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1 Sharma, Bharat R.; Mukherji, Aditi; Chandra, R.; Islam, A.; Dass, B.; Ahmad, M. R. 2008. Groundwater governance in the Indo-Gangetic Basin: an interplay of hydrology and socio-ecology. In Humphreys, E.; Bayot, R. S.; van Brakel, M.; Gichuki, F.; Svendsen, M.; Wester, P.; Huber-Lee, A.; Cook, S. Douthwaite, B.; Hoanh, Chu Thai; Johnson, N.; Nguyen-Khoa, Sophie; Vidal, A.; MacIntyre, I.; MacIntyre, R. (Eds.). Fighting poverty through sustainable water use: proceedings of the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food, 2nd International Forum on Water and Food, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 10-14 November 2008. Vol.1. Keynotes; Cross-cutting topics. Colombo, Sri Lanka: CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food. pp.73-76.
Groundwater irrigation ; Water governance ; Tube wells ; Farmers ; River basins ; Energy ; Price policy ; Economic aspects / Pakistan / India / Nepal / Bangladesh
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 333.91 G000 HUM Record No: H041701)
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Groundwater irrigation has emerged as a major socio-technical reality and has added substantive economic gains in the Indo-Gangetic Basin countries. In the Indo-Gangetic Basin the hydrology and socio-ecology and the associated agriculture and human livelihoods undergo significant shifts as one traverses from the semiarid and water-scarce Indus Basin in the northwest to the sub-humid and water-sufficient eastern Gangetic Basin. However, basin-wide analysis shows that stage of development and utilization of the groundwater resource has limited relationship to the abundance of resource availability. Studies made at five sites in the basin under the CPWF Groundwater Governance in Asia (GGA) Project revealed that groundwater use produced higher benefits as compared to canal irrigation and conjunctive water use. Small and marginal farmers with scattered land holdings do not, however, have sufficient resources to install their own pump sets, and must depend upon their neighbors for purchase of groundwater. Furthermore, a mismatch between the basin hydrological conditions and the energy policies are leading to over-exploitation of the resource in the Indus Basin and constraining the optimal use of the resource in the eastern Gangetic Basin. We present policy options for improving the productivity, livelihoods, and resource sustainability for the small and marginal farmers of the basin.
2 Sikka, A. K.; Islam, A.; Bhatnagar, P. R. 2008. Enhancing groundwater utilization for increasing crop productivity in Eastern Gangetic Plains: scope and constraints. In Palanisami, K.; Ramasamy, C.; Umetsu, C. (Eds.). Groundwater management and policies. New Delhi, India: Macmillan. pp.19-29.
Groundwater development ; Groundwater irrigation ; Pumping ; Water market ; Tube wells / India / Eastern Gangetic Plains
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 631.7.6.3 G635 PAL Record No: H041969)
3 Islam, A.; Gautam, R. S. 2009. Groundwater resource conditions, socio-economic impacts and policy-institutional options: a case study of Vaishali District of Bihar, India. In Mukherji, Aditi; Villholth, K. G.; Sharma, Bharat R.; Wang, J. (Eds.) Groundwater governance in the Indo-Gangetic and Yellow River basins: realities and challenges. London, UK: CRC Press. pp.105-118. (IAH Selected Papers on Hydrogeology 15)
Groundwater irrigation ; Tube well irrigation ; Communal irrigation systems ; Wells ; Pumps ; Public policy ; Water table ; Soil types ; Small farms ; Farm size ; Farmers ; Case studies / India / Bihar / Vaishali / Lalgani / Saraiya / Amritpur
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.6.3 G570 MUK Record No: H042225)
4 Krishnan, S.; Islam, A.; Machiwal, D.; Sena, D. R.; Villholth, K. G. 2009. Using the living wisdom of well drillers to construct digital groundwater data bases across Indo-Gangetic basin. In Mukherji, Aditi; Villholth, K. G.; Sharma, Bharat R.; Wang, J. (Eds.) Groundwater governance in the Indo-Gangetic and Yellow River basins: realities and challenges. London, UK: CRC Press. pp.247-263. (IAH Selected Papers on Hydrogeology 15)
Databases ; Groundwater management ; Wells ; Drilling ; Indigenous knowledge ; Hydrology ; Aquifers ; Farmers ; Stakeholders ; Social participation / India / Nepal / Indo-Gangetic Basin / Vaishali District
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.6.3 G570 MUK Record No: H042233)
5 Gangodagamage, C.; Biradar, C. M.; Islam, A.; Thenkabail, P. S. 2004. Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) data for Sri Lanka: potential contributions in river basin research. In De Silva, R. P. (Ed.). Geo-informatics research and applications: proceedings of the First Symposium on Geo-informatics, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 30 July 2004. Peradeniya, Sri Lanka: Geo-Informatics Society of Sri Lanka (GISSL). pp.19-30.
River basins ; Catchment areas ; Radar ; Models ; Global Positioning Systems) ; Hydrology / Sri Lanka
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 621.3678 G000 DES Record No: H045954)
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6 Islam, A.; Shirsath, P. B.; Kumar, S. N.; Subash, N.; Sikka, A. K.; Aggarwal, Pramod Kumar. 2014. Modeling water management and food security in India under climate change. In Ahuja, L. R.; Ma, L.; Lascano, R. J. (Eds.). Advances in agricultural systems modeling transdisciplinary research, synthesis, and applications: practical applications of agricultural system models to optimize the use of limited water. Madison, WI, USA: American Society of Agronomy; Crop Science Society of America; Soil Science Society of America. pp.267-315. [doi: https://doi.org/10.2134/advagricsystmodel5.c11]
Water management ; Water availability ; Water allocation ; Water supply ; Water resources ; Water productivity ; Irrigation water ; Irrigation schemes ; Irrigation canals ; Food security ; Climate change ; Impact assessment ; Adaptation ; Temperature ; Rain ; Precipitation ; Evapotranspiration ; Hydrology ; Simulation models ; Erosion ; Crop production ; Crop yield ; Rice ; Maize ; Wheat ; Watershed management ; River basins ; Carbon dioxide / India
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H046908)
Climate change and variability will impact water availability and the food security of India. Trend analyses of historical data indicate an increase in temperature and changes in rainfall pattern in different parts of the country. The general circulation models (GCMs) also project increased warming and changes in precipitation patterns over India. This chapter presents examples of model applications in water management and crop yield simulation in India, focusing on climate change impact assessment. Simulation models have been successfully applied for rotational water allocation, deficit irrigation scheduling, etc. in different canal commands. Application of a universal soil loss equation in a distributed parametric modeling approach by partitioning watershed into erosion response units suggests that by treating only 14% of the watershed area, a 47% reduction in soil loss can be achieved. Simulation studies conducted using different hydrological models with different climate change projections and downscaling approaches showed varied hydrological responses of different river basins to the future climate change scenarios, depending on the hydrological model, climate change scenarios, and downscaling approaches used. Crop yield modeling showed decreases in irrigated and rainfed rice (Oryza sativa L.) yields under the future climate change scenarios, but the decrease is marginal for rainfed rice. Maize (Zea mays L.) yields in monsoon may be adversely affected by a rise in atmospheric temperature, but increased rain can partly offset those losses. Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) yields are likely to be reduced by 6 to 23% and 15 to 25% during the 2050s and 2080s, respectively. A combined bottom-up participatory process and top-down integrated modeling tool could provide valuable information for locally relevant climate change adaptation planning.
7 Sharda, V. N.; Sikka, Alok K.; Samra, J. S.; Islam, A.. 2017. Water harvesting and recycling: Indian experience. New Delhi, India: Indian Council of Agricultural Research. 337p.
Water harvesting ; Economic analysis ; Community involvement ; Corporate culture ; Water resources ; Water availability ; Water demand ; Water storage ; Rainwater ; River basins ; Tank irrigation ; Groundwater development ; Groundwater potential ; Reservoir storage ; Sedimentation ; Land use ; Socioeconomic development ; Runoff water ; Rainfall-runoff relationships ; Dams ; Spillways ; Infiltration ; Seepage ; Cost benefit analysis ; Catchment areas ; Irrigation systems ; Watershed management ; Ponds ; Case studies / India
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H048072)
8 Damania, R.; Desbureaux, S.; Hyland, M.; Islam, A.; Moore, S.; Rodella, A.-S.; Russ, J.; Zaveri, E. 2017. Uncharted waters: the new economics of water scarcity and variability. Washington, DC, USA: World Bank. 101p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1596/978-1-4648-1179-1]
Water scarcity ; Water management ; Economic growth ; Climate change ; Weather hazards ; Rain ; Drought ; Water supply ; Industrial uses ; Water quality ; Water policy ; Regulations ; Agricultural productivity ; Farmland ; Water demand ; Food security ; Risk management ; Infrastructure ; Investment ; Deforestation ; Urban areas ; Gender ; Public health / Africa South of Sahara / Latin America / Madagascar
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048722)
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9 Hoque, Md. M.; Islam, A.; Ghosh, S. 2022. Environmental flow in the context of dams and development with special reference to the Damodar Valley Project, India: a review. Sustainable Water Resources Management, 8(3):62. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40899-022-00646-9]
Environmental flows ; Dams ; Rivers ; Aquatic organisms ; Fishes ; Aquatic ecosystems ; Water pollution ; Water quality ; Water resources ; Freshwater ; Stream flow ; Downstream ; Hydropower ; Monsoons ; Socioeconomic aspects ; Sustainability / India / West Bengal / Damodar Valley Project / Damodar River
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051181)
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Environmental flow is the minimum flow required in a fluvial system to maintain its ecological health and to promote socio-economic sustainability. The present work critically examines the concept of the environmental flow in the context of dams and development using a systematic methodology to find out the previous works published during the last 3 decades (1990–2020) in different search engines and websites. The study reviews that structural interventions in the form of dams, barrages, weirs, etc. impede the natural flow of the rivers. Moreover, other forms of development such as industrialization, urbanization, and expansion of modern agriculture also exacerbate the problems of environmental flow across the world, especially in monsoon Asia. The present case of the environmental flow for the Damodar River portrays that the construction of dams and barrages under the Damodar Valley Project have significantly altered the flow duration, flood frequency, and magnitude (high-frequency low magnitude events in the post-dam period), while urban-industrial growth in the basin has polluted the river water (e.g., lower dissolved oxygen and higher biological oxygen demand). This typical alteration in the flow characteristics and water quality has threatened aquatic organisms, especially fish diversity and community structure. This review will make the readers aware of the long-term result of dam-induced fluvial metamorphosis in the environment through the assessment of environmental flow, species diversity, flow fluctuation, and river pollution. The study may be useful for policy-making for ushering in the sustainable development pattern that will attract future researchers, planners, and stakeholders.
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