Publications

Search for IWMI publications.
Displaying 299 publications

Automatization and evaluation of a remote sensing-based indicator for wetland health assessment in East Africa on national and local scales (03/16/2023)
Steinbach, S.; Hentschel, E.; Hentze, K.; Rienow, A.; Umulisa, V.; Zwart, Sander J.; Nelson, A. 2023. Automatization and evaluation of a remote sensing-based indicator for wetland health assessment in East Africa on national and local scales. Ecological Informatics, 75:102032. (Online first) [DOI]
More... | Fulltext (8.71 MB)


Increasing cropping options in seasonal floodplain wetlands of Sub-Saharan Africa: a remote-sensing approach for assessing available green water for cultivation [Abstract only] (09/30/2022)
Ayyad, S.; Karimi, P.; Langensiepen, M.; Ribbe, L.; Rebelo, Lisa-Maria; Becker, M. 2022. Increasing cropping options in seasonal floodplain wetlands of Sub-Saharan Africa: a remote-sensing approach for assessing available green water for cultivation [Abstract only]. Paper presented at the European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2022, Vienna, Austria and Online, 23-27 May 2022. 2p. [DOI]
More... | Fulltext (292 KB)


The fate of wetlands: can the view from space help us to stop and reverse their global decline? (08/22/2022)
Strauch, A.; Bunting, P.; Campbell, J.; Cornish, N.; Eberle, J.; Fatoyinbo, T.; Franke, J.; Hentze, K.; Lagomasino, D.; Lucas, R.; Paganini, M.; Rebelo, Lisa-Maria; Riffler, M.; Rosenqvist, A.; Steinbach, S.; Thonfeld, F.; Tottrup, C. 2022. The fate of wetlands: can the view from space help us to stop and reverse their global decline? In Kavvada, A.; Cripe, D.; Friedl, L. (Eds.). Earth observation applications and global policy frameworks. Washington, DC, USA: American Geophysical Union (AGU); Hoboken, NJ, USA: John Wiley. pp.85-104. (Geophysical Monograph Series 274) [DOI]
More...


Remote sensing assessment of available green water to increase crop production in seasonal floodplain wetlands of Sub-Saharan Africa (06/20/2022)
Ayyad, S.; Karimi, P.; Langensiepen, M.; Ribbe, L.; Rebelo, Lisa-Maria; Becker, M. 2022. Remote sensing assessment of available green water to increase crop production in seasonal floodplain wetlands of Sub-Saharan Africa. Agricultural Water Management, 269:107712. [DOI]
More... | Fulltext (19.5 MB)


Vegetated wetlands: from ecology to conservation management (03/31/2022)
Irvine, K.; Dickens, Chris; Castello, L.; Bredin, I.; Finlayson, C. M. 2022. Vegetated wetlands: from ecology to conservation management. In Dalu, T.; Wasserman, R. J. (Eds.). Fundamentals of tropical freshwater wetlands: from ecology to conservation management. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. pp.589-639. [DOI]
More...


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]
More... | Fulltext (0.99 MB)


Joshi, Deepa; Gallant, Bryce; Hakhu, Arunima; de Silva, Sanjiv; McDougall, C.; Dubois, M.; Arulingam, Indika. 2021. Ramsar Convention and the wise use of wetlands: rethinking inclusion. Ecological Restoration, 39(1-2):36-44. (Special issue: Restoration for Whom, by Whom?) [DOI]
More... | Fulltext (226 KB)


Dickens, Chris; McCartney, Matthew. 2021. Water-Related Ecosystems. In Filho, W. L.; Azul, A. M.; Brandli, L.; Salvia, A. L.; Wall, T. (Eds.). Clean water and sanitation. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. 10p. (Online first) (Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals) [DOI]
More...


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)
More... | Fulltext (0.99 MB)


Floods as agents of vitality: reaffirming human-nature synergies (11/20/2021)
Modak, S.; Ghosh, Surajit. 2021. Floods as agents of vitality: reaffirming human-nature synergies. Neuotting, Germany: Water Science Policy (WSP) 7p. (Water Science Policy Brief) [DOI]
More... | Fulltext (1.72 MB)


McCartney, Matthew; Dickens, Chris. 2021. Landscape regeneration and the role of water. In Filho, W. L.; Azul, A. M.; Brandli, L.; Salvia, A. L.; Wall, T. (Eds.). Clean water and sanitation. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. 10p. (Online first). (Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals) [DOI]
More...


Steinbach, S.; Cornish, N.; Franke, J.; Hentze, K.; Strauch, A.; Thonfeld, F.; Zwart, Sander J.; Nelson, A. 2021. A new conceptual framework for integrating earth observation in large-scale wetland management in East Africa. Wetlands, 41(7):93. [DOI]
More... | Fulltext (5.27 MB)


IWMI Annual report 2020 (10/04/2021)
International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2021. IWMI Annual report 2020. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 62p. [DOI]
More... | Fulltext (5.08 MB)


Hassaballah, K.; Mohamed, Y.; Omer, A.; Uhlenbrook, Stefan. 2020. Modelling the inundation and morphology of the seasonally flooded Mayas Wetlands in the Dinder National Park-Sudan. Environmental Processes, 7(3):723-747. [DOI]
More... | Fulltext (2.83 MB)


Water availability, infrastructure and ecosystems (3/26/2020)
Smakhtin, V.; Perera, D.; Qadir, M.; Aureli, A.; Carvalho-Resende, T.; Dhot, N.; Findikakis, A.; Villholth, Karen G.; Gurdak, J. J.; Zandaryaa, S.; Hulsmann, S.; Medlicott, K.; Connor, R.; Timmerman, J. 2020. Water availability, infrastructure and ecosystems. In UNESCO World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP); UN-Water. The United Nations World Water Development Report 2020: water and climate change. Paris, France: UNESCO. pp.46-57.
More... | Fulltext (37.7 MB)


Building a common future: wetlands, biodiversity and people (3/21/2020)
Amerasinghe, Priyanie. 2020. Building a common future: wetlands, biodiversity and people. Sarovar: Newsletter of Wetlands International South Asia, 6:18-19.
More... | Fulltext (2.50 MB)


Catalogue of technologies to address the risks of contamination of water bodies with plastics and microplastics (12/17/2020)
Nikiema, Josiane; Asiedu, Zipporah; Mateo-Sagasta, Javier; Saad, Dalia; Lamizana, B. 2020. Catalogue of technologies to address the risks of contamination of water bodies with plastics and microplastics. Nairobi, Kenya: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) 62p.
More... | Fulltext (15.0 MB)


Water pollution by plastics and microplastics: a review of technical solutions from source to sea (12/17/2020)
Nikiema, Josiane; Mateo-Sagasta, Javier; Asiedu, Zipporah; Saad, Dalia; Lamizana, B. 2020. Water pollution by plastics and microplastics: a review of technical solutions from source to sea. Nairobi, Kenya: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) 112p.
More... | Fulltext (26.6 MB)


IWMI Annual report 2018 (2/20/2020)
International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2019. IWMI Annual report 2018. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 42p. [DOI]
More... | Fulltext (4.35 MB)


Erosion study as a contribution to the CAWA [Climate Change Adaptation in Wetlands Areas] project (12/30/2019)
Leh, Mansoor; Vongsathien, Xayyasone; McCartney, Matthew; Lacombe, Guillaume. 2019. Erosion study as a contribution to the CAWA [Climate Change Adaptation in Wetlands Areas] project. Final report submitted to FAO and CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 45p.
More...


Sadoff, Claudia. 2019. Focus on water for adaptive solutions. Stockholm WaterFront, 3:8-11.
More... | Fulltext (1.54 MB)


Sonkamble, S.; Sahya, A.; Jampani, M.; Ahmed, S.; Amerasinghe, Priyanie. 2019. Hydro-geophysical characterization and performance evaluation of natural wetlands in a semi-arid wastewater irrigated landscape. Water Research, 148: 176-187. [DOI]
More...


Wutich, A.; Cardenas, J. C.; Pahl-Wostl, C.; Rauschmayer, F.; Schleyer, C.; Srinivasan, V.; Suhardiman, Diana; Tallis, H.; Zwarteveen, M. 2018. Integrating sustainability, justice and diversity?: opportunities and challenges for inclusively framing water research. In S. Lele, S. Brondizio, J. Byrne, G. Mace, J. Martinez-Alier (Eds.), Rethinking environmentalism: linking justice, sustainability and diversity. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. pp.251-286.
More...


Mateo-Sagasta, Javier; Albers, J. 2018. On-farm and off-farm responses. 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.179-203.
More... | Fulltext (692 KB)


NBS [Nature-based solutions] for managing water quality (7/31/2018)
Bernhardt, E. M.; Zandaryaa, S.; Arduino, G.; Jimenez-Cisneros, B.; Payne, J.; Zadeh, S. M.; McClain, M.; Irvine, K.; Acreman, M.; Cudennec, C.; Amerasinghe, Priyanie; Dickens, Chris; Cohen-Shacham, E.; Fedotova, T.; Cox, C.; Bertule, M.; Coates, D.; Connor, R.; Simmons, E.; Gastelumendi, J.; Gutierrez, T. 2018. NBS [Nature-based solutions] for managing water quality. In WWAP (United Nations World Water Assessment Programme); UN-Water. The United Nations World Water Development Report 2018: nature-based solutions for water. Paris, France: UNESCO. pp.52-62.
More... | Fulltext (31.02 MB)


Leh, Mansoor D.K.; Sharpley, A. N.; Singh, G.; Matlock, M. D. 2018. Assessing the impact of the MRBI [Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative] program in a data limited Arkansas Watershed using the SWAT model. Agricultural Water Management, 202:202-219. [DOI]
More...


Bunting, P.; Rosenqvist, A.; Lucas, R. M.; Rebelo, Lisa-Maria; Thomas, N.; Hardy, A.; Itoh, T.; Shimada, M.; Finlayson, C. M. 2018. The global mangrove watch - a New 2010 global baseline of mangrove extent. Remote Sensing, 10(10):1-19. [DOI]
More... | Fulltext (18 MB)


The use of earth observation for wetland inventory, assessment and monitoring: an information source for the Ramsar Convention on wetlands (3/25/2019)
Rebelo, Lisa-Maria; Finlayson, C. M.; Strauch, A.; Rosenqvist, A.; Perennou, C.; Totrup, C.; Hilarides, L.; Paganini, M.; Wielaard, N.; Siegert, F.; Ballhorn, U.; Navratil, P.; Franke, J.; Davidson, N. 2018. The use of earth observation for wetland inventory, assessment and monitoring: an information source for the Ramsar Convention on wetlands. Gland, Switzerland: Ramsar Convention Secretariat 31p.
More... | Fulltext (2.79 MB)


Setting the scene (3/1/2019)
Karki, M.; Gasparatos, A.; Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali; Kohsaka, R.; Thaman, R.; Leimona, B.; Opgenoorth, L.; Han, K. H.; Magni, P.; Saito, O.; Talukdar, G.; Zadegan, S. S.; Pandit, R.; Hyakumura, K.; Isa, S. S.; Lasmana, F. 2018. Setting the scene. In Karki, M.; Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali [IWMI]; Okayasu, S.; Suzuki, W. (Eds.); 2018. The regional assessment report on biodiversity and ecosystem services for Asia and the Pacific. Bonn, Germany: Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). 616p. pp.1-64.
More... | Fulltext (12.4 MB)


The regional assessment report on biodiversity and ecosystem services for Asia and the Pacific (3/1/2019)
Karki, M.; Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali; Okayasu, S.; Suzuki, W. 2018. The regional assessment report on biodiversity and ecosystem services for Asia and the Pacific. Bonn, Germany: Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) 616p.
More... | Fulltext (12.4 MB)


E-Flows for the Upper Niger River and Inner Niger Delta: specialist response report for vegetation, fish, invertebrates and birds. [Project report prepared by the International Water Management Institute for Wetlands International] (12/30/2019)
Dickens, Chris; O’Brien, G.; Stassen, R.; Eriyagama, Nishadi; Kleynhans, M.; Rowntree, K.; Graham, M.; Ross-Gillespie, V.; MacKenzie, J.; Wymenga, E.; Mapedza, Everisto; Burnet, M.; Desai, M.; Hean, J. 2018. E-Flows for the Upper Niger River and Inner Niger Delta: specialist response report for vegetation, fish, invertebrates and birds. [Project report prepared by the International Water Management Institute for Wetlands International]. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) 104p.
More...


E-flows for the Upper Niger and Inner Niger Delta: specialist reports - hydrology, hydraulics, geomorphology and water quality. [Project report prepared by the International Water Management Institute for Wetlands International] (12/30/2019)
Dickens, Chris; O’Brien, G.; Stassen, R.; Eriyagama, Nishadi; Kleynhans, M.; Rowntree, K.; Graham, M.; Ross-Gillespie, V. 2018. E-flows for the Upper Niger and Inner Niger Delta: specialist reports - hydrology, hydraulics, geomorphology and water quality. [Project report prepared by the International Water Management Institute for Wetlands International]. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) 210p.
More...


E-flows for the Upper Niger River and Inner Niger Delta: synthesis report. [Project report prepared by the International Water Management Institute for Wetlands International] (12/30/2019)
Dickens, Chris; O’Brien, G.; Stassen, R.; Eriyagama, Nishadi; Kleynhans, M.; Rowntree, K.; Graham, M.; Ross-Gillespie, V.; MacKenzie, J.; Wymenga, E.; Mapedza, Everisto; Burnet, M.; Desai, M.; Hean, J. 2018. E-flows for the Upper Niger River and Inner Niger Delta: synthesis report. [Project report prepared by the International Water Management Institute for Wetlands International]. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) 201p.
More...


McCartney, Matthew. 2018. Water quantity and hydrology. In Hughes, J. (Ed.). Freshwater ecology and conservation. New York, NY, USA: Oxford University Press. pp.69-90
More...


The Zambezi River Basin: water and sustainable development (9/19/2017)
Lautze, Jonathan; Phiri, Z.; Smakhtin, Vladimir; Saruchera, D. 2017. The Zambezi River Basin: water and sustainable development. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan 255p. (Earthscan Series on Major River Basins of the World)
More...


McCartney, Mathew; Beilfuss, R.; Rebelo, Lisa-Maria. 2017. Zambezi river basin. In Finlayson, C. M.; Everard, M.; Irvine, K. McInnes, R.; Middleton, B.; van Dam, A.; Davidson, N. C. (Eds.). The Wetland book I: structure and function, management and methods. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer. pp.1243-1250.
More...


McCartney, Mathew; Rebelo, Lisa-Maria. 2017. Nile river basin. In Finlayson, C. M.; Everard, M.; Irvine, K. McInnes, R.; Middleton, B.; van Dam, A.; Davidson, N. C. (Eds.). The Wetland book I: structure and function, management and methods. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer. pp.1243-1250.
More...


Clarke, James; McCartney, Mathew. 2017. International Water Management Institute. In Finlayson, C. M.; Everard, M.; Irvine, K. McInnes, R.; Middleton, B.; van Dam, A.; Davidson, N. C. (Eds.). The Wetland book I: structure and function, management and methods. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer. pp.681-685.
More...


Hydrological assessment of the Xe Champone and Beung Kiat Ngong wetlands [Final Project Report of the Climate Change Adaptation in Wetlands Areas (CAWA)] (4/2/2018)
Lacombe, Guillaume; Pavelic, Paul; McCartney, Matthew; Phommavong, K.; Viossanges, Mathieu. 2017. Hydrological assessment of the Xe Champone and Beung Kiat Ngong wetlands [Final Project Report of the Climate Change Adaptation in Wetlands Areas (CAWA)]. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 33p.
More...


Nhamo, Luxon; Magidi, J.; Dickens, Chris. 2017. Determining wetland spatial extent and seasonal variations of the inundated area using multispectral remote sensing. Water SA, 43(4):543-552. [DOI]
More... | Fulltext (2.58 MB)


Sticks and carrots: managing groundwater overabstraction in La Mancha, Spain (11/1/2017)
Closas, Alvar; Molle, Francois; Hernandez-Mora, N. 2017. Sticks and carrots: managing groundwater overabstraction in La Mancha, Spain. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 42p. (IWMI Working Paper 177) [DOI]
More... | Fulltext (869 MB)


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.
More... | Fulltext


Sonkamble, S.; Wajihuddin, M.; Ahmed, S.; Jampani, M.; Amerasinghe, Priyanie. 2017. Natural wetlands as energy efficient wastewater treatment systems: a pilot study from Hyderabad, India [Abstract Only]. In Germany. Institute for Technology and Resources Management (ITT). (Ed.). Water Security and Climate Change Conference, Cologne, Germany, 18-21 September 2017. Book of abstracts. Cologne, Germany: Institute for Technology and Resources Management (ITT). pp.91.
More...


McCartney, Matthew; Nyambe, I. A. 2017. Ecosystem services: opportunities and threats. In Lautze, Jonathan; Phiri, Z.; Smakhtin, Vladimir; Saruchera, D. (Eds.). 2017. The Zambezi River Basin: water and sustainable development. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.125-157. (Earthscan Series on Major River Basins of the World)
More...


Kizito, F.; Balana, Bedru B. 2016. Ecosystem services in the Volta Basin. In Williams, Timothy O.; Mul, Marloes L.; Biney, C. A.; Smakhtin, Vladimir (Eds.). The Volta River Basin: water for food, economic growth and environment. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.181-198.
More...


IWMI Annual report 2015 (8/11/2016)
International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2016. IWMI Annual report 2015. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 28p. [DOI]
More... | Fulltext (1.37 MB)


Mapani, B.; Magole, L.; Makurira, H.; Mazvimavi, D.; Meck, M.; Mul, Marloes. 2016. Managing ground and surface water resources using innovative methods in rural and urban areas of Sub-Saharan Africa. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 93:1.
More...


Evaluating the flow regulating effects of ecosystems in the Mekong and Volta river basins (4/29/2016)
Lacombe, Guillaume; McCartney, Matthew. 2016. Evaluating the flow regulating effects of ecosystems in the Mekong and Volta river basins. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 40p. (IWMI Research Report 166) [DOI]
More... | Fulltext (1 MB)


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]
More...


Bunting, S.W.; Luo, S.; Cai, K.; Kundu, N.; Lund, S.; Mishra, R.; Ray, D.; Smith, K. G.; Sugden, Fraser. 2016. Integrated action planning for biodiversity conservation and sustainable use of highland aquatic resources: evaluating outcomes for the Beijiang River, China. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 59(9):1580-1609. [DOI]
More...


McCartney, Matthew P.; Rebelo, Lisa-Maria; Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali. 2015. Wetlands, livelihoods and human health. In Finlayson, C. M.; Horwitz, P.; Weinstein, P. (Eds.). Wetlands and human health. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer. pp.123-148.
More...


Around the well: news, views and discussion on water and the environment in Sri Lanka (7/7/2015)
International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2015. Around the well: news, views and discussion on water and the environment in Sri Lanka. Around the well: news, views and discussion on water and the environment in Sri Lanka, 2. 4p. [DOI]
More... | Fulltext (1 MB)


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]
More... | Fulltext (2 MB)


Evaluation des ressources en eau du bassin de la Volta. In French (6/2/2016)
Mul, Marloes; Obuobie, E.; Appoh, Richard; Kankam-Yeboah, K.; Bekoe-Obeng, E.; Amisigo, B.; Logah, F. Y.; Ghansah, Benjamin; McCartney, Matthew. 2015. Evaluation des ressources en eau du bassin de la Volta. In French. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 84p. (Also in English) (IWMI Working Paper 166/Document de travail IWMI 166) [DOI]
More... | Fulltext (24 KB)


Kloppmann, W.; Sandhu, C.; Groeschke, M.; Pandian, R. S.; Picot-Colbeau, G.; Fahimuddin, M.; Ahmed, S.; Alazard, M.; Amerasinghe, Priyanie; Bhola, P.; Boisson, A.; Elango, L.; Feistel, U.; Fischer, S.; Ghosh, N. C.; Grischek, T.; Grutzmacher, G.; Hamann, E.; Nair, I. S.; Jampani, Mahesh; Mondal, N. C.; Monninkhoff, B.; Pettenati, M.; Rao, S.; Sarah, S.; Schneider, M.; Sklorz, S.; Thiery, D.; Zabel, A. 2015. Modelling of natural water treatment systems in India: Learning from the Saph Pani case studies. In Wintgens. T.; Nattorp, A.; Elango, L.; Asolekar, S. R. (Eds.). Natural water treatment systems for safe and sustainable water supply in the Indian context: Saph Pani, London, UK: IWA Publishing. pp. 227-250.
More... | Fulltext (3.9 MB)


Starkl, M.; Amerasinghe, Priyanie; Essl, L.; Jampani, Mahesh; Kumar, D.; Asolekar; S. R. 2015. Rapid assessment and SWOT analysis of non-technical aspects of natural wastewater treatment systems. In Wintgens. T.; Nattorp, A.; Elango, L.; Asolekar, S. R. (Eds.). Natural water treatment systems for safe and sustainable water supply in the Indian context: Saph Pani, London, UK: IWA Publishing. pp. 283-300.
More... | Fulltext (5.6 MB)


Amerasinghe, Priyanie; Sonkamble, S.; Jampani, Mahesh; Wajihuddin, Md.; Lakshmanan, E.; Starkl, M.; Sarah, S.; Fahimuddin, Md.; Ahmed, S. 2015. Developing integrated management plans for natural treatment systems in urbanised areas: case studies from Hyderabad and Chennai. In Wintgens. T.; Nattorp, A.; Elango, L.; Asolekar, S. R. (Eds.). Natural water treatment systems for safe and sustainable water supply in the Indian context: Saph Pani, London, UK: IWA Publishing. pp. 251-264.
More... | Fulltext (1.9 MB)


Amerasinghe, Priyanie; Jampani, Mahesh; Sonkamble, S.; Wajihuddin, Md.; Boisson, A.; Fahimuddin, Md.; Ahmed, S. 2015. Characterization and performance assessment of natural treatment systems in a wastewater irrigated micro-watershed: Musi River case study. In Wintgens. T.; Nattorp, A.; Elango, L.; Asolekar, S. R. (Eds.). Natural water treatment systems for safe and sustainable water supply in the Indian context: Saph Pani, London, UK: IWA Publishing. pp.177-190.
More... | Fulltext (1.2 MB)


Baseline review and ecosystem services assessment of the Tana River Basin, Kenya (5/9/2016)
Baker, Tracy; Kiptala, J.; Olaka, L.; Oates, N.; Hussain, Asghar; McCartney, Matthew. 2015. Baseline review and ecosystem services assessment of the Tana River Basin, Kenya. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 107p. (IWMI Working Paper 165) [DOI]
More... | Fulltext (4 MB)


Groundwater and ecosystem services: a framework for managing smallholder groundwater-dependent agrarian socio-ecologies - applying an ecosystem services and resilience approach (5/12/2015)
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). 2015. Groundwater and ecosystem services: a framework for managing smallholder groundwater-dependent agrarian socio-ecologies - applying an ecosystem services and resilience approach. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) 25p. [DOI]
More... | Fulltext (1 MB)


Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Environment Management and Planning, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka, 23-24 February 2015 (4/6/2015)
Gunawardena, J.; Muthuwatta, Lal; Fernando, M. J. J.; Rathnayake, S.; Rodrigo, T. M. A. S. K.; Gunawardena, A. 2015. Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Environment Management and Planning, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka, 23-24 February 2015. Colombo, Sri Lanka: Central Environmental Authority (CEA) 55p.
More... | Fulltext


Water-smart agriculture in East Africa (4/6/2015)
Nicol, Alan; Langan, Simon; Victor, M.; Gonsalves, J. 2015. Water-smart agriculture in East Africa. : Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE); Kampala, Uganda: Global Water Initiative East Africa (GWI EA) 352p. [DOI]
More... | Fulltext (8 MB)


Amerasinghe, Priyanie; McCartney, Matthew; Apsunde, K.; Mehra, Kanika. 2015. Wetland spatio-temporal change analysis and ecosystem services in two urbanising cities [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.46-47.
More...


van Eekelen, M. W.; Bastiaanssen, Wim G. M.; Jarmain, C.; Jackson, B.; Ferreira, F.; van der Zaag, P.; Okello, A. S.; Bosch, J.; Dye, P.; Bastidas-Obando, E.; Dost, R. J. J.; Luxemburg, W. M. J. 2015. A novel approach to estimate direct and indirect water withdrawals from satellite measurements: a case study from the Incomati basin. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 200:126-142. [DOI]
More... | Fulltext (5.63 MB)


Rosenqvist, A.; Rebelo, Lisa-Maria; Costa, M. 2015. The ALOS Kyoto and Carbon Initiative: enabling the mapping, monitoring and assessment of globally important wetlands. Editorial. Wetlands Ecology and Management, 23(1):1 [DOI]
More... | Fulltext (84.0 KB)


Starkl, M.; Brunner, N.; Amerasinghe, Priyanie; Jampani, Mahesh; Kumar, D.; Asolekar, S. R.; Sonkamble, S.; Ahmed, S.; Wajihuddin, M.; Pratyusha, A.; Sarah, S. 2015. Stakeholder views, financing and policy implications for reuse of wastewater for irrigation: a case from Hyderabad, India. Water, 7(1):300-328. [DOI]
More... | Fulltext (589 KB)


Water resources assessment of the Volta River Basin (2/1/2016)
Mul, Marloes; Obuobie, E.; Appoh, Richard; Kankam-Yeboah, K.; Bekoe-Obeng, E.; Amisigo, B.; Logah, F. Y.; Ghansah, Benjamin; McCartney, Matthew. 2015. Water resources assessment of the Volta River Basin. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 78p. (IWMI Working Paper 166) [DOI]
More... | Fulltext (2 MB)


How can water have a positive impact on climate change?. Book of Knowledge (12/23/2015)
Finlayson, C. M.; McInnes, R. J.; Noble, I. R.; McCartney, Matthew P.; Lachassagne, P. 2015. How can water have a positive impact on climate change?. Book of Knowledge. Geneva, Switzerland: Danone; Evian; Ramsar 46p.
More...


Sustainable development and ecosystem services (10/22/2015)
McCartney, Matthew; Finlayson, M.; de Silva, Sanjiv. 2015. Sustainable development and ecosystem services. New York, NY, USA: UN. Department of Economic and Social Affairs 4p. (Global Sustainable Development Report Brief (GSDR))
More... | Fulltext (95.12 KB)


Fluet-Chouinard, E.; Lehner, B.; Rebelo, Lisa-Maria; Papa, F.; Hamilton, S. K. 2015. Development of a global inundation map at high spatial resolution from topographic downscaling of coarse-scale remote sensing data. Remote Sensing of Environment, 158:348-361 [DOI]
More...


IWMI Annual report 2013 (8/20/2014)
International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2014. IWMI Annual report 2013. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 14p. [DOI]
More... | Fulltext (8.16 MB)


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]
More... | Fulltext (2.20 MB)


Prasad, M. B. K.; Maddox, M. C.; Sood, Aditya; Kaushal, S. 2014. Nutrients, chlorophyll and biotic metrics in the Rappahannock River-Estuary: implications of urbanization in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, USA. Marine and Freshwater Research, 65:475-485. [DOI]
More...


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.
More... | Fulltext (2.19 MB)


Closas, Alvar. 2014. Norias, boreholes and the role of the state during the groundwater ‘silent revolution’ in La Mancha, Spain. Hydrogeology Journal, 22(5):1179-1192. [DOI]
More...


Wetlands and people (2/3/2014)
International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2014. Wetlands and people. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 32p. [DOI]
More... | Fulltext (3.19 MB)


Report on initial sustainability assessment. Saph Pani Deliverable 6.1. [Project report of the Enhancement of Natural Water Systems and Treatment Methods for Safe and Sustainable Water Supply in India (Saph Pani)] (12/24/2014)
Amerasinghe, Priyanie; Asolekar, S. R.; Essl, L.; Grischek, T.; Gupta, P. K.; Heinze, K; Jampani, Mahesh; Kimothi, C.; Kumar, D.; Lesch, M.; Sandhu, C.; Semwal, M.; Singh, P. D. K.; Starkl, M. 2014. Report on initial sustainability assessment. Saph Pani Deliverable 6.1. [Project report of the Enhancement of Natural Water Systems and Treatment Methods for Safe and Sustainable Water Supply in India (Saph Pani)]. Vienna, Austria: Center for Environmental Management and Decision Support (CEMDS) 109p.
More... | Fulltext (3.69 MB)


Technological options for safe resource recovery from fecal sludge (11/19/2014)
Nikiema, Josiane; Cofie, Olufunke; Impraim, Robert. 2014. Technological options for safe resource recovery from fecal sludge. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) 47p. (Resource Recovery and Reuse Series 02) [DOI]
More... | Fulltext (4 MB)


Zsuffa, I.; van Dam, A. A.; Kaggwa, R. C.; Namaalwa, S.; Mahieu, M.; Cools, J.; Johnston, Robyn. 2014. Towards decision support-based integrated management planning of papyrus wetlands: a case study from Uganda. Wetlands Ecology and Management, 22(2):199-213.
More...


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.
More... | Fulltext (326 KB)


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]
More... | Fulltext (2.38 MB)


Johnston, Robyn; Cools, J.; Liersch, S.; Morardet, S.; Murgue, C.; Mahieu, Marie; Zsuffa, I.; Uyttendaele, G. P. 2013. WETwin: a structured approach to evaluating wetland management options in data-poor contexts. Environmental Science and Policy, 34:3-17. [DOI]
More...


Starkl, M.; Amerasinghe, Priyanie; Essl, L.; Jampani, Mahesh; Kumar, D.; Asolekar, S. R. 2013. Potential of natural treatment technologies for wastewater management in India. Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, 3(4):500-511. [DOI]
More...


Wetland management and sustainable livelihoods in Africa (7/9/2013)
Wood, A.; Dixon, A.; McCartney, Matthew. 2013. Wetland management and sustainable livelihoods in Africa. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan 281p.
More...


Wetland management and sustainable livelihoods in Africa (7/9/2013)
Wood, A.; Dixon, A.; McCartney, Matthew. 2013. Wetland management and sustainable livelihoods in Africa. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan 281p.
More...


Wood, A.; Dixon, A.; McCartney, Matthew. 2013. Conclusions: transforming wetland livelihoods. In Wood, A.; Dixon, A.; McCartney, Matthew. (Eds.). Wetland management and sustainable livelihoods in Africa. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.258-269.
More...


Jamu, D.; Rebelo, Lisa-Maria; Snyder, Katherine A. 2013. Managing a Ramsar site to support agriculture and fisheries. In Wood, A.; Dixon, A.; McCartney, Matthew. (Eds.). Wetland management and sustainable livelihoods in Africa. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.181-204.
More...


McCartney, Matthew. 2013. The value of wetlands for livelihood support in Tanzania and Zambia. In Wood, A.; Dixon, A.; McCartney, Matthew. (Eds.). Wetland management and sustainable livelihoods in Africa. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.43-62.
More...


Wood, A.; Dixon, A.; McCartney, Matthew. 2013. People-centred wetland management. In Wood, A.; Dixon, A.; McCartney, Matthew. (Eds.). Wetland management and sustainable livelihoods in Africa. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.1-42.
More...


Evaluating the flow regulating functions of natural ecosystems in the Zambezi River Basin (5/21/2013)
McCartney, Matthew; Cai, Xueliang; Smakhtin, Vladimir. 2013. Evaluating the flow regulating functions of natural ecosystems in the Zambezi River Basin. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 51p. (IWMI Research Report 148) [DOI]
More... | Fulltext (2.82MB)


Musaba, Emmanuel; Chilonda, Pius; Matchaya, Greenwell. 2013. Impact of government sectoral expenditure on economic growth in Malawi, 1980-2007. Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development, 4(2):71-78.
More... | Fulltext (410.46KB)


Lloyd, C. R.; Rebelo, Lisa-Maria; Finlayson, C. M. 2013. Providing low-budget estimations of carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions in agricultural wetlands. Environmental Research Letters, 8(1):1-13. [DOI]
More... | Fulltext (644.22 KB)


The story behind the success: ten case studies identifying what led to uptake of research for development (11/5/2013)
Kane-Potaka, Joanna. 2013. The story behind the success: ten case studies identifying what led to uptake of research for development. : Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) 100p. [DOI]
More... | Fulltext


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.
More... | Fulltext (5.26 MB)


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.
More... | Fulltext (5.26 MB)


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)
More... | Fulltext (2.38 MB)


Cools, J.; Johnston, Robyn; Hattermann, F. F.; Douven, W.; Zsuffa, I. 2013. Tools for wetland management: lessons learnt from a comparative assessment. Environmental Science and Policy, 34:138-145. [DOI]
More...


Sylvie, M.; Clement, M.; Johnston, Robyn. 2013. Reconciling livelihoods with ecosystem integrity in Ga-Mampa wetland, South Africa [Abstract only]. In European Society for Ecological Economics (ESEE). Ecological Economics and Institutional Dynamics: 10th International Conference of the European Society for Ecological Economics, Reims-Brussels-Lille, France, 17-21 June 2013. Book of abstracts. Lille, France: European Society for Ecological Economics (ESEE). pp.477-478.
More... | Fulltext


Mohamed, Y. A.; Bastiaanssen, W. G. M.; Savenije, H. H. G.; van den Hurk, B. J. J. M.; Finlayson, Max C. 2012. Wetland versus open water evaporation: an analysis and literature review. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 47-48:114-121. [DOI]
More...


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]
More...


Nagabhatla, N.; Finlayson, C. M.; Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali. 2012. Assessment and change analyses (1987-2002) for tropical wetland ecosystem using earth observation and socioeconomic data. European Journal of Remote Sensing, 45:215-232.
More... | Fulltext (2.80MB)


Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele; Rebelo, Lisa-Maria; Molden, David. 2012. The Nile Basin: tapping the unmet agricultural potential of Nile waters. In Fisher, M.; Cook, Simon (Eds.). Water, food and poverty in river basins: defining the limits. London, UK: Routledge. pp.160-191.
More...


Rebelo, Lisa-Maria; Senay, G. B.; McCartney, Matthew. 2012. Flood pulsing in the Sudd Wetland: analysis of seasonal variations in inundation and evaporation in South Sudan. Earth Interactions, 16(1):1-19 [DOI]
More...


Cai, Xueliang; McCartney, Matthew; Smakhtin, Vladimir. 2012. Flow duration curve for evaluating ecosystem flow regulating functions in the Zambezi River Basin [Africa]. Paper presented at the 16th SANCIAHS National Hydrology Symposium, Pretoria, South Africa, 1-3 October 2012. 10p.
More... | Fulltext (1.11MB)


Nagabhatla, N.; Dhyani, S.; Finlayson, C. M.; Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali; van Brakel, Martin; Wickramasuriya, R.; Pattanaik, C.; Prasad, S. N. 2012. A case study approach to demonstrate the use of assessment and monitoring as tools for participatory environmental governance. Ecologia, 2(3):60-75.
More... | Fulltext (958.32KB)


Healthy wetlands, healthy people: a review of wetlands and human health interactions. [Contributing authors include Priyanie Amerasinghe of IWMI] (3/2/2012)
Horwitz, P.; Finlayson, C. M.; Weinstein, P. 2012. Healthy wetlands, healthy people: a review of wetlands and human health interactions. [Contributing authors include Priyanie Amerasinghe of IWMI]. : Geneva, Switzerland: WHO; Gland, Switzerland: Ramsar Convention Secretariat 106p. (Ramsar Technical Report No. 6)
More... | Fulltext (3.9MB)


Remote sensing of planet earth (2/3/2012)
Chemin, Yann. 2012. Remote sensing of planet earth. Rijeka, Croatia: InTech 240p.
More... | Fulltext (28.13MB)


Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali; de Silva, Sanjiv; Nagabhatla, N.; Finlayson, C. M.; Pattanaik, C.; Prasad, N. 2012. The Ramsar Convention’s wise use concept in theory and practice: an inter-disciplinary investigation of practice in Kolleru Lake, India. Journal of International Wildlife Law and Policy, 15(3-4):228-250. [DOI]
More...


Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele; Smakhtin, Vladimir; Molden, David; Peden, D. 2012. The Nile River Basin: water, agriculture, governance and livelihoods. Abingdon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan 316p.
More... | Fulltext (3.42MB)


The Nile River Basin: water, agriculture, governance and livelihoods (11/9/2012)
Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele; Smakhtin, Vladimir; Molden, David; Peden, D. 2012. The Nile River Basin: water, agriculture, governance and livelihoods. Abingdon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan 316p.
More... | Fulltext (3.42MB)


Starkl, M.; Amerasinghe, Priyanie; Essl, L.; Jampani, Mahesh; Kumar, D.; Asolekar, S. R. 2012. Potential of natural technologies for decentralised wastewater management in India. Paper presented at the International Water Association (IWA) Conference on Decentralised Wastewater Management in Asia, Nagpur, India, 20-22 November 2012. 14p.
More...


Mapedza, Everisto; Geheb, Kim; van Koppen, Barbara; Chisaka, J. 2012. Narratives from a wetland: sustainable management in Lukanga, Zambia. Development Southern Africa, 29(3):379-390. [DOI]
More...


Fencing women in water user associations: an appraisal of gender strategy for participatory irrigation management in Tamil Nadu [India] (11/21/2012)
Dasthagir, K. G. 2012. Fencing women in water user associations: an appraisal of gender strategy for participatory irrigation management in Tamil Nadu [India]. IWMI-Tata Water Policy Research Highlight, 24. 5p.
More... | Fulltext (257.5KB)


Rebelo, Lisa-Maria; McCartney, Matthew. 2012. Wetlands of the Nile Basin: distribution, functions and contribution to livelihoods. In Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele; Smakhtin, Vladimir; Molden, David; Peden D. (Eds.). The Nile River Basin: water, agriculture, governance and livelihoods. Abingdon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.212-228.
More... | Fulltext (1.34MB)


Conniff, Karen; Molden, David; Peden D.; Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele. 2012. Nile water and agriculture: past present and future. In Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele; Smakhtin, Vladimir; Molden, David; Peden D. (Eds.). The Nile River Basin: water, agriculture, governance and livelihoods. Abingdon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.5-29.
More... | Fulltext (1.99MB)


Rebelo, Lisa-Maria; Johnston, Robyn; Hein, T.; Weigelhofer, G.; DHaeyer, T.; Kone, B.; Cools, J. 2012. Challenges to the integration of wetlands into IWRM [Integrated Water Resources Management]: the case of the inner Niger Delta (Mali) and the Lobau Floodplain (Austria). Environmental Science and Policy, 34:58-68. [DOI]
More...


An ecosystem services approach to water and food security. [Synthesis report] (9/8/2011)
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.
More... | Fulltext (5.52MB)


Ecosystems for water and food security. [Background paper] (9/8/2011)
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.
More... | Fulltext (7.25MB)


Brooks, R. P.; Serfass, T. L.; Triska, M.; Rebelo, Lisa-Maria. 2011. Ramsar protected wetlands of international importance as habitats for Otter. IUCN Otter Specialist Group Bulletin, 28B (Proceedings XIth International Otter Colloquium, Pavia, Italy, 30 August - 4 September 2011): 47-63.
More... | Fulltext (4.3MB)


Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali; de Silva, Sanjiv; Nguyen-Khoa, Sophie. 2011. Exploring relationships between conservation and poverty reduction in wetland ecosystems: lessons from 10 integrated wetland conservation and poverty reduction initiatives. International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology, 18(4):328-340. [DOI]
More...


Governance performance in integrated coastal management: Sri Lanka country report (3/27/2012)
de Silva, Sanjiv; Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali; Kodituwakku, D. C.; Atapattu, S. 2011. Governance performance in integrated coastal management: Sri Lanka country report. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) 91p.
More... | Fulltext (3 MB)


Governance performance in integrated coastal management: Sri Lanka country report (3/27/2012)
de Silva, Sanjiv; Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali; Kodituwakku, D. C.; Atapattu, S. 2011. Governance performance in integrated coastal management: Sri Lanka country report. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) 91p.
More... | Fulltext (3MB)


Rebelo, Lisa-Maria; McCartney, Matthew; Finlayson, M. C. 2011. The application of geospatial analyses to support an integrated study into the ecological character and sustainable use of Lake Chilwa. Journal of Great Lakes Research, 37(Supplement 1):83-92. [DOI]
More...


McCartney, Matthew; Morardet, S.; Rebelo, Lisa-Maria; Finlayson, C. M.; Masiyandima, M. 2011. A study of wetland hydrology and ecosystem service provision: GaMampa wetland, South Africa. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 56(8):1452-1466. [DOI]
More...


Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali; Finlayson, C. M.; Nagabhatla, N.; Diphoorn, L. 2011. Linkages between changes in land cover (use) patterns, local perceptions and livelihoods in a coastal wetland system in Sri Lanka. Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka, 39(4):391-402.
More...


Kumar, R.; Horwitz, P.; Milton, G. R.; Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali; Buckton, S. T.; Davidson, N. C.; Pattnaik, A. K.; Zavagli, M.; Baker, C. 2011. Assessing wetland ecosystem services and poverty interlinkages: a general framework and case study. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 56(8):1602-1621. [DOI]
More...


Application of a quantitative method to evaluate flow regulating functions of ecosystems in the Zambezi Basin. Project report submitted to UNEP under the SADC project
McCartney, Matthew; Cai, Xueliang; Smakhtin, Vladimir; Nhamo, Luxon. 2011. Application of a quantitative method to evaluate flow regulating functions of ecosystems in the Zambezi Basin. Project report submitted to UNEP under the SADC project 'Dam Synchronization and Flood Releases in the Zambezi River Basin'. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 46p.
More...


McCartney, Matthew; Rebelo, Lisa-Maria; Mapedza, Everisto; de Silva, Sanjiv; Finlayson. C. M. 2011. The lukanga swamps: use, conflicts, and management. Journal of International Wildlife Law and Policy, 14(3-4):293-310.
More...


Review of ecosystem flow regulating functions in the Zambezi Basin. Project report submitted to UNEP under the SADC project
McCartney, Matthew; Cai, Xueliang; Smakhtin, Vladimir. 2011. Review of ecosystem flow regulating functions in the Zambezi Basin. Project report submitted to UNEP under the SADC project 'Dam Synchronization and Flood Releases in the Zambezi River Basin'. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 26p.
More...


Rebelo, Lisa-Maria. 2010. Mapping wetlands in Africa to improve understanding of wetland-livelihood interactions Lake Urema, Mozambique. In Rosenqvist, A.; Shimada, M. (Eds.). Global environmental monitoring by ALOS PALSAR: science results from the ALOS Kyoto and Carbon Initiative. Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan: Japan Aerospace Expoloration Agency. pp.60-61
More... | Fulltext


Rebelo, Lisa-Maria. 2010. Mapping of threatened wetlands along the Nile River. In Rosenqvist, A.; Shimada, M. (Eds.). Global environmental monitoring by ALOS PALSAR: science results from the ALOS Kyoto and Carbon Initiative. Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan: Japan Aerospace Expoloration Agency. pp.58-59
More... | Fulltext


Characterization of inland wetlands in Africa: Kamp;C science report – phase 1 (8/16/2010)
Rebelo, Lisa-Maria; Finlayson, M. 2010. Characterization of inland wetlands in Africa: Kamp;C science report – phase 1. In Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Earth Observation Research Center (EORC). The ALOS Kyoto amp; Carbon Initiative Science Team Reports, Phase 1 (2006-2008): wetlands theme reports. Tsukuba-shi, Japan: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Earth Observation Research Center (EORC). pp.140-146
More... | Fulltext (34.49 MB)


Pattanaik, C.; Narendra Prasad, S.; Nagabhatla, N.; Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali. 2010. CBD 2010 target: a case study of Kolleru Wetland (Ramsar Site), India using remote sensing and GIS. IUP Journal of Earth Sciences, 4(2):70-77
More...


Using wetlands sustainably (7/12/2011)
International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2010. Using wetlands sustainably. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 4p. (IWMI Water Issue Brief 001) [DOI]
More... | Fulltext (390.87KB)


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 (5/5/2010)
Evans, Alexandra; Jinapala, K. 2010. 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) 174p. [DOI]
More... | Fulltext (1.90 MB)


Atapattu, Sithara S.; De Silva, Sanjiv; Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali. 2010. Wetlands and agriculture: a case for integrated water resource management in 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.7-21
More... | Fulltext


Evans, Alexandra. 2010. An overview: water quality, environment and climate change. 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.vii-xi
More... | Fulltext


Commune agroecosystem analysis to support decision making for water allocation for fisheries and agriculture in the Tonle Sap Wetland System (3/4/2011)
Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali; Mith, S.; Hoanh, Chu Thai; Johnston, Robyn M.; Baran, E.; Dubois, M.; Soeun, M.; Craig, I.; Nam, S.; Smith, L. 2010. Commune agroecosystem analysis to support decision making for water allocation for fisheries and agriculture in the Tonle Sap Wetland System. Colombo, Sri Lanka: CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF) 58p. (CPWF Project Report 71)
More... | Fulltext (1.23MB)


Wetlands and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH): understanding the linkages. [IWMI is one of the contributing organizations. Contributors: Alexandra Evans and Pay Drechsel] (3/26/2010)
Wetlands International. 2010. Wetlands and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH): understanding the linkages. [IWMI is one of the contributing organizations. Contributors: Alexandra Evans and Pay Drechsel]. Ede, Netherlands: Wetlands International 96p.
More... | Fulltext


Wetlands, agriculture and poverty reduction (2/8/2011)
McCartney, Matthew; Rebelo, Lisa-Maria; Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali; de Silva, Sanjiv. 2010. Wetlands, agriculture and poverty reduction. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 31p. (IWMI Research Report 137) [DOI]
More... | Fulltext (1.15 MB)


Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali; de Silva, Sanjiv; Nagabhatla, N.; Finlayson, C. M.; Pattanaik, C. 2010. The Ramsar's wise use concept in theory and practice: an investigation of the practice in Kolleru Lake, India, through a multidisciplinary approach. Paper presented at the 3rd International Perspective on Current and Future State of Water Resources and Environment, Chennai, India, 5-7 January 2010. Paper No. 551. 10p.
More...


Balancing wetland conservation and development in the Sanjiang Plains: a review of current status and options. Sanjiang Plain Wetlands Protection Project, final report (12/3/2010)
de Silva, Sanjiv; Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali. 2010. Balancing wetland conservation and development in the Sanjiang Plains: a review of current status and options. Sanjiang Plain Wetlands Protection Project, final report. Colombo Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 81p. [DOI]
More... | Fulltext


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
More... | Fulltext (5.24 MB)


Pavelic, Paul; Dillon, P.; Chusanathas, S.; Barry, K. 2010. Capturing the lessons of ASR failure from trials in unconsolidated aquifers. Paper presented at ISMAR7, Theme - Integrated Water Management, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 9-13 October 2010. 5p.
More...


Understanding how wetland management methods can reduce poverty (11/19/2010)
International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2010. Understanding how wetland management methods can reduce poverty. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 2p. (IWMI Success Stories 003) [DOI]
More... | Fulltext (297.63 KB)


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]
More... | Fulltext (1,001.51 KB)


Rebelo, Lisa-Maria. 2010. Eco-hydrological characterization of inland wetlands in Africa using L-Band SAR. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 3(4):554-559 [DOI]
More...


Nagabhatla, Nidhi; Wickramasuriya, R.; Prasad, N.; Finlayson, M. 2010. A multi-scale geospatial study of wetlands distribution and agricultural zones, and the case of India. Tropical Conservation Science, 3(3):344-360
More... | Fulltext


McCartney, Matthew; Acreman, M. C. 2009. Wetlands and water resources. In Maltby, E.; Barker, T. (Eds.). The wetlands handbook. Chichester, UK: Wiley-Blackwell. pp.357-381
More...


Acreman, M. C.; McCartney, Matthew. 2009. Hydrological impacts in and around wetlands. In Maltby, E.; Barker, T. (Eds.). The wetlands handbook. Chichester, UK: Wiley-Blackwell. pp.643-666
More...


Molle, Francois; Foran, T.; Kakonen, M. 2009. Contested waterscapes in the Mekong Region: hydropower, livelihoods and governance. London, UK: Earthscan 426p.
More...


van Koppen, Barbara. 2009. Gender, resource rights, and wetland rice productivity in Burkina Faso. In Kirsten, J. F.; Dorward, A. R.; Poulton, C.; Vink, N. (Eds.). Institutional economics perspectives on African agricultural development. Washington, DC, USA: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). pp.389-407
More... | Fulltext


Zambia situation analysis. Based on a report by the Farming Systems Association of Zambia (FASAZ) (8/8/2011)
AgWater Solutions Project (Agricultural Water Solutions Project). 2009. Zambia situation analysis. Based on a report by the Farming Systems Association of Zambia (FASAZ). Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). AgWater Solutions Project (Agricultural Water Solutions Project) 4p. (AgWater Solutions, Agricultural Water Management National Situation Analysis Brief)
More... | Fulltext (146.70 KB)


MacKay, H.; Finlayson, Max; Fernandez-Prieto, D.; Davidson, N.; Pritchard, D.; Rebelo, Lisa -Maria. 2009. The role of Earth Observation (EO) technologies in supporting implementation of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. Journal of Environmental Management, 90:2234-2242 [DOI]
More...


Gumma, Murali Krishna; Thenkabail, P. S.; Fujii, Hideto; Namara, Regassa. 2009. Spatial models for selecting the most suitable areas of rice cultivation in the Inland Valley Wetlands of Ghana using remote sensing and geographic information systems. Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, 3(1):21p. [DOI]
More... | Fulltext


Dapos;Cruz, R.; de Silva, Sanjiv; Vervest, M. J. 2009. Influencing policy. In Wetlands International. Planting trees to eat fish: field experiences in wetlands and poverty reduction. Wageningen, Netherlands: Wetlands International. pp.119-127
More... | Fulltext


Wood, A.; Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali; Dapos;Cruz, R. 2009. Managing water in wetlands for people. In Wetlands International. Planting trees to eat fish: field experiences in wetlands and poverty reduction. Wageningen, Netherlands: Wetlands International. pp.101-107
More... | Fulltext


Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali; de Silva, Sanjiv; Nguyen Khoa, Sophie; Samarakoon, Jayampathy. 2009. Lessons from elsewhere: seven cases from around the world. In Wetlands International. Planting trees to eat fish: field experiences in wetlands and poverty reduction. Wageningen, Netherlands: Wetlands International. pp.65-77
More... | Fulltext


Rebelo, Lisa-Maria; McCartney, Matthew; Finlayson, C. Max. 2009. Wetlands of Sub-Saharan Africa: distribution and contribution of agriculture to livelihoods. Wetlands Ecology and Management, 18(5):557-572 [DOI]
More...


McCartney, Matthew; Houghton-Carr, H. A. 2009. Working wetland potential: an index to guide the sustainable development of African wetlands. Natural Resources Forum, 33:99-110
More...


Rebelo, Lisa-Maria; Finlayson, C. Max; Nagabhatla, Nidhi. 2009. Remote sensing and GIS for wetland inventory, mapping and change analysis. Journal of Environmental Management, 90:2144-2153 [DOI]
More...


From Mesopotamia to the third millennium: the historical trajectory of water development and use in the Karkheh River Basin, Iran (5/13/2010)
Marjanizadeh, Sara; Qureshi, Asad Sarwar; Turral, Hugh; Talebzadeh, P. 2009. From Mesopotamia to the third millennium: the historical trajectory of water development and use in the Karkheh River Basin, Iran. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 43p. (IWMI Working Paper 135) [DOI]
More... | Fulltext (664.26 KB)


Smakhtin, Vladimir; Arunachalam, M.; Sivaramakrishnan, K. G.; Behera, S.; Chatterjee, A.; Gautam, P.; Das, Srabani; Joshi, G. D.; Unni, K. S. 2009. Developing procedures for assessment of ecological status of Indian river basins in the context of environmental water requirements. In Amarasinghe, Upali A.; Shah, Tushaar; Malik, R. P. S. (Eds.). Strategic Analyses of the National River Linking Project (NRLP) of India, Series 1: India’s water future: scenarios and issues. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). pp.329-366
More... | Fulltext (491.64 KB)


Rebelo, Lisa-Maria. 2009. Mapping inland wetlands in Africa using long waveband radar: the ALOS Kyoto and Carbon Initiative. Paper presented at the 10th WaterNet/WARFSA/GWP-SA symposium, Entebbe, Uganda, 28-30 October 2009. 8p.
More...


Venot, Jean-Philippe; Narayanan, N. C. 2009. Echelle(s) commune(s) ou echelles multiples? pour une gouvernance democratique des ressources naturelles: les zones humides en Inde. In French. VertigO - La revue en sciences de lapos;environnement, 19(1):1-10
More... | Fulltext


Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali; de Silva, Sanjiv. 2009. Balancing wetland conservation and development in the Sanjiang Plains: a review of current status and options. Mission report of the Sanjiang Plain Wetlands Protection Project. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 25p.
More...


Rebelo, Lisa-Maria. 2009. Characterisation of inland wetlands in Africa: Kyoto and Carbon Science Report - Phase 1. Tokyo, Japan: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) 6p.
More... | Fulltext (1.53MB)


Nagabhatla, Nidhi; Pattnaik, C.; Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali; Prasad, N.; Wickramasuriya, R.; Finlayson, M. 2009. Investigation of aquaculture dynamics at a Ramsar site, using earth observation systems in conjunction with a socio-economic assessment. Lakes and Reservoirs: Research and Management, 14(4):325-336 [DOI]
More...


Finlayson, M.; Atapattu, Sithara S. 2009. Unit nine - Water and ecosystems. [Training/Course material]. In Smith, L. (Ed.). C126 - Water resources management. 10 units. [Training/Course material]. London, UK: University of London. School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS); Centre for Development, Environment and Policy (CeDEP); Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 48p.
More...


Narayanan, N. C.; Venot, Jean-Philippe. 2009. Drivers of change in fragile environments: challenges to governance in Indian wetlands. Natural Resources Forum, 33:320-333
More...


Atapattu, Sithara S.; Kodituwakku, Dekshika Charmini. 2009. Agriculture in South Asia and its implications on downstream health and sustainability: a review. Agricultural Water Management, 96(3):361-373.
More...


Nagabhatla, Nidhi; Finlayson, Max; Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali. 2009. Spatial dynamics versus social dynamics: understanding trade offs in ecological and socio-economic systems. In Malhotra, G. (Ed.). Environmental growth: a global perspective. New Delhi, India: Macmillan. pp.16-31
More...


Nagabhatla, Nidhi; Finlayson, Max; Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali; Gunawardena, A. 2008. Application of geospatial tools to monitor change in a micro-tidal estuary for the purpose of management planning. Ceylon Journal of Science (Biological Sciences), 37(1):73-86
More... | Fulltext


University of Peradeniya, Faculty of Science. 2008. . Ceylon Journal of Science (Biological Sciences). Issue dedicated to late Dr F. P. Amerasinghe, 37(1). 128p.
More...


Nagabhatla, Nidhi; Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali. 2008. Political ecology of wetland management: the post aquaculture demolition case of Lake Kolleru in India. Revista Geografica Academica, 2(1): 10-19
More... | Fulltext


McCartney, Matthew P.; Kashaigili, Japhet; Lankford, B. A.; Mahoo, H. F. 2008. Hydrological modelling to assist water management in the Usangu wetlands, Tanzania. International Journal of River Basin Management, 6(1): 51-61
More...


Zsuffa, I.; Cools, J.; Vlieghe, P.; Debels, P.; van Griensven, A.; van Dam, A.; Hein, T.; Hattermann, F.; Masiyandima, Mutsa; de Grunauer, M. P. C. R.; Kaggwa, R.; Baker, C. 2008. The WETwin project: enhancing the role of wetlands in integrated water resources management for twinned river basins in EU, Africa and South America in support of EU Water Initiatives. Paper presented at the IWA 11th International Specialized Conference on Watershed and River Basin Management, Budapest, Hungary, 4-5 September 2008. 7p.
More... | Fulltext (48.24KB)


Nagabhatla, Nidhi; Thenkabail, Prasad. 2008. Re-visioning spatial data and knowledge for sustainable development. ASM Newsletter, 14 February. 2p.
More... | Fulltext


Kumar, M. Dinesh. 2008. Managing water in the face of growing scarcity, inequity and declining returns: exploring fresh approaches. Proceedings of the 7th Annual Partners Meet, IWMI TATA Water Policy Research Program, ICRISAT, Patancheru, Hyderabad, India, 2-4 April 2008. Vol.1. Hyderabad, India: International Water Management Institute (IWMI), South Asia Sub Regional Office pp.1-523
More... | Fulltext (0.21MB)


Mukherjee, Sacchidananda. 2008. Economic valuation of a wetland in West Bengal, India. In Kumar, M. Dinesh (Ed.). Managing water in the face of growing scarcity, inequity and declining returns: exploring fresh approaches. Proceedings of the 7th Annual Partners Meet, IWMI TATA Water Policy Research Program, ICRISAT, Patancheru, Hyderabad, India, 2-4 April 2008. Vol.1. Hyderabad, India: International Water Management Institute (IWMI), South Asia Sub Regional Office. pp.254-266
More... | Fulltext


Jogo, W.; Morardet, Sylvie. 2008. Wetland uses and livelihood strategies in the Limpopo River Basin: the case of Ga-Mampa wetland, South Africa. In Humphreys, E.; Bayot, R. S.; van Brakel, M.; Gichuki, F.; Svendsen, M.; Wester, P.; Huber-Lee, A.; Cook, S. Douthwaite, B.; Hoanh, Chu Thai; Johnson, N.; Nguyen-Khoa, Sophie; Vidal, A.; MacIntyre, I.; MacIntyre, R. (Eds.). Fighting poverty through sustainable water use: proceedings of the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food, 2nd International Forum on Water and Food, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 10-14 November 2008. Vol.3. Water benefits sharing for poverty alleviation and conflict management; Drivers and processes of change. Colombo, Sri Lanka: CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food. pp.38-40
More... | Fulltext


Nagabhatla, Nidhi; Saimone, F.; Juizo, D.; Masiyandima, Mutsa. 2008. Seasonality dynamics for investigating wetland agriculture nexus and its ecosystems service values in Chibuto, Mozambique. In Humphreys, E.; Bayot, R. S.; van Brakel, M.; Gichuki, F.; Svendsen, M.; Wester, P.; Huber-Lee, A.; Cook, S. Douthwaite, B.; Hoanh, Chu Thai; Johnson, N.; Nguyen-Khoa, Sophie; Vidal, A.; MacIntyre, I.; MacIntyre, R. (Eds.). Fighting poverty through sustainable water use: proceedings of the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food, 2nd International Forum on Water and Food, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 10-14 November 2008. Vol.3. Water benefits sharing for poverty alleviation and conflict management; Drivers and processes of change. Colombo, Sri Lanka: CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food. pp.41-45
More... | Fulltext


Venot, J. P.; Sharma, Bharat R.; Rao, K. V. G. K. 2008. Krishna Basin development: interventions to limit downstream environmental degradation. Journal of Environment and Development, 17(3):269-291 [DOI]
More...


van Halsema, G. E.; Wood, A.; Kumar, R.; Nguyen-Khoa, Sophie. 2008. Agriculture in tropical river basins: impacts on aquatic lagoon and estuary ecosystems. In Wood, A.; van Halsema, G. E. (Eds.). Scoping agriculture-wetland interactions: towards a sustainable multiple-response strategy. [Contributions by IWMI and other partner organizations of the project Guidelines on Agriculture, Wetlands and Water Resource Interactions (GAWI)]. Rome, Italy: FAO. pp.87-95 (FAO Water Reports 33)
More... | Fulltext


Dixon, A.; Wood, A.; Finlayson, Max; van Halsema, G. E. 2008. Exploring agriculture-wetland interactions: a framework for analysis. In Wood, A.; van Halsema, G. E. (Eds.). Scoping agriculture-wetland interactions: towards a sustainable multiple-response strategy. [Contributions by IWMI and other partner organizations of the project Guidelines on Agriculture, Wetlands and Water Resource Interactions (GAWI)]. Rome, Italy: FAO. pp.5-27 (FAO Water Reports 33)
More... | Fulltext


Finlayson, C. Max; Weinstein, P. 2008. Wetlands, health and sustainable development: global challenges and opportunities. In Ounsted, M.; Madgwick, J. (Eds.). Healthy wetlands, healthy people: report of the Shaoxing City Symposium. Wageningen, Netherlands: Wetlands International. pp.23-40
More... | Fulltext (4.6 MB)


Islam, Aminul; Thenkabail, Prasad S.; Kulawardhana, Wasantha; Alankara, Ranjith; Gunasinghe, Sarath; Edussuriya, C.; Gunawardana, A. 2008. Semi-automated methods for mapping wetlands using Landsat ETM+ and SRTM data. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 29:(24):7077-7106
More...


Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali; de Silva, S.; Nguyen-Khoa, Sophie; Samarakoon, J. 2008. Good practices and lessons learned in integrating ecosystem conservation and poverty reduction objectives in wetlands. : Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Wageningen, Netherlands: Wetlands International 64p. + CD
More... | Fulltext (1.18 MB)


Humphreys, E.; Bayot, R. S.; van Brakel, M.; Gichuki, Francis; Svendsen, M.; Wester, P.; Huber-Lee, A.; Cook, S.; Douthwaite, B.; Hoanh, Chu Thai; Johnson, N.; Nguyen-Khoa, Sophie; Vidal, A.; MacIntyre, I.; MacIntyre, R. (Eds.). 2008. Fighting poverty through sustainable water use: proceedings of the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food, 2nd International Forum on Water and Food, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 10-14 November 2008. Vol.4. Project posters by phase 1 projects of the Challenge Program on Water and Food. Colombo, Sri Lanka: CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food 40p.
More... | Fulltext (6.85 MB)


Pattanaik, C.; Narendra Prasad, S.; Nagabhatla, Nidhi; Finlayson, Max. 2008. Kolleru regains its grandeur. Current Science, 94(1):9-10
More... | Fulltext


International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2007. Water Matters: news of IWMI research in Sri Lanka. Water Matters: news of IWMI research in Sri Lanka, 3. 7p. [DOI]
More... | Fulltext


Finlayson, Max. 2007. Irrigation versus ecosystems: What are the choices? Water: Journal of the Australian Water Association, August: 39-43
More...


Kashaigili, J. J.; McCartney, Matthew; Mahoo, H. F. 2007. Estimation of environmental flows in the Great Ruaha River Catchment, Tanzania. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 32:1007-1014
More...


Jala Puwath. In Sinhalese (9/15/2010)
International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2007. Jala Puwath. In Sinhalese. Jala Puwath, 3. 7p.
More... | Fulltext


Kulawardhana, Wasantha; Thenkabail, Prasad; Vithanage, Jagath; Biradar, Chandrashekhar; Islam, Aminul; Gunasinghe, Sarath; Alankara, Ranjith. 2007. Evaluation of the wetland mapping methods using Landsat ETM+ and SRTM data. Journal of Spatial Hydrology, 2. 47p.
More...


Finlayson, Max; Rosenqvist, A.; Lowry, J. 2007. Special issue: satellite-based radar – developing tools for wetlands management. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 17(3):219-329
More...


Davidson, N. C.; Finlayson, Max. 2007. Earth observation for wetland inventory, assessment and monitoring. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 17(3):219-228
More...


International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2007. Balancing agricultural development with environmental protection. Daily Mirror, Tuesday, June 05
More... | Fulltext


International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2007. Water Figures Africa: news of IWMI’s work in Africa. Water Figures Africa: news of IWMI’s work in Africa, 1. 6p. [DOI]
More... | Fulltext


Rosenqvist, A.; Finlayson, Max; Lowry, J.; Taylor, D. 2007. The potential of long-wavelength satellite-borne radar to support implementation of the Ramsar Wetlands Convention. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 17:229-244
More...


Mohamed, Yasir Abbas; van den Hurk, B. J. J. M.; Savenije, H. H. 2007. Moisture recycling over the Nile Basin. In Reducing the Vulnerability of Societies to Water Related Risks at the Basin Scale: Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Integrated Water Resources Management, Bochum, Germany, 26-28 September 2006. IAHS publication 317. pp.18-23
More...


van Koppen, Barbara; Giordano, Mark; Butterworth, J. 2007. Community-based water law and water resource management reform in developing countries. Wallingford, UK: CABI 280p. (Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture Series 5) [DOI]
More... | Fulltext


Nagabhatla, Nidhi. 2007. Wetlands and remote sensing: the way ahead. In Cleveland, C. J. (Ed.). The encyclopedia of earth. Washington, DC, USA: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment. 5p.
More... | Fulltext


Nagabhtala, Nidhi; Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali. 2007. Fostering partnerships for interdisciplinary study in wetland systems. ENVIS Newsletter, 3(3): 6
More... | Fulltext


Nagabhatla, Nidhi; Finlayson, Max; Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali; Wickramasuriya, R.; Pattnaik, C.; Narendra Prasad, S.; Gunawardena, A. 2007. Using geospatial tools to overcoming sustainability concerns for wetland ecosystem. Paper presented at the 28th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 12-16 November 2007. 8p.
More... | Fulltext


Dissanayake, Priyanka; Smakhtin, Vladimir. 2007. Environmental and social values of river water: examples from the Menik Ganga, Sri Lanka. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 15p. (IWMI Working Paper 121) [DOI]
More... | Fulltext (462KB)


McCartney, Matthew P.; Lankford, B. A.; Mahoo, H. 2007. Agricultural water management in a water stressed catchment: lessons from the RIPARWIN Project. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 46p. (IWMI Research Report 116) [DOI]
More... | Fulltext (812 KB)


International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2007. Water Figures: quarterly newsletter of the International Water Management Institute (IWMI). Water Figures: quarterly newsletter of the International Water Management Institute (IWMI)., 2. 7p. [DOI]
More... | Fulltext


Bellio, Maria Grazia. 2007. Waterbirds at risk? Water Matters: news of IWMI research in Sri Lanka, 3:5
More... | Fulltext


Piyankarage, Sujeewa C. 2007. Why development drainage can compromise water quality. Water Matters: news of IWMI research in Sri Lanka, 3:4
More... | Fulltext


Nagabhatla, Nidhi; Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali. 2007. Understanding and documenting cross-disciplinary research in wetland systems. Water Matters: news of IWMI research in Sri Lanka, 3:3
More... | Fulltext


McCartney, Matthew; Owen, R. 2007. Technical note: Hydrology of the Lake Urema Wetland, Mozambique. Report on GEF Project on Wetlands in South Africa. 11p.
More... | Fulltext (0.38 MB)


McCartney, Matthew. 2007. Technical note: Hydrology of the Lukanga Swamp, Zambia. Report on GEF Project on Wetlands in South Africa. 6p.
More... | Fulltext (0.17 MB)


McCartney, Matthew. 2007. Technical note: Hydrology of the Bahi Wetland, Tanzania. Report on GEF Project on Wetlands in South Africa. 8p.
More... | Fulltext


McCartney, Matthew. 2007. Technical note: Hydrology of the Lake Chilwa wetland, Malawi. Report on GEF Project on Wetlands in South Africa. 8p.
More... | Fulltext (0.2 MB)


Rebelo, Lisa-Maria; McCartney, Matthew; Finlayson, Max. 2007. Characterization of two large inland wetlands in Southern Africa. WARFSA/WaterNet Symposium, Lusaka, Zambia, 31 October - 2 November 2007. 8p.
More... | Fulltext


de Fraiture, Charlotte; Smakhtin, Vladimir; Bossio, Deborah; McCornick, Peter G.; Hoanh, Chu Thai; Noble, Andrew; Molden, David; Gichuki, Francis; Giordano, Mark; Finlayson, Max; Turral, Hugh. 2007. Facing climate change by securing water for food, livelihoods and ecosystems. Journal of SAT Agricultural Research, 4(1). 21p.
More... | Fulltext


Mapedza, Everisto; Chisaka, J.; van Koppen, Barbara. 2007. Competing livelihood strategies in the Lukanga Wetlands: Reflections from Kapukupuku and Waya areas of Zambia. In Proceedings, 8th WaterNet / Warfsa / GWP-SA Symposium, Lusaka, Zambia, 31 October – 2 November 2007. 10p.
More... | Fulltext (77.96 KB)


Challenge Program for Water and Food (CPWF); FAO-Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (FAO-RAP); International Water Management Institute (IWMI); International Rice Research Institute (IRRI); WorldFish Center; Burapha University. 2007. Managing the coastal land-water interface in tropical delta systems. Conference Program, Bang Sean, Thailand, 7-9 November 2007. : Colombo, Sri Lanka: Challenge Program for Water and Food (CPWF); Rome, Italy: FAO-Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (FAO-RAP); Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Los Banos, Philippines: International Rice Research Institute (IRRI); Penang, Malaysia: WorldFish Center; Bangsaen, Thailand: Burapha University 55p.
More...


Neiland, A. E.; Bene, C. 2006. Tropical river fisheries valuation: a global synthesis and critical review. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 37p. (Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture Research Report 015) [DOI]
More... | Fulltext (424.3 KB)


Finlayson, Max. 2006. Freshwater protected areas: can we expand our options to include private wetlands? Ecological Management and Restoration, 7(2):77-78
More...


Sri Lanka. Central Environmental Authority (CEA); IUCN Sri Lanka; IWMI. 2006. National wetland directory of Sri Lanka. Colombo, Sri Lanka: Central Environmental Authority (CEA); International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN); International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 342p.
More...


Giordano, Meredith; Rijsberman, Frank; Saleth, Rathinasasmy Maria. 2006. More crop per drop: revisiting a research paradigm: results and synthesis of IWMI’s research, 1996-2005. : London, UK: IWA Publishing; Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 273p.
More...


Molden, David; Fujimoto, Naoya; Tharme, Rebecca; Amerasinghe, Priyanie. 2006. Managing paddy fields for ecosystem services: Some insights from the Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management. In Fourth World Water Forum, Joint Session, INWEPF and ICID, Mexico, 16-22 March 2006. 15p.
More... | Fulltext


Mohamed, Yasir Abbas; Savenije, H. H.; Bastiaanssen, W. G. M.; van den Hurk, B. J. J. M. 2006. New lessons on the Sudd hydrology learned from remote sensing and climate modeling. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 10(4):507-518
More... | Fulltext


Hermans, L.; Renault, D.; Emerton, L.; Perrot-Maitre, D.; Nguyen-Khoa, Sophie; Smith, L. 2006. Stakeholder-oriented valuation to support water resources management processes: Confronting concepts with local practice. Rome, Italy: FAO xi, 75p. (FAO water reports 30)
More... | Fulltext


de Groot, R.; Stuip, M.; Finlayson, Max; Davidson, N. 2006. Valuing wetlands: guidance for valuing the benefits derived from wetland ecosystem services. Gland, Switzerland: Ramsar Convention Secretariat 45p. (Ramsar technical report no.3; CBD technical series no.27)
More... | Fulltext (846.81 KB)


Chiputwa, Brian. 2006. Socio-economic analysis of wetland utilization and livelihood implications on poor farmers: A case study of Intunjambili Community. Thesis submitted to the Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension Faculty, Agriculture University of Zimbabwe, Mt Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe, in partial fulfillment of the requirements of a Masters Degree in Agricultural Economics. [Financial support provided by IWMI]. 99p.
More...


Darradi, Younes; Grelot, Frederic; Morardet, Sylvie. 2006. Analysing stakeholders for sustainable wetland management in the Limpopo River Basin: The case of Ga-Mampa Wetland, South Africa. In 7th WATERNET / WARFSA / GWP-SA Symposium “Mainstreaming IWRM in the Development Process,” Lilongwe, Malawi, 1-3 November 2006. 25p.
More...


Chiputwa, Brian; Morardet, Sylvie; Mano, R. 2006. Diversity of wetland-based livelihoods in Limpopo River Basin. In 7th WATERNET / WARFSA / GWP-SA Symposium “Mainstreaming IWRM in the Development Process,” Lilongwe, Malawi, 1-3 November 2006. 28p.
More...


Finlayson, Max; Lowry, J.; Bellio, Maria Grazia; Nou, S.; Pidgeon, R.; Walden, D.; Humphrey, C.; Fox, G. 2006. Biodiversity of the wetlands of the Kakadu Region, northern Australia. Aquatic Sciences, 68:374-399
More...


Kulawardhana, Wasantha; Thenkabail, Prasad; Masiyandima, Mutsa; Biradar, Chandrashekhar; Vithanage, Jagath; Finlayson, Max; Gunasinghe, Sarath; Alankara, Ranjith. 2006. Evaluation of different methods for delineation of wetlands in Limpopo River Basin using Landsat ETM + and SRTM data. In Proceedings, GlobWetland: Looking at Wetlands from Space, Frascati, Italy, 19-20 October 2006. 4p.
More...


Rebelo, Lisa-Maria; Finlayson, Max; Nagabhatla, Nidhi; Zomer, Robert. 2006. Capacity building for multiple scale wetland inventory, mapping and change analysis. In Proceedings, GlobWetland: Looking at Wetlands from Space, Frascati, Italy, 19-20 October 2006. 6p.
More...


Zomer, Robert; Trabucco, Antonio; Ustin, S. L. 2006. Building spectral libraries for wetlands land cover classification and hyperspectral remote sensing. In Proceedings, GlobWetland: Looking at Wetlands from Space, Frascati, Italy, 19-20 October 2006. 6p.
More...


Fernandez-Prieto, D.; Arino, O.; Borges, T.; Davidson, N.; Finlayson, Max; Grassl, H.; MacKay, H.; Prigent, C.; Pritchard, D.; Zalidis, G. 2006. The Glob Wetland Symposium: Summary and way forward. In Proceedings, GlobWetland: Looking at Wetlands from Space, Frascati, Italy, 19-20 October 2006. 10p.
More...


Nagabhatla, Nidhi; Finlayson, Max; Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali; Zomer, Robert; Diphoorn, Luuk. 2006. Wetland dynamics: Links with spatial, ecological and socio-economic related issues in the western coastal belt of Sri Lanka. In Ninth Biennial Conference of The International Society for Ecological Economics “Ecological Sustainability and Human Well-being,” held at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India, 16-18 December 2006. New Delhi, India: Indian Society for Ecological Economics. (E-proceedings). 16p.
More... | Fulltext


Rijsberman, Frank; de Silva, Sanjini. 2006. Sustainable agriculture and wetlands. Ecological Studies, 190:33-52
More...


Bossio, Deborah; Fleck, J. A.; Scow, K. M.; Fujii, R. 2006. Alteration of soil microbial communities and water quality in restored wetlands. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 38:1223-1233
More...


Kashaigili, J. J.; McCartney, Matthew; Mahoo, H. F.; Lankford, B. A.; Mbilinyi, B. P.; Yawson, D. K.; Tumbo, S. D. 2006. Use of a hydrological model for environmental management of the Usangu Wetlands, Tanzania. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 39p. (IWMI Research Report 104) [DOI]
More... | Fulltext (852KB)


Giordano, Meredith; Rijsberman, Frank; Saleth, Rathinasasmy Maria. 2006. ‘More crop per drop:’ Revisiting a research paradigm: Results and synthesis of IWMI’s research, 1996-2005. London, UK: IWA Publishing; Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 273p.
More...


Kashaigili, J. J.; Mbilinyi, B. P.; Mccartney, Matthew; Mwanuzi, F. L. 2006. Dynamics of Usangu plains wetlands: Use of remote sensing and GIS as management decision tools. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 31:967-975
More...


Finlayson, Max. 2006. Vulnerability assessment of important habitats for migratory species: Examples from Eastern Asia and Northern Australia. In UNEP; Conservation on Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS); Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). Migratory species and climate change: Impacts of a changing environment on wild animals. Bonn, Germany: UNEP/ CMS Secretariat. pp.18-25
More... | Fulltext


Junk, W. J.; Brown, M.; Campbell, I. C.; Finlayson, Max; Gopal, B.; Ramberg, L.; Warner, B. G. 2006. The comparative biodiversity of seven globally important wetlands: a synthesis. Aquatic Sciences, 68: 400-414
More...


International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2006. Working wetlands: a new approach to balancing agricultural development with environmental protection. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 6p. (IWMI Water Policy Briefing 021) [DOI]
More... | Fulltext (389 KB)


van Koppen, Barbara; Butterworth, J.; Juma, I. 2005. African Water Laws: Plural Legislative Frameworks For Rural Water Management in Africa: an international workshop, Johannesburg, South Africa, 26-28 January 2005. Workshop co-organised by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), the Natural Resources Institute (NRI) of the University of Greenwich, and the Faculty of Law, University of Dar-es-Salaam. v.p.
More... | Fulltext


Kashaigili, J. J.; Mahoo, H. F.; McCartney, Matthew; Lankford, B. A.; Mbilinyi, B. P.; Mwanuzi, F. L. 2005. Integrated hydrological modelling of wetlands for environmental management: the case of the Usangu wetlands in the Great Ruaha catchment. In Lankford, B. A.; Mahoo, H. F. (Eds.). Proceedings of East Africa Integrated River Basin Management Conference, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania, 7 – 9 March 2005. Theme two: environmental flow assessment. Morogoro, Tanzania: Soil-Water Management Research Group, Sokoine University of Agriculture. pp.87-99
More... | Fulltext


Kashaigili, J. J.; Mahoo, H. F.; McCartney, Matthew; Lankford, B. A.; Mbilinyi, B. P.; Mwanuzi, F. L. 2005. Integrated hydrological modelling of wetlands for environmental management: the case of the Usangu wetlands in the Great Ruaha catchment. Paper presented at the East Africa Integrated River Basin Management Conference, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania, 7-9 March 2005. [Vol.1]. Funded by IWMI, and others. 12p.
More... | Fulltext


Galbraith, H.; Amerasinghe, Priyanie; Huber-Lee, A. 2005. The effects of agricultural irrigation on wetland ecosystems in developing countries: a literature review. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Comprehensive Assessment Secretariat v, 23p. (Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture Discussion Paper 1)
More... | Fulltext (1.30MB)


Smakhtin, Vladimir; Batchelor, A. L. 2005. Evaluating wetland flow regulating functions using discharge time-series. Hydrological Processes, 19:1293-1305
More...


Atapattu, Sithara; Tharme, Rebecca. 2005. Tsunami impacts on coastal ecosystems of southern Sri Lanka. Stockholm Water Front, 1: 8-9
More... | Fulltext


Nguyen Khoa, Sophie; Lorenzen, K.; Garaway, C.; Chamsinhg, B.; Siebert, D.; Randone, M. 2005. Impacts of irrigation on fisheries in rain-fed rice-farming landscapes. Journal of Applied Ecology, 42:892-900
More... | Fulltext


McCartney, Matthew Peter; Masiyandima, Mutsa; Houghton-Carr, H. A. 2005. Working wetlands: classifying wetland potential for agriculture. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) v, 35p. (IWMI Research Report 090) [DOI]
More... | Fulltext (757KB)


Finlayson, Max. 2005. Plant ecology of Australia’s tropical floodplain wetlands: a review. Annals of Botany, 96:541-555
More...


Finlayson, Max; Bellio, M. G.; Lowry, J. B. 2005. A conceptual basis for the wise use of wetlands in northern Australia: linking information needs, integrated analyses, drivers of change and human well-being. Marine and Freshwater Research, 56:269-277
More...


Molden, David; Tharme, Rebecca; Abdullaev, Iskandar; Puskur, Ranjitha. 2004. Water, food, livelihoods and environment: maintaining biodiversity in irrigated landscapes. Draft discussion paper. Paper presented at the International Ecoagriculture Conference, Nairobi, Kenya, September 2004. 27p.
More...


Masiyandima, Mutsa; McCartney, Matthew Peter; van Koppen, Barbara. 2004. Wetland contributions to livelihoods in Zambia. Synthesis report. Rome, Italy: FAO 50p.
More...


Fleck, J. A.; Bossio, Deborah A.; Fujii, R. 2004. Ecosystem restoration: dissolved organic carbon and disinfection by-product precursor release from managed peat soils. Journal of Environmental Quality, 33:465-475
More...


Piyankarage, Sujeewa C.; Mallawatantri A. P.; Matsuno, Y.; Pathiratne, K. A. S. 2004. Human impacts and the status of water quality in the Bundala RAMSAR Wetland lagoon system in Southern Sri Lanka. Wetlands Ecology and Management, 12:473-482
More...


Rijsberman, Frank. 2004. Sanitation and access to clean water. In Lomborg, B. (Ed.). Global crises, global solutions. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. pp.498-527
More...


Loeve, R.; Hong, L.; Dong, B.; Mao, G.; Chen, C. D.; Dawe, D.; Barker, Randolph. 2004. Long-term trends in intersectoral water allocation and crop water productivity in Zhanghe and Kaifeng, China. Paddy and Water Environment, 2:237-245
More...


Olaleye, A. O.; Osiname, O. A.; Cofie, Olufunke. 2004. Soil and water management for rice production in Nigeria. Paper presented at the West Africa International Conference on Hunger Without Frontiers, West African Society for Agricultural Engineering (WASAE 2004), Kumasi, Ghana, 20-24 September 2004. 11p.
More...


Morardet, Sylvie; Koukou-Tchamba, Ate. 2004. Assessing trade-offs between agricultural production and wetlands preservation in Limpopo River Basin: a participatory framework. Paper presented at the International Workshop on Water Resource Management for Local Development: Governance, Institutions and Policies, Loskop Dam, South Africa, 8-11 November 2004. 27p.
More... | Fulltext (181 KB)


Masiyandima, Mutsa; McCartney, Matthew Peter; van Koppen, Barbara. 2004. Wetland contributions to livelihoods in Zambia. Synthesis report. Rome, Italy: FAO vi, 50p.
More...


McCartney, Matthew Peter; van Koppen, Barbara. 2004. Wetland contributions to livelihoods in United Republic of Tanzania. Synthesis report. Rome, Italy: FAO vi, 42p.
More...


Stratford, C. J.; McCartney, Matthew Peter; Williams, R. J. 2004. Seasonal and diurnal hydro-chemical variations in a recreated reed bed. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 8(2):266-275
More... | Fulltext


McCartney, Matthew Peter; de la Hera, A. 2004. Hydrological assessment for wetland conservation at Wicken Fen. Wetlands Ecology and Management, 12:189-204
More...


Rijsberman, Frank; de Silva, Sanjini. 2004. Sustainable agriculture and wetlands. Keynote lecture presented at the 7th INTECOL International Wetlands Conference, Utrect, The Netherlands, 25-30 July 2004. 1p.
More... | Fulltext (58.24 KB)


Levite, Herve. 2003. Olifants benchmark basin: literature review. Draft of literature review. 1 CD
More...


Bambaradeniya, C. N. B.; Amerasinghe, Felix P. 2003. Biodiversity associated with the rice field agroecosystem in Asian countries: a brief review. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) iii, 24p. (IWMI Working Paper 063) [DOI]
More... | Fulltext (451 KB)


Piyankarage, Sujeewa C.; Mallawatantri, A. P.; Matsuno, Y.; Pathiratne, A. S. 2003. Estimation of nitrogen and phosporus fluxes to Embilikala and Malala Lagoons in Southern Sri Lanka. In Ratnasiri, J. (Ed.). Assessment of material fluxes to the coastal zone in South Asia and their impacts: Proceedings of the APN/START/LOICZ South Asia Regional Workshop, Negombo, Sri Lanka, 8-11 December 2002. Colombo, Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka National Committee of IGBP. pp.9-20
More...


Penning de Vries, Frits W. T.; Acquay, H.; Molden, David; Scherr, S. J.; Valentin, Christian; Cofie, Olufunke. 2003. Integrated land and water management for food and environmental security. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Comprehensive Assessment Secretariat viii, 62p. (Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture Research Report 001) [DOI]
More... | Fulltext (1.02 MB)


Loeve, R.; Hong Lin; Dong Bin; Mao, G.; Chen, C. D.; Dawe, D.; Barker, R. 2003. Long term trends in agricultural water productivity and intersectoral water allocations in Zhanghe, Hubei, China and in Kaifeng, Henan, China. In ICID Asian Regional Workshop, Sustainable Development of Water Resources and Management and Operation of Participatory Irrigation Organizations, November 10-12, 2003, The Grand Hotel, Taipei. Vol.1. Taipei, Taiwan: ICID. pp.367-380
More... | Fulltext


Zhu, Z.; Giordano, M.; Cai, X.; Molden, D. 2003. Yellow river comprehensive assessment: Basin features and issues – Collaborative research between International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and Yellow River Conservancy Commission (YRCC). Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) iv, 26p. (IWMI Working Paper 057) [DOI]
More... | Fulltext (772 KB)


McCornick, P. G.; Kamara, A. B.; Tadesse, G. 2003. Integrated water and land management research and capacity building priorities for Ethiopia: proceedings of a MoWR/EARO/IWMI/ILRI International Workshop held at ILRI, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2-4 December 2002. : Nairobi, Kenya: International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI); Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Ethiopian Ministry of Water Resources; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Ethiopian Agricultural Research Organization xvii, 249p. + CD
More... | Fulltext


Jinendradasa, Sithara. 2002. Implications of land and water degradation on food security. Colombo, Sri Lanka: Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture 20p.
More... | Fulltext (48.70 MB)


Inocencio, A.; Sally, H.; Merrey, D. J. 2002. Innovative approaches to agricultural water use for improving food security in Sub- Saharan Africa. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) v, 18p. (IWMI Working Paper 055) [DOI]
More... | Fulltext (272 KB)


van Koppen, B. 2002. Gender analysis for improved irrigation performance. In Sally, H.; Abernethy, C. L. (Eds.), Private irrigation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Regional Seminar on Private Sector Participation and Irrigation Expansion in Sub- Saharan Africa, Accra, Ghana, 22-26 October 2001. Colombo, Sri Lanka: IWMI; FAO; ACP-EU Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation. pp.65-75
More... | Fulltext (0.12 MB)


Blank, H. G.; Mutero, C. M.; Murray-Rust, H. 2002. The changing face of irrigation in Kenya: opportunities for anticipating changes in Eastern and Southern Africa. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) xiv, 329p. [DOI]
More... | Fulltext (0.39 MB)


Lankford, B.; Hatibu, N.; Mahoo, H.; van Koppen, B.; Levite, H. 2002. Critical analysis of river basin management in the Great Ruaha, Tanzania. In Toolbox, GWP. River Basin Management in the Great Ruaha River Basin, Tanzania. 13p. (GWP No.121)
More... | Fulltext (264.02 KB)


Piyankarage, S. C. 2002. Assessment of drainage water quality from the Kirindi Oya and the Badagiriya Irrigation Schemes and estimation of nitrogen and phosphorus loading to the Bundala wetland. Thesis presented to the Faculty of Graduate Studies in fulfillment of the requirement for the Degree of Master of Philosophy in Chemistry of the University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. xii, 123p.
More...


Smakhtin, V. 2002. Environmental water needs and impacts of irrigated agriculture in river basins: A framework for a new research program. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) vi, 20p. (IWMI Working Paper 042) [DOI]
More... | Fulltext (772 KB)


International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2002. IWMI Research Update: news of the progress and impact of IWMI's research. May 2002. 8p.
More... | Fulltext


Acreman, M. C. 2001. Hydro-ecology: Linking hydrology and aquatic ecology. Wallingford, UK: International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) vii, 162p.
More...


van Koppen, B. 2001. Gender in integrated water management: An analysis of variation. Natural Resources Forum, 25:299-312
More...


Bakker, M.; Matsuno, Y. 2001. A framework for valuing ecological services of irrigation water. Irrigation and Drainage Systems, 15(2):99-115
More...


Hemakumara, M.; Barker, R.; Droogers, P. 2001. Ruhuna benchmark basin activities: proceedings of the inaugural meeting held at Peacock Beach Hotel, Hambantota, Sri Lanka, 15 June 2001. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) vi, 71p. (IWMI Working Paper 027) [DOI]
More... | Fulltext (3396 KB)


Harmancioglu, N.; Alpaslan, N.; Boelee, Eline. 2001. Irrigation, health and environment: a review of literature from Turkey. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) iii, 61p. (IWMI Working Paper 006) [DOI]
More... | Fulltext (10064 KB)


de Voogt, K.; Kite, Geoff; Droogers, Peter; Murray-Rust, Hammond. 2000. Modeling water allocation between wetlands and irrigated agriculture: case study of the Gediz Basin, Turkey. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) xi, 51p. (IWMI Working Paper 001) [DOI]
More... | Fulltext (3956 KB)


de Voogt, K.; Kite, G.; Droogers, P.; Murray-Rust, H. 2000. Modelling water allocation between a wetland and irrigated agriculture in the Gediz Basin, Turkey. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 16(4):639-650
More...


Kite, G.; Pietroniro, A. 2000. Remote sensing of surface water. In Schultz, G. A.; Engman, E. T. (Eds.), Remote sensing in hydrology and water management. Berlin, Germany: Springer. pp.217-238
More...


Maring, L.; Schuurmans, H. 2000. Wetland versus irrigation: Scenario analysis of water quantity and water quality aspects of the Kirindi Oya Irrigation and Settlement Project and Bundala National Park using simulation modeling. Study carried out at IIMI, during obligatory MSc training period of 24 weeks of the study quot;Soil water and atmospherequot; of Wageningen University, the Netherlands. ix, 54p.
More... | Fulltext


International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 1999. Collaborative research on the improvement of irrigation operation and management: water quality investigations. Final report. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) v, 50p.
More... | Fulltext (2.56 MB)


Matsuno, Y. 1999. Case study in Sri Lanka: irrigation and drainage water quality and impacts of human activities on the aquatic environment in a southeastern part of Sri Lanka. In International Water Management Institute (IWMI). Collaborative research on the improvement of irrigation operation and management: water quality investigations. Final report. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). pp.3-18
More... | Fulltext (937KB)


Matsuno, Y.; van der Hoek, W.; Ranawake, M. 1998. Irrigation water management and the Bundala National Park: Proceedings of the Workshop on Water Quality of the Bundala Lagoons, held at IIMI, in Colombo, Sri Lanka 03 April 1998. Colombo, Sri Lanka: IWMI vii, 48p.
More... | Fulltext


van der Hoek, W. 1998. IIMI and the Bundala National Park. In Matsuno, Y.; van der Hoek, W.; Ranawake, M. (Eds.), Irrigation water management and the Bundala National Park: Proceedings of the Workshop on Water Quality of the Bundala Lagoons, held at IIMI, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 03 April 1998. Colombo, Sri Lanka: IWMI. pp.1-3
More... | Fulltext


Kotagama, S. 1995. Natural environment and irrigation. In Haq, K. A.; Wijayaratne, C. M.; Samarasekera, B. M. S. (Eds.), Summaries of papers presented at Irrigation Research Management Unit seminar series during 1994. Colombo, Sri Lanka: IIMI. pp.5-6
More... | Fulltext (0.07)


Sally, H. 1994. The role of irrigation in integrated floodplain management. Paper prepared for presentation to the 2nd Meeting of the Task Force on Sahelian Floodplains, IUCN, Niamey, Niger, 31 October - 2 November 1994. 8p.
More...


Sally, H.; Compaore, L. 1993. Utilisation des zones humides pour l'agriculture: Le cas des barrages- retenues du Burkina Faso. In Sally, L.; Kouda, M.; Beaumond, N. (Eds.) Zones humides du Burkina Faso: compte rendu dapos;un seminaire sur les zones humides du Burkina Faso. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN. pp.159-179.
More...


Sally, L. 1993. Zones Humides du Burkina Faso: Rapport de l'Atelier sur les Zones Humides du Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 30 Juin - 2 Juillet 1993. Rapport de synthese, Union Mondiale pour la Nature (UICN). 45p.
More...