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Human health impacts of dams and reservoirs: neglected issues in a One Health perspective (11/30/2023)
Ramamurthy, R.; Bleser, J.; Konradsen, F.; Kibret, S.; Opperman, J.; You, L.; Sloff, K.; McCartney, Matthew; Fevre, E. M.; Boelee, E. 2023. Human health impacts of dams and reservoirs: neglected issues in a One Health perspective. Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management, 26(2):96-112. [DOI]
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Technological advances in prospecting sites for pumped hydro energy storage (11/29/2022)
Akpoti, Komlavi; Obahoundje, S.; Mortey, E. M.; Diawuo, F. A.; Antwi, E. O.; Gyamfi, S.; Domfeh, M. K.; Kabo-bah, A. T. 2023. Technological advances in prospecting sites for pumped hydro energy storage. In Kabo-Bah, A. T.; Diawuo, F. A.; Antwi, E. O. (Eds.). Pumped hydro energy storage for hybrid systems. London, UK: Academic Press. pp.105-118. [DOI]
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One hundred priority questions for the development of sustainable food systems in Sub-Saharan Africa (10/31/2023)
Devenish, A. J. M.; Schmitter, Petra; Jellason, N. P.; Esmail, N.; Abdi, N. M.; Adanu, S. K.; Adolph, B.; Al-Zu’bi, Maha; Amali, A. A.; Barron, J.; Chapman, A. S. A.; Chausson, A. M.; Chibesa, M.; Davies, J.; Dugan, E.; Edwards, G. I.; Egeru, A.; Gebrehiwot, T.; Griffiths, G. H.; Haile, A.; Hunga, H. G.; Igbine, L.; Jarju, O. M.; Keya, F.; Khalifa, M.; Ledoux, W. A.; Lejissa, L. T.; Loupa, P.; Lwanga, J.; Mapedza, Everisto D.; Marchant, R.; McLoud, T.; Mukuyu, Patience; Musah, L. M.; Mwanza, M.; Mwitwa, J.; Neina, D.; Newbold, T.; Njogo, S.; Robinson, E. J. Z.; Singini, W.; Umar, B. B.; Wesonga, F.; Willcock, S.; Yang, J.; Tobias, J. A. 2023. One hundred priority questions for the development of sustainable food systems in Sub-Saharan Africa. Land, 12(10):1879. (Special issue: Social and Environmental Trade-Offs in African Agriculture: Achieving Sustainable Development Goals) [DOI]
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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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South Asia drought outlook - Issue 1 (09/12/2023)
International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2023. South Asia drought outlook - Issue 1. South Asia Drought Monitoring System (SADMS) Bulletin, 16p.
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Sri Lanka drought outlook - Issue 2 (09/12/2023)
International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2023. Sri Lanka drought outlook - Issue 2. South Asia Drought Monitoring System (SADMS) Bulletin, 17p.
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Afghanistan–Pakistan shared waters: state of the basins (08/31/2023)
Shah, Muhammad Azeem Ali; Lautze, Jonathan; Meelad, A. 2023. Afghanistan–Pakistan shared waters: state of the basins. Wallingford, UK: CABI 184p. [DOI]
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Effects of land use land cover change on streamflow of Akaki Catchment, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (04/30/2023)
Negash, E. D.; Asfaw, Wegayehu; Walsh, C. L.; Mengistie, G. K.; Haile, Alemseged Tamiru. 2023. Effects of land use land cover change on streamflow of Akaki Catchment, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Sustainable Water Resources Management, 9(3):78. [DOI]
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The link between small reservoir infrastructure and farmer-led irrigation: case study of Ogun Watershed in southwestern Nigeria (03/06/2023)
Oke, Adebayo Olubukola; Cofie, Olufunke O.; Merrey, D. J. 2023. The link between small reservoir infrastructure and farmer-led irrigation: case study of Ogun Watershed in southwestern Nigeria. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 28p. (IWMI Working Paper 206) [DOI]
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The impact of multipurpose dams on the values of nature’s contributions to people under a water-energy-food nexus framing (02/28/2023)
Foudi , S.; McCartney, Matthew; Markandya, A.; Pascual, U. 2023. The impact of multipurpose dams on the values of nature’s contributions to people under a water-energy-food nexus framing. Ecological Economics, 206:107758. [DOI]
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Mapping land suitability for informal, small-scale irrigation development using spatial modelling and machine learning in the Upper East Region, Ghana (9/28/2021)
Akpoti, K.; Higginbottom, T. P.; Foster, T.; Adhikari, R.; Zwart, Sander J. 2022. Mapping land suitability for informal, small-scale irrigation development using spatial modelling and machine learning in the Upper East Region, Ghana. Science of the Total Environment, 803:149959. [DOI]
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Monitoring spatial-temporal variations of surface areas of small reservoirs in Ghana’s Upper East Region using Sentinel-2 satellite imagery and machine learning (12/31/2021)
Ghansah, B.; Foster, T.; Higginbottom, T. P.; Adhikari, R.; Zwart, Sander J. 2022. Monitoring spatial-temporal variations of surface areas of small reservoirs in Ghana’s Upper East Region using Sentinel-2 satellite imagery and machine learning. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 125:103082. [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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Modeling climate change impact on inflow and hydropower generation of Nangbeto Dam in West Africa using multi-model CORDEX ensemble and ensemble machine learning (08/30/2022)
Obahoundje, S.; Diedhiou, A.; Dubus, L.; Alamou, E. A.; Amoussou, E.; Akpoti, Komlavi; Ofosu, Eric Antwi. 2022. Modeling climate change impact on inflow and hydropower generation of Nangbeto Dam in West Africa using multi-model CORDEX ensemble and ensemble machine learning. Applied Energy, 325:119795. [DOI]
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Living customary water tenure in rights-based water management in Sub-Saharan Africa (08/26/2022)
van Koppen, Barbara. 2022. Living customary water tenure in rights-based water management in Sub-Saharan Africa. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 41p. (IWMI Research Report 183) [DOI]
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High Mountain Asia hydropower systems threatened by climate-driven landscape instability (06/30/2022)
Li, D.; Lu, X.; Walling, D. E.; Zhang, T.; Steiner, J. F.; Wasson, R. J.; Harrison, S.; Nepal, Santosh; Nie, Y.; Immerzeel, W. W.; Shugar, D. H.; Koppes, M.; Lane, S.; Zeng, Z.; Sun, X.; Yegorov, A.; Bolch, T. 2022. High Mountain Asia hydropower systems threatened by climate-driven landscape instability. Nature Geoscience, 15(7):520-530. [DOI]
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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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Assessment of options for small-scale groundwater irrigation in Lao PDR (05/31/2022)
Pavelic, Paul; Suhardiman, Diana; Keovilignavong, Oulavanh; Clement, Corentin; Vinckevleugel, Jordan; Bohsung, Seinab M.; Xiong, Kong; Valee, Lengya; Viossanges, Mathieu; Douangsavanh, Somphasith; Sotoukee, Touleelor; Villholth, Karen G.; Shivakoti, B. R.; Vongsathiane, K. 2022. Assessment of options for small-scale groundwater irrigation in Lao PDR. In Re, V.; Manzione, R. L.; Abiye, T. A.; Mukherji, Aditi; MacDonald, A. (Eds.). Groundwater for sustainable livelihoods and equitable growth. Leiden, Netherlands: CRC Press - Balkema. pp.347-363. (IAH - International Contributions to Hydrogeology 30) [DOI]
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Data quality deterioration in the Lake Tana Sub-basin, Ethiopia: scoping study to provide streamflow and water withdrawal data (05/21/2022)
Taye, Meron Teferi; Haile, Alemseged Tamiru; Genet, A.; Geremew, Y.; Wassie, S.; Abebe, B.; Alemayehu, B. 2022. Data quality deterioration in the Lake Tana Sub-basin, Ethiopia: scoping study to provide streamflow and water withdrawal data. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 32p. (IWMI Working Paper 204) [DOI]
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Climate change-induced reduction in agricultural land suitability of West-Africa’s inland valley landscapes (05/17/2022)
Akpoti, Komlavi; Groen, T.; Dossou-Yovo, E.; Kabo-bah, A. T.; Zwart, Sander J. 2022. Climate change-induced reduction in agricultural land suitability of West-Africa’s inland valley landscapes. Agricultural Systems, 200:103429. [DOI]
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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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Gender equality and social inclusion in community-led multiple use water services in Nepal (02/10/2022)
van Koppen, Barbara; Raut, Manita; Rajouria, Alok; Khadka, Manohara; Pradhan, P.; GC, R. K.; Colavito, L.; O’Hara, C.; Rautanen, S.-L.; Nepal, P. R.; Shrestha, P. K. 2022. Gender equality and social inclusion in community-led multiple use water services in Nepal. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 29p. (IWMI Working Paper 203) [DOI]
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Use of drones to monitor water availability and quality in irrigation canals and reservoirs for improving water productivity and enhancing precision agriculture in smallholder farms (01/31/2023)
Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe; Bangira, T.; Sibanda, M.; Cofie, Olufunke. 2022. Use of drones to monitor water availability and quality in irrigation canals and reservoirs for improving water productivity and enhancing precision agriculture in smallholder farms. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Initiative on West and Central African Food Systems Transformation 36p.
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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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Asirifi, I.; Kaetzl, K.; Werner, S.; Saba, C. K. S.; Abagale, F. K.; Amoah, Philip; Marschner, B. 2021. Pathogen and heavy metal contamination in urban agroecosystems of northern Ghana: influence of biochar application and wastewater irrigation. Journal of Environmental Quality, 50(5):1097-1109. [DOI]
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O’Brien, G. C.; Dickens, Chris W. S.; Mor, C.; England, M. I. 2021. Towards good e-flows practices in the small-scale hydropower sector in Uganda. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 9:579878. [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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Agricultural water management innovations to build resilient food systems in West Africa (7/8/2021)
International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2021. Agricultural water management innovations to build resilient food systems in West Africa. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 4p. (IWMI Water Issue Brief 14) [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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Worqlul, A. W.; Dile, Y. T.; Schmitter, Petra; Bezabih, M.; Adie, A.; Bizimana, J.-C.; Srinivasan, R.; Lefore, N.; Clarke, N. 2021. Constraints of small-scale irrigated fodder production and nutrition assessment for livestock feed, a case study in Ethiopia. Agricultural Water Management, 254:106973. [DOI]
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Kibret, S.; McCartney, Matthew; Lautze, Jonathan; Nhamo, Luxon; Yan, G. 2021. The impact of large and small dams on malaria transmission in four basins in Africa. Scientific Reports, 11:13355. [DOI]
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Impacts of agricultural value chain development in a mountainous region: evidence from Nepal (5/13/2021)
Kafle, Kashi; Songsermsawas, T.; Winters, P. 2021. Impacts of agricultural value chain development in a mountainous region: evidence from Nepal. Rome, Italy: International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) 33p. (IFAD Research Series 65)
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Food and agriculture (4/29/2021)
de Souza, M.; Koo-Oshima, S.; Kahil, T.; Wada, Y.; Qadir, M.; Jewitt, G.; Cudennec, C.; Uhlenbrook, Stefan; Zhang, L. 2021. Food and agriculture. In UNESCO World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP); UN-Water. The United Nations World Water Development Report 2021: valuing water. Paris, France: UNESCO. pp.67-78.
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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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Bhatti, Muhammad Tousif; Ashraf, M.; Anwar, Arif A. 2021. Soil erosion and sediment load management strategies for sustainable irrigation in arid regions. Sustainability, 13(6):3547. (Special issue: Sustainable Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Engineering Applications) [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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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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Water level status of Indian reservoirs: a synoptic view from altimeter observations (11/28/2021)
Thakur, P. K.; Garg, V.; Kalura, P.; Agrawal, B.; Sharma, V.; Mohapatra, M.; Kalia, M.; Aggarwal, S. P.; Calmant, S.; Ghosh, Surajit; Dhote, P. R.; Sharma, R.; Chauhan, P. 2021. Water level status of Indian reservoirs: a synoptic view from altimeter observations. Advances in Space Research, 68(2):619-640. [DOI]
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Taye, Meron Teferi; Haile, Alemseged Tamiru; Fekadu, A. G.; Nakawuka, P. 2021. Effect of irrigation water withdrawal on the hydrology of the Lake Tana sub-basin. Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 38:100961. [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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Understanding barriers and opportunities for scaling sustainable and inclusive farmer-led irrigation development in Nepal (10/31/2021)
Khadka, Manohara; Uprety, Labisha; Shrestha, Gitta; Minh, Thai Thi; Nepal, Shambhawi; Raut, Manita; Dhungana, Shashwat; Shahrin, S.; Krupnik, T. J.; Schmitter, Petra. 2021. Understanding barriers and opportunities for scaling sustainable and inclusive farmer-led irrigation development in Nepal. Kathmandu, Nepal: Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) 92p.
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Assessing the potential for sustainable expansion of small-scale solar irrigation in Sgou and Sikasso, Mali (07/30/2023)
International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2021. Assessing the potential for sustainable expansion of small-scale solar irrigation in Sgou and Sikasso, Mali. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 8p.
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Resilience in agro-ecological landscapes: process principles and outcome indicators (03/08/2022)
Fabricius, C.; Novellie, P.; Ringler, C.; Uhlenbrook, Stefan; Wright, D. 2021. Resilience in agro-ecological landscapes: process principles and outcome indicators. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) 36p. (WLE Legacy Series 4) [DOI]
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Schreiner, B.; van Koppen, Barbara. 2020. Hybrid water rights systems for pro-poor water governance in Africa. Water, 12(1):155. (Special issue: Selected Papers from 2019 World Water Week) [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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IWMI Gender and Inclusion Strategy 2020-2023: new landscapes of water equality and inclusion (8/4/2020)
International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2020. IWMI Gender and Inclusion Strategy 2020-2023: new landscapes of water equality and inclusion. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 16p. [DOI]
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van Koppen, Barbara; Hofstetter, Moritz; Nesamvuni, A. E.; Chiluwe, Q. 2020. Integrated management of multiple water sources for multiple uses: rural communities in Limpopo Province, South Africa. Water SA, 46(1):1-11. [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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Cecchi, P.; Forkuor, G.; Cofie, Olufunke; Lalanne, F.; Poussin, J.-C.; Jamin, J.-Y. 2020. Small reservoirs, landscape changes and water quality in Sub-Saharan West Africa. Water, 12(7):1967. [DOI]
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Hanjra, Munir A.; Williams, Timothy O. 2020. Global change and investments in smallholder irrigation for food and nutrition security in Sub-Saharan Africa. In Gomez y Paloma, S.; Riesgo, L.; Louhichi, K. (Eds.). The role of smallholder farms in food and nutrition security. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. pp.99-131. [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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Habtu, S.; Erkossa, Teklu; Froebrich, J.; Tquabo, F.; Fissehaye, D.; Kidanemariam, T.; Xueliang, Cai. 2020. Integrating participatory data acquisition and modelling of irrigation strategies to enhance water productivity in a small-scale irrigation scheme in Tigray, Ethiopia. Irrigation and Drainage, 69(S1):23-37. (Special issue: Innovations in Irrigation Systems in Africa) [DOI]
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Balana, Bedru B.; Bizimana, J.-C.; Richardson, J. W.; Lefore, Nicole; Adimassu, Zenebe; Herbst, B. K. 2020. Economic and food security effects of small-scale irrigation technologies in northern Ghana. Water Resources and Economics, 29:100141 [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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Are smallholder farmers credit constrained? evidence on demand and supply constraints of credit in Ethiopia and Tanzania (12/25/2020)
Balana, B.; Mekonnen, D.; Haile, B.; Hagos, Fitsum; Yimam, S.; Ringler, C. 2020. Are smallholder farmers credit constrained? evidence on demand and supply constraints of credit in Ethiopia and Tanzania. Washington, DC, USA: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) 28p. (IFPRI Discussion Paper 01974) [DOI]
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The diffusion of small-scale irrigation technologies in Ethiopia: stakeholder analysis using Net-Map (12/25/2020)
Bryan, E.; Hagos, Fitsum; Mekonnen, D.; Gemeda, D. A.; Yimam, S. 2020. The diffusion of small-scale irrigation technologies in Ethiopia: stakeholder analysis using Net-Map. Washington, DC, USA: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) 42p. (IFPRI Discussion Paper 01950) [DOI]
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Increasing the benefits and sustainability of irrigation through the integration of fisheries: a guide for water planners, managers and engineers (11/18/2020)
Nguyen-Khoa, S.; McCartney, Matthew; Funge-Smith, S.; Smith, L.; Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali; Dubois, M. 2020. Increasing the benefits and sustainability of irrigation through the integration of fisheries: a guide for water planners, managers and engineers. : Rome, Italy: FAO; Penang, Malaysia: WorldFish; Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 92p. [DOI]
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Citizen science in community-based watershed management: an institutional analysis in Ethiopia (10/27/2020)
Nigussie, Likimyelesh; Haile, Alemseged Tamiru; Gowing, J.; Walker, D.; Parkin, G. 2020. Citizen science in community-based watershed management: an institutional analysis in Ethiopia. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 25p. (IWMI Working Paper 191) [DOI]
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Endrie, B.; Schmitter, Petra; Haileslassie, Amare; Desalegn, Y.; Chali, A.; Tilahun, S.; Barron, Jennie. 2019. Feeding hungry and thirsty soils increases yield and protects the environment: some results of a Wetting Front Detectors (WFD) experiment in LIVES [Livestock and Irrigation Value Chains for Ethiopian Smallholders]. In Mekonnen, K.; Yasabu, S.; Gebremedhin, B.; Woldemeskel, E.; Tegegne, A.; Thorne, P. (Eds.). Proceedings of a Workshop and Exhibition on Promoting Productivity and Market Access Technologies and Approaches to Improve Farm Income and Livelihoods in Ethiopia: Lessons from Action Research Projects, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 8-9 December 2016. Nairobi, Kenya: International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI). pp.13-17.
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Kibret, S.; Lautze, Jonathan; McCartney, Matthew; Nhamo, Luxon; Yan, G. 2019. Malaria around large dams in Africa: effect of environmental and transmission endemicity factors. Malaria Journal, 18:1-12. [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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Clement, Floriane; Pradhan, P.; van Koppen, Barbara. 2019. Understanding the non-institutionalization of a socio-technical innovation: the case of multiple-use water services (MUS) in Nepal. Water International, 44(4):408-426. [DOI]
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Revolutionizing smallholder irrigation in Africa (6/11/2019)
International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2019. Revolutionizing smallholder irrigation in Africa. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 4p. (IWMI Success Stories 024) [DOI]
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Quantifying the services of natural and built infrastructure in the context of climate change: the case of the Tana River Basin, Kenya (4/2/2019)
McCartney, Matthew; Foudi, S.; Muthuwatta, Lal; Sood, Aditya; Simons, G.; Hunink, J.; Vercruysse, K.; Omuombo, C. 2019. Quantifying the services of natural and built infrastructure in the context of climate change: the case of the Tana River Basin, Kenya. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 61p. (IWMI Research Report 174) [DOI]
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Mabhaudhi, T.; Chimonyo, V. G. P.; Hlahla, S.; Massawe, F.; Mayes, S.; Nhamo, Luxon; Modi, A. T. 2019. Prospects of orphan crops in climate change. Planta, 250(3):695-708. [DOI]
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Pakistan: getting more from water (12/30/2019)
Young, W. J.; Anwar, Arif; Bhatti, Tousif; Borgomeo, Edoardo; Davies, S.; Garthwaite, W. R. III; Gilmont, M.; Leb, C.; Lytton, L.; Makin, Ian; Saeed, B. 2019. Pakistan: getting more from water. Washington, DC, USA: World Bank 191p. (Water Security Diagnostics)
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Joint research on hydrological impacts of the Lancang hydropower cascade on downstream extreme events: final report (12/30/2019)
Chuthong, J.; Liu, H.; Xu, F.; Cheng, D.; Zhang, W.; Leh, Mansoor; Lacombe, Guillaume. 2019. Joint research on hydrological impacts of the Lancang hydropower cascade on downstream extreme events: final report. : Vientiane, Lao PDR: Mekong River Commission (MRC); Beijing, China: Lancang-Mekong Water Resources Cooperation Center (LMWRCC); Beijing, China: China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (IWHR); Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 140p.
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Keovilignavong, Oulavanh. 2019. Mining governance dilemma and impacts: a case of gold mining in Phu-Hae, Lao PDR. Resources Policy, 61:141-150. [DOI]
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Wijekoon, W. M. S. M.; Gunawardena, E. R. N.; Aheeyar, Mohamed M. M. 2018. Resilience of farmers at water shortage situations in minor irrigation systems: a case study in Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka. Tropical Agricultural Research, 29(4):242-257.
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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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Investigation of the modalities for an innovative financing mechanism for participatory natural resource management in the Bale Eco-region, Ethiopia (8/24/2018)
Hagos, Fitsum; van Rooijen, Daniel; Haileslassie, Amare; Yehualashet, H.; Indries, H. 2018. Investigation of the modalities for an innovative financing mechanism for participatory natural resource management in the Bale Eco-region, Ethiopia. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 36p. (IWMI Working Paper 181) [DOI]
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Acheampong, D.; Balana, Bedru B.; Nimoh, F.; Abaidoo, R. C. 2018. Assessing the effectiveness and impact of agricultural water management interventions: the case of small reservoirs in northern Ghana. Agricultural Water Management, 209: 163-170. [DOI]
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Mateo-Sagasta, Javier; Albers, J. 2018. Sediment. In Mateo-Sagasta, Javier; Zadeh, S. M.; Turral, H. (Eds.). More people, more food, worse water?: a global review of water pollution from agriculture. Rome, Italy: FAO; Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). pp.111-123.
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More people, more food, worse water?: a global review of water pollution from agriculture (8/1/2018)
Mateo-Sagasta, Javier; Zadeh, S. M.; Turral, H. 2018. More people, more food, worse water?: a global review of water pollution from agriculture. : Rome, Italy: FAO; Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) 224p.
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Theis, S.; Lefore, Nicole; Meinzen-Dick, R.; Bryan, E. 2018. What happens after technology adoption?: gendered aspects of small-scale irrigation technologies in Ethiopia, Ghana, and Tanzania. Agriculture and Human Values, 35(3):671-684. [DOI]
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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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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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Theis, S.; Bekele, R. D.; Lefore, Nicole; Meinzen-Dick, R.; Ringler, C. 2018. Considering gender when promoting small-scale irrigation technologies: guidance for inclusive irrigation interventions. Washington, DC, USA: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) 8p. (IFPRI-REACH Project Note)
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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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Business model scenarios and suitability: smallholder solar pump-based irrigation in Ethiopia. Agricultural Water Management – Making a Business Case for Smallholders (3/21/2018)
Otoo, Miriam; Lefore, Nicole; Schmitter, Petra; Barron, Jennie; Gebregziabher, Gebrehaweria. 2018. Business model scenarios and suitability: smallholder solar pump-based irrigation in Ethiopia. Agricultural Water Management – Making a Business Case for Smallholders. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 67p. (IWMI Research Report 172) [DOI]
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Mendez-Barrientos, L. E.; Kemerink, J. S.; Wester, P.; Molle, Francois. 2018. Commercial farmers’ strategies to control water resources in South Africa: an empirical view of reform. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 34(2):245-258. [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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Improving the availability and effectiveness of rural and “Micro” finance for small-scale irrigation in Sub-Saharan Africa: a review of lessons learned (12/12/2018)
Merrey, D. J.; Lefore, Nicole. 2018. Improving the availability and effectiveness of rural and “Micro” finance for small-scale irrigation in Sub-Saharan Africa: a review of lessons learned. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 46p. (IWMI Working Paper 185) [DOI]
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How to support effective and inclusive irrigation water users’ associations: a guide for practitioners (12/10/2018)
Merrey, D. J.; Lefore, Nicole. 2018. How to support effective and inclusive irrigation water users’ associations: a guide for practitioners. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) 16p. (WLE Research for Development (R4D) Learning Series 9) [DOI]
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Thapa, Bhesh Raj; Ishidaira, H.; Pandey, Vishnu Prasad; Bhandari, T. M.; Shakya, N. M. 2018. Evaluation of water security in Kathmandu Valley before and after water transfer from another basin. Water, 10(2):1-12. [DOI]
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Amarnath, Giriraj. 2018. New techniques avoid a Kerala like disaster. Geography and You, 18(8):5-11.
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A hybrid approach to decolonize formal water law in Africa (10/29/2018)
van Koppen, Barbara; Schreiner, B. 2018. A hybrid approach to decolonize formal water law in Africa. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 45p. (IWMI Research Report 173) [DOI]
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Joint ventures in the Flag Boshielo Irrigation Scheme, South Africa: a history of smallholders, states and business (1/23/2018)
van Koppen, Barbara; Tapela, B. N.; Mapedza, Everisto. 2018. Joint ventures in the Flag Boshielo Irrigation Scheme, South Africa: a history of smallholders, states and business. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 43p. (IWMI Research Report 171) [DOI]
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Buisson, Marie-Charlotte; Curnow, J.; Naz, F. 2017. The gender gap between water management and water users: evidence from Southwest Bangladesh. SAWAS (South Asian Water Studies), 5(4):28-41.
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Re-conceptualizing dam design and management for enhanced water and food security (8/10/2017)
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). 2017. Re-conceptualizing dam design and management for enhanced water and food security. 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 3) [DOI]
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Leder, Stephanie; Clement, Floriane; Karki, Emma. 2017. Reframing women’s empowerment in water security programmes in western Nepal. Gender and Development, 25(2):235-251. [DOI]
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Smallholder irrigation schemes in the Limpopo Province, South Africa (6/14/2017)
van Koppen, Barbara; Nhamo, Luxon; Cai, Xueliang; Gabriel, M. J.; Sekgala, M.; Shikwambana, S.; Tshikolomo, K.; Nevhutanda, S.; Matlala, B.; Manyama, D. 2017. Smallholder irrigation schemes in the Limpopo Province, South Africa. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 36p. (IWMI Working Paper 174) [DOI]
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Reviving minor irrigation in Telangana: midterm assessment of Mission Kakatiya (5/24/2018)
Shah, Manisha; Bharti; Verma, Shilp. 2017. Reviving minor irrigation in Telangana: midterm assessment of Mission Kakatiya. IWMI-Tata Water Policy Research Highlight, 8. 8p.
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Evolving nature of India's irrigation economy: insights from the fifth minor irrigation census (5/24/2018)
Rajan, Abhishek; Verma, Shilp. 2017. Evolving nature of India's irrigation economy: insights from the fifth minor irrigation census. IWMI-Tata Water Policy Research Highlight, 7. 12p.
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Clement, Floriane; Ahmed, Farah. 2017. Institutional of multiple-use water systems (MUS) in Nepal. In Joshi, N. M.; Subedee, S.; Pandey, D. R. (Eds.). Proceedings of the Seventh International Seminar on Irrigation in Local Adaptation and Resilience, Kathmandu, Nepal, 11-12 April 2017. Kathmandu, Nepal: Farmer Managed Irrigation Systems Promotion Trust. pp.103-112.
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van Koppen, Barbara. 2017. Upscaling MUS [Multiple-use water services] at global levels: lessons from the past and opportunities for the future. In Joshi, N. M.; Subedee, S.; Pandey, D. R. (Eds.). Proceedings of the Seventh International Seminar on Irrigation in Local Adaptation and Resilience, Kathmandu, Nepal, 11-12 April 2017. Kathmandu, Nepal: Farmer Managed Irrigation Systems Promotion Trust. pp.89-101.
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Ghosh, S.; Thakur, P. K.; Sharma, R.; Nandy, S.; Garg, V.; Amarnath, Giriraj; Bhattacharyya, S. 2017. The potential applications of satellite altimetry with SARAL [Satellite with ARGOS and ALTIKA]/AltiKa for Indian inland waters. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences India Section A-Physical Sciences, 19p. (Online first). [DOI]
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van Koppen, Barbara. 2017. Water allocation, customary practice and the right to water: rethinking the regulatory model. In Langford, M.; Russell, A. F. S. (Eds.). The human right to water: theory, practice and prospects. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. pp.57-83. [DOI]
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Guidelines and indicators for Target 6.6 of the SDGs: “change in the extent of water-related ecosystems over time” (10/31/2017)
Dickens, Chris; Rebelo, Lisa-Maria; Nhamo, Luxon. 2017. Guidelines and indicators for Target 6.6 of the SDGs: “change in the extent of water-related ecosystems over time”. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) 56p.
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van Koppen, Barbara; Tarimo, A. K. P. R.; van Eeden, A.; Manzungu, E.; Sumuni, P. M. 2017. Winners and losers of IWRM in Tanzania. In Mehta, L.; Derman, B.; Manzungu, E. (Eds.). Flows and practices: the politics of integrated water resources management in eastern and southern Africa. Harare, Zimbabwe: Weaver Press. pp.251-276.
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Slaets, J. I. F.; Piepho, H.-P.; Schmitter, Petra; Hilger, T.; Cadisch, G. 2017. Quantifying uncertainty on sediment loads using bootstrap confidence intervals. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 21:571-588. [DOI]
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Kibret, S.; Lautze, Jonathan; McCartney, Matthew; Nhamo, Luxon; Wilson, G. G. 2016. Malaria and large dams in sub-Saharan Africa: future impacts in a changing climate. Malaria Journal, 15:1-14. [DOI]
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Does investment in motor pump-based smallholder irrigation lead to financially viable input intensification and production?: an economic assessment (7/30/2016)
Gebregziabher, Gebrehaweria; Hagos, Fitsum; Haileslassie, Amare; Getnet, Kindie; Hoekstra, D.; Gebremedhin, B.; Bogale, A.; Getahun, Y. 2016. Does investment in motor pump-based smallholder irrigation lead to financially viable input intensification and production?: an economic assessment. Nairobi, Kenya: International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) 28p. (Livestock and Irrigation Value Chains for Ethiopian Smallholders (LIVES) Working Paper 13)
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Slaets, J. I. F.; Schmitter, Petra; Hilger, T.; Hue, D. T. T.; Piepho, H. P.; Vien, T. D.; Cadisch, G. 2016. Sediment-associated organic carbon and nitrogen inputs from erosion and irrigation to rice fields in a mountainous watershed in Northwest Vietnam. Biogeochemistry, 129(1):93-113 [DOI]
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Bastakoti, Ram C.; Prathapar, S. A.; Okwany, Romulus O. 2016. Community pond rehabilitation to deal with climate variability: a case study in Nepal Terai. Water Resources and Rural Development, 7:20-35. [DOI]
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Wijekoon, W. M. S. M.; Gunawardena, E. R. N.; Aheeyar, Mohamed M. M. 2016. Institutional reforms in minor (village tank) irrigation sector of Sri Lanka towards sustainable development. In Sri Lanka. University of Peradeniya. 7th International Conference on Sustainable Built Environment. Proceedings of the Sessions on Recycling Waste Management and Sustainable Water Management, Kandy, Sri Lanka, 16-18 December 2016. Peradeniya, Sri Lanka: University of Peradeniya. pp.75-83.
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Sarwar, M. K.; Chaudary, Z. A.; Bhatti, Muhammad Tousif; Khan, D. 2016. Evaluation of air vents and ramp angles on the performance of orifice spillway aerators. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 35(1):85-93.
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A review on production, marketing and use of fuel briquettes (2/7/2017)
Asamoah, Bernice; Nikiema, Josiane; Gebrezgabher, Solomie; Odonkor, Elsie; Njenga, M. 2016. A review on production, marketing and use of fuel briquettes. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) 51p. (Resource Recovery and Reuse Series 07) [DOI]
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Multiple uses of small reservoirs in crop-livestock agro-ecosystems of the Volta River Basin with an emphasis on livestock management (2/6/2017)
Ayantunde, A. A.; Karambiri, M.; Yameogo, V.; Cofie, Olufunke O. 2016. Multiple uses of small reservoirs in crop-livestock agro-ecosystems of the Volta River Basin with an emphasis on livestock management. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 29p. (IWMI Working Paper 171) [DOI]
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Mapedza, Everisto; van Koppen, Barbara; Sithole, P.; Bourblanc, M. 2016. Joint venture schemes in Limpopo Province and their outcomes on smallholder farmers livelihoods. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 92:92-98. [DOI]
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Curnow, J.; de Silva, Sanjiv. 2016. Traditional Knowledge Applied to the Management of Small Tank Wetland Systems in Sri Lanka. In Finlayson, C. M.; Everard, M.; Irvine, K.; McInnes, R. J.; Middleton, B. A.; van Dam, A. A.; Davidson, N. C. (Eds.). The wetland book I: structure and function, management, and methods. Dresden, Germany: Springer. pp.1-5 [DOI]
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Van Koppen , Barbara; Hellum , A.; Mehta, L.; Derman, B.; Schreiner, B. 2016. Rights-based freshwater governance for the twenty-first century: beyond an exclusionary focus on domestic water uses. In Karar, E. (Ed). Freshwater governance for the 21st century. London, UK: SpringerOpen. pp.129-143.
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City region food system situational analysis, Colombo, Sri Lanka (12/2/2016)
Fernando, Sudarshana; Semasinghe, Christina; Jayathilake, Nilanthi; Wijayamunie, R.; Wickramasinghe, N.; Dissanayake, S. 2016. City region food system situational analysis, Colombo, Sri Lanka. : Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE); Rome, Italy: FAO; Accra, Ghana: Resource Centres on Urban Agriculture and Food Security (RUAF) 251p.
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Schmitter, Petra; Haileslassie, Amare; Desalegn, Y.; Tilahun, S.; Langan, Simon; Barron, Jennie. 2016. Improving on-farm water management by introducing wetting front detectors to small scale irrigators in Ethiopia [Abstract only]. Paper presented at the Annual Tropical and Subtropical Agricultural and Natural Resource Management (Tropentag) Conference on Solidarity in a Competing World - Fair Use of Resources, Vienna, Austria, 18-21 September 2016. 1p.
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Watershed moments: a photographic anthology celebrating 30 years of research for a water-secure world (1985–2015 and beyond) (11/8/2016)
International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2016. Watershed moments: a photographic anthology celebrating 30 years of research for a water-secure world (1985–2015 and beyond). Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 96p. [DOI]
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Irrigation infrastructure for sustainable and improved agricultural productivity. Topic Guide (11/12/2016)
Makin, Ian W. 2016. Irrigation infrastructure for sustainable and improved agricultural productivity. Topic Guide. Hertfordshire, UK: Evidence on Demand 64p. [DOI]
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van Koppen, Barbara; Tarimo, A. K. P. R.; van Eeden, A.; Manzungu, E.; Sumuni, P. M. 2016. Winners and losers of IWRM [Integrated Water Resources Management] in Tanzania. Water Alternatives, 9(3):588-607.
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Reis, J.; Culver, T. B.; Lacombe, Guillaume; Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali. 2015. Reservoir operation for recession agriculture in Mekong basin, Laos. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 141(7):1-9. [DOI]
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Improving water management in Myanmar’s dry zone for food security, livelihoods and health (9/18/2015)
International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2015. Improving water management in Myanmar’s dry zone for food security, livelihoods and health. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 52p. [DOI]
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Kibret, S.; Lautze, Jonathan; McCartney, Matthew; Wilson, G. G.; Nhamo, Luxon. 2015. Malaria impact of large dams in sub-Saharan Africa: maps, estimates and predictions. Malaria Journal, 14:1-12. [DOI]
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Lopez, R. R.; Vincent, L.; Rap, Edwin. 2015. Re-engineering closing watersheds: the negotiated expansion of a dam-based irrigation system in Bolivia. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 31(1):50-63. [DOI]
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Kuppannan, Palanisami; Kakumanu, Krishna Reddy; Malik, Ravinder Paul Singh. 2015. Water pricing experiences in India: emerging issues. In Dinar, A.; Pochat, V.; Albiac-Murillo, J. (Eds.). Water pricing experiences and innovations. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. pp.161-180. (Global Issues in Water Policy Volume 9)
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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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IWMI Annual report 2014 (6/26/2015)
International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2015. IWMI Annual report 2014. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 4p. [DOI]
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Douxchamps, Sabine; Ayantunde, A.; Panyan, E. K.; Ouattara, K.; Kabore, A.; Karbo, N.; Sawadogo, B. 2015. Agricultural water management and livelihoods in the crop - livestock systems of the Volta Basin. Water Resources and Rural Development, 6:92-104. (Special issue: Managing Rainwater and Small Reservoirs in Sub-Saharan Africa). [DOI]
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Balana, Bedru Babulo. 2015. Trade-offs or synergies?: assessment of ecosystem services in multi-use small reservoirs in Burkina Faso [Abstract only]. In Nyssen J., Enyew A., Poesen J et al. (Eds.). International Conference on Tropical Lakes in a Changing Environment: Water, Land, Biology, Climate and Humans (TropiLakes), Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, 23-29 September 2015. Book of Abstracts. Bahir Dar, Ethiopia: Bahir Dar University. pp.42-43.
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Managing rainwater and small reservoirs in Sub-Saharan Africa (4/28/2016)
Cofie, Olufunke; Amede, T. 2015. Managing rainwater and small reservoirs in Sub-Saharan Africa. Water Resources and Rural Development, 6:1-104. (Special issue with contributions by IWMI authors). [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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Sustainability and replicability of multiple-use water systems (MUS). [Project report submitted to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under the project “Study for the Market Access and Water Technology for Women” by IWMI, iDE, SAPPROS, Samjhauta and NTAG] (3/18/2015)
Clement, Floriane; Pokhrel, Paras; Sherpa, Tashi Yang Chung. 2015. Sustainability and replicability of multiple-use water systems (MUS). [Project report submitted to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under the project “Study for the Market Access and Water Technology for Women” by IWMI, iDE, SAPPROS, Samjhauta and NTAG]. Kathmandu, Nepal: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 72p.
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Savoskul, Oxana; Shevnina, E. 2015. Irrigated crop production in the Syr Darya Basin: climate change rehearsal in the 1990s. In Hoanh, Chu Thai; Johnston, Robyn; Smakhtin, Vladimir. Climate change and agricultural water management in developing countries. Wallingford, UK: CABI. pp.176-192. (CABI Climate Change Series 8)
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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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Makin, Ian W.; Manthrithilake, Herath. 2015. Sustainable intensification of agriculture with sustainable irrigated agroecosystem services. Paper presented at the International Network for Water and Ecosystems in Paddy Fields (INWEPF) Symposium 2015 on Achieving the Goals of Food security in Sustainable Paddy Water Ecosystems, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 3-5 November 2015. 13p.
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van Koppen, Barbara; Tapela, B.; Mapedza, Everisto. 2015. Gender, rights, and the politics of productivity: the case of the Flag Boshielo Irrigation Scheme, South Africa. In Hellum, A.; Kameri-Mbote, P.; van Koppen, Barbara. (Eds.) Water is life: women’s human rights in national and local water governance in southern and eastern Africa. Harare, Zimbabwe: Weaver Press. pp.535-574.
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Water is life: women’s human rights in national and local water governance in southern and eastern Africa (11/23/2015)
Hellum, A.; Kameri-Mbote, P.; van Koppen, Barbara. 2015. Water is life: women’s human rights in national and local water governance in southern and eastern Africa. Harare, Zimbabwe: Weaver Press 620p.
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Hellum, A.; Kameri-Mbote, P.; van Koppen, Barbara. 2015. The human right to water and sanitation in a legal pluralist landscape: perspectives of southern and eastern African women. In Hellum, A.; Kameri-Mbote, P.; van Koppen, Barbara. (Eds.) Water is life: women’s human rights in national and local water governance in southern and eastern Africa. Harare, Zimbabwe: Weaver Press. pp.1-31.
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van Koppen, Barbara. 2015. Towards voluntary guidelines for people-centred land-water tenure: the untapped synergies between rights-based land and water governance. In Global Water Partnership (GWP); International Land Coalition (ILC); International Water Management Institute (IWMI). Proceedings of the Joint GWP-ILC-IWMI Workshop on Responding to the Global Food Security Challenge Through Coordinated Land and Water Governance, Pretoria, South Africa, 15-16 June 2015. Stockholm, Sweden: Global Water Partnership (GWP); Rome, Italy: International Land Coalition (ILC); Pretoria, South Africa: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 8p.
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Bekchanov, Maksud; Ringler, C.; Bhaduri, A.; Jeuland, M. 2015. How would the Rogun Dam affect water and energy scarcity in Central Asia? Water International, 40(5-6):856-876. [DOI]
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Giordano, Meredith; de Fraiture, C. 2014. Small private irrigation: enhancing benefits and managing trade-offs. Agricultural Water Management, 131:175-182. [DOI]
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de Fraiture, C.; Kouali, Gael Ndanga; Sally, Hilmy; Kabre, P. 2014. Pirates or pioneers?: unplanned irrigation around small reservoirs in Burkina Faso. Agricultural Water Management, 131:212-220. [DOI]
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Scaling up multiple use water services: accountability in the water sector (4/8/2014)
van Koppen, Barbara; Smits, S.; del Rio, C. R.; Thomas, J. 2014. Scaling up multiple use water services: accountability in the water sector. Warwickshire, UK: Practical Action Publishing 89p.
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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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Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali; Phuong, N. D.; Bouahom, B.; Joffre, O.; Pant, J.; Keophoxay, Anousith. 2014. Hydropower development and livelihoods: a quest for a balanced approach through research and partnerships. In Aqua-Media International. Fifth International Conference on Water Resources and Hydropower Development in Asia, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 11-13 March 2014. Wallington, Surrey, UK: Aqua-Media International. 9p.
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Wetlands and agriculture: partners for growth (4/17/2014)
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands; FAO; International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2014. Wetlands and agriculture: partners for growth. : Gland, Switzerland: Ramsar Convention on Wetlands; Rome, Italy: FAO; Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 16p.
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Prathapar, Sanmugam A.; Bawain, A. A. 2014. Impact of sedimentation on groundwater recharge at Sahalanowt Dam, Salalah, Oman. Technical note. Water International, 39(3):381-393. [DOI]
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Silva, E. I. L.; Manthrithilake, Herath; Pitigala, D.; Silva, E. N. S. 2014. Environmental flow in Sri Lanka: ancient anicuts versus modern dams. Sri Lanka Journal of Aquatic Sciences, 19:3-14. [DOI]
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Bastiaanssen, Wim G. M.; Karimi, Poolad; Rebelo, Lisa-Maria; Duan, Z.; Senay, G.; Muthuwatta, Lal; Smakhtin, Vladimir. 2014. Earth observation based assessment of the water production and water consumption of Nile Basin agro-ecosystems. Remote Sensing, 6(11):10306-10334. [DOI]
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Rautanen, S-L.; van Koppen, Barbara; Wagle, N. 2014. Community-driven multiple use water services: lessons learned by the rural village water resources management project in Nepal. Water Alternatives, 7(1):160-177.
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Venot, J.-P.; Suhardiman, Diana. 2014. Governing the ungovernable: practices and circumstances of governance in the irrigation sector. International Journal of Water Governance, 2:41-60
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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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Ecosystem services and resilience framework (11/4/2014)
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). 2014. Ecosystem services and resilience framework. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) 46p. [DOI]
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Pak, M.; Wegerich, Kai; Kazbekov, Jusipbek. 2014. Re-examining conflict and cooperation in Central Asia: a case study from the Isfara River, Ferghana Valley. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 30(2):230-245. [DOI]
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de Fraiture, C.; Giordano, Meredith. 2014. Small private irrigation: a thriving but overlooked sector. Agricultural Water Management, 131:167-174. [DOI]
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Jeuland, M.; Baker, J.; Bartlett, R.; Lacombe, Guillaume. 2014. The costs of uncoordinated infrastructure management in multi-reservoir river basins. Environmental Research Letters, 9(10):1-10. [DOI]
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Mukhamedova, Nozilakhon; Wegerich, Kai. 2014. The rising challenge of water resources management at the urban fringes - evidence from Ferghana district of Uzbekistan [Abstract only]. In Samarkand State University. 2nd International Conference on Arid Lands Studies on Innovations for Sustainability and Food Security in Arid and Semiarid Lands. Samarkand, Uzbekistan, 10-14 September 2014 . Book of Abstracts. Samarkand, Uzbekistan: Samarkand State University. pp.88.
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Clayton, Terry; Victor, Michael. 2014. From research outputs to development outcomes: selected stories. In Harrington, Larry W.; Fisher, M. J. (Eds.). Water scarcity, livelihoods and food security: research and innovation for development. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.178-199. (Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management)
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McCartney, Matthew; Finlayson, M.; de Silva, Sanjiv; Amerasinghe, Priyanie; Smakhtin, Vladimir. 2014. Sustainable development and ecosystem services. In van der Bliek, Julie; McCornick, Peter; Clarke, James (Eds.). On target for people and planet: setting and achieving water-related sustainable development goals. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). pp.29-32.
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Yami, Mastewal. 2013. Sustaining participation in irrigation systems of Ethiopia: what have we learned about water user associations? Water Policy, 15(6):961-984. [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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Boelee, Eline; Scherr, S. J.; Pert, P. L.; Barron, J.; Finlayson, M.; Descheemaeker, K.; Milder, J. C.; Fleiner, R.; Nguyen-Khoa, S.; Barchiesi, S.; Bunting, S. W.; Tharme, R. E.; Khaka, E.; Coates, D.; Solowey, E. M.; Lloyd, G. J.; Molden, D.; Cook, Simon. 2013. Management of water and agroecosystems in landscapes for sustainable food security. In Boelee, Eline. (Ed.). Managing water and agroecosystems for food security. Wallingford, UK: CABI. pp.156-170. (Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture Series 10)
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Lloyd, G. J.; Korsgaard, L.; Tharme, R. E.; Boelee, Eline; Clement, Floriane; Barron, J.; Eriyagama, Nishadi. 2013. Water management for ecosystem health and food production. In Boelee, Eline. (Ed.). Managing water and agroecosystems for food security. Wallingford, UK: CABI. pp.142-155. (Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture Series 10)
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Jarvis, D. I.; Khaka, E.; Pert, P. L.; Thiombiano, L.; Boelee, Eline. 2013. Managing agroecosystem services. In Boelee, Eline. (Ed.). Managing water and agroecosystems for food security. Wallingford, UK: CABI. pp.124-141.
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Fleiner, R.; Grace, D.; Pert, P. L.; Bindraban, P.; Tharme, R. E.; Boelee, Eline; Lloyd, G.; Korsgaard, L.; Eriyagama, Nishadi; Molden, D. 2013. Water use in agroecosystems. In Boelee, Eline. (Ed.). Managing water and agroecosystems for food security. Wallingford, UK: CABI. pp.53-67. (Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture Series 10)
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Pert, P. L.; Boelee, Eline; Jarvis, D. I.; Coates, D.; Bindraban, P.; Barron, J.; Tharme, R. E.; Herrero, M. 2013. Challenges to agroecosystem management. In Boelee, Eline. (Ed.). Managing water and agroecosystems for food security. Wallingford, UK: CABI. pp.42-52. (Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture Series 10)
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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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Boelee, Eline; Coates, D.; Khaka, E.; Pert, P. L.; Thiombiano, L.; Scherr, S. J.; Cook, Simon; Sanford, Luke. 2013. Introduction. In Boelee, Eline. (Ed.). Managing water and agroecosystems for food security. Wallingford, UK: CABI. pp.1-6. (Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture Series 10)
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McCartney, Matthew; Pavelic, Paul. 2013. Sustainable solution: integrating natural and built infrastructure for water management. Southeast Asia Infrastructure Magazine, July:51-53.
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Torou, Bio Mohamadou; Favreau, G.; Barbier, B.; Pavelic, Paul; Illou, Mahamadou; Sidibe, F. 2013. Constraints and opportunities for groundwater irrigation arising from hydrologic shifts in the Iullemmeden Basin, South-Western Niger. Water International, 38(4):465-479. (Special issue on quot;Sustainable groundwater development for improved livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa, Part 1quot; with contributions by IWMI authors). [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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Mwendera, Emmanuel; Chilonda, Pius. 2013. Conceptual framework for revitalisation of small-scale irrigation schemes in southern Africa. Irrigation and Drainage, 62(2):208-220. [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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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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Reis, J.; Culver, T.; Lacombe, Guillaume; Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali. 2013. Integrating interventions for shoreline farming and fishing into dam operation [Abstract only]. Paper presented at the World Environmental and Water Resources Congress, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, 19-23 May 2013. 1p.
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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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Hagos, Fitsum; Yazew, E.; Yohannes, M.; Mulugeta, A.; Abraha, G. G.; Abraha, Z.; Kruseman, G.; Linderhof, V. 2013. Small-scale water harvesting and household poverty in northern Ethiopia. In van Beukering, P. J. H.; Papyrakis, E.; Bouma, J.; Brouwer, R. (Eds.). Natureapos;s wealth: the economics of ecosystem services and poverty. New York, NY, USA: Cambridge University Press. pp.225-282. (Ecology, Biodiversity and Conservation Series)
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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] (3/6/2013)
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; Ngachan, S. V.; Pant, D. 2013. Multiple use water systems for the hilly areas. In Palanisami, Kuppannan; Sharda, V. N.; Singh, D. V. (Eds.). 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. pp.160-190.
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Decision support for water management for integrating aquaculture in small-scale irrigation systems: a case for the Chingale catchment in southern region of Malawi. [Project report of the Enhancing Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change Impacts Through Well-managed Water Use for Aquaculture Integrated with Small-scale Irrigation in the Chinyanja Triangle in Africa] (3/13/2014)
Kam, S. P.; Cai, Xueliang; Sood, Aditya; Hoanh, Chu Thai; Yen, B. T.; Nagoli, J.; Chijere, A. 2013. Decision support for water management for integrating aquaculture in small-scale irrigation systems: a case for the Chingale catchment in southern region of Malawi. [Project report of the Enhancing Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change Impacts Through Well-managed Water Use for Aquaculture Integrated with Small-scale Irrigation in the Chinyanja Triangle in Africa]. Penang, Malaysia: WorldFish Center 12p. (WorldFish Project Brief: 2013-40)
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Kiptala, J. K.; Mohamed, Y.; Mul, Marloes L.; Van der Zaag, P. 2013. Mapping evapotranspiration trends using MODIS and SEBAL model in a data scarce and heterogeneous landscape in eastern Africa. Water Resources Research, 49(12):8495-8510. [DOI]
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Wegerich, Kai. 2013. Politics of water in post-Soviet Central Asia. In Europa Publications. (Ed). Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia 2014. 14th Ed. Abingdon, UK: Routledge. pp.30-35.
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IWMI recommendations for priority action in the Dry Zone of Myanmar. [Livelihoods and Food Security Trust Fund (LIFT) Dry Zone Program] (12/3/2013)
International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2013. IWMI recommendations for priority action in the Dry Zone of Myanmar. [Livelihoods and Food Security Trust Fund (LIFT) Dry Zone Program]. Vientiane, Laos: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 4p.
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Rapid assessment of water availability and appropriate technologies for small-scale farming: guidelines for practitioners (12/18/2014)
Keller, A.; Weight, Elizabeth; Taylor, S. 2013. Rapid assessment of water availability and appropriate technologies for small-scale farming: guidelines for practitioners. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 61p. (IWMI Working Paper 156) [DOI]
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Proceedings of the First Young Water Professionals Symposium, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 22-23 November 2012 (10/8/2013)
Sri Lanka Water Partnership (Lanka Jalani); International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Unilever-Pureit. 2013. Proceedings of the First Young Water Professionals Symposium, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 22-23 November 2012. : Colombo, Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka Water Partnership (Lanka Jalani); Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Colombo, Sri Lanka: Unilever-Pureit 228p.
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Proceedings of the First Young Water Professionals Symposium, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 22-23 November 2012 (10/8/2013)
Sri Lanka Water Partnership (Lanka Jalani); International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Unilever-Pureit. 2013. Proceedings of the First Young Water Professionals Symposium, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 22-23 November 2012. : Colombo, Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka Water Partnership (Lanka Jalani); Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Colombo, Sri Lanka: Unilever-Pureit 228p.
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Managing water and agroecosystems for food security (10/10/2013)
Boelee, Eline. 2013. Managing water and agroecosystems for food security. Wallingford, UK: CABI 192p. (Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture Series 10)
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Venot, Jean-Philippe; Clement, Floriane. 2013. Justice in development?: an analysis of water interventions in the rural south. Natural Resources Forum, 37(1):19-30. [DOI]
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Mwendera, Emmanuel; Chilonda, Pius; Chigura, Patrick. 2013. Options for operation and maintenance partnerships - a case study of Rupike Irrigation Scheme, Zimbabwe. Sustainable Agriculture Research, 2(3):136-147.
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Mwendera, Emmanuel; Chilonda, Pius. 2013. Methodological framework for revitalisation of small-scale irrigation schemes in Southern Africa. International Journal of Agricultural Science Research, 2(3):67-73.
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Sustainable groundwater development for improved livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa. Part 1 (1/16/2014)
Pavelic, Paul; Villholth, Karen G.; Verma, Shilp. 2013. Sustainable groundwater development for improved livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa. Part 1. Water International, 38(4):363-503. (Special issue with contributions by IWMI authors).
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van Koppen, Barbara. 2013. Multiple-use water services: accountability in public service delivery. AGRIDEAL Magazine, 2(September):80-82.
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Evaluation rapide de la disponibilite en eau et des technologies appropriees pour la petite agriculture: directives pour les acteurs de terrain. In French (1/13/2015)
Keller, A.; Weight, Elizabeth; Taylor, S. 2013. Evaluation rapide de la disponibilite en eau et des technologies appropriees pour la petite agriculture: directives pour les acteurs de terrain. In French. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 64p. (Also in English) (IWMI Working Paper 156 / Document de travail IWMI 156) [DOI]
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Manthrithilake, Herath; Liyanagama, S. 2012. Simulation model for participatory decision making: water allocation policy implementation in Sri Lanka. Water International, 37(4):478-491. (Special issue on quot;How hydrological models support informed decision making in developing countriesquot; with contributions by IWMI authors). [DOI]
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Kibret, Solomon; Lautze, Jonathan; Boelee, Eline; McCartney, Matthew. 2012. How does an Ethiopian dam increase malaria?: entomological determinants around the Koka Reservoir. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 17(11):1320-1328. [DOI]
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van Koppen, Barbara; Smits. S. 2012. Multiple use water services for food security and health: lessons learnt by the MUS group. [Presented at the Workshop on Governance for Water and Food Security]. [Abstract only]. In Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI). Water and food security. Abstract volume, World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden, 26-31 August 2012. Stockholm, Sweden: Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI). pp.112-113.
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Water for wealth and food security: supporting farmer-driven investments in agricultural water management. Synthesis report of the AgWater Solutions Project (9/14/2012)
Giordano, Meredith; de Fraiture, C.; Weight, Elizabeth; van der Bliek, Julie. 2012. Water for wealth and food security: supporting farmer-driven investments in agricultural water management. Synthesis report of the AgWater Solutions Project. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 50p. (Also in French).
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Kizito, Fred; Dragila, M. I.; Sene, M.; Brooks, J. R.; Meinzer, F. C.; Diedhiou, I.; Diouf, M.; Lufafa, A.; Dick, R. P.; Selker, J.; Cuenca, R. 2012. Hydraulic redistribution by two semi-arid shrub species: implications for Sahelian agro-ecosystems. Journal of Arid Environments, 83:69-77. [DOI]
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Cai, Xueliang; Cui, Y.; Dai, J.; Luo, Y. 2012. Local storages: the impact on hydrology and implications for policy making in irrigation systems. Water International, 37(4):395-407. (Special issue on quot;How hydrological models support informed decision making in developing countriesquot; with contributions by IWMI authors). [DOI]
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Karimov, Akmal; Mavlonov, A.; Miryusupov, F.; Gracheva, I.; Borisov, V.; Abdurahmonov, B. 2012. Modelling policy alternatives toward managed aquifer recharge in the Fergana Valley, Central Asia. Water International, 37(4):380-394. (Special issue on quot;How hydrological models support informed decision making in developing countriesquot; with contributions by IWMI authors). [DOI]
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Water for wealth and food security: supporting farmer-driven investments in agricultural water management. Synthesis report of the AgWater Solutions Project (8/27/2012)
Giordano, Meredith; de Fraiture, C.; Weight, Elizabeth; van der Bliek, Julie. 2012. Water for wealth and food security: supporting farmer-driven investments in agricultural water management. Synthesis report of the AgWater Solutions Project. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 50p. (Also in French). [DOI]
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Revisiting dominant notions: a review of costs, performance and institutions of small reservoirs in Sub-Saharan Africa (8/15/2012)
Venot, Jean-Philippe; de Fraiture, Charlotte; Nti Acheampong, Ernest. 2012. Revisiting dominant notions: a review of costs, performance and institutions of small reservoirs in Sub-Saharan Africa. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 39p. (IWMI Research Report 144) [DOI]
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Nagabhatla, N.; Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali; Bobba, A. G.; Finlayson, M.; Wickramasuriya, R.; van Brakel, Martin; Prasad, S. N.; Pattanaik, C. 2012. Insight to Ecosystem Based Approach (EBA) at landscape level using a geospatial medium. Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing, 40(1):47-64. [DOI]
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Cestti, R.; Malik, Ravinder Paul Singh. 2012. Indirect economic impacts of dams. In Tortajada, C.; Altinbilek, D.; Biswas, A. K. (Eds). Impacts of large dams: a global assessment. Berlin, Germany: Springer. pp.19-35.
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Improving the supply chain of motor pumps to expand small-scale private irrigation in Zambia (6/3/2013)
Colenbrander, W.; van Koppen, Barbara. 2012. Improving the supply chain of motor pumps to expand small-scale private irrigation in Zambia. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 14p. (IWMI Working Paper 154) [DOI]
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Gender aspects of small-scale private irrigation in Africa (6/3/2013)
van Koppen, Barbara; Hope, Lesley; Colenbrander, W. 2012. Gender aspects of small-scale private irrigation in Africa. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 17p. (IWMI Working Paper 153) [DOI]
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Smallholder innovation in Burkina Faso. Based on a report by Charlotte de Fraiture, Gael Ndanga Kouali, Hilmy Sally and Priva Kabre (5/21/2012)
AgWater Solutions Project (Agricultural Water Solutions Project). 2012. Smallholder innovation in Burkina Faso. Based on a report by Charlotte de Fraiture, Gael Ndanga Kouali, Hilmy Sally and Priva Kabre. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). AgWater Solutions Project (Agricultural Water Solutions Project) 2p. (AgWater Solutions, Agricultural Water Management Learning and Discussion Brief)
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Improving water use in rainfed agriculture in the Greater Mekong Subregion. Summary report. [Summary report of the Project report prepared by IWMI for Swedish International Development Agency (Sida)] (4/9/2012)
Johnston, Robyn; Hoanh, Chu Thai; Lacombe, Guillaume; Lefroy, R.; Pavelic, Paul; Fry, C. 2012. Improving water use in rainfed agriculture in the Greater Mekong Subregion. Summary report. [Summary report of the Project report prepared by IWMI for Swedish International Development Agency (Sida)]. : Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Stockholm, Sweden: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) 44p. [DOI]
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Irrigation performance and its implications in Cambodia: key findings from two case studies. [Project report prepared by IWMI for Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) under the project
de Silva, Sanjiv; Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali. 2012. Irrigation performance and its implications in Cambodia: key findings from two case studies. [Project report prepared by IWMI for Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) under the project 'Investing in Water Management to Improve Productivity of Rice-based Farming Systems in Cambodia']. Colombo: Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 20p.
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Guidelines for planning and providing multiple-use water services. [CGIAR Challenge Program-Multiple-Use Water Systems (CP-MUS) Project guidelines] (2/29/2012)
Adank, M.; van Koppen, Barbara; Smits, S. 2012. Guidelines for planning and providing multiple-use water services. [CGIAR Challenge Program-Multiple-Use Water Systems (CP-MUS) Project guidelines]. : Hague, Netherlands: International Water and Sanitation Centre (IRC); Pretoria, South Africa: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 123p.
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Funder, M.; Bustamante, R.; Cossio, V.; Huong, P. T. M.; van Koppen, Barbara; Mweemba, C.; Nyambe, I.; Phuong, L. T. T.; Skielboe, T. 2012. Strategies of the poorest in local water conflict and cooperation – evidence from Vietnam, Bolivia and Zambia. Water Alternatives, 5(1): 20-36.
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van Koppen, Barbara; Rojas, V. C.; Skielboe, T. 2012. Project politics, priorities and participation in rural water schemes. Water Alternatives, 5(1):37-51.
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Mapping the hydrological processes in a community-reconfigured river basin: some conceptual issues and results from a simple dry run (12/6/2012)
Krishnan, S.; Verma, S. 2012. Mapping the hydrological processes in a community-reconfigured river basin: some conceptual issues and results from a simple dry run. IWMI-Tata Water Policy Research Highlight, 50. 11p.
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Jenbere, D.; Lemenih, Mulugeta; Kassa, H. 2012. Expansion of eucalypt farm forestry and its determinants in Arsi Negelle District, South Central Ethiopia. Small-scale Forestry, 11(3):389-405. [DOI]
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Giordano, Meredith; de Fraiture, C.; Weight, Elizabeth; van der Bliek, Julie. 2012. L’eau, source de richesse et de securite alimentaire: soutenir les investissements dans la gestion de l’eau en agriculture axes sur les agriculteurs. Rapport de synthese du projet AgWater Solutions. In French. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 44p. (Also in English). [DOI]
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McCartney, Matthew; Forkuor, Gerald; Sood, Aditya; Amisigo, B.; Hattermann, F.; Muthuwatta, Lal. 2012. The water resource implications of changing climate in the Volta River Basin [Africa]. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 33p. (IWMI Research Report 146) [DOI]
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van Koppen, Barbara; Smits, S. 2012. Multiple use water services: scoping study synthesis. Final report [MUS project]. : Pretoria, South Africa: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); New York, NY, USA: Rockefeller Foundation; Hague, Netherlands: International Water and Sanitation Centre (IRC) 59p.
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Douxchamps, Sabine; Ayantunde, A.; Barron, J. 2012. Evolution of agricultural water management in rainfed crop-livestock systems of the Volta Basin. Colombo, Sri Lanka: CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF) 64p. (CPWF Research for Development (R4D) Series 4)
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Amerasinghe, Priyanie; van Koppen, Barbara. 2012. Women’s access to Multiple-use Water Services (MUS): an agenda for African and South Asian countries [Abstract only]. Paper presented at the Global Conference on Women in Agriculture, New Delhi, India, 13-15 March 2012. 2p.
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Evans, Alexandra E. V.; Giordano, Meredith; Clayton, Terry. 2012. Investing in agricultural water management to benefit smallholder farmers in Ethiopia. AgWater Solutions Project country synthesis report. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 27p. (IWMI Working Paper 152) [DOI]
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Saldias, C.; Boelens, R.; Wegerich, Kai; Speelman, S. 2012. Losing the watershed focus: a look at complex community-managed irrigation systems in Bolivia. Water International, 37(7):744-759. [DOI]
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Johnston, Robyn; Hoanh, Chu Thai; Lacombe, Guillaume; Lefroy, R.; Pavelic, Paul; Fry, Carolyn. 2012. Managing water in rainfed agriculture in the Greater Mekong Subregion. Final report prepared by IWMI for Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida). : Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Stockholm, Sweden: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) 100p. [DOI]
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Wegerich, Kai. 2012. Politics of water in Post-Soviet Central Asia. In Europa Publications. (Ed). Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia 2013. 13th Ed. Abingdon, UK: Routledge. pp.44-49.
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Boelee, Eline; Chiramba, T.; Khaka, E. 2011. An ecosystem services approach to water and food security. [Synthesis report]. : Nairobi, Kenya: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 64p.
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Boelee, Eline. 2011. Ecosystems for water and food security. [Background paper]. : Nairobi, Kenya: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 179p.
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Small reservoirs in Sub-Saharan Africa. Based on a report by Jean-Philippe Venot (12/9/2011)
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Venot, Jean-Philippe. 2011. What Commons? rethinking participation in the Sub-Saharan African water sector. [Abstract only]. In International Association for the Study of the Commons (IASC). 13th IASC Biennial International Conference on Sustaining Commons: Sustaining Our Future, Hyderabad, India, 10 - 14 January 2011. Book of abstracts. Mexico City, DF, Mexico: International Association for the Study of the Commons (IASC); Gujarat, India: Foundation for Ecological Security (FES). pp.266.
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Hoanh, Chu Thai; Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali; Joffre, O.; McCartney, Matthew; Lacombe, Guillaume; Kam, S. P.; Baran, E.; Reis, J.; Metzger, L.; Teoh, Shwu; Yen, B. T.; Douangsavanh, Somphasith; Keophoxay, Anousith; Douangsavanh, L.; Xayachack, S.; Toan, T. D.; Phuong, N. D. 2011. A decision-support-system (DSS) framework for linking livelihoods with reservoir operation: experiences from MK1 case studies in the Mekong Basin. [Abstract only]. Paper presented at the 3rd International Forum on Water and Food, Tshwane, South Africa, 14-17 November 2011. 2p.
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Smits, S.; Atengdem, J.; Darteh, B.; van Koppen, Barbara; Moriarty, P.; Nyarko, K.; Obuoubisa-Darko, A.; Ofosu, E.; Venot, Jean-Philippe; Williams, T. 2011. Multiple use water services in Ghana scoping study. : Pretoria, South Africa: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); New York, NY, USA: Rockefeller Foundation; Hague, Netherlands: International Water and Sanitation Centre (IRC) 73p.
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Basnet, G.; van Koppen, Barbara. 2011. Multiple use water services in Nepal scoping study. : Pretoria, South Africa: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); New York, NY, USA: Rockefeller Foundation; Hague, Netherlands: International Water and Sanitation Centre (IRC) 47p.
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Multiple use water services in Tanzania scoping study (1/7/2013)
van Koppen, Barbara; Keraita, Bernhard. 2011. Multiple use water services in Tanzania scoping study. : Pretoria, South Africa: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); New York, NY, USA: Rockefeller Foundation; Hague, Netherlands: International Water and Sanitation Centre (IRC) 68p.
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McCartney, Matthew; Lacombe, Guillaume. 2011. Review of water resource and reservoir planning models for use in the Mekong. [Report of the IWMI-CPWF Mekong (MK1) Project on Optimizing Reservoir Management for Livelihoods]. : Vientiane, Laos: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Vientiane, Laos: CGIAR Challenge Program for Water and Food (CPWF) 24p.
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Kizito, Fred; Baron, J.; van Wijk, M.; Douxchamps, Sabine; Cofie, Olufunke; Naaminong, K.; Lamptey, B.; Abunyewa, A. 2011. Volta storylines and scenarios: a mouthpiece for interventions that enhance livelihoods. [Abstract only]. Paper presented at the 3rd International Forum on Water and Food, Tshwane, South Africa, 14-17 November 2011. 2p.
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Policy review and institutional analysis of the hydropower sector in Lao PDR, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Final report. Mekong (MK1) Project on Optimizing Reservoir Management for Livelihoods, Challenge Program for Water and Food (1/28/2014)
Suhardiman, Diana; de Silva, Sanjiv; Carew-­Reid, J. 2011. Policy review and institutional analysis of the hydropower sector in Lao PDR, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Final report. Mekong (MK1) Project on Optimizing Reservoir Management for Livelihoods, Challenge Program for Water and Food. : Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Hanoi, Vietnam: International Centre for Environmental Management (ICEM); Colombo, Sri Lanka: CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF) 150p.
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Dams and malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa (8/31/2010)
International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2010. Dams and malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 8p. (IWMI Water Policy Brief 034) [DOI]
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Boelee, Eline; Rodrigues, L.; Senzanje, A.; Laamrani, H.; Cecchi, P. 2010. Targeted water quality assessment in small reservoirs in Brazil, Zimbabwe, Morocco and Burkina Faso. [Abstract only]. Geophysical Research Abstracts, 12. 2p.
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Burkina Faso National Consultation (6/14/2012)
AgWater Solutions Project (Agricultural Water Solutions Project). 2010. Burkina Faso National Consultation. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). AgWater Solutions Project (Agricultural Water Solutions Project) 2p. (AgWater Solutions, Project Stakeholder Consultation Summary Series)
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Weligamage, Parakrama; Butcher, W. R.; Blatner, K. A.; Shumway, C. R.; Giordano, Mark. 2010. Non-user benefits emanating from enhanced water flow to the Yala Protected Area Complex. In Evans, Alexandra; Jinapala, K. (Eds). Proceedings of the National Conference on Water, Food Security and Climate Change in Sri Lanka, BMICH, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 9-11 June 2009. Vol. 2. Water quality, environment and climate change. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). pp.37-47
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Dissanayake, Priyanka; Weragala, Neelanga; Smakhtin, Vladimir. 2010. Environmental flow assessment: recent examples from Sri Lanka. In Evans, Alexandra; Jinapala, K. (Eds). Proceedings of the National Conference on Water, Food Security and Climate Change in Sri Lanka, BMICH, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 9-11 June 2009. Vol. 2. Water quality, environment and climate change. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). pp.23-35
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Water poverty in the northeastern hill region (India): potential alleviation through multiple-use water systems: cross-learnings from Nepal Hills (4/27/2010)
Sharma, Bharat R.; Riaz, M. V.; Pant, Dhruba; Adhikary, D. L.; Bhatt, B. P.; Rahman, H. 2010. Water poverty in the northeastern hill region (India): potential alleviation through multiple-use water systems: cross-learnings from Nepal Hills. New Delhi, India: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 44p. (IWMI-NAIP Report 001) [DOI]
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Jinapala, K. 2010. Expansion without extinction. Issues, 93:25-26
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Jebari, S.; Berndtsson, R.; Bahri, Akissa; Boufaroua, M. 2010. Spatial soil loss risk and reservoir siltation in semi-arid Tunisia. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 55(1):121-137 [DOI]
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Namara, Regassa E.; Hanjra, M. A.; Castillo, G. E.; Ravnborg, H. M.; Smith, L.; van Koppen, Barbara. 2010. Agricultural water management and poverty linkages. Agricultural Water Management, 97(4):520–527. Special issue with contributions by IWMI authors [DOI]
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A case for pipelining water distribution in the Narmada Irrigation System in Gujarat, India (2/8/2011)
Shah, Tushaar; Krishnan, S.; Hemant, P.; Verma, S.; Chandra, A.; Sudhir, C. 2010. A case for pipelining water distribution in the Narmada Irrigation System in Gujarat, India. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 17p. (IWMI Working Paper 141) [DOI]
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Multiple sources of water for multiple purposes in northeast Thailand (2/7/2011)
Penning de Vries, F.; Ruaysoongnern, S. 2010. Multiple sources of water for multiple purposes in northeast Thailand. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 29p. (IWMI Working Paper 137) [DOI]
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Smits, S.; van Koppen, Barbara; Moriarty, P.; Butterworth, J. 2010. Multiple-use services as an alternative to rural water supply services: a characterisation of the approach. Water Alternatives, 3(1):102-121
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Venot, Jean-Philippe; Hirvonen, M. 2010. Can small reservoirs enhance sustainable agricultural development in Sub-Saharan Africa?: broadening the analytical horizons. Paper presented at the Symposium on Innovation and Sustainable Development in Agriculture and food, Montpellier, France, 28 June - 1 July 2010. 11p.
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Wegerich, Kai. 2010. Politics of water in post-Soviet Central Asia. In Heaney, D. (Ed). Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia 2011. 11th ed. London, UK: Routledge. pp.43-47
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Abaidoo, R. C.; Keraita, Bernard; Drechsel, Pay; Dissanayake, Priyanka; Maxwell, Akple S. 2010. Soil and crop contamination through wastewater irrigation and options for risk reduction in developing countries. In Dion, P. (Ed.). Soil biology and agriculture in the tropics. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer Verlag. pp.498-535
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Kibret, S.; Alemu, Y.; Boelee, Eline; Tekie, H.; Alemu, D.; Petros, B. 2010. The impact of a small-scale irrigation scheme on malaria transmission in Ziway area, central Ethiopia. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 15(1):41-50 [DOI]
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Xenarios, Stefanos; McCartney, Matthew; Adenew, B. 2010. Economic assessment of water storage in Sub-Saharan Africa. Paper presented at the 11th Symposium on Sustainable Water Resources Development, Arba Minch University, Ethiopia, 3-4 December 2010. 8p.
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Facon, T.; Mukherji, Aditi. 2010. Small-scale irrigation: is this the future? Paper presented at the Water Crisis and Choices, ADB and Partners Conference, ADB HQ, Manila, Philippines, 11-15 October 2010. 43p.
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Teklu, B. M.; Tekie, H.; McCartney, Matthew; Kibret, S. 2010. The effect of physical water quality and water level changes on the occurrence and density of Anopheles mosquito larvae around the shoreline of the Koka reservoir, central Ethiopia. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 14(12):2595-2603 [DOI]
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Prado, M. C. C. M.; Hiscock, K. M.; Rajasooriyar, L.; Boelee, Eline. 2010. Application of a combined hydrochemical and stable isotope approach to the study of the interaction between irrigation canal water and groundwater in southern Sri Lanka. [Abstract only]. In International Symposium, Sustainable Agriculture for Prosperity, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka, 16 November 2010. Proceedings, Part 1 - Keynote speeches and abstracts. Kamburupitiya, Sri Lanka: University of Ruhuna. Faculty of Agriculture. pp.58
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Vidal, Alain; van Koppen, Barbara; Blake, D. 2010. The green-to-blue water continuum: an approach to improve agricultural systems’ resilience to water scarcity. In Lundqvist, J. (Ed.). On the water front: selections from the 2009 World Water Week in Stockholm. Stockholm, Sweden: Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI). pp.66-72
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Idowu, O. A.; Lorentz, S. A.; Annandale, J. G.; Aken, M.; McCartney, Matthew; Thornton-Dibb, S. L. C.; Westhuizen, A. 2010. Comparative assessment of widespread irrigation with low quality mine-water in undisturbed and rehabilitated mine-lands in the upper Olifants using the ACRU2000 model. Water SA, 36(5):543-552
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Dang, T. H.; Coynel, A.; Orange, Didier; Blanc, G.; Etcheber, H.; Le, L. A. 2010. Long-term monitoring (1960–2008) of the river-sediment transport in the Red River Watershed (Vietnam): temporal variability and dam-reservoir impact. Science of the Total Environment, 408:4654-4664 [DOI]
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Inventory of water storage types in the Blue Nile and Volta River Basins (10/8/2010)
Johnston, Robyn M.; McCartney, Matthew. 2010. Inventory of water storage types in the Blue Nile and Volta River Basins. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 40p. (IWMI Working Paper 140) [DOI]
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Karimov, Akmal; Yakubov, Murat; Noble, Andrew; Jumabaev, Kahramon; Anarbekov, Oyture; Kazbekov, Jusipbek; Mirzaev, N.; Alimdjanov, A. 2010. Alternative water allocation in Kyrgyzstan: lessons from the Lower Colorado River Basin and New South Wales. Water, 2:510-529 [DOI]
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Yassin, F. A.; McCartney, Matthew. 2010. Evaluating the technical performance of the Koga and Gomit reservoirs in the Blue Nile under existing conditions and possible climate change. Paper presented at the Annual Tropical and Subtropical Agricultural and Natural Resource Management (Tropentag) Conference on World Food System - a contribution from Europe, Thematic scientific session on Water management, Zurich, Switzerland, 14 -16 September 2010. 4p. (published online)
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Sharma, Bharat R.; Amarasinghe, Upali; Cai, Xueliang; de Condappa, D.; Shah, Tushaar; Mukherji, Aditi; Bharati, Luna; Ambili, G.; Qureshi, Asad Sarwar; Pant, Dhruba; Xenarios, Stefanos; Singh, R.; Smakhtin, Vladimir. 2010. The Indus and the Ganges: river basins under extreme pressure. Water International, 35(5):493-521. (Special Issue on quot;Water, Food and Poverty in River Basins, Part 1quot; with contributions by IWMI authors). [DOI]
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Acheampong, Ernest Nti; Venot, Jean-Philippe. 2010. Water user associations in northern Ghana: from institutional panacea to reality check. Paper presented at the ACP-EU Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) Annual Seminar, Closing the Knowledge Gap: Integrated Water Management for Sustainable Agriculture, Johannesburg, South Africa, 22–26 November 2010. 9p.
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Malaria transmission in the vicinity of impounded water: evidence from the Koka Reservoir, Ethiopia (9/9/2009)
Kibret, S.; McCartney, Matthew; Lautze, Jonathan; Jayasinghe, G. 2009. Malaria transmission in the vicinity of impounded water: evidence from the Koka Reservoir, Ethiopia. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 39p. (IWMI Research Report 132) [DOI]
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van Koppen, Barbara; Smits, S.; Moriarty, P.; Penning de Vries, F.; Mikhail, M.; Boelee, Eline. 2009. Climbing the water ladder: multiple-use water services for poverty reduction. : Hague, Netherlands: International Water and Sanitation Centre (IRC); Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Colombo, Sri Lanka: CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF) 215p. (IRC TP Series 52)
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Bharati, Luna; Smakhtin, Vladimir; Eriyagama, Nishadi; Anand, B. K. 2009. Environment flows: moving from concepts to application, a case study from India. Paper presented at the International Environmental Water Allocation Conference, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, 23-26 February 2009. 25p.
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Sharma, Bharat R. 2009. Rainwater harvesting in the management of agro-ecosystems. In Barron, J. (Ed.). Rainwater harvesting: a lifeline for human well-being. Nairobi, Kenya: UNEP Division of Environmental Policy Implementation; Stockholm, Sweden: Stockholm Environment Institute. pp.23-33
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George, A.; Pierret, Alain; Boonsaner, A.; Valentin, Christian; Orange, Didier; Planchon, O. 2009. Potential and limitations of Payments for Environmental Services (PES) as a means to manage watershed services in mainland Southeast Asia. International Journal of the Commons, 3(1):16-40
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Choosai, C.; Mathieu, J.; Hanboonsong, Y.; Jouquet, Pascal. 2009. Termite mounds and dykes are biodiversity refuges in paddy fields in north-eastern Thailand. Environmental Conservation, 36(1):71-79 [DOI]
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de Condappaa, D.; Chaponniere, Anne; Lemoalle, J. 2009. A decision-support tool for water allocation in the Volta Basin. Water International, 34(1):71-87 [DOI]
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Mukherji, Aditi; Facon, T.; Burke, J.; de Fraiture, Charlotte; Faures, J.-M.; Fuleki, Blanka; Giordano, Mark; Molden, David; Shah, Tushaar. 2009. Revitalizing Asia's irrigation: to sustainably meet tomorrow's food needs. : Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Rome, Italy: FAO 39p.
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Gumma, Murali Krishna; Thenkabail, P. S.; Velpuri, N. M. 2009. Vegetation phenology to partition groundwater- from surface water-irrigated areas using MODIS 250-m time-series data for the Krishna River basin. In Bloschl, G.; van de Giesen, N.; Muralidharan, D.; Ren, L.; Seyler, F.; Sharma, U.; Vrba, J. (Eds.). Improving integrated surface and groundwater resources management in a vulnerable and changing world: proceedings of Symposium JS.3 at the Joint Convention of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) and the International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH), Hyderabad, India, 6-12 September 2009. Wallingford, UK: International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS). pp.271-281 (IAHS Publication 330)
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Chartres, Colin J. 2009. International Water Management Institute success stories 2000-2009. Invited submission from the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) to the United Kingdom Parliament on 2 June 2009. 7p.
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van Koppen, Barbara. 2009. More MDGs per drop: multiple-use water services. Capacity.org, 36:12-13
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van Koppen, Barbara. 2009. Guidelines for community-driven water resource management: as initiated by the Integrated Water Resource Management Demonstration Projects in Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland and Zambia. : Pretoria, South Africa: SADC/Danida Water Sector Support Programme; Pretoria, South Africa: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 24p.
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Strategic analysis of India’s River Linking Project (7/18/2011)
Amarasinghe, Upali A. 2009. Strategic analysis of India’s River Linking Project. Colombo, Sri Lanka: CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF) 77p. (CPWF Project Report 48)
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Small multi-purpose reservoir ensemble planning (7/18/2011)
Andreini, Marc; Schuetz, Tonya; Senzanje, A.; Rodriguez, L.; Andah, W.; Cecchi, P.; Boelee, Eline; van de Giesen, N.; Kemp-Benedikt, E.; Liebe, J. 2009. Small multi-purpose reservoir ensemble planning. Colombo, Sri Lanka: CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF) 55p. (CPWF Project Report 46)
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Ascendiendo la escala del agua: servicios de abastecimiento de agua de usos multiples para la reduccion de la pobreza. In Spanish (6/8/2010)
van Koppen, Barbara; Smits, S.; Moriarty, P.; Penning de Vries, F.; Mikhail, M.; Boelee, Eline. 2009. Ascendiendo la escala del agua: servicios de abastecimiento de agua de usos multiples para la reduccion de la pobreza. In Spanish. : Hague, Netherlands: International Water and Sanitation Centre (IRC); Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Colombo, Sri Lanka: CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF) 232p. (IRC TP Series 52)
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Adaptive water resource management in the South Indian Lower Bhavani Project Command Area (6/29/2009)
Lannerstad, M.; Molden, David. 2009. Adaptive water resource management in the South Indian Lower Bhavani Project Command Area. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 30p. (IWMI Research Report 129) [DOI]
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Woolley, Jonathan; Harrington, Larry; Huber-Lee, Annette; Douthwaite, Boru; Geheb, Kim; Vidal, Alain; George, Pamela; Nguyen Khoa, Sophie. 2009. Integrated food and water research for development. In Chartres, Colin (Ed.). Words into action: delegate publication for the 5th World Water Forum, Istanbul, Turkey, 16-22 March 2009. London, UK: Faircount Media Group. pp.84-88
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van Koppen, Barbara; Kuriakose, A. 2009. Gender and multiple-use water services. Thematic note 1. In World Bank; FAO; IFAD. Gender in agriculture source book. Washington, DC, USA: World Bank. pp.235-241
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Bharati, Luna; Smakhtin, Vladimir; Anand, B. K. 2009. Modeling water supply and demand scenarios: the Godavari–Krishna inter-basin transfer, India. Water Policy, 11(Supplement 1):140-153 [DOI]
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AgWater Solutions Project (Agricultural Water Solutions Project). 2009. Ghana National Consultation. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). AgWater Solutions Project (Agricultural Water Solutions Project) 2p. (AgWater Solutions, Project Stakeholder Consultation Summary Series)
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