experience. New Delhi, India: Indian Council of Agricultural Research 337p.
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Thapa, B. R.; Ishidaira, H.; Pandey, Vishnu Prasad; Shakya, N. M. 2017. A multi-model approach for analyzing water balance dynamics in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 9:149-162. [DOI]
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Shah, Tushaar. 2017. Sustainable groundwater governance: India’s challenge and response. The Journal of Governance, 14:23-45.
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Bhatti, Muhammad Tousif; Anwar, Arif A.; Aslam, Muhammad. 2017. Groundwater monitoring and management: status and options in Pakistan. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 135:143-153. [DOI]
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Global environmental flow information for the sustainable development goals (3/10/2017)
Sood, Aditya; Smakhtin, Vladimir; Eriyagama, Nishadi; Villholth, Karen G.; Liyanage, Nirosha; Wada, Y.; Ebrahim, Girma; Dickens, Chris. 2017. Global environmental flow information for the sustainable development goals. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 37p. (IWMI Research Report 168) [DOI]
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Lacombe, Guillaume; Douangsavanh, S.; Vongphachanh, S.; Pavelic, Paul. 2017. Regional assessment of groundwater recharge in the lower Mekong Basin. Hydrology, 4(4):1-18. [DOI]
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Controlling groundwater through smart card machines: the case of water quotas and pricing mechanisms in Gansu Province, China (12/22/2017)
Aarnoudse, E.; Bluemling, B. 2017. Controlling groundwater through smart card machines: the case of water quotas and pricing mechanisms in Gansu Province, China. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 20p. (Groundwater Solutions Initiative for Policy and Practice (GRIPP) Case Profile Series 02) [DOI]
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Shrestha, P. K.; Shakya, N. M.; Pandey, Vishnu Prasad; Birkinshaw, S. J.; Shrestha, S. 2017. Model-based estimation of land subsidence in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk, 8(2):974-996. [DOI]
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Sticks and carrots: managing groundwater overabstraction in La Mancha, Spain (11/1/2017)
Closas, Alvar; Molle, Francois; Hernandez-Mora, N. 2017. Sticks and carrots: managing groundwater overabstraction in La Mancha, Spain. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 42p. (IWMI Working Paper 177) [DOI]
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Zeitoun, M.; Cascao, A. E.; Warner, J.; Mirumachi, N.; Matthews, Nathanial. 2017. Transboundary water interaction III: contest and compliance. International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, 17(2):271-294. [DOI]
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Cai, X.; Altchenko, Yvan; Chavula, G. 2017. Availability and use of water resources. In Lautze, Jonathan; Phiri, Z.; Smakhtin, Vladimir; Saruchera, D. (Eds.). 2017. The Zambezi River Basin: water and sustainable development. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.7-28. (Earthscan Series on Major River Basins of the World)
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Closas, Alvar; Rap. E. 2017. Solar-based groundwater pumping for irrigation: Sustainability, policies, and limitations. Energy Policy, 104:33-37. [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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Rajurkar, G. B.; Patel, N.; Natarajan, Rajmohan; Rajput, T. B. S.; Prathapar, S. A.; Varghese, C. 2016. Irrigation application efficiency and uniformity of water distribution using multi-outlet pipe and resource conservation technologies. Journal of Applied and Natural Science, 8(4):1868-1877.
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Sood, Aditya; Seidou, O.; Forkuor, G.; Annor, F. O.; McCartney, Matthew. 2016. Simulating current and future Volta Basin water development scenarios. 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.245-273.
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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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Ebrahim, Girma Y.; Villholth, Karen G. 2016. Estimating shallow groundwater availability in small catchments using streamflow recession and instream flow requirements of rivers in South Africa. Journal of Hydrology, 541:754-765. [DOI]
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Giordano, M.; Suhardiman, Diana; Peterson-Perlman, J. 2016. Do hydrologic rigor and technological advance tell us more or less about transboundary water management? International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, 16(6):815-831. [DOI]
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Surinaidu, L.; Nandan, M. J.; Prathapar, Sanmugam; Rao, V. V. S. G.; Natarajan, Rajmohan. 2016. Groundwater evaporation ponds: a viable option for the management of shallow saline waterlogged areas. Hydrology, 3(3):1-12 [DOI]
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Natarajan, Rajmohan; Prathapar, S. A. 2016. Assessment of geochemical processes in the uncon ned and con ned aquifers in the Eastern Ganges Basin: a geochemical approach. Environmental Earth Sciences, 75:1-14.
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Fragaszy, S.; Closas, Alvar. 2016. Cultivating the desert: irrigation expansion and groundwater abstraction in northern state, Sudan. Water Alternatives, 9(1):139-161.
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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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Irrigation efficiency and the Nile Delta water balance (8/31/2017)
Molle, Francois; Gaafar, I.; El-Agha, D. E.; Rap, Edwin. 2016. Irrigation efficiency and the Nile Delta water balance. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 53p.
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Aquifer contracts: a means to solving groundwater over-exploitation in Morocco? (8/23/2016)
Closas, Alvar; Villholth, Karen G. 2016. Aquifer contracts: a means to solving groundwater over-exploitation in Morocco? Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 20p. (Groundwater Solutions Initiative for Policy and Practice (GRIPP) Case Profile Series 01) [DOI]
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Chemin, Yann. 2016. A new methodology for virtual water level Gauges. International Journal of Geoinformatics, 12(1):15-25.
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Clark, James. 2016. From flooding to farming. World Water: Stormwater Management, Spring: 26-27.
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Natarajan, Rajmohan; Amarasinghe, Upali A. 2016. Groundwater quality issues and management in Ramganga Sub-Basin. Environmental Earth Sciences, 75(12):1-14. [DOI]
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Surinaidu, L.; Muthuwatta, Lal; Amarasinghe, Upali Ananda; Jain, S. K.; Kumar, S.; Singh, S. 2016. Reviving the Ganges water machine: accelerating surface water and groundwater interactions in the Ramganga sub-basin. Journal of Hydrology, 540:207-219. [DOI]
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Methods to investigate the hydrology of the Himalayan springs: a review (6/2/2016)
Chinnasamy, Pennan; Prathapar, Sanmugam A. 2016. Methods to investigate the hydrology of the Himalayan springs: a review. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 28p. (IWMI Working Paper 169) [DOI]
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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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Measuring the invisible: exploiting the water-energy nexus to estimate private, urban groundwater draft (5/23/2016)
Cauchois, A. 2016. Measuring the invisible: exploiting the water-energy nexus to estimate private, urban groundwater draft. IWMI-Tata Water Policy Research Highlight, 5. 8p.
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Varua, M. E.; Ward, J.; Maheshwari, B.; Ozac, S.; Purohit, R.; Hakimuddin; Chinnasamy, Pennan. 2016. Assisting community management of groundwater: irrigator attitudes in two watersheds in Rajasthan and Gujarat, India. Journal of Hydrology, 537:171-186. [DOI]
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Kadyampakeni, Davie M.; Ellis, Tim; Sidibe, Yoro. 2016. Evaluating seasonal soil water dynamics using a simple soil water balance model in northern Ghana. Paper presented at the African Soil Science Society Conference, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 8-12 February 2016. 14p.
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Chinnasamy, Pennan; Agoramoorthy, G. 2016. India's groundwater storage trends influenced by tube well intensification. Ground Water, 6p. (Online first) [DOI]
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Brindha, Karthikeyan; Jagadeshan, G.; Kalpana, L.; Elango, L. 2016. Fluoride in weathered rock aquifers of southern India: managed aquifer recharge for mitigation. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 23(9):8302-8316. [DOI]
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Frija, A.; Dhehibi, B.; Chebil, A.; Villholth, Karen G. 2016. Performance evaluation of groundwater management instruments: the case of irrigation sector in Tunisia. Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 1:23-32.
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Rink, Paul; Semasinghe, Christina; Manthrithilake, Herath. 2016. The potential benefits of rainwater harvesting for households in the Jaffna Peninsula. Sri Lanka Journal of Aquatic Sciences, 21(1):59-65.
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De Silva, Sanjiv; Curnow, J.; Ariyatne, A. 2016. Groundwater rising: agrarian resilience against climatic impacts on water resources. In Shamsuddoha, Md.; Pandey, M. S.; Chowdhury, R. K. (Eds.). Climate change in the bay of bengal region exploring sectoral cooperation for sustaiable development. Dhaka, Bangladesh: Coastal Association for Social Transformation (COAST) Trust. pp.93-109.
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Awan, U. K.; Anwar, Arif; Ahmad, Waqas; Hafeez, M. 2016. A methodology to estimate equity of canal water and groundwater use at different spatial and temporal scales: a geo-informatics approach. Environmental Earth Sciences, 75(5):1-13. [DOI]
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Aheeyar, Mohamed; Manthrithilake, Herath; Pathmarajah, S.; Makin, Ian W. 2016. Groundwater development through sprinkler irrigation: consequences of a lack of a governance structure in Kalpitiya, Sri Lanka. In Pathmarajah, S. (Ed.). Symposium Proceedings of Groundwater Availability and Use in the Dry Zone of Sri Lanka, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 22 July 2016. Peradeniya, Sri Lanka: Cap-Net Lanka; University of Peradeniya. Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture (PGIA). pp.115-127.
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Shah, Tushaar; Amarasinghe, Upali A. 2016. River linking project: a solution or problem to India's water woes? In Narain, V.; Narayanamoorthy, A. (Eds). Indian water policy at the crossroads: resources, technology and reforms. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. pp.109-130.
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de Silva, Sanjiv; Curnow, J.; Ariyaratne, Ranjith. 2016. Resilience and prosperity through agro-well driven cultivation in the north central province, Sri Lanka: a case study on its evolution, structure and impacts. In Pathmarajah, S. (Ed.). Symposium Proceedings of Groundwater Availability and Use in the Dry Zone of Sri Lanka, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 22 July 2016. Peradeniya, Sri Lanka: Cap-Net Lanka; University of Peradeniya. Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture (PGIA). pp.33-49.
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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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Integrated systems research for sustainable smallholder agriculture in the Central Mekong: achievements and challenges of implementing integrated systems research (12/16/2016)
Hiwasaki, L.; Bolliger, L.; Lacombe, Guillaume; Raneri, J.; Schut, M.; Staal, S. 2016. Integrated systems research for sustainable smallholder agriculture in the Central Mekong: achievements and challenges of implementing integrated systems research. Hanoi, Vietnam: World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF). Southeast Asia Regional Program 178p.
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Ebrahim, Girma Yimer; Jonoski, A.; Al-Maktoumi, A.; Ahmed, M.; Mynett, A. 2016. Simulation-optimization approach for evaluating the feasibility of managed aquifer recharge in the Samail Lower Catchment, Oman. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 142(2):1-16. [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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Groundwater governance in Asia and the Pacific. [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 Asia and the Pacific. [Project report of the Groundwater Governance in the Arab World - Taking Stock and Addressing the Challenges]. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 176p. (Groundwater Governance in the Arab World - Report 4)
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Groundwater governance in Europe. [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 Europe. [Project report of the Groundwater Governance in the Arab World - Taking Stock and Addressing the Challenges]. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 99p. (Groundwater Governance in the Arab World - Report 3)
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Groundwater governance in Sub-Saharan Africa. [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 Sub-Saharan Africa. [Project report of the Groundwater Governance in the Arab World - Taking Stock and Addressing the Challenges]. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 31p. (Groundwater Governance in the Arab World - Report 2)
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Groundwater governance in the Middle East and North Africa. [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 the Middle East and North Africa. [Project report of the Groundwater Governance in the Arab World - Taking Stock and Addressing the Challenges]. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 192p. (Groundwater Governance in the Arab World - Report 1)
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Groundwater governance: a synthesis. [Project report of the Groundwater Governance in the Arab World - Taking Stock and Addressing the Challenges] (11/28/2017)
Molle, Francois; Closas, Alvar. 2016. Groundwater governance: a synthesis. [Project report of the Groundwater Governance in the Arab World - Taking Stock and Addressing the Challenges]. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 187p. (Groundwater Governance in the Arab World - Report 6)
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Shah, Tushaar; Pradhan, P.; Rasul, G. 2016. Water challenges of the Ganges Basin: an agenda for accelerated reform. 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.304-320. (Earthscan Series on Major River Basins of the World)
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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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van Eeden, A.; Mehta, L.; van Koppen, Barbara. 2016. Whose waters? large-scale agricultural development and water grabbing in the Wami-Ruvu River Basin, Tanzania. Water Alternatives, 9(3):608-626. (Special issue: Flows and Practices: The Politics of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) in southern Africa).
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Saha, D.; Zahid, A.; Shrestha, S. R.; Pavelic, Paul. 2016. Groundwater resources. 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.24-51. (Earthscan Series on Major River Basins of the World)
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Jain, S. K.; Jeuland, M. A.; Bharati, Luna; Khan, Z. H. 2016. Surface water resources. 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.8-23. (Earthscan Series on Major River Basins of the World)
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Price, J. I.; Janmaat, J.; Sugden, Fraser; Bharati, Luna. 2016. Water storage systems and preference heterogeneity in water-scarce environments: a choice experiment in Nepal’s Koshi River Basin. Water Resources and Economics, 13:6-18. [DOI]
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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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Sood, Aditya; Manthrithilake, Herath; Siddiqui, Salman; Rajah, Ameer; Pathmarajah, S. 2015. Managing shallow aquifers in the dry zone of Sri Lanka. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 187(7):1-16. [DOI]
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Aslam, Muhammad. 2015. Numerical experimentation to develop design and operational parameters for skimming wells: a case study of the Chaj Doab of Punjab, Pakistan. Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering amp; Technology, 34(3):273-282.
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Demonstrating complexity with a roleplaying simulation: investing in water in the Indrawati Subbasin, Nepal (9/15/2015)
Janmaat, J.; Lapp, S.; Wannop, T.; Bharati, Luna; Sugden, Fraser. 2015. Demonstrating complexity with a roleplaying simulation: investing in water in the Indrawati Subbasin, Nepal. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 38p. (IWMI Research Report 163) [DOI]
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Watershed hydrology impact monitoring research. Inception Report. [Project report of the Building Climate Resilient Watersheds in Mountain Eco-Regions (BCRWME)] (8/24/2015)
Bharati, Luna; Chinnasamy, Pennan; Khadka,Ambika; Okwany, Romulus. 2015. Watershed hydrology impact monitoring research. Inception Report. [Project report of the Building Climate Resilient Watersheds in Mountain Eco-Regions (BCRWME)]. Kathmandu: Nepal: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 73p.
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Sood, Aditya; Smakhtin, Vladimir. 2015. Global hydrological models : a review. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 60(4):549-565. [DOI]
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Paysage scientifique, politique et financier de l’Agriculture Intelligente face au Climat (AIC) en Afrique de l’Ouest : le secteur des ressources en eau. In French (7/9/2015)
Mul, Marloes L.; Williams, Timothy O.; Cofie, Olufunke. 2015. Paysage scientifique, politique et financier de l’Agriculture Intelligente face au Climat (AIC) en Afrique de l’Ouest : le secteur des ressources en eau. In French. In Zougmore, R.; Sy Traore, A.; Mbodj, Y. (Eds.). Paysage scientifique, politique et financier de l’Agriculture Intelligente face au Climat en Afrique de l’Ouest. Copenhagen, Denmark: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). pp.47-59. (Also in English) (CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) Working Paper 118)
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Overview of the scientific, political and financial landscapes of Climate-Smart Agriculture in West Africa: sector of water resources (7/9/2015)
Mul, Marloes L.; Williams, Timothy O.; Cofie, Olufunke. 2015. Overview of the scientific, political and financial landscapes of Climate-Smart Agriculture in West Africa: sector of water resources. In Zougmore, R.; Sy Traore, A.; Mbodj, Y. (Eds.). Overview of the scientific, political and financial landscape of climate-smart agriculture in West Africa. Copenhagen, Denmark: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). pp.47-59. (Also in French) (CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) Working Paper 118)
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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 (7/28/2015)
Humphreys, E.; Tuong, T. P.; Buisson, Marie-Charlotte; Pukinskis, I.; Phillips, M. 2015. 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) 600p.
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Management of transboundary aquifers. Module 4 (7/2/2015)
Villholth, Karen G. 2015. Management of transboundary aquifers. Module 4. In Africa Groundwater Network (AGW-Net). Training manual on integration of groundwater management into transboundary basin organizations in Africa. Hanover, Germany: Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR); Harare, Zimbabwe: Africa Groundwater Network (AGW-Net); Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Computer Aided Provider Network (Cap-Net). 16p.
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Prathapar, Sanmugam; Dhar, S.; Rao, G. T.; Maheshwari, B. 2015. Performance and impacts of managed aquifer recharge interventions for agricultural water security: A framework for evaluation. Agricultural Water Management, 159:165-175. [DOI]
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Assessment of groundwater availability from recession flows and instream flow requirements of rivers in South Africa (6/9/2016)
Ebrahim, Girma Yimer; Villholth, Karen Grothe. 2015. Assessment of groundwater availability from recession flows and instream flow requirements of rivers in South Africa. Gezina, Pretoria, South Africa: Water Research Commission 60p. (Water Research Commission Report KV 339/15)
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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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Jampani, Mahesh; Amerasinghe, Priyanie; Pavelic, Paul. 2015. An integrated approach to assess the dynamics of a peri-urban watershed influenced by wastewater irrigation. Journal of Hydrology, 523:427-440. [DOI]
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Xie, J.; Zhang, K.; Hu, L.; Pavelic, Paul; Wang, Y.; Chen, M. 2015. Field-based simulation of a demonstration site for carbon dioxide sequestration in low-permeability saline aquifers in the Ordos Basin, China. Hydrogeology Journal, 23(7):1465-1480. [DOI]
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Kloppmann, W.; Sandhu, C.; Groeschke, M.; Pandian, R. S.; Picot-Colbeau, G.; Fahimuddin, M.; Ahmed, S.; Alazard, M.; Amerasinghe, Priyanie; Bhola, P.; Boisson, A.; Elango, L.; Feistel, U.; Fischer, S.; Ghosh, N. C.; Grischek, T.; Grutzmacher, G.; Hamann, E.; Nair, I. S.; Jampani, Mahesh; Mondal, N. C.; Monninkhoff, B.; Pettenati, M.; Rao, S.; Sarah, S.; Schneider, M.; Sklorz, S.; Thiery, D.; Zabel, A. 2015. Modelling of natural water treatment systems in India: Learning from the Saph Pani case studies. In Wintgens. T.; Nattorp, A.; Elango, L.; Asolekar, S. R. (Eds.). Natural water treatment systems for safe and sustainable water supply in the Indian context: Saph Pani, London, UK: IWA Publishing. pp. 227-250.
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Dessalegn, Mengistu; Merrey, D. J. 2015. Motor pump revolution in Ethiopia: promises at a crossroads. Water Alternatives, 8(2):237-257.
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Water security in the Bhadrachalam catchment within the Godavari Basin: emerging issues and potential solutions. Project final report – Annexes (6/11/2015)
Amarasinghe, Upali A.; Kakumanu, Krishna Reddy; Rao, M.; Anand, S.; Mehra, K.; Phillip, A.; Prathapar, S. 2015. Water security in the Bhadrachalam catchment within the Godavari Basin: emerging issues and potential solutions. Project final report – Annexes. Project Final Report Submitted to ITC Limited under the project “Water Security of the Bhadrachalam Catchment”. 110p.
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Water security in the Bhadrachalam catchment within the Godavari Basin: emerging issues and potential solutions. Project final report (6/11/2015)
Amarasinghe, Upali A.; Kakumanu, Krishna Reddy; Rao, M.; Anand, S.; Mehra, K.; Phillip, A.; Prathapar, S. 2015. Water security in the Bhadrachalam catchment within the Godavari Basin: emerging issues and potential solutions. Project final report. Project Final Report Submitted to ITC Limited under the project “Water Security of the Bhadrachalam Catchment”. 38p.
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Amerasinghe, Priyanie; Jampani, Mahesh; Sonkamble, S.; Wajihuddin, Md.; Boisson, A.; Fahimuddin, Md.; Ahmed, S. 2015. Characterization and performance assessment of natural treatment systems in a wastewater irrigated micro-watershed: Musi River case study. In Wintgens. T.; Nattorp, A.; Elango, L.; Asolekar, S. R. (Eds.). Natural water treatment systems for safe and sustainable water supply in the Indian context: Saph Pani, London, UK: IWA Publishing. pp.177-190.
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Rajesh, R.; Brindha, Karthikeyan; Elango, L. 2015. Groundwater quality and its hydrochemical characteristics in a shallow weathered rock aquifer of southern India. Water Quality, Exposure and Health, 7(4):515-524. [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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Chinnasamy, Pennan; Misra, Gourav; Shah, Tushaar; Maheshwari, B.; Prathapar, Sanmugam. 2015. Evaluating the effectiveness of water infrastructures for increasing groundwater recharge and agricultural production – a case study of Gujarat, India. Agricultural Water Management, 158:179-188. [DOI]
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Securing water, sustaining growth. Report of the GWP/OECD Task Force on Water Security and Sustainable Growth (5/23/2017)
Sadoff, C. W.; Hall, J. W.; Grey, D.; Aerts, J. C. J. H.; Ait-Kadi, M.; Brown, C.; Cox, A.; Dadson, S.; Garrick, D.; Kelman, J.; McCornick, Peter; Ringler, C.; Rosegrant, M.; Whittington, D.; Wiberg, D. 2015. Securing water, sustaining growth. Report of the GWP/OECD Task Force on Water Security and Sustainable Growth. Oxford, UK: University of Oxford 171p.
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Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Environment Management and Planning, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka, 23-24 February 2015 (4/6/2015)
Gunawardena, J.; Muthuwatta, Lal; Fernando, M. J. J.; Rathnayake, S.; Rodrigo, T. M. A. S. K.; Gunawardena, A. 2015. Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Environment Management and Planning, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka, 23-24 February 2015. Colombo, Sri Lanka: Central Environmental Authority (CEA) 55p.
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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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Qadir, Manzoor; Boelee, E.; Amerasinghe, Priyanie; Danso, G. 2015. Costs and benefits of using wastewater for aquifer recharge. In Drechsel, Pay; Qadir, Manzoor; Wichelns, D. (Eds.). Wastewater: economic asset in an urbanizing world. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer. pp.153-167.
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Wastewater: economic asset in an urbanizing world (4/27/2015)
Drechsel, Pay; Qadir, Manzoor; Wichelns, D. 2015. Wastewater: economic asset in an urbanizing world. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer 287p. [DOI]
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Brindha, Karthikeyan; Elango, L. 2015. Cross comparison of five popular groundwater pollution vulnerability index approaches. Journal of Hydrology, 524:597-613 [DOI]
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Karimov, Akmal; Smakhtin, Vladimir; Mavlonov, A.; Borisov, V.; Gracheva, I.; Miryusupov, F.; Akhmedov, A.; Anzelm, K.; Yakubov, S.; Karimov, A. A. 2015. Managed aquifer recharge: potential component of water management in the Syrdarya River Basin. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, Special Issue: 8th International Symposium on Managed Aquifer Recharge. 20(3):1-12. [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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Clear Creek 2015 watershed assessment (3/15/2016)
Khadka, Ambika; Kuhn, C. 2015. Clear Creek 2015 watershed assessment. New Haven, CT, USA: Ucross High Plains Stewardship Initiative (UHPSI) 32p.
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Xenarios, S.; Polatidis, H.; McCartney, Matthew; Nemes, A. 2015. Developing a user-based decision-aid framework for water storage systems in Sub-Saharan Africa: the case of Blue Nile Basin in Ethiopia. Water Economics and Policy, 1(4):1-30. [DOI]
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Villholth, Karen. 2015. Groundwater for food production and livelihoods - the nexus with climate change and transboundary water management. In Hoanh, Chu Thai; Johnston, Robyn; Smakhtin, Vladimir. Climate change and agricultural water management in developing countries. Wallingford, UK: CABI. pp.154-175. (CABI Climate Change Series 8)
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Molle, Francois; Closas, Alvar. 2015. State regulations in groundwater management: they bark but do they bite? Paper presented at the ICID 26th Euro-Mediterranean Regional Conference and Workshops on Innovate to Improve Irrigation Performances. Theme 3: What Governance for Groundwater and Surface Water Use in Agriculture?, Montpellier, France, 12-15 October 2015. 4p.
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How can water have a positive impact on climate change?. Book of Knowledge (12/23/2015)
Finlayson, C. M.; McInnes, R. J.; Noble, I. R.; McCartney, Matthew P.; Lachassagne, P. 2015. How can water have a positive impact on climate change?. Book of Knowledge. Geneva, Switzerland: Danone; Evian; Ramsar 46p.
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Katic, Pamela G. 2015. Groundwater spatial dynamics and endogenous well location. Water Resources Management, 29(1):181-196. [DOI]
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Sreedevi, P. D.; Sarah, S.; Alam, F.; Ahmed, S.; Chandra, S.; Pavelic, Paul. 2015. Investigating geophysical and hydrogeological variabilities and their impact on water resources in the context of meso-watersheds. 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.57-83.
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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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Survey of groundwater use in the central part of the Nile Delta (11/2/2017)
Al-Agha, D. E.; Closas, Alvar; Molle, Francois. 2015. Survey of groundwater use in the central part of the Nile Delta. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 50p.
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Chinnasamy, Pennan; Bharati, Luna; Bhattarai, Utsav; Khadka, Ambika; Dahal, Vaskar; Wahid, S. 2015. Impact of planned water resource development on current and future water demand of the Koshi river basin, Nepal. Water International, 40(7):1004-1020. [DOI]
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Chinnasamy, Pennan; Maheshwari, B.; Prathapar, Sanmugam. 2015. Understanding groundwater storage changes and recharge in Rajasthan, India through remote sensing. Water, 7(10):5547-5565. [DOI]
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Integrated assessment of groundwater use for improving livelihoods in the dry zone of Myanmar (10/20/2015)
Pavelic, Paul; Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali; Johnston, Robyn; McCartney, Matthew; Sotoukee, Touleelor; Balasubramanya, Soumya; Suhardiman, Diana; Lacombe, Guillaume; Douangsavanh, Somphasith; Joffre, O.; Latt, K.; Zan, A. K.; Thein, K.; Myint, A.; Cho, C.; Htut, Y. T. 2015. Integrated assessment of groundwater use for improving livelihoods in the dry zone of Myanmar. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 47p. (IWMI Research Report 164) [DOI]
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Chinnasamy, Pennan; Agoramoorthy, G. 2015. Groundwater storage and depletion trends in Tamil Nadu State, India. Water Resources Management, 29(7):2139-2152. [DOI]
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Aslam, Muhammad; Matsuno, Y.; Hatcho, N. 2014. Assessment of skimming well performance in Punjab, Pakistan by groundwater simulation modelling. Memoirs- Faculty of Agriculture Kinki University, 47:11-32.
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Global experiences in water reuse (9/10/2014)
Lautze, Jonathan; Stander, E.; Drechsel, Pay; da Silva, A. K.; Keraita, B. 2014. Global experiences in water reuse. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) 31p. (Resource Recovery and Reuse Series 04) [DOI]
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Proceedings of the Workshop to Establish Guidelines for Using SWAT to Assess Ecosystem Services. Summaries of presentations and discussions held during the SWAT Community of Practice Meeting, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 15-17 October 2014 (8/8/2015)
Baker, Tracy. 2014. Proceedings of the Workshop to Establish Guidelines for Using SWAT to Assess Ecosystem Services. Summaries of presentations and discussions held during the SWAT Community of Practice Meeting, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 15-17 October 2014. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) 28p.
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Groundwater governance and irrigated agriculture (8/28/2014)
Shah, Tushaar. 2014. Groundwater governance and irrigated agriculture. Stockholm, Sweden: Global Water Partnership, Technical Committee (TEC) 71p. (TEC Background Papers 19)
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IWMI Annual report 2013 (8/20/2014)
International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2014. IWMI Annual report 2013. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 14p. [DOI]
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Shah, Tushaar. 2014. Towards a managed aquifer recharge strategy for Gujarat, India: an economist’s dialogue with hydro-geologists. Journal of Hydrology, 518(Part A):94-107. [DOI]
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Shah, Tushaar. 2014. Innovations in agricultural groundwater management: examples from India. In Garrido, A.; Shechter, M. (Eds.). Water for the Americas: challenges and opportunities. Oxon, UK: Routledge. pp.253-270.
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Shah, Tushaar; Verma, S. 2014. Addressing water management. In Debroy, B.; Tellis, A. J.; Trevor, R. Getting India back on track: an action agenda for post-election reform. Washington DC, USA: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. pp.185-206
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Water accounting plus for water resources reporting and river planning. [PhD thesis funded by IWMI through the CGIAR Research Programme on Water Land and Ecosystems] (5/28/2014)
Karimi, Poolad. 2014. Water accounting plus for water resources reporting and river planning. [PhD thesis funded by IWMI through the CGIAR Research Programme on Water Land and Ecosystems]. Delft, Netherlands: Delf University of Technology 158p.
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Water accounting plus for water resources reporting and river planning. [PhD thesis funded by IWMI through the CGIAR Research Programme on Water Land and Ecosystems] (5/28/2014)
Karimi, Poolad. 2014. Water accounting plus for water resources reporting and river planning. [PhD thesis funded by IWMI through the CGIAR Research Programme on Water Land and Ecosystems]. Delft, Netherlands: Delf University of Technology 158p. [DOI]
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On-farm treatment options for wastewater, greywater and fecal sludge with special reference to West Africa (4/7/2014)
Keraita, B.; Drechsel, Pay; Klutse, A.; Cofie, Olufunke O. 2014. On-farm treatment options for wastewater, greywater and fecal sludge with special reference to West Africa. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) 36p. (Resource Recovery and Reuse Series 01) [DOI]
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Conceptual model of flow and transport for a hard rock aquifer-Musi River microwatershed case study. Saph Pani Deliverable 3.2. [Project report of the Enhancement of Natural Water Systems and Treatment Methods for Safe and Sustainable Water Supply in India (Saph Pani)] (4/23/2015)
Ahmed, S.; Alazard, M.; Amerasinghe, Priyanie; Boisson, A.; Jampani, Mahesh; Pavelic, Paul; Sonkamble, S. 2014. Conceptual model of flow and transport for a hard rock aquifer-Musi River microwatershed case study. Saph Pani Deliverable 3.2. [Project report of the Enhancement of Natural Water Systems and Treatment Methods for Safe and Sustainable Water Supply in India (Saph Pani)]. Vienna, Austria: Center for Environmental Management and Decision Support (CEMDS) 56p.
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Closas, Alvar. 2014. Norias, boreholes and the role of the state during the groundwater ‘silent revolution’ in La Mancha, Spain. Hydrogeology Journal, 22(5):1179-1192. [DOI]
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Improving rural livelihoods through land and water based enterprises in the northeast India. Final report. National Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP), Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) – IWMI Livelihoods Project in the Northeast Region of India (2/5/2014)
Sharma, Bharat; Riaz, M. V.; Pant, D.; Bhatt, B. P.; Rahman, H.; Martin, D.; Nelson, N. 2014. Improving rural livelihoods through land and water based enterprises in the northeast India. Final report. National Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP), Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) – IWMI Livelihoods Project in the Northeast Region of India. New Delhi, India: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 53p.
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Hanjra, Munir A.; Lautze, Jonathan. 2014. Appendix: other new terms in water management. In Lautze, Jonathan (Ed.). Key concepts in water resource management: a review and critical evaluation. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.111-126. (Earthscan Water Text)
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Assessments of key small-scale irrigation technologies, agricultural water management options and integrated irrigated fodder in Ethiopia (12/24/2014)
Gebregziabher, Gebrehaweria; Haileslassie, A. 2014. Assessments of key small-scale irrigation technologies, agricultural water management options and integrated irrigated fodder in Ethiopia. Unpublished Discussion Paper prepared by Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Small-Scale Irrigation Project for Stakeholder Consultation Workshop. 30p.
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Report on case study assessment and feasibility studies. Saph Pani Deliverable 6. 2. [Project report of the Enhancement of Natural Water Systems and Treatment Methods for Safe and Sustainable Water Supply in India (Saph Pani)] (12/24/2014)
Amerasinghe, Priyanie; Bouzit, M.; Brunner, M.; Essl, L.; Jampani, Mahesh; Kimothi, C.; Lakshmanan, E.; Sidhu, J.; Page, D.; Sandhu, C.; Starkl, M. 2014. Report on case study assessment and feasibility studies. Saph Pani Deliverable 6. 2. [Project report of the Enhancement of Natural Water Systems and Treatment Methods for Safe and Sustainable Water Supply in India (Saph Pani)]. Vienna, Austria: Center for Environmental Management and Decision Support (CEMDS) 194p.
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Climate change, out-migration and agrarian stress: the potential for upscaling small-scale water storage in Nepal (11/7/2014)
Sugden, Fraser; Shrestha, L.; Bharati, Luna; Gurung, P.; Maharjan, L.; Janmaat, J.; Price, J. I.; Sherpa, Tashi Yang Chung; Bhattarai, Utsav; Koirala, S.; Timilsina, B. 2014. Climate change, out-migration and agrarian stress: the potential for upscaling small-scale water storage in Nepal. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 38p. (IWMI Research Report 159) [DOI]
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Katic, Pamela G.; Lautze, Jonathan; Namara, R. E. 2014. Impacts of small built infrastructure in inland valleys in Burkina Faso and Mali: rationale for a systems approach that thinks beyond rice? Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 76-78:83-97.(Special Issue on quot;Transboundary Water Cooperation: Building Partnershipsquot; (Part 2)) [DOI]
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Afrontar el cambio: Cuidar del agua, de la agricultura y de la seguridad alimentaria en una era de incertidumbre climatica. In Spanish (10/21/2014)
McCornick, Peter; Smakhtin, Vladimir; Bharati, Luna; Johnston, Robyn; McCartney, Matthew; Sugden, Fraser; Clement, Floriane; McIntyre, Beverly. 2014. Afrontar el cambio: Cuidar del agua, de la agricultura y de la seguridad alimentaria en una era de incertidumbre climatica. In Spanish. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 36p. [DOI]
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Al Khamisi, S. A.; Prathapar, Sanmugam A.; Ahmed, M. 2013. Conjunctive use of reclaimed water and groundwater in crop rotations. Agricultural Water Management, 116:228-234. [DOI]
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Gumma, M. K.; Pavelic, Paul. 2013. Mapping of groundwater potential zones across Ghana using remote sensing, geographic information systems, and spatial modeling. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 185(4):3561-3579. [DOI]
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Managed aquifer recharge: the solution for water shortages in the Fergana Valley. In Russian (9/4/2013)
Karimov, Akmal; Smakhtin, Vladimir; Mavlonov, A.; Borisov, V.; Gracheva, I.; Miryusupov, F.; Djumanov, J.; Khamzina, T.; Ibragimov, R.; Abdurahmanov, B. 2013. Managed aquifer recharge: the solution for water shortages in the Fergana Valley. In Russian. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 62p. (Also in English). (IWMI Research Report 151) [DOI]
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Bakken, T. H.; Skarbovik, E.; Gosain, A. K.; Kuppannan, Palanisami; Sauterleute, J.; Egeland, Helene; Kakumanu, Krishna Reddy; Sekhar, N. U.; Harby, A.; Tirupataiah, T.; Stalnacke, P. 2013. Water allocation with use of the Building Block Methodology (BBM) in the Godavari Basin, India. Journal of Sustainable Development, 6(8):93-107.
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Identifying priority investments in water in Myanmar’s dry zone: final report for component 3. [Project report of the Livelihoods and Food Security Trust Fund (LIFT) Dry Zone Program] (9/24/2013)
Johnston, Robyn; Rajah, Ameer; Balasubramanya, Soumya; Douangsavanh, Somphasith; Lacombe, Guillaume; McCartney, Matthew; Pavelic, Paul; Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali; Sotoukee, Touleelor; Suhardiman, Diana; Joffre, O. 2013. Identifying priority investments in water in Myanmar’s dry zone: final report for component 3. [Project report of the Livelihoods and Food Security Trust Fund (LIFT) Dry Zone Program]. Vientiane, Laos: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 53p.
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Water resources assessment of the dry zone of Myanmar: final report for component 1. [Project report of the Livelihoods and Food Security Trust Fund (LIFT) Dry Zone Program] (9/20/2013)
McCartney, Matthew; Pavelic, Paul; Lacombe, Guillaume; Latt, K.; Zan, A. K.; Thein, K.; Douangsavanh, Somphasith; Balasubramanya, Soumya; Rajah, Ameer; Myint, A.; Cho, C.; Johnston, Robyn; Sotoukee, Touleelor. 2013. Water resources assessment of the dry zone of Myanmar: final report for component 1. [Project report of the Livelihoods and Food Security Trust Fund (LIFT) Dry Zone Program]. : Vientiane, Laos: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Yangon, Myanmar: National Engineering and Planning Services (EPS) 52p.
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The assessment and management of water resources under current and future climate conditions in the West Seti Sub-Basin, Nepal: consultancy report prepared for the Asian Development Bank (ADB) (9/17/2013)
Gurung, Pabitra; Bharati, Luna; Karki, Saroj. 2013. The assessment and management of water resources under current and future climate conditions in the West Seti Sub-Basin, Nepal: consultancy report prepared for the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Kathmandu, Nepal: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 71p.
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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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Managed aquifer recharge: the solution for water shortages in the Fergana Valley (8/16/2013)
Karimov, Akmal; Smakhtin, Vladimir; Mavlonov, A.; Borisov, V.; Gracheva, I.; Miryusupov, F.; Djumanov, J.; Khamzina, T.; Ibragimov, R.; Abdurahmanov, B. 2013. Managed aquifer recharge: the solution for water shortages in the Fergana Valley. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 51p. (Also in Russian). (IWMI Research Report 151) [DOI]
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Glacier systems and seasonal snow cover in six major Asian river basins: hydrological role under changing climate (7/9/2013)
Savoskul, Oxana S.; Smakhtin, Vladimir. 2013. Glacier systems and seasonal snow cover in six major Asian river basins: hydrological role under changing climate. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 45p. (IWMI Research Report 150) [DOI]
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Glacier systems and seasonal snow cover in six major Asian river basins: water storage properties under changing climate (7/9/2013)
Savoskul, Oxana S.; Smakhtin, Vladimir. 2013. Glacier systems and seasonal snow cover in six major Asian river basins: water storage properties under changing climate. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 61p. (IWMI Research Report 149) [DOI]
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Karimi, Poolad; Bastiaanssen, W. G. M.; Molden, D.; Cheema, M. J. M. 2013. Basin-wide water accounting based on remote sensing data: an application for the Indus Basin. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 17(7):2473-2486. [DOI]
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Karimi, Poolad; Bastiaanssen, W. G. M.; Molden, D. 2013. Water accounting plus (WA+) – a water accounting procedure for complex river basins based on satellite measurements. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 17(7):2459-2472. [DOI]
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Altchenko, Yvan; Villholth, Karen G. 2013. Transboundary aquifer mapping and management in Africa: a harmonised approach. Hydrogeology Journal, 21(7):1497-1517. [DOI]
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Agricultural water storage in an era of climate change: assessing need and effectiveness in Africa (7/12/2013)
McCartney, Matthew; Rebelo, Lisa-Maria; Xenarios, S.; Smakhtin, Vladimir. 2013. Agricultural water storage in an era of climate change: assessing need and effectiveness in Africa. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 37p. (IWMI Research Report 152) [DOI]
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Villholth, Karen G.; Ganeshamoorthy, G.; Rundblad, C. M.; Knudsen, T. S. 2013. Smallholder groundwater irrigation in Sub-Saharan Africa: an interdisciplinary framework applied to the Usangu Plains, Tanzania. Hydrogeology Journal, 21(7):1481-1495. [DOI]
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Water management in the hill regions: evidence from field studies. [Outcome of the IWMI and ICAR workshop organized by IWMI-TATA Water Policy Research Program] (7/12/2013)
Kuppannan, Palanisami; Sharda, V. N.; Singh, D. V. 2013. Water management in the hill regions: evidence from field studies. [Outcome of the IWMI and ICAR workshop organized by IWMI-TATA Water Policy Research Program]. New Delhi, India: Bloomsbury Publishing India 288p.
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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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Boelee, Eline; Yohannes, M.; Poda, J.-N.; McCartney, Matthew; Hagos, Fitsum; Cecchi, P.; Kibret, S.; Laamrani, H. 2013. Options for water storage and rainwater harvesting to improve health and resilience against climate change in Africa. Regional Environmental Change, 13(3):509-519. [DOI]
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Sood, Aditya; Muthuwatta, Lal; McCartney, Matthew. 2013. A SWAT evaluation of the effect of climate change on the hydrology of the Volta River Basin. Water International, 38(3):297-311. [DOI]
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Proceedings of the National Seminar on Groundwater Governance in Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 15 August 2013 (4/9/2014)
International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2013. Proceedings of the National Seminar on Groundwater Governance in Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 15 August 2013. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 134p. [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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