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Enhancing gender and youth inclusion in Ghana’s irrigated vegetable value chain. Adaptive Innovation Scaling - Pathways from Small-scale Irrigation to Sustainable Development (5/12/2023)
International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2023. Enhancing gender and youth inclusion in Ghana’s irrigated vegetable value chain. Adaptive Innovation Scaling - Pathways from Small-scale Irrigation to Sustainable Development. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 8p. (IWMI Water Issue Brief 26) [DOI]
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Framework for incorporating Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) elements in Climate Information Services (CIS) (12/31/2022)
Mapedza, Everisto; Huyer, S.; Chanana, N.; Rose, A.; Jacobs-Mata, Inga; Mudege, N. N.; Tui, S. H.-K.; Gbegbelegbe, S.; Nsengiyumva, G.; Mutenje, Munyaradzi; Nohayi, Ngowenani. 2023. Framework for incorporating Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) elements in Climate Information Services (CIS). Sustainability, 15(1):190. (Special issue: Gender and Socially-Inclusive Approaches to Technology for Climate Action) [DOI]
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Irrigation systems management in Nepal: women’s strategies in response to migration-induced challenges (12/31/2022)
Suhardiman, Diana; Raut, Manita; Pradhan, P.; Meinzen-Dick, R. 2023. Irrigation systems management in Nepal: women’s strategies in response to migration-induced challenges. Water Alternatives, 16(1):244-264.
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Nortje, Karen; Joshi, Deepa; Enokenwa Baa, Ojongetakah; Mapedza, Everisto; Davis, K. 2023. A framework for gender equality and social inclusion in agribusiness transformation in East and Southern Africa. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Initiative on Diversification in East and Southern Africa 45p.



Inclusive diets within planetary boundaries (05/31/2023)
Kawarazuka, N.; Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe; Green, R.; Scheelbeek, P.; Ambikapathi, R.; Robinson, J.; Mangnus, E.; Bene, C.; Cavatassi, R.; Kalita, U.; Gelcich, S.; Cheserek, M.; Mbago-Bhunu, S.; Trevenen-Jones, A. 2023. Inclusive diets within planetary boundaries. One Earth, 6(5):443-448. [DOI]
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Gender sensitivity of Ethiopia’s legislation on emigration: findings and recommendations. [Policy Brief of the Migration Governance and Agricultural and Rural Change (AGRUMIG) Project] (05/31/2023)
Gebreegziabher, A. G.; Haile, B. 2023. Gender sensitivity of Ethiopia’s legislation on emigration: findings and recommendations. [Policy Brief of the Migration Governance and Agricultural and Rural Change (AGRUMIG) Project]. London, UK: SOAS University of London 8p. (AGRUMIG Policy Brief Series 12)
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Addressing climate vulnerability in Nepal through resilient inclusive WASH systems (RES-WASH) (05/30/2023)
International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2023. Addressing climate vulnerability in Nepal through resilient inclusive WASH systems (RES-WASH). Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 4p.
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Managing African commons in the context of Covid-19 challenges (04/30/2023)
Mapedza, Everisto. 2023. Managing African commons in the context of Covid-19 challenges. International Journal of the Commons, 17(1):1-108. (Special issue with contributions by IWMI authors)
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Digital ethnography? Our experiences in the use of SenseMaker for understanding gendered climate vulnerabilities amongst marginalized agrarian communities (04/30/2023)
Joshi, Deepa; Panagiotou, A.; Bisht, Meera; Udalagama, Upandha; Schindler, Alexandra. 2023. Digital ethnography? Our experiences in the use of SenseMaker for understanding gendered climate vulnerabilities amongst marginalized agrarian communities. Sustainability, 15(9):7196. (Special issue: Gender and Socially-Inclusive Approaches to Technology for Climate Action) [DOI]
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Managing African commons in the context of Covid-19 challenges (04/30/2023)
Mapedza, Everisto. 2023. Managing African commons in the context of Covid-19 challenges. International Journal of the Commons, 17(1):105-108. (Special issue: Managing African Commons in the Context of Covid-19 Challenges) [DOI]
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Expanding water reuse in the Middle East and North Africa: policy report (04/13/2023)
Mateo-Sagasta, Javier; Nassif, Marie Helene; Tawfik, Mohamed; Gebrezgabher, Solomie; Mapedza, Everisto; Lahham, Nisreen; Al-Hamdi, M. 2023. Expanding water reuse in the Middle East and North Africa: policy report. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 18p. [DOI]
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Implementing conjunctive management of water resources for irrigation development: a framework applied to the Southern Plain of western Nepal (04/11/2023)
Pandey, V. P.; Shrestha, Nirman; Urfels, A.; Ray, A.; Khadka, Manohara; Pavelic, Paul; McDonald, A. J.; Krupnik, T. J. 2023. Implementing conjunctive management of water resources for irrigation development: a framework applied to the Southern Plain of western Nepal. Agricultural Water Management, 283:108287. (Online first) [DOI]
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Sustainable and inclusive scaling of irrigation technologies and services in Ethiopia. Adaptive Innovation Scaling - Pathways from Small-scale Irrigation to Sustainable Development (03/31/2023)
International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2023. Sustainable and inclusive scaling of irrigation technologies and services in Ethiopia. Adaptive Innovation Scaling - Pathways from Small-scale Irrigation to Sustainable Development. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 8p. (IWMI Water Issue Brief 24) [DOI]
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Scaling best-fit irrigation bundles in Mali: a pathway for improved development outcomes. Adaptive Innovation Scaling - Pathways from Small-scale Irrigation to Sustainable Development (03/31/2023)
International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2023. Scaling best-fit irrigation bundles in Mali: a pathway for improved development outcomes. Adaptive Innovation Scaling - Pathways from Small-scale Irrigation to Sustainable Development. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 8p. (IWMI Water Issue Brief 23) [DOI]
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Governance: a ‘whole-of-society’ approach (03/31/2023)
Kjellen, M.; Wong, C.; van Koppen, Barbara; Uprety, Labisha; Mukuyu, Patience; Avidar, O.; Willaarts, B.; Tang, T.; Witmer, L.; Nagabhatla, N.; De Lombaerde, P.; Lindelien, M. C.; Dhot, N.; Saleh, A. 2023. Governance: a ‘whole-of-society’ approach. In UNESCO World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP). The United Nations World Water Development Report 2023: partnerships and cooperation for water. Paris, France: UNESCO. pp.172-182.
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Regional perspectives (03/30/2023)
Makarigakis, A.; Partey, S.; Nagabhatla, N.; De Lombaerde, P; Libert, B.; Trombitcaia, I.; Zerrath, E.; Guerrier, D.; Faloutsos, D.; Krol, D.; Virden, E.; Arushanyan, A.; Anakhasyan, E.; Matus, S. S.; Gil, M.; Llavona, A.; Botia, L. M.; Naranjo, L.; Sarmanto, N.; Le Doze, S.; Weinberger, K.; Lerios, R.; Bhandari, S.; Gaillard-Picher, D.; Uhlenbrook, Stefan; Kumar, U. D. S.; Khayat, Z.; Zaarour, T. 2023. Regional perspectives. In UNESCO World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP). The United Nations World Water Development Report 2023: partnerships and cooperation for water. Paris, France: UNESCO. pp.115-140.
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Understanding local actors’ perspective of threats to the sustainable management of communal rangeland and the role of Participatory GIS (PGIS): the case of Vulindlela, South Africa (03/23/2023)
Cho, M. A.; Mutanga, O.; Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe. 2023. Understanding local actors’ perspective of threats to the sustainable management of communal rangeland and the role of Participatory GIS (PGIS): the case of Vulindlela, South Africa. South African Geographical Journal, 19p. (Online first) [DOI]
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Impact assessment of Solar Irrigation Pumps (SIPs) in Bangladesh: a baseline technical report (03/20/2023)
Buisson, Marie-Charlotte; Mitra, Archisman; Osmani, Z.; Habib, A.; Mukherji, Aditi. 2023. Impact assessment of Solar Irrigation Pumps (SIPs) in Bangladesh: a baseline technical report. New Delhi, India: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 75p. [DOI]
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Research and innovation missions to transform future water systems (03/15/2023)
Smith, D. Mark; Gordon, C.; Kittikhoun, A.; Molwantwa, J.; Mollinedo, P. P.; Romdhane, A. B.; Shrestha, R.; Tindimugay, C.; McDonnell, Rachael. 2023. Research and innovation missions to transform future water systems. Nature Water, 1(3):219-222. [DOI]
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The link between small reservoir infrastructure and farmer-led irrigation: case study of Ogun Watershed in southwestern Nigeria (03/06/2023)
Oke, Adebayo Olubukola; Cofie, Olufunke O.; Merrey, D. J. 2023. The link between small reservoir infrastructure and farmer-led irrigation: case study of Ogun Watershed in southwestern Nigeria. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 28p. (IWMI Working Paper 206) [DOI]
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An analysis of the perceived societal benefits of and threats from trees for the delivery of livelihoods and community development (02/28/2023)
Tsvuura, S.; Mudhara, M.; Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe. 2023. An analysis of the perceived societal benefits of and threats from trees for the delivery of livelihoods and community development. Plants, People, Planet, 5(3):424-436. [DOI]
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Women who do not migrate: intersectionality, social relations, and participation in western Nepal (02/28/2023)
Shrestha, Gitta; Pakhtigian, E. L.; Jeuland, M. 2023. Women who do not migrate: intersectionality, social relations, and participation in western Nepal. World Development, 161:106109. [DOI]
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Restoring the commons: a gendered analysis of customary water tenure in Sub-Saharan Africa (02/28/2023)
van Koppen, Barbara. 2023. Restoring the commons: a gendered analysis of customary water tenure in Sub-Saharan Africa. International Journal of the Commons, 17(1):1-11. [DOI]
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Labor shortage and changes in land use patterns: experiences from migrant communities in Ethiopia and Nepal. [Policy Brief of the Migration Governance and Agricultural and Rural Change (AGRUMIG) Project] (02/28/2023)
Kharel, A.; Sugden, F.; Dessalegn, Mengistu. 2023. Labor shortage and changes in land use patterns: experiences from migrant communities in Ethiopia and Nepal. [Policy Brief of the Migration Governance and Agricultural and Rural Change (AGRUMIG) Project]. London, UK: SOAS University of London 7p. (AGRUMIG Policy Brief Series 11)
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COVID-19 and household water insecurities in vulnerable communities in the Mekong Region (02/28/2022)
Lebel, L.; Navy, H.; Siharath, P.; Long, C. T. M.; Aung, N.; Lebel, P.; Hoanh, Chu Thai; Lebel, B. 2023. COVID-19 and household water insecurities in vulnerable communities in the Mekong Region. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 25(4):3503-3522. [DOI]
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Scaling solar-based irrigation in Ghana’s Upper East Region: a demand-supply linkage approach. Adaptive Innovation Scaling - Pathways from Small-scale Irrigation to Sustainable Development (02/25/2023)
International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2023. Scaling solar-based irrigation in Ghana’s Upper East Region: a demand-supply linkage approach. Adaptive Innovation Scaling - Pathways from Small-scale Irrigation to Sustainable Development. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 8p. (IWMI Water Issue Brief 22) [DOI]
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A critical examination of rural out-migration studies in Ethiopia: considering impacts on agriculture in the sending communities (01/31/2023)
Dessalegn, Mengistu; Debevec, L.; Nicol, Alan; Ludi, E. 2023. A critical examination of rural out-migration studies in Ethiopia: considering impacts on agriculture in the sending communities. Land, 12(1):176. (Special issue: The Impact of Rural Out-Migration on Land Use Transition) [DOI]
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Water security and spring conservation in the Himalaya (01/31/2023)
Kumar, Manish; Rathod, R.; Mukherji, Aditi. 2023. Water security and spring conservation in the Himalaya. In Ojha, H.; Schofield, N.; Camkin, J. (Eds.). Climate risks to water security: framing effective response in Asia and the Pacific. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. pp.15-36. (Palgrave Studies in Climate Resilient Societies) [DOI]
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Inclusive agriculture: creating opportunities for women and youth in Mali’s irrigated vegetable value chain. Adaptive Innovation Scaling - Pathways from Small-scale Irrigation to Sustainable Development (01/30/2023)
International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2023. Inclusive agriculture: creating opportunities for women and youth in Mali’s irrigated vegetable value chain. Adaptive Innovation Scaling - Pathways from Small-scale Irrigation to Sustainable Development. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 8p. (IWMI Water Issue Brief 21) [DOI]
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Scaling solar-based irrigation bundles in Ethiopia: a market linkage pathway. Adaptive Innovation Scaling - Pathways from Small-scale Irrigation to Sustainable Development (01/27/2023)
International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2023. Scaling solar-based irrigation bundles in Ethiopia: a market linkage pathway. Adaptive Innovation Scaling - Pathways from Small-scale Irrigation to Sustainable Development. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 8p. (IWMI Water Issue Brief 20) [DOI]
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(Un)making the upland: resettlement, rubber and land use planning in Namai village, Laos (7/26/2020)
Kramp, J.; Suhardiman, Diana; Keovilignavong, Oulavanh. 2022. (Un)making the upland: resettlement, rubber and land use planning in Namai village, Laos. Journal of Peasant Studies, 49(1):78-100. [DOI]
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Migration, environmental change and agrarian transition in upland regions: learning from Ethiopia, Kenya and Nepal (6/30/2021)
Sugden, Fraser; Nigussie, Likimyelesh; Debevec, Liza; Nijbroek, R. 2022. Migration, environmental change and agrarian transition in upland regions: learning from Ethiopia, Kenya and Nepal. Journal of Peasant Studies, 49(5):1101-1131. [DOI]
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The role of global data sets for riverine flood risk management at national scales (12/31/2022)
Bernhofen, M. V.; Cooper, S.; Trigg, M.; Mdee, A.; Carr, A.; Bhave, A.; Solano-Correa, Y. T.; Pencue-Fierro, E. L.; Teferi, E.; Haile, Alemseged Tamiru; Yusop, Z.; Alias, N. E.; Saapos;adi, Z.; Ramzan, M. A. B.; Dhanya, C. T.; Shukla, P. 2022. The role of global data sets for riverine flood risk management at national scales. Water Resources Research, 58(4):e2021WR031555. [DOI]
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Participation and politics in transboundary hydropower development: the case of the Pak Beng Dam in Laos (12/31/2021)
Suhardiman, Diana; Geheb, K. 2022. Participation and politics in transboundary hydropower development: the case of the Pak Beng Dam in Laos. Environmental Policy and Governance, 32(4):320-330. (Special Issue: Transboundary Environmental Governance: Emerging themes and lessons from Southeast Asia) [DOI]
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Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) in a refugee context in East Africa: kitchen gardening helps with mineral provision (12/31/2021)
Woldetsadik, D.; Llorent-Martinez, E. J.; Gebrezgabher, Solomie; Njenga, M.; Mendum, R.; Castillo-Lopez, R.; Fernandez-de Cordova, M. L.; Hailu, H.; Evans, C. T.; Madani, N.; Mafika, T. P.; Fleming, D. E. B. 2022. Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) in a refugee context in East Africa: kitchen gardening helps with mineral provision. SN Applied Sciences, 4(1):32. [DOI]
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Public lives, private water: female ready-made garment factory workers in peri-urban Bangladesh (12/31/2021)
Joshi, Deepa; Haque, S.; Nahar, K.; Tania, S.; Singh, J.; Wallace, T. 2022. Public lives, private water: female ready-made garment factory workers in peri-urban Bangladesh. In Narain, V.; Roth, D. (Eds.). Water security, conflict and cooperation in peri-urban South Asia: flows across boundaries. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. pp.67-88. [DOI]
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A framework for sustainable and inclusive irrigation development in western Nepal (11/30/2022)
Urfels, A.; Khadka, Manohara; Shrestha, Nirman; Pavelic, Paul; Risal, A.; Uprety, Labisha; Shrestha, Gitta; Dile, Y.; McDonald, A. J.; Pandey, V. P.; Srinivasan, R.; Krupnik, T. J. 2022. A framework for sustainable and inclusive irrigation development in western Nepal. Kathmandu, Nepal: Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) 78p.
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A multicriteria analysis of groundwater development pathways in three river basins in Sub-Saharan Africa (11/30/2022)
Bellwood-Howard, I.; Thompson, J.; Shamsudduha, M.; Taylor, R. G.; Mosha, D. B.; Gebrezgi, Gebrehaweria; Tarimo, A. K. P. R.; Kashaigili, J. J.; Nazoumou, Y.; Tiekoura, O. 2022. A multicriteria analysis of groundwater development pathways in three river basins in Sub-Saharan Africa. Environmental Science and Policy, 138:26-43. [DOI]
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Investment priorities for research and innovation in urban agri-food systems: toward more resilient cities in the Global South (11/15/2022)
Prain, G.; Simon, D.; Halliday, J.; Drechsel, Pay. 2022. Investment priorities for research and innovation in urban agri-food systems: toward more resilient cities in the Global South. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 6:965011. [DOI]
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Water reuse in the Middle East and North Africa: a sourcebook (11/14/2022)
Mateo-Sagasta, Javier; Al-Hamdi, M.; AbuZeid, K. 2022. Water reuse in the Middle East and North Africa: a sourcebook. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 292p. [DOI]
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Polycentric irrigation water governance: irrigation water users associations service delivery in Ketar Subbasin, Ethiopia (10/31/2022)
Sida, Y. G.; Simane, B.; Assefa, E.; Haileslassie, Amare. 2022. Polycentric irrigation water governance: irrigation water users associations service delivery in Ketar Subbasin, Ethiopia. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 18(10):783-791. [DOI]
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Elevating the role of water resilience in food system dialogues (10/27/2022)
Matthews, N.; Dalton, J.; Matthews, J.; Barclay, H.; Barron, J.; Garrick, D.; Gordon, L.; Huq, S.; Isman, T.; McCornick, P.; Meghji, A.; Mirumachi, N.; Moosa, S.; Mulligan, M.; Noble, A.; Petryniak, O.; Pittock, J.; Queiroz, C.; Ringler, C.; Smith, Mark; Turner, C.; Vora, S.; Whiting, L. 2022. Elevating the role of water resilience in food system dialogues. Water Security, 17:100126. [DOI]
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Knowledge priorities on climate change and water in the Upper Indus Basin: a horizon scanning exercise to identify the top 100 research questions in social and natural sciences (10/18/2022)
Orr, A.; Ahmad, B.; Alam, U.; Appadurai, A. N.; Bharucha, Z. P.; Biemans, H.; Bolch, T.; Chaulagain, N. P.; Dhaubanjar, S.; Dimri, A. P.; Dixon, H.; Fowler, H. J.; Gioli, G.; Halvorson, S. J.; Hussain, A.; Jeelani, G.; Kamal, S.; Khalid, I. S.; Liu, S.; Lutz, A.; Mehra, M. K.; Miles, E.; Momblanch, A.; Muccione, V.; Mukherji, Aditi; Mustafa, D.; Najmuddin, O.; Nasimi, M. N.; Nusser, M.; Pandey, V. P.; Parveen, S.; Pellicciotti, F.; Pollino, C.; Potter, E.; Qazizada, M. R.; Ray, S.; Romshoo, S.; Sarkar, S. K.; Sawas, A.; Sen, S.; Shah, A.; Ali Shah, M. Azeem; Shea, J. M.; Sheikh, A. T.; Shrestha, A. B.; Tayal, S.; Tigala, S.; Virk, Z. T.; Wester, P.; Wescoat, J. L. Jr. 2022. Knowledge priorities on climate change and water in the Upper Indus Basin: a horizon scanning exercise to identify the top 100 research questions in social and natural sciences. Earthapos;s Future, 10(4):e2021EF002619. [DOI]
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Circular bio-economy innovations for resilient refugee and host communities in East Africa (10/03/2022)
Adam-Bradford, A.; Mendum, R.; Njenga, M.; Woldetsadik, D.; Acanakwo, E. F.; Gebrezgabher, Solomie. 2022. Circular bio-economy innovations for resilient refugee and host communities in East Africa. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 12p. (Resource Recovery and Reuse (RRR) in Refugee Settlements in Africa: Project Brief Series 3)
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Small-scale producers in sustainable agrifood systems transformation (09/30/2022)
Arulingam, Indika; Brady, G.; Chaya, M.; Conti, M.; Kgomotso, P. K.; Korzenszky, A.; Njie, D.; Schroth, G.; Suhardiman, Diana. 2022. Small-scale producers in sustainable agrifood systems transformation. Rome, Italy: FAO 34p. [DOI]
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Functionality of rural community water supply systems and collective action: a case of Guras Rural Municipality, Karnali Province (09/30/2022)
Rajouria, A.; Wallace, T.; Joshi, Deepa; Raut, M. 2022. Functionality of rural community water supply systems and collective action: a case of Guras Rural Municipality, Karnali Province. Nepal Public Policy Review, 2:317-338.
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Transformative adaptation and implications for transdisciplinary climate change research (09/29/2022)
Hellin, J.; Amarnath, Giriraj; Challinor, A.; Fisher, E.; Girvetz, E.; Guo, Z.; Hodur, J.; Loboguerrero, A. M.; Pacillo, G.; Rose, S.; Schutz, T.; Valencia, L.; You, L. 2022. Transformative adaptation and implications for transdisciplinary climate change research. Environmental Research: Climate, 1(2):023001. [DOI]
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Analysis of water reuse potential for irrigation in Lebanon (09/02/2022)
Eid-Sabbagh, K.; Roukoz, S.; Nassif, Marie-Helene; Velpuri, Naga; Mateo-Sagasta, Javier. 2022. Analysis of water reuse potential for irrigation in Lebanon. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 145p. (IWMI Research Report 181) [DOI]
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Are climate finance subsidies equitably distributed among farmers? Assessing socio-demographics of solar irrigation in Nepal (08/31/2022)
Kafle, K.; Uprety, Labisha; Shrestha, Gitta; Pandey, V.; Mukherji, Aditi. 2022. Are climate finance subsidies equitably distributed among farmers? Assessing socio-demographics of solar irrigation in Nepal. Energy Research and Social Science, 91:102756. [DOI]
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Legal recognition of customary water tenure in Sub-Saharan Africa: unpacking the land-water nexus (08/30/2022)
Troell, J.; Keene, S. 2022. Legal recognition of customary water tenure in Sub-Saharan Africa: unpacking the land-water nexus. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 33p. (IWMI Research Report 182) [DOI]
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Living customary water tenure in rights-based water management in Sub-Saharan Africa (08/26/2022)
van Koppen, Barbara. 2022. Living customary water tenure in rights-based water management in Sub-Saharan Africa. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 41p. (IWMI Research Report 183) [DOI]
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Climate–urban nexus: a study of vulnerable women in urban areas of KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa (08/23/2022)
Hlahla, S.; Simatele, M. D.; Hill, T.; Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe. 2022. Climate–urban nexus: a study of vulnerable women in urban areas of KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. Weather, Climate, and Society, 14(3):933-948. [DOI]
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Demand and supply constraints of credit in smallholder farming: evidence from Ethiopia and Tanzania (08/23/2022)
Balana, B. B.; Mekonnen, D.; Haile, B.; Hagos, Fitsum; Yimam, S.; Ringler, C. 2022. Demand and supply constraints of credit in smallholder farming: evidence from Ethiopia and Tanzania. World Development, 159:106033. [DOI]
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Achieving climate resilience through improved irrigation water management from farm to basin scale. Editorial (07/31/2022)
Hafeez, Mohsin; Uhlenbrook, Stefan; Schmitter, Petra. 2022. Achieving climate resilience through improved irrigation water management from farm to basin scale. Editorial. Irrigation and Drainage, 71(S1):3-6. (Special issue: Achieving Climate Resilience through Improved Irrigation Water Management from Farm to Basin Scale) [DOI]
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The determinants of market participation and its effect on food security of the rural smallholder farmers in Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces, South Africa (07/31/2022)
Hlatshwayo, S. I.; Ojo, T. O.; Modi, A. T.; Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe; Slotow, R.; Ngidi, M. S. C. 2022. The determinants of market participation and its effect on food security of the rural smallholder farmers in Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces, South Africa. Agriculture, 12(7):1072. [DOI]
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Institutional bricolage (re)shaping the different manifestations of state-citizens relations in Mekong hydropower planning (07/28/2022)
Suhardiman, Diana; Manorom, K.; Rigg, J. 2022. Institutional bricolage (re)shaping the different manifestations of state-citizens relations in Mekong hydropower planning. Geoforum, 134:118-130. [DOI]
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Climate change, differential impacts on women and gender mainstreaming: a case study of East Rapti Watershed, Nepal (06/30/2022)
Ray, A.; Pandey, Vishnu Prasad; Dongol, R. 2022. Climate change, differential impacts on women and gender mainstreaming: a case study of East Rapti Watershed, Nepal. wH2O: Journal of Gender and Water, 9(1):55-66.
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Multistakeholder platforms for natural resource governance: lessons from eight landscape-level cases (06/30/2022)
Ratner, B. D.; Larson, A. M.; Barletti, J. P. S.; ElDidi, H.; Catacutan, D.; Flintan, F.; Suhardiman, Diana; Falk, T.; Meinzen-Dick, R. 2022. Multistakeholder platforms for natural resource governance: lessons from eight landscape-level cases. Ecology and Society, 27(2):2. [DOI]
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Partnerships blending institutional logics for inclusive global and regional food value chains in Ghana; with what smallholder effect? (06/30/2022)
van Paassen, A.; Osei-Amponsah, Charity; Klerkx, L.; van Mierlo, B.; Essegbey, G. O. 2022. Partnerships blending institutional logics for inclusive global and regional food value chains in Ghana; with what smallholder effect? European Journal of Development Research, 34(5):2179-2203. (Special issue: Policies for Inclusive Development in Sub-Saharan Africa) [DOI]
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Women’s empowerment and the will to change: evidence from Nepal (06/30/2022)
Buisson, Marie-Charlotte; Clement, F.; Leder, S. 2022. Women’s empowerment and the will to change: evidence from Nepal. Journal of Rural Studies, 94:128-139. [DOI]
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Water and climate security: the human impact of disrupted systems (06/30/2022)
International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2022. Water and climate security: the human impact of disrupted systems. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 8p. (IWMI Water Issue Brief 19) [DOI]
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Migration returnee database and contribution to local development in Thailand. [Policy Brief of the Migration Governance and Agricultural and Rural Change (AGRUMIG) Project] (06/30/2022)
Naruchaikusol, S. 2022. Migration returnee database and contribution to local development in Thailand. [Policy Brief of the Migration Governance and Agricultural and Rural Change (AGRUMIG) Project]. London, UK: SOAS University of London 8p. (AGRUMIG Policy Brief Series 7)
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Migration and COVID-19 in context: labor migration in Ethiopia and its implications for policy responses. [Policy Brief of the Migration Governance and Agricultural and Rural Change (AGRUMIG) Project] (06/30/2022)
Dessalegn, Mengistu; Nicol, Alan. 2022. Migration and COVID-19 in context: labor migration in Ethiopia and its implications for policy responses. [Policy Brief of the Migration Governance and Agricultural and Rural Change (AGRUMIG) Project]. London, UK: SOAS University of London 8p. (AGRUMIG Policy Brief Series 6)
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Migration and COVID-19 in context: labor migration and the agriculture sector in Nepal. [Policy Brief of the Migration Governance and Agricultural and Rural Change (AGRUMIG) Project] (06/29/2022)
Gupta, S.; Kharel, A.; Sugden, F. 2022. Migration and COVID-19 in context: labor migration and the agriculture sector in Nepal. [Policy Brief of the Migration Governance and Agricultural and Rural Change (AGRUMIG) Project]. London, UK: SOAS University of London 8p. (AGRUMIG Policy Brief Series 5)
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Opportunities to improve eco-agriculture through transboundary governance in transfrontier conservation areas (06/28/2022)
Chitakira, M.; Nhamo, L.; Torquebiau, E.; Magidi, J.; Ferguson, W.; Mpandeli, S.; Mearns, K.; Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe. 2022. Opportunities to improve eco-agriculture through transboundary governance in transfrontier conservation areas. Diversity, 14(6):461. (Special issue: The Human Dimension of Biodiversity Protection) [DOI]
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Gender integration strategy: approaches for research and development in a refugee context and other settings in Africa (06/24/2022)
Mendum, R.; Gebrezgabher, Solomie; Njenga, M. 2022. Gender integration strategy: approaches for research and development in a refugee context and other settings in Africa. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 12p. (Resource Recovery and Reuse (RRR) in Refugee Settlements in Africa: Project Brief Series 2)
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Groundwater for sustainable livelihoods and equitable growth (05/31/2022)
Re, V.; Manzione, R. L.; Abiye, T. A.; Mukherji, Aditi; MacDonald, A. 2022. Groundwater for sustainable livelihoods and equitable growth. Leiden, Netherlands: CRC Press - Balkema 367p. (IAH - International Contributions to Hydrogeology 30) [DOI]
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Indigenous knowledge systems for the management of the Barotse Flood Plain in Zambia and their implications for policy and practice in the developing world (05/31/2022)
Mapedza, Everisto; Rashirayi, T.; Xueliang, C.; Haile, Alemseged Tamiru; van Koppen, Barbara; Ndiyoi, M.; Senaratna Sellamuttu, S. 2022. Indigenous knowledge systems for the management of the Barotse Flood Plain in Zambia and their implications for policy and practice in the developing world. In Sioui, M. (Ed.). Indigenous water and drought management in a changing world. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. pp.209-225. (Current Directions in Water Scarcity Research Volume 4) [DOI]
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Digital innovations: using data and technology for sustainable food systems (05/29/2022)
Koo, J.; Kramer, B.; Langan, Simon; Ghosh, A.; Monsalue, A. G.; Lunt, T. 2022. Digital innovations: using data and technology for sustainable food systems. In International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). 2022 Global food policy report: climate change and food systems. Washington, DC, USA: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). pp.106-113. (Global Food Policy Report) [DOI]
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Rural clean energy access: accelerating climate resilience (05/19/2022)
Ringler, C.; Belete, A. A.; Mathetsa, S. M.; Uhlenbrook, Stefan. 2022. Rural clean energy access: accelerating climate resilience. In International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). 2022 Global food policy report: climate change and food systems. Washington, DC, USA: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). pp.82-89. (Global Food Policy Report) [DOI]
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Diversity and diversification: ecosystem services derived from underutilized crops and their co-benefits for sustainable agricultural landscapes and resilient food systems in Africa (05/12/2022)
Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe; Hlahla, S.; Chimonyo, V. G. P.; Henriksson, R.; Chibarabada, T. P.; Murugani, V. G.; Groner, V. P.; Tadele, Z.; Sobratee, N.; Slotow, R.; Modi, A. T.; Baudron, F.; Chivenge, P. 2022. Diversity and diversification: ecosystem services derived from underutilized crops and their co-benefits for sustainable agricultural landscapes and resilient food systems in Africa. Frontiers in Agronomy, 4:859223. [DOI]
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MENAdrought synthesis of drought vulnerability in Lebanon: final report. Project report prepared by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) for the Bureau for the Middle East of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) (03/31/2022)
Fragaszy, S.; Belhaj Fraj, M.; McKee, M.; Jobbins, G.; Fayad, A.; Fakih, M.; Lawrenson, L.; McDonnell, Rachael. 2022. MENAdrought synthesis of drought vulnerability in Lebanon: final report. Project report prepared by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) for the Bureau for the Middle East of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). : Washington, DC, USA: USAID; Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 67p. [DOI]
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MENAdrought synthesis of drought vulnerability in Jordan: final report. Project report prepared by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) for the Bureau for the Middle East of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) (03/29/2022)
Fragaszy, S.; Belhaj Fraj, M.; McKee, M.; Jobbins, G.; Al-Karablieh, E.; Bergaoui, K.; Ghanim, A.; Lawrenson, L.; McDonnell, Rachael. 2022. MENAdrought synthesis of drought vulnerability in Jordan: final report. Project report prepared by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) for the Bureau for the Middle East of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). : Washington, DC, USA: USAID; Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 93p. [DOI]
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IWMI Annual report 2021 (03/09/2023)
International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2022. IWMI Annual report 2021. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 58p. [DOI]
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Toward a more harmonious planning and governance of agricultural water reuse: guidelines, practices and obstacles (02/28/2023)
Nassif, Marie-Helene; Tawfik, Mohamed. 2022. Toward a more harmonious planning and governance of agricultural water reuse: guidelines, practices and obstacles. In Mateo-Sagasta, Javier; Al-Hamdi, M.; AbuZeid, K. (Eds.). Water reuse in the Middle East and North Africa: a sourcebook. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). pp.156-171.
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Thematic guidelines - Section 2: introduction (02/28/2023)
Mateo-Sagasta, Javier. 2022. Thematic guidelines - Section 2: introduction. In Mateo-Sagasta, Javier; Al-Hamdi, M.; AbuZeid, K. (Eds.). Water reuse in the Middle East and North Africa: a sourcebook. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). pp.106-108.
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Challenges in the governance of community-managed forests in Ethiopia: review (02/28/2022)
Yami, M.; Mekuria, Wolde. 2022. Challenges in the governance of community-managed forests in Ethiopia: review. Sustainability, 14(3):1478. [DOI]
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COVID-19, gender, and small-scale farming in Nepal (02/25/2022)
Leder, S.; Shrestha, Gitta; Upadhyaya, R.; Adhikari, Y. 2022. COVID-19, gender, and small-scale farming in Nepal. In Castellanos, P.; Sachs, C. E.; Tickamyer, A. R. (Eds.). Gender, food and COVID-19: global stories of harm and hope. Abingdon, Oxon, UK: Routledge. pp.3-12. (Routledge Focus on Environment and Sustainability) [DOI]
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Resource recovery from wastewater and the consumer point of view: social, cultural and economic aspects (02/21/2022)
Drechsel, Pay; Otoo, Miriam; Hanjra, Munir A. 2022. Resource recovery from wastewater and the consumer point of view: social, cultural and economic aspects. In Pikaar, I.; Guest, J.; Ganigue, R.; Jensen, P.; Rabaey, K.; Seviour, T.; Trimmer, J.; van der Kolk, O.; Vaneeckhaute, C.; Verstraete, W. (Eds.). Resource recovery from water: principles and application. London, UK: IWA Publishing. pp.383-414. [DOI]
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Gender equality and social inclusion in community-led multiple use water services in Nepal (02/10/2022)
van Koppen, Barbara; Raut, Manita; Rajouria, Alok; Khadka, Manohara; Pradhan, P.; GC, R. K.; Colavito, L.; O’Hara, C.; Rautanen, S.-L.; Nepal, P. R.; Shrestha, P. K. 2022. Gender equality and social inclusion in community-led multiple use water services in Nepal. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 29p. (IWMI Working Paper 203) [DOI]
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Strengthening climate security in the Middle East and North Africa Region (01/31/2023)
Laderach, P.; Merrey, D. J.; Schapendonk, F.; Dhehibi, B.; Ruckstuhl, Sandra; Mapedza, Everisto; Najjar, D.; Dessalegn, B.; Amarnath, Giriraj; Nangia, V.; Al-Zuapos;bi, Maha; Biradar, C.; Pacillo, G.; Govind, A.; Hakhu, A.; Yigezu, Y. A.; Gupta, T. D.; Madurga-Lopez, I.; Lahham, Nisreen; Cosgrove, B.; Joshi, Deepa; Grosjean, G.; Hugh, B.; Elmahdi, Amgad; Frija, A.; Udalagama, Upandha; Nicol, Alan. 2022. Strengthening climate security in the Middle East and North Africa Region. : CGIAR FOCUS Climate Security 80p. (Position Paper No. 2022/3)
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Inclusive sustainable landscape management in West and Central Africa: enabling co-designing contexts for systemic sensibility (01/31/2023)
Sobratee-Fajurally, N.; Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe. 2022. Inclusive sustainable landscape management in West and Central Africa: enabling co-designing contexts for systemic sensibility. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Initiative on West and Central African Food Systems Transformation 33p.
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Investment climate assessment for circular bioeconomy - review of national policies and strategies in Kenya (01/31/2023)
Hagos, Fitsum; Gebrezgabher, Solomie; Taron, Avinandan; Odero, J. 2022. Investment climate assessment for circular bioeconomy - review of national policies and strategies in Kenya. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Initiative on Nature-Positive Solutions 34p.
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Community institutions in water governance for sustainable livelihoods (01/31/2023)
Pradhan, P.; Khadka, Manohara; GC, R. K.; van Koppen, Barbara; Rajouria, A.; Pandey, V. P. 2022. Community institutions in water governance for sustainable livelihoods. Waterlines, 41(3):1-14. [DOI]
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Gender mainstreaming guidelines (01/31/2023)
Mapedza, Everisto; Dessalegn, B.; Abdelali-Martini, M.; Al Hariry, H. 2022. Gender mainstreaming guidelines. In Mateo-Sagasta, Javier; Al-Hamdi, M.; AbuZeid, K. (Eds.). Water reuse in the Middle East and North Africa: a sourcebook. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). pp.122-141.
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A framework to guide research engagement in the policy process, with application to small-scale fisheries (01/24/2023)
Ratner, B. D.; Dubois, Mark J.; Morrison, T. H.; Tezzo, X.; Song, A. M.; Mbaru, E.; Chimatiro, S. K.; Cohen, P. J. 2022. A framework to guide research engagement in the policy process, with application to small-scale fisheries. Ecology and Society, 27(4):45. [DOI]
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Ten new insights in climate science 2022 (01/10/2023)
Martin, M. A.; Boakye, E. A.; Boyd, E.; Broadgate, W.; Bustamante, M.; Canadell, J. G.; Carr, E. R.; Chu, E. K.; Cleugh, H.; Csevar, S.; Daoudy, M.; de Bremond, A.; Dhimal, M.; Ebi, K. L.; Edwards, C.; Fuss, S.; Girardin, M. P.; Glavovic, B.; Hebden, S.; Hirota, M.; Hsu, H.-H.; Huq, S.; Ingold, K.; Johannessen, O. M.; Kameyama, Y.; Kumarasinghe, N.; Langendijk, G. S.; Lissner, T.; Lwasa, S.; Machalaba, C.; Maltais, A.; Mathai, M. V.; Mbow, C.; McNamara, K. E.; Mukherji, Aditi; Murray, V.; Mysiak, J.; Okereke, C.; Ospina, D.; Otto, F.; Prakash, A.; Pulhin, J. M.; Raju, E.; Redman, A.; Rigaud, K. K.; Rockstrom, J.; Roy, J.; Schipper, E. L. F.; Schlosser, P.; Schulz, K. A.; Schumacher, K.; Schwarz, L.; Scown, M.; Sedova, B.; Siddiqui, T. A.; Singh, C.; Sioen, G. B.; Stammer, D.; Steinert, N. J.; Suk, S.; Sutton, R.; Thalheimer, L.; van Aalst, M.; van der Geest, K.; Zhao, Z. J. 2022. Ten new insights in climate science 2022. Global Sustainability, 5(e20):1-20. [DOI]
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Solar irrigation in Nepal: a situation analysis report (9/6/2021)
Shrestha, Shisher; Uprety, Labisha. 2021. Solar irrigation in Nepal: a situation analysis report. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 43p. [DOI]
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Chasing the water: the political economy of water management and catchment development in the Karamoja-Turkana Complex (KTC), Uganda (9/3/2021)
Nicol, Alan; Debevec, Liza; Okene, S. 2021. Chasing the water: the political economy of water management and catchment development in the Karamoja-Turkana Complex (KTC), Uganda. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 36p. (IWMI Working Paper 198) [DOI]
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Reardon-Smith, K.; McCartney, Matthew; Rebelo, Lisa-Maria. 2021. Are water markets a viable proposition in the Lower Mekong Basin? In Wheeler, S. A. (Ed.). Water markets: a global assessment. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing. pp.91-111. [DOI]
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Bogardi, J. J.; Bharati, Luna; Foster, S.; Dhaubanjar, S. 2021. Water and its management: dependence, linkages and challenges. In Bogardi, J. J.; Gupta, J.; Nandalal, K. D. W.; Salame, L.; van Nooijen, R. R. P.; Kumar, N.; Tingsanchali, T.; Bhaduri, A.; Kolechkina, A. G. (Eds.). Handbook of water resources management: discourses, concepts and examples. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. pp.41-85. [DOI]
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Tutundjian, S.; Clarke, M.; Egal, F.; Dixson-Decleve, S.; Candotti, S. W.; Schmitter, Petra; Lovins, L. H. 2021. Future food systems: challenges and consequences of the current food system. In Brears, R. C. (Ed.). The Palgrave handbook of climate resilient societies. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. 29p. (Online first) [DOI]
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Mekuria, Wolde; Getnet, Kindie; Yami, M.; Langan, Simon; Amare, D. 2021. Perception of communities when managing exclosures as common pool resources in northwestern Ethiopia. Land Degradation and Development, 32(1):35-48. [DOI]
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Suhardiman, Diana; Scurrah, N.; Ayemyaing, N. 2021. Scalar politics, power struggles and institutional emergence in Daw Lar Lake, Myanmar. Journal of Rural Studies, 87:32-44. [DOI]
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Examining social accountability tools in the water sector: a case study from Nepal (8/20/2021)
Dhungana, H.; Clement, F.; Otto, B.; Das, B. 2021. Examining social accountability tools in the water sector: a case study from Nepal. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 29p. (IWMI Research Report 179) [DOI]
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Transformative solutions for inclusive economic growth in West Africa (7/8/2021)
International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2021. Transformative solutions for inclusive economic growth in West Africa. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 4p. (IWMI Water Issue Brief 15) [DOI]
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Suhardiman, Diana; Karki, Emma; Bastakoti, Ram C. 2021. Putting power and politics central in Nepal’s water governance. Development Policy Review, 39(4):569-587. [DOI]
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Elias, M.; Joshi, Deepa; Meinzen-Dick, R. 2021. Restoration for whom, by whom? A feminist political ecology of restoration. Ecological Restoration, 39(1-2):3-15. (Special issue: Restoration for Whom, by Whom?) [DOI]
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Suhardiman, Diana; Scurrah, N. 2021. Institutional bricolage and the (re)shaping of communal land tenure arrangements: two contrasting cases in upland and lowland northeastern Laos. World Development, 147:105630. [DOI]
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A handbook for establishing water user associations in pump-based irrigation schemes in Myanmar. In Burmese (7/10/2021)
de Silva, Sanjiv; Schmitter, Petra; Thiha, Nyan; Suhardiman, Diana. 2021. A handbook for establishing water user associations in pump-based irrigation schemes in Myanmar. In Burmese. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 135p. (Also in English) [DOI]
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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]
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Minh, Thai Thi; Osei-Amponsah, Charity. 2021. Towards poor-centred value chain for sustainable development: a conceptual framework. Sustainable Development, 29(6):1223-1236. [DOI]
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Hofstetter, Moritz; van Koppen, Barbara; Bolding, A. 2021. The emergence of collectively owned self-supply water supply systems in rural South Africa – what can we learn from the Tshakhuma case in Limpopo? Water SA, 47(2):253-263. [DOI]
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Lefore, N.; Closas, Alvar; Schmitter, Petra. 2021. Solar for all: a framework to deliver inclusive and environmentally sustainable solar irrigation for smallholder agriculture. Energy Policy, 154:112313. [DOI]
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Impacts of agricultural value chain development in a mountainous region: evidence from Nepal (5/13/2021)
Kafle, Kashi; Songsermsawas, T.; Winters, P. 2021. Impacts of agricultural value chain development in a mountainous region: evidence from Nepal. Rome, Italy: International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) 33p. (IFAD Research Series 65)
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Chandrasekara, S. S. K.; Chandrasekara, S. K.; Gamini, P. H. S.; Obeysekera, J.; Manthrithilake, Herath; Kwon, H.-H.; Vithanage, M. 2021. A review on water governance in Sri Lanka: the lessons learnt for future water policy formulation. Water Policy, 23(2):255-273. [DOI]
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Welling, R.; Filz, P.; Dalton, J.; Smith, Douglas Mark; de Silva, J.; Manyara, P. 2021. Governing resilient landscapes across the source-to-sea continuum. Water International, 46(2):264-282. (Special issue: Source-to-Sea Management) [DOI]
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Special issue on selected papers from 2019 World Water Week (2/26/2021)
Harris, G. D.; Barron, J.; Uhlenbrook, Stefan; Hussein, H.; Choi, G. 2021. Special issue on selected papers from 2019 World Water Week. Water, (Special issue with contributions by IWMI authors)
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Shah, T.; Rajan, Abhishek; Rai, Gyan P. 2021. Balancing livelihoods and environment: political economy of groundwater irrigation in India. In Mukherjee, A.; Scanlon, B. R.; Aureli, A.; Langan, Simon; Guo, H.; McKenzie, A. A. (Eds.). Global groundwater: source, scarcity, sustainability, security, and solutions. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. pp.487-499. [DOI]
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Global groundwater: source, scarcity, sustainability, security, and solutions (2/25/2021)
Mukherjee, A.; Scanlon, B. R.; Aureli, A.; Langan, Simon; Guo, H.; McKenzie, A. A. 2021. Global groundwater: source, scarcity, sustainability, security, and solutions. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier 676p.
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Jacobs-Mata, Inga; Mukuyu, Patience; Dini, J. 2021. A review of trends in scientific coverage of water governance in South Africa and what this means for agenda-setting of public investment in water governance Ramp;D. Water SA, 47(1):10-23. [DOI]
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Promoting inclusivity and equity in information and communications technology for food, land, and water systems (12/31/2021)
Ng, Michelle; de Haan, N.; King, B.; Langan, Simon. 2021. Promoting inclusivity and equity in information and communications technology for food, land, and water systems. Cali, Colombia: CGIAR Platform for Big Data in Agriculture 64p.
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Governance analysis for urban-wholesale-to-household’s food waste prevention and reduction in Sri Lanka (12/31/2021)
Aheeyar, Mohamed; Jayathilake, Nilanthi; Bucatariu, C.; Reitemeier, M.; Bandara, A.; Thiel, Felix; Drechsel, Pay. 2021. Governance analysis for urban-wholesale-to-household’s food waste prevention and reduction in Sri Lanka. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) 42p.
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Bundled weather index insurance pilot for drought-affected areas in Sri Lanka: reaching marginal farmers (12/20/2021)
Aheeyar, Mohamed; Samarakoon, Kalani; de Silva, Sanjiv. 2021. Bundled weather index insurance pilot for drought-affected areas in Sri Lanka: reaching marginal farmers. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 35p. (IWMI Working Paper 201) [DOI]
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Resource book on springshed management in the Indian Himalayan Region: guidelines for policy makers and development practitioners (12/08/2021)
Rathod, Roshan; Kumar, Manish; Mukherji, Aditi; Sikka, Alok; Satapathy, K. K.; Mishra, A.; Goel, S.; Khan, M. 2021. Resource book on springshed management in the Indian Himalayan Region: guidelines for policy makers and development practitioners. : New Delhi, India: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); New Delhi, India: NITI Aayog, Government of India; New Delhi, India: Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) 40p. [DOI]
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McDougall, C.; Badstue, L.; Mulema, A.; Fischer, G.; Najjar, D.; Pyburn, R.; Elias, M.; Joshi, Deepa; Vos, A. 2021. Toward structural change: gender transformative approaches. In Pyburn, R.; van Eerdewijk, A. (Eds.). Advancing gender equality through agricultural and environmental research: past, present, and future. Washington, DC, USA: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). pp.365-401. [DOI]
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Joshi, Deepa; Monterroso, I.; Gallant, B.; Perera, Kokila; Peveri, V. 2021. A gender–natural resources tango: water, land, and forest research. In Pyburn, R.; van Eerdewijk, A. (Eds.). Advancing gender equality through agricultural and environmental research: past, present, and future. Washington, DC, USA: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). pp.221-258. [DOI]
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Coulon, Cecile A.; Pavelic, Paul; Christen, E. 2021. Drivers for progress in groundwater management in Lao People’s Democratic Republic. In Mukherjee, A.; Scanlon, B.; Aureli, A.; Langan, Simon; Guo, H.; McKenzie, A. (Eds.). Global groundwater: source, scarcity, sustainability, security, and solutions. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. pp.451-468. [DOI]
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Suhardiman, Diana; Bright, J.; Palmano, C. 2021. The politics of legal pluralism in the shaping of spatial power in Myanmar’s land governance. Journal of Peasant Studies, 48(2):411-435. [DOI]
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Floods as agents of vitality: reaffirming human-nature synergies (11/20/2021)
Modak, S.; Ghosh, Surajit. 2021. Floods as agents of vitality: reaffirming human-nature synergies. Neuotting, Germany: Water Science Policy (WSP) 7p. (Water Science Policy Brief) [DOI]
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Mulema, A. A.; Boonabaana, B.; Debevec, L.; Nigussie, Likimyelesh; Alemu, M.; Kaaria, S. 2021. Spiraling up and down: mapping women’s empowerment through agricultural interventions using the community capitals framework in rural Ethiopia. Community Development, 52(1):113-130. [DOI]
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Understanding barriers and opportunities for scaling sustainable and inclusive farmer-led irrigation development in Nepal (10/31/2021)
Khadka, Manohara; Uprety, Labisha; Shrestha, Gitta; Minh, Thai Thi; Nepal, Shambhawi; Raut, Manita; Dhungana, Shashwat; Shahrin, S.; Krupnik, T. J.; Schmitter, Petra. 2021. Understanding barriers and opportunities for scaling sustainable and inclusive farmer-led irrigation development in Nepal. Kathmandu, Nepal: Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) 92p.
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Murzakulova, A.; Dessalegn, Mengistu; Phalkey, N. 2021. Examining migration governance: evidence of rising insecurities due to COVID-19 in China, Ethiopia, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Morocco, Nepal and Thailand. Comparative Migration Studies, 9:44. [DOI]
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Assessing risk in times of climate change and COVID-19: city region food system of Tamale, Ghana (10/29/2021)
FAO; RUAF Foundation; International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2021. Assessing risk in times of climate change and COVID-19: city region food system of Tamale, Ghana. Rome, Italy: FAO 4p. [DOI]
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Transformation of water systems for climate change adaptation and resilience (10/29/2021)
International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2021. Transformation of water systems for climate change adaptation and resilience. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 4p. (IWMI Water Issue Brief 18) [DOI]
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Gender dimensions of solid and liquid waste management for reuse in agriculture in Asia and Africa (10/21/2021)
Taron, Avinandan; Drechsel, Pay; Gebrezgabher, Solomie. 2021. Gender dimensions of solid and liquid waste management for reuse in agriculture in Asia and Africa. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) 33p. (Resource Recovery and Reuse Series 21) [DOI]
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Jedd, T.; Fragaszy, S. R.; Knutson, C.; Hayes, M. J.; Belhaj Fraj, M.; Wall, N.; Svoboda, M.; McDonnell, Rachael. 2021. Drought management norms: is the Middle East and North Africa Region managing risks or crises? Journal of Environment and Development, 30(1):3-40. [DOI]
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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]
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Donoso, G.; Barron, J.; Uhlenbrook, Stefan; Hussein, H.; Choi, G. 2021. Science—policy engagement to achieve “water for society—including all”. Editorial. Water, 13(3):246. (Special issue: Selected Papers from 2019 World Water Week) [DOI]
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Nepal, S.; Neupane, N.; Belbase, D.; Pandey, Vishnu Prasad; Mukherji, Aditi. 2021. Achieving water security in Nepal through unravelling the water-energy-agriculture nexus. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 37(1):67-93. [DOI]
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Gender and inclusion in the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE): an end of program reflection and evaluation (03/21/2022)
Joshi, Deepa; Braaten, Y.; Hakhu, Arunima; Pradhan, Rubina; Gallant, Bryce. 2021. Gender and inclusion in the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE): an end of program reflection and evaluation. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) 30p. (WLE Legacy Series 5) [DOI]
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Resilience in agro-ecological landscapes: process principles and outcome indicators (03/08/2022)
Fabricius, C.; Novellie, P.; Ringler, C.; Uhlenbrook, Stefan; Wright, D. 2021. Resilience in agro-ecological landscapes: process principles and outcome indicators. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) 36p. (WLE Legacy Series 4) [DOI]
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Accelerating rural energy access for agricultural transformation: contribution of the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems to transforming food, land and water systems in a climate crisis (02/17/2022)
Magalhaes, M.; Ringler, C.; Verma, Shilp; Schmitter, Petra. 2021. Accelerating rural energy access for agricultural transformation: contribution of the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems to transforming food, land and water systems in a climate crisis. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) 26p. (WLE Legacy Series 3) [DOI]
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IWMI Annual report 2019 (9/7/2020)
International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2020. IWMI Annual report 2019. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 60p. [DOI]
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Schreiner, B.; van Koppen, Barbara. 2020. Hybrid water rights systems for pro-poor water governance in Africa. Water, 12(1):155. (Special issue: Selected Papers from 2019 World Water Week) [DOI]
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Circular economy solutions for resilient refugee and host communities in East Africa (9/18/2020)
Njenga, M.; Gebrezgabher, Solomie; Mendum, R.; Adam-Bradford, A.; Woldetsadik, D.; Okia, C. 2020. Circular economy solutions for resilient refugee and host communities in East Africa. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 8p. (Resource Recovery and Reuse (RRR) in Refugee Settlements in Africa: Project Brief Series 1)
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IWMI Gender and Inclusion Strategy 2020-2023: new landscapes of water equality and inclusion (8/4/2020)
International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2020. IWMI Gender and Inclusion Strategy 2020-2023: new landscapes of water equality and inclusion. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 16p. [DOI]
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Ananda, J.; Aheeyar, Mohamed. 2020. An evaluation of groundwater institutions in India: a property rights perspective. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 22(6):5731-5749. [DOI]
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Saklani, U.; Shrestha, P. P.; Mukherji, Aditi; Scott, C. A. 2020. Hydro-energy cooperation in South Asia: prospects for transboundary energy and water security. Environmental Science and Policy, 114:22-34. [DOI]
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Does increased access to groundwater irrigation through electricity reforms affect agricultural and groundwater outcomes?: evidence from West Bengal, India (7/31/2020)
Mukherji, Aditi; Buisson, Marie-Charlotte; Mitra, Archisman; Banerjee, P. S.; Chowdhury, S. D. 2020. Does increased access to groundwater irrigation through electricity reforms affect agricultural and groundwater outcomes?: evidence from West Bengal, India. Final project report submitted to the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR). Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 64p.
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Suhardiman, Diana; Middleton, C. 2020. The Salween River as a transboundary commons: fragmented collective action, hybrid governance and power. Asia Pacific Viewpoint, 61(2):301-314. (Special issue: Governing the Transboundary Commons of Southeast Asia) [DOI]
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Joshi, Deepa; Gallant, Bryce; Hakhu, Arunima. 2020. Beyond just adding women: towards gender transformative food systems. Urban Agriculture Magazine, 37:6-8.
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Halliday, J.; Joshi, Deepa; Young, L.; van Veenhuizen, R. 2020. A call for transformative actions on gender and inequality. Editorial. Urban Agriculture Magazine, 37:3-5.
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Sadoff, Claudia; Grey, D.; Borgomeo, Edoardo. 2020. Water security. In Oxford University Press. Oxford research encyclopedia of environmental science. New York, NY, USA: Oxford University Press. 19p. [DOI]
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Knowledge review and agenda setting for future investments in research on water governance in South Africa (6/30/2020)
Jacobs-Mata, Inga; Mukuyu, Patience. 2020. Knowledge review and agenda setting for future investments in research on water governance in South Africa. Pretoria, South Africa: Water Research Commission (WRC) 43p. (WRC Report No. 2911/1/20)
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McDonnell, Rachael; Fragaszy, S.; Sternberg, T.; Veeravalli, S. 2020. Drought Policy and Management. In Dadson, S. J.; Garrick, D. E.; Penning-Rowsell, E. C.; Hall, J. W.; Hope, R.; Hughes, J. (Eds.). Water science, policy, and management: a global challenge. Hoboken, NJ, USA: John Wiley and Sons. pp.233-253.
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Williams, Timothy Olalekan; Faures, J.-M.; Namara, R.; Snyder, K. 2020. Large-scale irrigated farming system: the potential and challenges to improve food security, livelihoods and ecosystem management. In Dixon, J.; Garrity, D. P.; Boffa, J.-M.; Williams, Timothy Olalekan; Amede, T.; Auricht, C.; Lott, R.; Mburathi, G. (Eds.). Farming systems and food security in Africa: priorities for science and policy under global change. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.423-449. (Earthscan Food and Agriculture Series)
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Farming systems and food security in Africa: priorities for science and policy under global change (5/30/2020)
Dixon, J.; Garrity, D. P.; Boffa, J.-M.; Williams, Timothy Olalekan; Amede, T.; Auricht, C.; Lott, R.; Mburathi, G. 2020. Farming systems and food security in Africa: priorities for science and policy under global change. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan 638p. (Earthscan Food and Agriculture Series)
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Analyse de textes legislatifs et reglementaires concernant la reforme du systeme de gestion des infrastructures d’approvisionnement en eau potable en milieux rural et semi-urbain au Burkina Faso. In French (5/20/2020)
Banhoro, Y.; Debevec, Liza. 2020. Analyse de textes legislatifs et reglementaires concernant la reforme du systeme de gestion des infrastructures d’approvisionnement en eau potable en milieux rural et semi-urbain au Burkina Faso. In French. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 29p. (IWMI Working Paper 190 / Document de travail IWMI 190) [DOI]
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Sadoff, Claudia W.; Borgomeo, E.; Uhlenbrook, Stefan. 2020. Rethinking water for SDG 6. Nature Sustainability, 3(5):346-347. [DOI]
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AGRUMIG project - ‘leaving something behind’ - Migration Governance and Agricultural and Rural Change in ‘home’ communities: comparative experience from Europe, Asia and Africa. [Policy Brief of the Migration Governance and Agricultural and Rural Change (AGRUMIG) Project] (4/30/2021)
International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2020. AGRUMIG project - ‘leaving something behind’ - Migration Governance and Agricultural and Rural Change in ‘home’ communities: comparative experience from Europe, Asia and Africa. [Policy Brief of the Migration Governance and Agricultural and Rural Change (AGRUMIG) Project]. London, UK: SOAS University of London 8p. (AGRUMIG Policy Brief Series 1)
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Lee-Smith, D.; Prain, G.; Cofie, Olufunke; van Veenhuizen, R.; Karanja, N. 2020. Urban and peri-urban farming systems: feeding cities and enhancing resilience. In Dixon, J.; Garrity, D. P.; Boffa, J.-M.; Williams, Timothy Olalekan; Amede, T.; Auricht, C.; Lott, R.; Mburathi, G. (Eds.). Farming systems and food security in Africa: priorities for science and policy under global change. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.504-531. (Earthscan Food and Agriculture Series)
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Faecal sludge management in Africa: socioeconomic aspects and human and environmental health implications (4/28/2021)
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2020. Faecal sludge management in Africa: socioeconomic aspects and human and environmental health implications. : Nairobi, Kenya: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 64p.
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Exclosures for landscape restoration in Ethiopia: business model scenarios and suitability. Agricultural Water Management – Making a Business Case for Smallholders (4/10/2020)
Mekuria, Wolde; Gebregziabher, Gebrehaweria; Lefore, Nicole. 2020. Exclosures for landscape restoration in Ethiopia: business model scenarios and suitability. Agricultural Water Management – Making a Business Case for Smallholders. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 62p. (IWMI Research Report 175) [DOI]
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Ethiopia climate-smart agriculture roadmap 2020-2030 (3/31/2021)
Eshete, G.; Assefa, B.; Lemma, E.; Kibret, G.; Ambaw, G.; Samuel, S.; Seid, J.; Tesfaye, K.; Tamene, L.; Haile, A.; Asnake, A.; Mengiste, A.; Hailemariam, S. N.; Ericksen, P.; Mekonnen, K.; Amede, T.; Haileslassie, Amare; Hadgu, K.; Woldemeskel, E.; Solomon, D. 2020. Ethiopia climate-smart agriculture roadmap 2020-2030. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) 36p.
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Accelerating irrigation expansion in Sub-Saharan Africa: policy lessons from the global revolution in farmer-led smallholder irrigation (3/31/2020)
Shah, Tushaar; Namara, R.; Rajan, Abhishek. 2020. Accelerating irrigation expansion in Sub-Saharan Africa: policy lessons from the global revolution in farmer-led smallholder irrigation. Washington, DC, USA: World Bank 53p.
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Water governance for resilience to climate change (3/28/2020)
Kjellen, M.; White, M.; Matthews, J.; Mauroner, A.; Timboe, I.; Burchi, S.; Dhot, N.; van Waeyenberge, T.; El Fenni, Y. R.; Lohani, A.; Newton, J.; Imamura, Y.; Miyamoto, M.; Moors, E.; de Oliveira, V. G.; Schmeier, S.; Crespo, C. C.; Gutierrez, M. T.; Welling, R.; Suhardiman, Diana; Hada, R.; Saji, M.; Jimenez, A.; Lymer, B. L.; Saikia, P.; Mathews, R.; Bernardini, F.; Koeppel, S.; Aureli, A.; Resende, T. C.; Avellan, T.; Hahn, A.; Kirschke, S. J.; Perera, D.; Loeffen, A.; Turner, R.; Pories, L.; Aldaco-Manner, L.; Daher, B.; Willemart, S.; Schillinger, J. 2020. Water governance for resilience to climate change. 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.150-159.
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Tran, T. A.; Suhardiman, Diana. 2020. Laos’ hydropower development and cross-border power trade in the Lower Mekong Basin: a discourse analysis. Asia Pacific Viewpoint, 61(2):219-235. (Special issue: Governing the Transboundary Commons of Southeast Asia) [DOI]
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Groundwater governance and adoption of solar-powered irrigation pumps: experiences from the eastern Gangetic Plains (3/21/2020)
Bastakoti, Ram; Raut, Manita; Thapa, Bhesh Raj. 2020. Groundwater governance and adoption of solar-powered irrigation pumps: experiences from the eastern Gangetic Plains. Washington, DC, USA: World Bank 16p. (Water Knowledge Note)
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Mitigating floods for managing droughts through aquifer storage: an examination of two complementary approaches (3/21/2020)
Pavelic, Paul. 2020. Mitigating floods for managing droughts through aquifer storage: an examination of two complementary approaches. Washington, DC, USA: World Bank 16p. (Water Knowledge Note)
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Harou, J. J.; Matthews, J. H.; Smith, D. Mark; McDonnell, Rachael A.; Borgomeo, E.; Sara, J. J.; Braeckman, J. P.; Matthews, N.; Dalton, J.; Young, M. D.; Ovink, H. W. J.; Mumba, M.; Shouler, M.; Markkanen, S.; Vicuna, S. 2020. Water at COP25: resilience enables climate change adaptation through better planning, governance and finance. Editorial. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Water Management, 173(2):55-58. [DOI]
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Community water management and agricultural extension services: effects, impacts and perceptions in the coastal zone of Bangladesh (3/13/2020)
Buisson, Marie-Charlotte; Saikia, Panchali; Maitra, Shourav. 2020. Community water management and agricultural extension services: effects, impacts and perceptions in the coastal zone of Bangladesh. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) 48p. (WLE Research for Development (R4D) Learning Series 8) [DOI]
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From poverty to complexity?: the challenge of out-migration and development policy in Ethiopia. [Policy Brief of the Migration Governance and Agricultural and Rural Change (AGRUMIG) Project] (3/12/2020)
Dessalegn, Mengistu; Nicol, Alan; Debevec, Liza. 2020. From poverty to complexity?: the challenge of out-migration and development policy in Ethiopia. [Policy Brief of the Migration Governance and Agricultural and Rural Change (AGRUMIG) Project]. London, UK: SOAS University of London 8p. (AGRUMIG Policy Brief Series 2)
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Williams, F. E.; Taron, Avinandan. 2020. Demand-led extension: a gender analysis of attendance and key crops. Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 26(4):383-400. [DOI]
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Guidelines for community-led multiple use water services: evidence from rural South Africa (12/7/2020)
van Koppen, Barbara; Molose, V.; Phasha, K.; Bophela, T.; Modiba, I.; White, M.; Magombeyi, Manuel S.; Jacobs-Mata, Inga. 2020. Guidelines for community-led multiple use water services: evidence from rural South Africa. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 36p. (IWMI Working Paper 194) [DOI]
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Process and benefits of community-led multiple use water services: comparing two communities in South Africa (12/7/2020)
van Koppen, Barbara; Magombeyi, Manuel S.; Jacobs-Mata, Inga; Molose, V.; Phasha, K.; Bophela, T.; Modiba, I.; White, M. 2020. Process and benefits of community-led multiple use water services: comparing two communities in South Africa. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 43p. (IWMI Working Paper 193) [DOI]
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Cassara, M.; Beekma, J.; de Strasser, L.; Anarbekov, Oyture; Murzaeva, Makhliyo; Giska, S.; Dorre, A. 2020. Local and national institutions and policies governing water resources management. In Xenarios, S.; Schmidt-Vogt, D.; Qadir, M.; Janusz-Pawletta, B.; Abdullaev, I. (Eds.). The Aral Sea Basin: water for sustainable development in Central Asia. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.136-154. (Earthscan Series on Major River Basins of the World)
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Are smallholder farmers credit constrained? evidence on demand and supply constraints of credit in Ethiopia and Tanzania (12/25/2020)
Balana, B.; Mekonnen, D.; Haile, B.; Hagos, Fitsum; Yimam, S.; Ringler, C. 2020. Are smallholder farmers credit constrained? evidence on demand and supply constraints of credit in Ethiopia and Tanzania. Washington, DC, USA: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) 28p. (IFPRI Discussion Paper 01974) [DOI]
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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.
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Between a rock and a hard place: early experience of migration challenges under the Covid-19 pandemic (12/16/2020)
Nicol, Alan; Abdoubaetova, A.; Wolters, A.; Kharel, A.; Murzakolova, A.; Gebreyesus, A.; Lucasenco, E.; Chen, F.; Sugden, F.; Sterly, H.; Kuznetsova, I.; Masotti, M.; Vittuari, M.; Dessalegn, Mengistu; Aderghal, M.; Phalkey, N.; Sakdapolrak, P.; Mollinga, P.; Mogilevskii, R.; Naruchaikusol, S. 2020. Between a rock and a hard place: early experience of migration challenges under the Covid-19 pandemic. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 22p. (IWMI Working Paper 195) [DOI]
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Shifting gender relations in agriculture and irrigation in the Nepal Tarai-Madhesh (12/16/2020)
Karn, Sujeet; Sugden, Fraser; Sah, K. K.; Maharjan, J.; Shah, T. N.; Clement, F. 2020. Shifting gender relations in agriculture and irrigation in the Nepal Tarai-Madhesh. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) 34p. (WLE Research for Development (R4D) Learning Series 10) [DOI]
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Increasing the benefits and sustainability of irrigation through the integration of fisheries: a guide for water planners, managers and engineers (11/18/2020)
Nguyen-Khoa, S.; McCartney, Matthew; Funge-Smith, S.; Smith, L.; Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali; Dubois, M. 2020. Increasing the benefits and sustainability of irrigation through the integration of fisheries: a guide for water planners, managers and engineers. : Rome, Italy: FAO; Penang, Malaysia: WorldFish; Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 92p. [DOI]
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Compendium on solar powered irrigation systems in India (10/31/2020)
Shirsath, P. B.; Saini, S.; Durga, Neha; Senoner, D.; Ghose, N.; Verma, Shilp; Sikka, Alok. 2020. Compendium on solar powered irrigation systems in India. Wageningen, Netherlands: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) 68p.
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Molle, F.; Closas, Alvar. 2020. Why is state-centered groundwater governance largely ineffective?: a review. WIREs Water, 7(1):1-17. [DOI]
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Keovilignavong, Oulavanh; Suhardiman, Diana. 2020. Linking land tenure security with food security: unpacking farm households’ perceptions and strategies in the rural uplands of Laos. Land Use Policy, 90:104260 [DOI]
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Closas, Alvar; Villholth, Karen G. 2020. Groundwater governance: addressing core concepts and challenges. WIREs Water, 7(1):1-16. [DOI]
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Sharma, Akriti; Karki, Emma; Eriyagama, Nishadi; Shrestha, Gitta; Jeuland, M.; Bharati, Luna. 2020. Whose river is it?: an assessment of livelihood and cultural water flow requirements for the Karnali Basin. Ecology and Society, 25(3):22. [DOI]
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Anderson, E. P.; Jackson, S.; Tharme, R. E.; Douglas, M.; Flotemersch, J. E.; Zwarteveen, M.; Lokgariwar, C.; Montoya, M.; Wali, A.; Tipa, G. T.; Jardine, T. D.; Olden, J. D.; Cheng, L.; Conallin, J.; Cosens, B.; Dickens, Chris; Garrick, D.; Groenfeldt, D.; Kabogo, J.; Roux, D. J.; Ruhi, A.; Arthington, A. H. 2019. Understanding rivers and their social relations: a critical step to advance environmental water management. WIREs Water, 6(6):1-21. [DOI]
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Kafle, Kashi; Balasubramanya, Soumya; Horbulyk, Ted. 2019. Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in Sri Lanka: a profile of affected districts reliant on groundwater. Science of the Total Environment, 694:133767. [DOI]
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IWMI Strategy 2019-2023: innovative water solutions for sustainable development (8/26/2019)
International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2019. IWMI Strategy 2019-2023: innovative water solutions for sustainable development. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 36p. [DOI]
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A handbook for establishing water user associations in pump-based irrigation schemes in Myanmar (8/23/2019)
de Silva, Sanjiv; Schmitter, Petra; Thiha, Nyan; Suhardiman, Diana. 2019. A handbook for establishing water user associations in pump-based irrigation schemes in Myanmar. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 71p. (Also in Burmese) [DOI]
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Shrestha, Gitta; Joshi, Deepa; Clement, Floriane. 2019. Masculinities and hydropower in India: a feminist political ecology perspective. International Journal of the Commons, 13(1):130-152. (Special issue: Feminist Political Ecologies of the Commons and Commoning). [DOI]
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Clement, Floriane; Buisson, Marie-Charlotte; Leder, Stephanie; Balasubramanya, Soumya; Saikia, Panchali; Bastakoti, Ram; Karki, Emma; van Koppen, Barbara. 2019. From women's empowerment to food security: revisiting global discourses through a cross-country analysis. Global Food Security, 23:160-172. [DOI]
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Suhardiman, Diana; Kenney-Lazar, M.; Meinzen-Dick, R. 2019. The contested terrain of land governance reform in Myanmar. Critical Asian Studies, 51(3):368-385. [DOI]
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Mainstreaming the Sustainable Development Goals in developing countries (7/12/2019)
Dickens, Chris; Nhlengethwa, Sibusiso; Ndhlovu, Brown. 2019. Mainstreaming the Sustainable Development Goals in developing countries. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 23p. [DOI]
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Small reservoirs in Africa: a review and synthesis to strengthen future investment (7/1/2019)
Saruchera, D.; Lautze, Jonathan. 2019. Small reservoirs in Africa: a review and synthesis to strengthen future investment. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 45p. (IWMI Working Paper 189) [DOI]
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Unpacking the water-energy-environment-food nexus: working across systems (5/30/2019)
Sood, Aditya; Nicol, Alan; Arulingam, Indika. 2019. Unpacking the water-energy-environment-food nexus: working across systems. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 43p. (IWMI Working Paper 186) [DOI]
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Leder, S.; Shrestha, Gitta; Das, D. 2019. Transformative engagements with gender relations in agriculture and water governance. New Angle: Nepal Journal of Social Science and Public Policy, 5(1):128-158. (Special issue: Water Security and Inclusive Water Governance in the Himalayas)
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Review of water and climate adaptation financing and institutional frameworks in South Asia. Background Paper 3 (5/14/2019)
Suhardiman, Diana; de Silva, Sanjiv; Arulingam, Indika; Rodrigo, Sashan; Nicol, Alan. 2019. Review of water and climate adaptation financing and institutional frameworks in South Asia. Background Paper 3. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 110p. (Climate Risks and Solutions: Adaptation Frameworks for Water Resources Planning, Development and Management in South Asia) [DOI]
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Review of water and climate change policies in South Asia. Background Paper 2 (5/14/2019)
Davis, R.; Hirji, R. 2019. Review of water and climate change policies in South Asia. Background Paper 2. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 120p. (Climate Risks and Solutions: Adaptation Frameworks for Water Resources Planning, Development and Management in South Asia) [DOI]
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Review of climate change science, knowledge and impacts on water resources in South Asia. Background Paper 1 (5/14/2019)
Lacombe, Guillaume; Chinnasamy, Pennan; Nicol, Alan. 2019. Review of climate change science, knowledge and impacts on water resources in South Asia. Background Paper 1. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 73p. (Climate Risks and Solutions: Adaptation Frameworks for Water Resources Planning, Development and Management in South Asia) [DOI]
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Towards a new generation of policies and investments in agricultural water in the Arab region: fertile ground for innovation. Background paper prepared for the high level meeting on agricultural water policies and investments (4/23/2020)
Borgomeo, Edoardo; Santos, N. 2019. Towards a new generation of policies and investments in agricultural water in the Arab region: fertile ground for innovation. Background paper prepared for the high level meeting on agricultural water policies and investments. : Rome, Italy: FAO; Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 124p.
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Youth participation in small-scale fisheries, aquaculture and value chains in Africa and the Asia-Pacific (4/15/2020)
Arulingam, Indika; Nigussie, Likimyelesh; Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali; Debevec, Liza. 2019. Youth participation in small-scale fisheries, aquaculture and value chains in Africa and the Asia-Pacific. Penang, Malaysia: CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems 66p. (CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems Program Report: FISH-2019-14)
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Scott, C. A.; Zhang, F.; Mukherji, A.; Immerzeel, W.; Mustafa, D.; Bharati, Luna; Zhang, H.; Albrecht, T.; Lutz, A.; Nepal, S.; Siddiqi, A.; Kuemmerle, H.; Qadir, M.; Bhuchar, S.; Prakash, A.; Sinha, R. 2019. Water in the Hindu Kush Himalaya. In Wester, P.; Mishra, A.; Mukherji, A.; Shrestha, A. B. (Eds.). The Hindu Kush Himalaya assessment: mountains, climate change, sustainability and people. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. pp.257-299.
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Suhardiman, Diana; Keovilignavong, Oulavanh; Kenney-Lazar, M. 2019. The territorial politics of land use planning in Laos. Land Use Policy, 83:346-356. [DOI]
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Aheeyar, Mohamed; Manthrithilake, Herath; Ranasinghe, Chathuranga; Rengaraj, Manooj; Gamagedara, Yasas; Barron, Jennie. 2019. Mechanizing water lifting through pumps: a case study in Sri Lanka. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 61p. (IWMI Working Paper 188) [DOI]
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Lefore, N.; Giordano, Meredith; Ringler, C.; Barron, J. 2019. Sustainable and equitable growth in farmer-led irrigation in Sub-Saharan Africa: what will it take? Water Alternatives, 12(1): 156-168.
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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]
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Adaptation’s thirst: accelerating the convergence of water and climate action (12/5/2019)
Smith, D. Mark; Matthews, J. H.; Bharati, Luna; Borgomeo, Edoardo; McCartney, Matthew; Mauroner, A.; Nicol, Alan; Rodriguez, D.; Sadoff, Claudia; Suhardiman, Diana; Timboe, I.; Amarnath, Giriraj; Anisha, N. 2019. Adaptation’s thirst: accelerating the convergence of water and climate action. Background paper prepared for the 2019 report of the Global Commission on Adaptation. Rotterdam, Netherlands: Global Commission on Adaptation (GCA). 42p.
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Pilot evaluation of the Index Based Flood Insurance in Bihar, India: lessons of experiences (12/31/2019)
Aheeyar, Mohamed; de Silva, Sanjiv; Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali. 2019. Pilot evaluation of the Index Based Flood Insurance in Bihar, India: lessons of experiences. Technical report. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). 31p.
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Pakistan: getting more from water (12/30/2019)
Young, W. J.; Anwar, Arif; Bhatti, Tousif; Borgomeo, Edoardo; Davies, S.; Garthwaite, W. R. III; Gilmont, M.; Leb, C.; Lytton, L.; Makin, Ian; Saeed, B. 2019. Pakistan: getting more from water. Washington, DC, USA: World Bank 191p. (Water Security Diagnostics)
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Assessment of the current situation of the Aksu River Basin in Kashkadarya Region: analytical report. In Russian (12/30/2019)
Anarbekov, Oyture; Gaypnazarov, Norboy; Akramov, Isomiddin; Gafurov, Zafar; Djumaboev, Kakhramon; Solieva, Umida; Khodjaev, Shovkat; Yuldashev, Tulkin; Akramov, Bekzod; Murzaeva, Makhliyo. 2019. Assessment of the current situation of the Aksu River Basin in Kashkadarya Region: analytical report. In Russian. Project report prepared under the European Union Programme on Sustainable Management of Water Resources in Rural Areas in Uzbekistan. Component 1: National policy framework for water governance and Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM). Tashkent, Uzbekistan: European Union; Tashkent, Uzbekistan: Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. 58p. (Also in English/Uzbek)
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Keovilignavong, Oulavanh. 2019. Mining governance dilemma and impacts: a case of gold mining in Phu-Hae, Lao PDR. Resources Policy, 61:141-150. [DOI]
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Keovilignavong, Oulavanh; Suhardiman, Diana. 2019. Implications of rubber land concessions on local resource governance in Cambodia. In Phu, L. V.; Giap, N. V.; Tram, L. T. Q.; Hoanh, Chu Thai; McPherson, M. (Eds.). Resource governance, agriculture and sustainable livelihoods in the Lower Mekong Basin. Petaling Jaya, Malaysia: Strategic Information and Research Development Centre (SIRD). pp.353-368.
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Guide pratique. L’approche participative pour une gestion plus inclusive et durable des ressources en eau a travers les Comites Locaux de l’Eau, etape par etape: theorie, methodologie et exemples. In French (12/10/2019)
Debevec, Liza; Compaore-Sawadogo, E. M. F. W.; Somda-Kabore, Letisia Rolande; Kando, Adeline Dorothee. 2019. Guide pratique. L’approche participative pour une gestion plus inclusive et durable des ressources en eau a travers les Comites Locaux de l’Eau, etape par etape: theorie, methodologie et exemples. In French. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 48p. [DOI]
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Shrestha, Gitta; Clement, Floriane. 2019. Unravelling gendered practices in the public water sector in Nepal. Water Policy, 21(5):1017-1033. [DOI]
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Feminist political ecologies of the commons and commoning (10/31/2019)
Clement, Floriane; Harcourt, W. J.; Joshi, Deepa; Sato, C. 2019. Feminist political ecologies of the commons and commoning. International Journal of the Commons; International Journal of the Commons, 13(1):1-174. (Special issue with contributions by IWMI authors)
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Clement, Floriane; Harcourt, W. J.; Joshi, Deepa; Sato, C. 2019. Feminist political ecologies of the commons and commoning. Editorial. International Journal of the Commons, 13(1):1-15. (Special issue: Feminist Political Ecologies of the Commons and Commoning) [DOI]
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Leder, S.; Sugden, F.; Raut, Manita; Ray, D.; Saikia, P. 2019. Ambivalences of collective farming: feminist political ecologies from eastern India and Nepal. International Journal of the Commons, 13(1):105-129. (Special issue: Feminist Political Ecologies of the Commons and Commoning) [DOI]
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Aheeyar, Mohamed; de Silva, Sanjiv; Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali; Arulingam, Indika. 2019. Unpacking barriers to socially inclusive weather index insurance: towards a framework for inclusion. Water, 11(11):2235. (Special issue: Selected Papers from 2019 World Water Week) [DOI]
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Mapedza, Everisto; Amarnath, Giriraj; Matheswaran, K.; Nhamo, Luxon. 2019. Drought and the gendered livelihoods implications for smallholder farmers in the Southern Africa Development Community [SADC] region. In Mapedza, Everisto; Tsegai, D.; Bruntrup, M.; McLeman, R. (Eds.). Drought challenges: policy options for developing countries. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. pp.87-99. (Current Directions in Water Scarcity Research Volume 2) [DOI]
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Mapedza, Everisto; Tsegai, D.; Bruntrup, M.; McLeman, R. 2019. Drought challenges: policy options for developing countries. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier 363p. (Current Directions in Water Scarcity Research Volume 2)
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Clement , F.; Nicol, Alan. 2019. Gender, poverty and politics along the real-virtual water spectrum. In Allan, T.; Bromwich, B.; Keulertz, M.; Colman, A. (Eds.). The Oxford handbook of food, water and society. New York, NY, USA: Oxford University Press. pp.251-267.
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Balasubramanya, Soumya. 2019. Effects of training duration and the role of gender on farm participation in water user associations in southern Tajikistan: implications for irrigation management. Agricultural Water Management, 216:1-11 [DOI]
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IWMI Strategy 2019-2023: innovative water solutions for sustainable development. Summary. In Arabic (1/29/2020)
International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2019. IWMI Strategy 2019-2023: innovative water solutions for sustainable development. Summary. In Arabic. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 8p. (Also in English)
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IWMI Strategy 2019-2023: innovative water solutions for sustainable development. Summary (1/28/2020)
International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2019. IWMI Strategy 2019-2023: innovative water solutions for sustainable development. Summary. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 8p. (Also in Arabic)
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Dossou-Yovo, E. R.; Zwart, Sander J.; Kouyate, A.; Ouedraogo, I.; Bakare, O. 2019. Predictors of drought in inland valley landscapes and enabling factors for rice farmers’ mitigation measures in the Sudan-Sahel Zone. Sustainability, 11(1): 1-17. [DOI]
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Research to support sustainable groundwater development and governance in Laos: research highlight report (1/20/2020)
Pavelic, Paul; Villholth, Karen G. 2019. Research to support sustainable groundwater development and governance in Laos: research highlight report. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) 13p.
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Mutual accountability in CAADP [Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme] and agricultural transformation (9/20/2018)
Benin, S.; Ulimwengu, J.; Matchaya, Greenwell; Makombe, T.; Lorka, M.; Vodounhessi, A.; Tefera, W. 2018. Mutual accountability in CAADP [Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme] and agricultural transformation. In Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA). Africa agriculture status report: catalyzing government capacity to drive agricultural transformation (Issue 6). Nairobi, Kenya: Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA). pp.150-184.
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Theis, S.; Lefore, Nicole; Meinzen-Dick, R.; Bryan, E. 2018. What happens after technology adoption?: gendered aspects of small-scale irrigation technologies in Ethiopia, Ghana, and Tanzania. Agriculture and Human Values, 35(3):671-684. [DOI]
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Shah, Tushaar. 2018. The economics of groundwater development and governance. In Oweis, T. (Ed). Water management for sustainable agriculture. Cambridge, UK: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing. pp.1-12.
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Nijstena, G-J.; Christelis, G.; Villholth, Karen G.; Braune, E.; Gaye, B. C. 2018. Transboundary aquifers of Africa: Review of the current state of knowledge and progress towards sustainable development and management. Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 20: 21-34. [DOI]
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IWMI Annual report 2017 (6/8/2018)
International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2018. IWMI Annual report 2017. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 36p. [DOI]
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de Silva, Sanjiv; Aheeyar, Mohamed; Arulingam, Indika; Manthrithilake, Herath. 2018. The new water: opportunities and challenges of the rise to prominence of groundwater in Sri Lanka in the face of socioeconomic and climatic change. In Mukherjee, A. (Ed.). Groundwater of South Asia. Berlin, Germany: Springer. pp.759-799.
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Ferrer, A. J.; Yen, B. T.; Kura, Y.; Minh, N. D.; Pavelic, Paul; Amjath-Babu, T. S.; Sebastian, L. 2018. Analyzing farm household strategies for food security and climate resilience: the case of climate-smart villages of Southeast Asia. Wageningen, Netherlands: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) 31p. (CCAFS Working Paper 248)
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Mapani, B.; Makurira, H.; Magole, L.; Meck, M.; Mkandawire, T.; Mul, Marloes; Ngongondo, C. 2018. Innovative solutions for intractable water problems in the face of climate change in southern and East African sub regions. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 105:1-2.
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International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2018. Strengthening participatory irrigation management in Tajikistan. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 8p. (IWMI Water Policy Brief 41) [DOI]
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Water user associations: a review of approaches and alternative management options for Sub-Saharan Africa (6/13/2018)
Aarnoudse, E.; Closas, Alvar; Lefore, Nicole. 2018. Water user associations: a review of approaches and alternative management options for Sub-Saharan Africa. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 43p. (IWMI Working Paper 180) [DOI]
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Theis, S.; Bekele, R. D.; Lefore, Nicole; Meinzen-Dick, R.; Ringler, C. 2018. Considering gender when promoting small-scale irrigation technologies: guidance for inclusive irrigation interventions. Washington, DC, USA: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) 8p. (IFPRI-REACH Project Note)
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Solar Irrigation for Agriculture Resilience (SoLAR): a new SDC [Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation]-IWMI regional partnership (5/27/2019)
Verma, Shilp; Kashyap, D.; Shah, Tushaar; Crettaz, M.; Sikka, Alok. 2018. Solar Irrigation for Agriculture Resilience (SoLAR): a new SDC [Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation]-IWMI regional partnership. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 16p. (IWMI-Tata Water Policy Program Discussion Paper 3: SDC-IWMI Special Issue) [DOI]
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Reforming India’s water governance to meet 21st century challenges: practical pathways to realizing the vision of the Mihir Shah Committee (5/27/2019)
Shah, M. 2018. Reforming India’s water governance to meet 21st century challenges: practical pathways to realizing the vision of the Mihir Shah Committee. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 22p. (IWMI-Tata Water Policy Program Discussion Paper 1) [DOI]
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Miles, K.-L.; Suhardiman, Diana; Dwyer, M. B. 2018. State spaces of resistance: industrial tree plantations and the struggle for land in Laos. Antipode, 50(5): 1290-1310. [DOI]
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O’Hara, C.; Clement, Floriane. 2018. Power as agency: a critical reflection on the measurement of women’s empowerment in the development sector. World Development, 106:111-123. [DOI]
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Nhamo, G.; Nhamo, S.; Nhemachena, Charles. 2018. What gets measured gets done!: towards an afro-barometer for tracking progress in achieving sustainable development goal 5. Agenda-Empowering Women for Gender Equity, 32(1): 60-75.
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Kararach, G.; Nhamo, G.; Mubila, M.; Nhamo, S.; Nhemachena, Charles; Babu, S. 2018. Reflections on the Green Growth Index for developing countries: a focus of selected African countries. Development Policy Review, 36(S1):O432-O454. [DOI]
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Otoo, Miriam; Lefore, Nicole; Schmitter, Petra; Barron, Jennie; Gebregziabher, Gebrehaweria. 2018. Business model scenarios and suitability: smallholder solar pump-based irrigation in Ethiopia. Agricultural Water Management – Making a Business Case for Smallholders. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 67p. (IWMI Research Report 172) [DOI]
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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.
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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.
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Gender-equitable pathways to achieving sustainable agricultural intensification (2/8/2018)
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). 2018. Gender-equitable pathways to achieving sustainable agricultural intensification. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) 12p. (Towards Sustainable Intensification: Insights and Solutions Brief 5) [DOI]
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River deltas: scaling up community-driven approaches to sustainable intensification (2/7/2018)
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). 2018. River deltas: scaling up community-driven approaches to sustainable intensification. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) 12p. (Towards Sustainable Intensification: Insights and Solutions Brief 7) [DOI]
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Molle, Francois; Closas, Alvar; Al-Zubari, W. 2018. Governing groundwater in the Middle East and North Africa Region. In Villholth Karen G.; Lopez-Gunn, E.; Conti, K.; Garrido, A.; Van Der Gun, J. (Eds.). Advances in groundwater governance. Leiden, Netherlands: CRC Press. pp.527-553.
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Puri, S.; Villholth, Karen G. 2018. Governance and management of transboundary aquifers. In Villholth Karen G.; Lopez-Gunn, E.; Conti, K.; Garrido, A.; Van Der Gun, J. (Eds.). Advances in groundwater governance. Leiden, Netherlands: CRC Press. pp.367-388.
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Villholth, Karen G.; Conti, K. I. 2018. Groundwater governance: rationale, definition, current state and heuristic framework. In Villholth Karen G.; Lopez-Gunn, E.; Conti, K.; Garrido, A.; Van Der Gun, J. (Eds.). Advances in groundwater governance. Leiden, Netherlands: CRC Press. pp.3-31.
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Advances in groundwater governance (2/27/2018)
Villholth Karen G.; Lopez-Gunn, E.; Conti, K.; Garrido, A.; Van Der Gun, J. 2018. Advances in groundwater governance. Leiden, Netherlands: CRC Press 594p.
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Assessment of the current situation of the Aksu River Basin in Kashkadarya Region: analytical report. [Project report prepared under the European Union Programme on Sustainable Management of Water Resources in Rural Areas in Uzbekistan. Component 1: National policy framework for water governance and Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)] (12/30/2019)
Anarbekov, Oyture; Gaypnazarov, Norboy; Akramov, Isomiddin; Gafurov, Zafar; Djumaboev, Kakhramon; Solieva, Umida; Khodjaev, Shovkat; Yuldashev, Tulkin; Akramov, Bekzod; Murzaeva, Makhliyo. 2018. Assessment of the current situation of the Aksu River Basin in Kashkadarya Region: analytical report. [Project report prepared under the European Union Programme on Sustainable Management of Water Resources in Rural Areas in Uzbekistan. Component 1: National policy framework for water governance and Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)]. : Tashkent, Uzbekistan: European Union; Tashkent, Uzbekistan: Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH 58p. (Also in Russian/Uzbek)
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Assessment of the current situation of the Shakhrikhansay Irrigation System in Andijan Region: analytical report. [Project report prepared under the European Union Programme on Sustainable Management of Water Resources in Rural Areas of Uzbekistan. Component 1: National policy framework for water governance and Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) and supply part]. In Uzbek (12/30/2019)
Anarbekov, Oyture; Gaypnazarov, Norboy; Akramov, Isomiddin; Gafurov, Zafar; Djumaboev, Kakhramon; Solieva, Umida; Khodjaev, Shovkat; Yuldashev, Tulkin; Akramov, Bekzod; Murzaeva, Makhliyo. 2018. Assessment of the current situation of the Shakhrikhansay Irrigation System in Andijan Region: analytical report. [Project report prepared under the European Union Programme on Sustainable Management of Water Resources in Rural Areas of Uzbekistan. Component 1: National policy framework for water governance and Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) and supply part]. In Uzbek. : Tashkent, Uzbekistan: European Union; Tashkent, Uzbekistan: Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH 57p. (Also in English/Russian)
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Anarbekov, Oyture; Gaypnazarov, Norboy; Akramov, Isomiddin; Gafurov, Zafar; Djumaboev, Kakhramon; Solieva, Umida; Khodjaev, Shovkat; Yuldashev, Tulkin; Akramov, Bekzod; Murzaeva, Makhliyo. 2018. Assessment of the current situation of the Shakhrikhansay Irrigation System in Andijan Region: analytical report. [Project report prepared under the European Union Programme on Sustainable Management of Water Resources in Rural Areas of Uzbekistan. Component 1: National policy framework for water governance and Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) and supply part]. In Russian. : Tashkent, Uzbekistan: European Union; Tashkent, Uzbekistan: Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH 58p. (Also in English/Uzbek)
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Anarbekov, Oyture; Gaypnazarov, Norboy; Gafurov, Zafar; Djumaboev, Kakhramon; Solieva, Umida; Khodjaev, Shovkat; Akramov, Isomiddin; Akramov, Bekzod; Murzaeva, Makhliyo. 2018. Assessment of the current situation of the Shakhrikhansay Irrigation System in Andijan Region: analytical report. [Project report prepared under the European Union Programme on Sustainable Management of Water Resources in Rural Areas of Uzbekistan. Component 1: National policy framework for water governance and Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) and supply part]. : Tashkent, Uzbekistan: European Union; Tashkent, Uzbekistan: Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH 57p. (Also in Russian/Uzbek)
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Anarbekov, Oyture; Gaypnazarov, Norboy; Akramov, Isomiddin; Gafurov, Zafar; Djumaboev, Kakhramon; Solieva, Umida; Khodjaev, Shovkat; Yuldashev, Tulkin; Akramov, Bekzod; Murzaeva, Makhliyo. 2018. Assessment of the current situation of the Aksu River Basin in Kashkadarya Region: analytical report. [Project report prepared under the European Union Programme on Sustainable Management of Water Resources in Rural Areas in Uzbekistan. Component 1: National policy framework for water governance and Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)]. In Uzbek. : Tashkent, Uzbekistan: European Union; Tashkent, Uzbekistan: Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH 58p. (Also in English/Russian)
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