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1 Ellis, S.; Taylor, D. M.; Masood, K. R. 1994. Soil formation and erosion in the Murree Hills, northeast Pakistan. Catena, 22:69-78.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 4101 Record No: H017655)
2 Kanel, K. R. 1996. Lessons from community forestry in Nepal: Implications for Himalayan watershed management. In Sharma, P. N. (Ed.), Recent developments, status and gaps in participatory watershed management education and training in Asia. Kathmandu, Nepal: Participatory Watershed Management Training in Asia (PWMTA) Program. pp.51-64.
Watershed management ; Community forestry ; Legislation ; Cost benefit analysis / Nepal / Himalayan Region
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 333.91 G570 SHA Record No: H019431)
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3 Verghese, B. G. 1996. Towards an Eastern Himalayan rivers concord. In Biswas, A.K.; Hashimoto. T.(Eds) Asian international water: From Ganges-Brahmaputra to Mekong. Bombay, India: OUP. pp.25-94. (Water resources management series:4)
Tube wells ; Irrigation ; Water resources development ; Water supply ; River basins ; Natural resources ; Groundwater ; Political aspects ; Environmental sustainability / India / Nepal / Bangladesh / Bhutan / Himalayan region
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 333.91 G570 BIS Record No: H020101)
4 Srivastava, R. C.; Bhatnagar, V. K.; Bhatnagar, P. R.; Chandra, S.; Koranne, K. D. 1998. Rainwater harvesting and utilization for sustainability of hill agriculture in U.P. hills. In Bhushan, L. S.; Abrol, I. P.; Rao, M. S. R. M. (Eds.), Soil and water conservation: Challenges and opportunities - Volume 1. New Delhi, India: Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd. pp.354-366.
Rain ; Water harvesting ; Water use ; Water balance ; Runoff ; Drip irrigation ; Supplementary irrigation ; Irrigation scheduling ; Crop production / India / Uttar Pradesh / Himalayan region
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.4 G000 BHU Record No: H022711)
5 Partap, T.; Sthapit, B. (Eds.) 1998. Managing agrobiodiversity: Farmers' changing perspectives and institutional responses in the HKH Region. Kathmandu, Nepal: ICIMOD. 439p.
Natural resources ; Sustainability ; Environment ; Ecosystems ; Mountains ; Agricultural development ; Horticulture ; Farming systems ; Livestock ; Pastoralism ; Gender ; Women ; Crop production ; Erosion ; Rice ; Soyabeans ; Pest control / Nepal / India / China / Pakistan / Hindu Kush Region / Himalayan Region / Xinjiang / Hengduan Mountains / Hainan Island / Tiahang Mountains / Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau / Sichuan / Sikkim / Garhwal / Himachal Pradesh / Lahul Valley
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 574.5 G726 PAR Record No: H024457)
6 Shahjahan, M. 1983. Regional cooperation in the utilization of water resources of the Himalayan rivers. In Zaman, M. (Ed.), River basin development: Proceedings of the National Symposium on River Basin Development 4-10 December 1981, Dacca, Bangladesh Dublin, Ireland: Tycooly International Publishing. pp.110-123.
Rivers ; Water resources ; International cooperation / Pakistan / Nepal / India / Bangladesh / Himalayan Region
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 ZAM Record No: H035668)
7 Kumar, A. 2006. Hydrological assessment of natural water springs for sustaining water needs in the Himalayan region. In Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC). Sustainable development of water resources, water supply and environmental sanitation: 32nd WEDC International Conference, Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 13th - 17th November 2006. Preprints. Leicestershire, UK: Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC) pp.208-211.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 WAT Record No: H041036)
8 Andermann, C.; Longuevergne, L.; Bonnet, S.; Crave, A.; Davy, P.; Gloaguen, R. 2012. Impact of transient groundwater storage on the discharge of Himalayan rivers. Nature Geoscience, 5:127-132. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo1356]
Groundwater ; Water storage ; Flow discharge ; Rivers ; Reservoirs ; Rain ; Catchment areas ; Aquifers ; Hydrology ; Models / Nepal / Himalayan region
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H045084)
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In the course of the transfer of precipitation into rivers, water is temporarily stored in reservoirs with different residence times such as soils, groundwater, snow and glaciers. In the central Himalaya, the water budget is thought to be primarily controlled by monsoon rainfall, snow and glacier melt and secondarily by evapotranspiration. An additional contribution from deep groundwater has been deduced from the chemistry of Himalayan rivers but its importance in the annual water budget remains to be evaluated. Here we analyse records of daily precipitation and discharge within twelve catchments in Nepal over about 30 years. We observe annual hysteresis loops—that is, a time lag between precipitation and discharge—in both glaciated and unglaciated catchments and independent of the geological setting. We infer that water is stored temporarily in a reservoir with characteristic response time of about 45 days, suggesting a diffusivity typical of fractured basement aquifers. We estimate this transient storage capacity at about 28 km3 for the three main Nepal catchments; snow and glacier melt contribute around 14 km yr-1, about 10% of the annual river discharge. We conclude that groundwater storage in a fractured basement influences significantly the Himalayan river discharge cycle.
9 Sharda, V. N.; Juyal, G. P. 2013. Water resource development in the Indian Himalayan Region: potential and strategies. In Palanisami, Kuppannan; Sharda, V. N.; Singh, D. V. (Eds.). Water management in the hill regions: evidence from field studies. [Outcome of the IWMI and ICAR Workshop organized by IWMI-TATA Water Policy Research Program]. New Delhi, India: Bloomsbury Publishing India. pp.106-125.
Water resources development ; Water harvesting ; Highlands ; Costs ; Irrigation systems ; Groundwater recharge ; Water use ; Multiple use ; Watersheds / India / Himalayan Region
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G635 PAL Record No: H045731)
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10 Bharati, Luna; Gurung, Pabitra; Jayakody, P.; Smakhtin, Vladimir; Bhattarai, Utsav. 2014. The projected impact of climate change on water availability and development in the Koshi Basin, Nepal. Mountain Research and Development, 34(2):118-130. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-13-00096.1]
Climate change ; Water availability ; Water resources development ; Climatic data ; River basins ; Hydrology ; Precipitation ; Models ; Calibration ; Mountains ; Land use ; Soils ; Rain / Nepal / Koshi Basin / Himalayan Region
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H046487)
http://www.bioone.org/doi/pdf/10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-13-00096.1
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H046487.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H046487.pdf
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Water has been identified as a key resource for Nepal's economic growth. Although the country has 225 billion cubic meters of water available annually, less than 7% has been utilized. Climate change is a frequent topic in national development discussions in part because of its possible impact on future water availability. This study assessed the likely impact of climate change on water resources development in the Koshi River basin, Nepal, using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool to generate projections for the 2030s and 2050s. Results suggested that the impacts are likely to be scale dependent. Little impact is projected at annual, full-basin scales; but at sub-basin scale, under both the IPCC's A2 and B1 scenarios, precipitation is projected to increase in the upper transmountain subwatersheds in the 2030s and in most of the basin in the 2050s and to decrease in the lower sub-basins in the 2030s. Water yield is projected to increase in most of the basin except for the A2 scenario for the 2030s. Flow volumes are projected to increase during the monsoon and postmonsoon but decrease during the winter and premonsoon seasons. The impacts of climate change are likely to be higher during certain seasons and in some sub-basins. Thus, if infrastructure is in place that makes it possible to store and transfer water as needed, the water deficit due to any changes in rainfall or flow patterns could be managed and would not be a constraint on water resources development. The risks associated with extreme events such as floods and droughts should, however, also be considered during planning.
11 Grafton, R. Q.; Wyrwoll, P.; White, C.; Allendes, D. (Eds.) 2014. Global water: issues and insights. Canberra, Australia: Australian National University (ANU Press). 248p.
Water management ; Water resources ; International waters ; International agreements ; Water supply ; Water security ; Water scarcity ; Water footprint ; Virtual water ; Water market ; Water use ; Water demand ; Wastewater treatment ; Groundwater ; Water quality ; Watercourses ; Assessment ; Energy generation ; Agriculture ; Rice ; River basins ; Aquifers ; Dams ; Irrigation systems ; Wells ; Sanitation ; Urban areas ; Rural areas ; Natural gas / Africa / West Africa / India / Bangladesh / Iran / Australia / Tamil Nadu / Murray-Darling Basin / Guarani Aquifer / Brahmaputra River / Himalayan Region / Mekong River / Tehran
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H046531)
http://press.anu.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/whole.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H046531.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H046531.pdf
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12 Wirsing, R.G. 2014. The Brahmaputra: water hotspot in Himalayan Asia. In Grafton, R. Q.; Wyrwoll, P.; White, C.; Allendes, D. (Eds.). Global water: issues and insights. Canberra, Australia: Australian National University (ANU Press). pp.77-81.
Water resources ; Water power ; Water supply ; International waters ; Rivers ; Dams ; Diversion / India / China / Bangladesh / Brahmaputra River / Himalayan Region
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H046546)
http://press.anu.edu.au/apps/bookworm/view/Global+Water%3A+Issues+and+Insights/11041/ch03.6.xhtml#toc_marker-21
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H046546.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H046546.pdf
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13 Gunawardena, J.; Muthuwatta, Lal; Fernando, M. J. J.; Rathnayake, S.; Rodrigo, T. M. A. S. K.; Gunawardena, A. (Eds.) 2015. Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Environment Management and Planning, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka, 23-24 February 2015. Colombo, Sri Lanka: Central Environmental Authority (CEA). 55p.
Environmental management ; Forest plantations ; Drug plants ; Tea ; Rubber industry ; Agroforestry ; Biodiversity ; Wildlife ; Freshwater ; Water quality ; Groundwater pollution ; Water deficit ; Land use ; Paddy fields ; Constructed wetlands ; Carbon ; Meteorology ; Models ; Satellite surveys ; GIS ; Remote sensing ; Maps ; Soil salinity ; Erosion ; Sand ; Solar radiation ; Watersheds ; Aquifers ; River basins ; Tanks ; Energy generation ; Bioremediation ; Waste management ; Performance evaluation ; Toxic substances ; Pollutant load ; Noise pollution ; Denitrification ; Leachates ; Biofertilizers ; Aquatic insects ; Food production ; Fishing ; Farmers ; Vegetable growing ; Vermicomposting ; Health hazards ; Malaria ; Case studies ; Arid zones ; Coastal area ; Coral reefs / Sri Lanka / India / Tangalle / Vavuniya / Jaffna / Killinochchi / Mullaitivu / Mannar / Kalpitiya / Colombo / Kalutara / Matara / Weligama / Badulla / Upper Mahaweli Catchment / Paraviwella Reef / Vairavapuliyankulam Tank / Kelani River / Himalayan Region
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H046899)
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14 Acciavatti, A. 2015. Ganges water machine: designing new India's ancient river. San Francisco, CA, USA: Applied Research and Design Publishing. 402p.
Water resources development ; River basins ; Irrigation development ; Canals ; Water distribution ; Watercourses ; Surface water ; Tube wells ; Surveys ; Maps ; Models ; Decentralization ; Urbanization ; Sociocultural environment / India / Ganges / Himalayan Region / Allahabad / Narainpur / Varanasi
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G635 ACC Record No: H047002)
(1.28 MB)
15 Bharati, Luna; Chinnasamy, Pennan; Khadka,Ambika; Okwany, Romulus. 2015. Watershed hydrology impact monitoring research. Inception Report. [Project report of the Building Climate Resilient Watersheds in Mountain Eco-Regions (BCRWME)] Kathmandu: Nepal: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 73p.
Mountains ; Water resources ; Knowledge management ; Land cover ; Water use ; Water storage ; Springs ; Catchment areas ; Meteorological stations ; Soil conservation / India / Himalayan Region
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047153)
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16 Chinnasamy, Pennan; Prathapar, Sanmugam A. 2016. Methods to investigate the hydrology of the Himalayan springs: a review. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 28p. (IWMI Working Paper 169) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2016.205]
Hydrology ; Freshwater ; Water storage ; Water springs ; Water resources ; Groundwater ; Watershed management ; Water rates ; Meltwater ; Pumps ; Monitoring ; Catchment areas ; Isotope analysis ; Climate change ; Rain ; Temperature ; Mountains ; Flow discharge ; Hydrogeology / South Asia / Himalayan Region
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H047579)
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Springs are the major source of freshwater in many small mountainous watersheds within the Himalayan region. In recent years, their flow rates have diminished, but the reasons for this are not self-evident, and hence this paper reviews the methods to investigate Himalayan springs. The review reveals that chemical and isotope analyses – mostly water dating and stable isotope (e.g., d18O) analyses – could be an appropriate entry point to commence field investigations, because of their potential to map complex spring pathways, including linkages between aquifers. This should be combined with the building of hydrogeological maps with the available data. Output from desktop analyses, field investigations and hydrogeological maps could then contribute to the establishment of a conceptual model, which could form the basis for a numerical model.
17 Saha, D.; Zahid, A.; Shrestha, S. R.; Pavelic, Paul. 2016. Groundwater resources. In Bharati, Luna; Sharma, Bharat R.; Smakhtin, Vladimir (Eds.). The Ganges River Basin: status and challenges in water, environment and livelihoods. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.24-51. (Earthscan Series on Major River Basins of the World)
Groundwater management ; Water resources ; Groundwater table ; Water levels ; Groundwater extraction ; Groundwater irrigation ; Groundwater recharge ; Aquifers ; Water quality ; Groundwater pollution ; Arsenic ; Chemical contamination ; Tube wells ; Institutional development ; Water policy ; Resource management ; Regulations ; River basins ; Hydrogeology ; Alluvial land ; Plains ; Sediment ; Deltas / Nepal / India / Bangladesh / Ganges River Basin / Himalayan Region / Gangetic Plains / Bhabher Belt / Terai Belt
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H047811)
18 Bharati, Luna; Sharma, Bharat R.; Smakhtin, Vladimir. (Eds.) 2016. The Ganges River Basin: status and challenges in water, environment and livelihoods. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. 327p. (Earthscan Series on Major River Basins of the World)
River basin management ; Water resources ; Groundwater management ; Groundwater recharge ; Groundwater table ; Aquifers ; Surface water ; International waters ; International cooperation ; Sustainable agriculture ; Agricultural production ; Water use ; Agricultural practices ; Intensification ; Investment ; Water policy ; Climate change ; Flooding ; Drought ; Forecasting ; Water productivity ; Energy resources ; Water power ; Water accounting ; Irrigated land ; Water demand ; Environmental flows ; Ecosystem services ; Freshwater ; Species ; Biodiversity conservation ; Hydrometeorology ; Models ; Hydrogeology ; Groundwater pollution ; Arsenic ; Contamination ; Water quality ; Food chains ; Public health ; Waste water treatment plants ; Institutional development ; Water governance ; Socioeconomic environment ; Living standards ; Rural poverty ; Equity ; Land ownership ; Gender ; Migrant labour ; Women farmers ; Remuneration ; Villages ; Highlands ; Deltas ; Riparian zones / India / Nepal / Bangladesh / Ganges River Basin / Himalayan Region / Gangetic Plains / Bihar / West Bengal
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H047808)
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19 Khan, A.; Richards, K. S.; McRobie, A.; Fischer, G.; Wiberg, D.; Burek, P.; Satoh, Y. 2016. Accuracy assessment of ISI-MIP modelled ows in the Hidukush-Karakoram-Himalayan basins [Abstract only] Paper presented at the European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 17-22 April 2016. 1p.
Mountain ranges ; Glaciers ; Meltwater ; Climate change ; Stream flow ; Energy generation ; Hydrology ; Models ; River basins ; Precipitation / Afghanistan / Pakistan / China / India / Tajikistan / Hindu Kush / Karakoram / Himalayan Region / Upper Indus Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047865)
20 Peh, K. S.-H.; Thapa, I.; Basnyat, M.; Balmford, A.; Bhattarai, G. P.; Bradbury, R. B.; Brown, C.; Butchart, S. H. M.; Dhakal, M.; Gurung, H.; Hughes, F. M. R.; Mulligan, M.; Pandeya, B.; Stattersfield, A. J.; Thomas, D. H. L.; Walpole, M.; Merriman, J. C. 2016. Synergies between biodiversity conservation and ecosystem service provision: lessons on integrated ecosystem service valuation from a Himalayan protected area, Nepal. Ecosystem Services, 22(Part B):359-369. (Special issue: Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services: Challenges and Solutions). [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2016.05.003]
Ecosystem services ; Biodiversity conservation ; Economic value ; Water quality ; Greenhouse gases ; Carbon ; Tourism ; Cost benefit analysis ; Land use ; Social aspects ; Valuation ; Assessment ; Decision making / Nepal / Himalayan Region / Shivapuri-Nagarjun National Park
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048023)
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We utilised a practical approach to integrated ecosystem service valuation to inform decision-making at Shivapuri-Nagarjun National Park in Nepal. The Toolkit for Ecosystem Service Site-based Assessment (TESSA) was used to compare ecosystem services between two alternative states of the site (protection or lack of protection with consequent changed land use) to estimate the net consequences of protection. We estimated that lack of protection would have substantially reduced the annual ecosystem service flow, including a 74% reduction in the value of greenhouse gas sequestration, 60% reduction in carbon storage, 94% reduction in nature-based recreation, and 88% reduction in water quality. The net monetary benefit of the park was estimated at $11 million year-1. We conclude that: (1) simplified cost-benefit analysis between alternative states can be usefully employed to determine the ecosystem service consequences of land-use change, but monetary benefits should be subject to additional sensitivity analysis; (2) both biophysical indicators and monetary values can be standardised using rose plots, to illustrate the magnitude of synergies and trade-offs among the services; and (3) continued biodiversity protection measures can preserve carbon stock, although the benefit of doing so remains virtual unless an effective governance option is established to realise the monetary values.
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