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1 Bhattarai, M.. 2000. The environmental kuznets curve for deforestation in Latin America, Africa and Asia: macroeconomics and institutional perspectives. Ph.D. dissertation in Applied Economics, presented to the Graduate School of Clemson University. 170p.
Deforestation ; Environmental degradation ; Environmental sustainability ; Economic policy ; Models ; Social aspects ; Income ; Forests ; Ecosystems ; Institutions / Latin America / Africa / Asia
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: D 631.4 G000 BHA Record No: H028562)
2 Bhattarai, M.; Hammig, M. 2001. Institutions and the environmental kuznets curve for deforestation: A crosscountry analysis for Latin America, Africa and Asia. World Development, 29(6):995-1010.
Deforestation ; Income ; Economic policy ; Models ; Environmental degradation ; Population growth / Latin America / Africa / Asia
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.4 G000 BHA Record No: H029154)
3 Bhattarai, M.; Sakthivadivel, R.; Hussain, Intizar. 2002. Irrigation impacts on income inequality and poverty alleviation: policy issues and options for improved management of irrigation systems. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). vi, 29p. (IWMI Working Paper 039) [doi: https://doi.org/10.3910/2009.169]
Irrigation management ; Policy ; Income ; Poverty ; Social aspects ; Economic aspects ; Water allocation ; Irrigation canals ; Irrigated farming
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.8 G000 BHA Record No: H029639)
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4 Yandle, B.; Vijayaraghavan, M.; Bhattarai, M.. 2002. The environmental kuznets curve: a primer. Bozeman, MT, USA: The Centre for Free Market Environmentalism. 24p. (PERC Research Study 02-1)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 363.7 G000 YAN Record No: H030313)
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5 Molden, D.; Amarasinghe, U.; Bhattarai, M.; Wang, J.; Makin, I. 2001. Water and food security: background paper for the world water development report. Draft. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Comprehensive Assessment Secretariat. 28p. (Comprehensive Assessment Research Paper 002)
Food security ; Food production ; Rain-fed farming ; Private investment ; Irrigation requirements ; Water quality ; Fisheries ; Water rights ; Gender ; Health
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7 G000 MOL Record No: H030390)
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6 Bhattarai, M.; Pant, D.; Mishra, V. S.; Devkota, H.; Pun, S.; Kayastha, R. N.; Molden, D. 2002. Integrated development and management of water resources for productive and equitable use in the Indrawati River Basin, Nepal. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). x, 65p. (IWMI Working Paper 041) [doi: https://doi.org/10.3910/2009.177]
River basin development ; Water transfer ; Water rights ; Water supply ; Water demand ; Water balance ; Environmental effects ; Social aspects ; Development projects ; Non-governmental organizations ; Villages ; Water user associations ; Conflict ; Farmers / Nepal / Indrawati River Basin / Melamchi River / Kathmandu
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 333.91 G726 BHA Record No: H030393)
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7 Bhattarai, M.; Pant, D.; Molden, D. 2002. Socio-economics and hydrological impacts of intersectoral and interbasin water transfer decisions: Melamchi Water Transfer Project in Nepal. Paper presented at the Conference on Asian Irrigation in Transition – Responding to the Challenges Ahead, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand, 22-23 April 2002. 26p.
Water transfer ; Development projects ; Benefits ; Water allocation ; Domestic water ; Water supply ; Water availability ; River basins ; Hydrology / Nepal / Indrawati River Basin / Melamchi Water Transfer Project / Kathmandu
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 628.1 G726 BHA Record No: H031036)
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8 Bhattarai, M.. 2002. Whether irrigation has started to become a nuisance commodity: relationship between irrigation and income growth using cross-country analysis. Paper presented at the workshop, Irrigation Water Policies: Micro and Macro Considerations, Agadir, Morocco, 15-17 June 2002. 15p.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.4 G000 BHA Record No: H031046)
9 Pant, D.; Prasad, K.; Bhattarai, M.; Rajkarnikar, G. 2001. Interbasin water transfer and changes in rural water management institutions: A case study from the Melamchi River Basin in Nepal. In Schaack, J. (Ed.), Transbasin water transfers: Proceedings of the 2001 USCID Water Management Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 27-30, 2001. Denver, CO, USA: U.S. Committee on Irrigation and Drainage. pp.207-224.
Water management ; Institutional development ; Water transfer ; Water allocation ; Water rights ; Water demand ; River basins / Nepal / Melamchi River Basin / Kathmandu
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.3 G726 PAN Record No: H031233)
10 Bhattarai, M.; Pandey, S. 1997. The economics of wheat production in the rice-wheat system in Nepal. In Teng, P. S.; Kropff, M. J.; ten Berge, H. F. M.; Dent, J. B.; Lansigan, F. P.; van Laar, H. H. (Eds.), Applications of systems approaches at the farm and regional levels – Volume 1. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Kluwer. pp.45-52.
Agricultural economics ; Rice ; Wheat ; Crop production ; Models ; Marketing ; Irrigated farming / Nepal
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 6218 Record No: H031282)
11 Pant, D.; Thapa, S.; Singh, A.; Bhattarai, M.. 2003. Integrated management of water, forest and land resources in Nepal: opportunities for improved livelihood. In ADB, Water and poverty – A collection of case studies: Experiences from the Field. Manila, Philippines: ADB. pp.79-94.
Land use ; Land tenure ; Farm size ; Crop production ; Irrigation water ; Environmental effects ; Households ; Gender ; Rural women ; Equity ; Forest management ; Water management ; Land management / Nepal / Begnas Catchment / Bhanu Shera / Gandaki River Basin
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 ADB Record No: H032549)
12 Bhattarai, M.; Barker, R.; Narayanamoorthy, A. 2003. Who benefits from irrigation development in India? Implication of irrigation multipliers for cost recovery, and irrigation financing. In ICID Asian Regional Workshop, Sustainable Development of Water Resources and Management and Operation of Participatory Irrigation Organizations, November 10-12, 2003, The Grand Hotel, Taipei. Vol.1. Taipei, Taiwan: ICID. pp.285-296.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: ICID 631.7.2 G570 ICI Record No: H033353)
13 Bhattarai, M.; Narayanamoorthy, A. 2003. Impact of irrigation on rural poverty in India: An aggregate panel-data analysis. Water Policy, 5(5-6):443-458.
(Location: IWMI-SA Call no: PER, P 6702 Record No: H033742)
14 Bhattarai, M.; Narayanamoorthy, A. 2003. Impact of irrigation on agricultural growth and poverty alleviation: macro level analysis in India. IWMI-Tata Water Policy Research Highlight, 12/2003. 7p.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.3 G635 BHA Record No: H031806)
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Research highlight based on a paper titled Impact of irrigation on agricultural growth and poverty alleviation: Macro level analyses in India
15 Bhattarai, M.; Pant, Dhruba; Molden, David. 2005. Socio-economics and hydrological impacts of Melamchi Intersectoral and Interbasin Water Transfer Project, Nepal. Water Policy, 7(2):163-180.
Water supply ; Hydrology ; Water transfer ; Contracts ; Compensation ; Development projects ; Benefits ; River basins ; Drinking water / Nepal / Katmandu
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H037295)
16 Bhattarai, M.. 2006. Economics and the MWBP: Background, strategy and policy issues. Vientiane, Lao PDR: Mekong Wetlands Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use Programme. 33p. (MWBP discussion paper series)
Wetlands ; Participatory management ; Social participation ; Economic policy ; Economic evaluation ; Biodiversity ; Social aspects ; Poverty / South East Asia / Mekong
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 333.91816 G800 BHA Record No: H039455)
17 Bhattarai, M.. 2004. Whether irrigation development behaves like an environmental kuznets curve?: An evidence from a cross-countries assessment in monsoonal Asia. In Herath, S.; Pathirana, A.; Weerakoon, S. B. (Eds.). Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Water Resources Management in the Changing Environment of the Monsoon Region. Bandaranaika Memorial International Conference Hall, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 17-19 November 2004. Vol.II. Colombo, Sri Lanka: National Water Resources Secretariat. pp.657-664.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 HER Record No: H039557)
18 Bhattarai, M.; Barker, Randolph; Narayanamoorthy, A. 2007. Who benefits from irrigation development in India?: Implication of irrigation multipliers for irrigation financing. Irrigation and Drainage, 56:207-225.
Irrigated farming ; Financing ; Cost recovery ; Economic aspects ; Operating costs ; Maintenance costs / India
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.4 G635 BHA Record No: H039923)
19 Faures, J. M.; Svendsen, M.; Turral, Hugh; Berkhoff, J.; Bhattarai, M.; Caliz, A. M.; Darghouth, S.; Doukkali, M. R.; El-Kady, M.; Facon, T.; Gopalakrishnan, M.; Groenfeldt, D.; Hoanh, Chu Thai; Hussain, I.; Jamin, J. Y.; Konradsen, F.; Leon, A.; Meinzen-Dick, R.; Miller, K.; Mirza, M.; Ringler, C.; Schipper, L.; Senzanje, A.; Tadesse, G.; Tharme, Rebecca; van Hofwegen, P.; Wahaj, R.; Varela-Ortega, C.; Yoder, R.; Zhanyi, G. 2007. Reinventing irrigation. In Molden, David (Ed.). Water for food, water for life: a Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture. London, UK: Earthscan; Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). pp.353-394.
Irrigation management ; Investment ; Costs ; Cost recovery ; Environmental effects ; Public health ; Water conservation ; Water use efficiency ; Irrigation systems
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 630.7 G000 IWM Record No: H040202)
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20 Pant, Dhruba; Bhattarai, M.; Basnet, G. 2008. Implications of bulk water transfer on local water management institutions: a case study of the Melamchi Water Supply Project in Nepal. Washington, DC, USA: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) 27p. (CAPRi Working Paper 78)
Water supply ; Development projects ; River basins ; Drinking water ; Water transfer ; Water rights ; Legislation ; Institutions ; Economic aspects ; Social aspects ; Compensation ; Case studies / Nepal / Kathmandu Valley / Melamchi River
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H041304)
To mitigate a drinking water crisis in Kathmandu valley, the Government of Nepal initiated the Melamchi Water Supply Project in 1997, which will divert water from the Melamchi River to Kathmandu city’s water supply network. In the first phase, the Project will divert 170,000 cubic meters of water per day (at the rate of 1.97M3/sec), which will be tripled using the same infrastructure as city water demand increases in the future. The large scale transfer of water would have far reaching implications in both water supplying and receiving basins. This paper analyzes some of the major changes related to local water management and socioeconomics brought about by the Project and in particular the changes in the local water management institutions in the Melamchi basin. Our study shows that traditional informal water management institutions were effective in regulating present water use practices in the water supplying basin, but the situation will vastly change because of the scale of water transfer, and power inequity between the organized public sector on one side and dispersed and unorganized marginal water users on the other. The small scale of water usage and multiple informal arrangements at the local level have made it difficult for the local users and institutions to collectively bargain and negotiate with the central water transfer authority for a fair share of project benefits and compensation for the losses imposed on them. The process and scale of project compensation for economic losses and equity over resource use are at the heart of the concerns and debates about the Melamchi water transfer decision. The Project has planned for a one- time compensation package of about US$18 million for development infrastructure related investments and is planning to share about one percent of revenue generated from water use in the city with the supplying basin. The main issues here are what forms of water sharing governance, compensation packages, and water rights structures would emerge in relation to the project implementation and whether they are socially acceptable ensuring equitable distribution of the project benefits to all basin communities. In addition, these issues of the Melamchi project discussed in this paper are equally pertinent to other places where rural to urban water transfer projects are under discussion.
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