Your search found 34 records
1 Ahmed, S.. 1987. Landlessness in rural Asia: An overview. In FAO, Land settlement and cooperatives, No. 1/2. Rome, Italy: FAO. pp.133-151.
Land tenure ; Landlessness ; Agriculture ; Developing countries ; Rural development ; Poverty / Bangladesh / Indonesia / Nepal / Philippines / Thailand
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 307.72 G000 AHM Record No: H03588)
2 Hassan, R. M.; Fletcher, L. B.; Ahmed, S.. 1989. Unequal wealth accumulation and income inequality in a unimodel agriculture: Sudan's Rahad Irrigation Scheme. Journal of Development Studies, 26(1):120-130.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H06140)
3 Ahmed, S.. 1990. Small-scale irrigation in South Asia: Some preliminary findings from case studies. In Yoder, R., Thurston, J. (Eds.) Design issues in farmer-managed irrigation systems: Proceedings of an International Workshop of the Farmer-Managed Irrigation Systems Network held at Chiang Mai, Thailand, 12-15 December 1989. Colombo, Sri Lanka: IIMI. pp.305-311.
Irrigation ; Small scale systems ; Case studies / Asia / Bangladesh / India / Sri Lanka / Nepal / Pakistan
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IIMI 631.7.3 G000 YOD Record No: H007306)
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4 Ahmed, S.. 1992. Organization and management aspects of agricultural services for small farmers in Asia. FMIS Newsletter, No.11:20-21.
Agricultural economics ; Farm management / Bangladesh / Indonesia / Nepal / Pakistan / Sri Lanka / Vietnam
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 2717 Record No: H012296)
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5 Ahmed, S.; Rahman, S. 1991. Organization and management of agricultural services for small farmers in Asia: Synthesis paper based on country studies on Bangladesh, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Vietnam. Unpublished report on a study conducted by the Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP), Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 1991. xi, 99p.
Agricultural economics ; Farmers' associations ; Farmers' attitudes ; Farmer participation ; Social aspects ; Rural development ; Agricultural credit ; Agricultural extension ; Small farms ; Economic aspects ; Farmer-agency interactions ; Marketing / Asia / Bangladesh / Indonesia / Nepal / Pakistan / Sri Lanka / Vietnam
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 3584 Record No: H015176)
6 Ahmed, S.. 1992. Organizaci¢n y manejo de servicios agr¡colas para peque¤os agricultores en Asia. [Organization and management aspects of agricultural services for small farmers in Asia]. FMIS Newsletter, 11:23-24.
Agricultural economics ; Farm management / Asia / Bangladesh / Indonesia / Nepal / Pakistan / Sri Lanka / Vietnam
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 3780 Record No: H016407)
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7 Shafique, M. S.; Ahmed, S.; Gill, M. A. 1996. Issues related to farmers' managed irrigation system. In Badruddin, M.; Skogerboe, G. V.; Shafique, M. S. (Eds.), Proceedings of the National Conference on Managing Irrigation for Environmentally Sustainable Agriculture in Pakistan, Islamabad, November 5-7, 1996. Volume I - Inauguration and deliberations. Theme II: Water management below the Mogha - Issue paper. Lahore, Pakistan: IIMI Pakistan. National Program. pp.20-26.
Irrigation management ; Farmer managed irrigation systems ; Sustainability ; Irrigation efficiency ; Water distribution ; Water allocation ; Equity ; Open channels ; Water policy ; Planning ; Farmer-led irrigation ; Legislation / Pakistan / Indus Basin
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IIMI 631.7 G730 BAD Record No: H020182)
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8 Ahmed, S.; Yasin, M.; Shafique, M. S.; Akram, M. 1996. Pressurized irrigation systems for increasing agricultural productivity in Pakistan. In Badruddin, M.; Skogerboe, G. V.; Shafique, M. S. (Eds.), Proceedings of the National Conference on Managing Irrigation for Environmentally Sustainable Agriculture in Pakistan, Islamabad, November 5-7, 1996. Volume III - Papers on the theme, Water management below the Mogha. Lahore, Pakistan: IIMI Pakistan. National Program. pp.68-75.
Agricultural production ; Wheat ; Crop production ; Water requirements ; Irrigation practices ; Constraints ; Irrigated farming ; Irrigation systems ; Sprinkler irrigation / Pakistan
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IIMI 631.7 G730 BAD Record No: H020192)
9 Ahmed, S.; Krishna, N. H. 1998. Changing gender roles in irrigation management: The case of Sadguru's lift-irrigation co-operatives. Research paper presented at International Workshop on Shared Resource Management in South Asia: The Next Step, conducted by Institute of Rural Management Anand, India, 17-19 February, 1998. 28p.
Irrigation management ; Gender ; Labor ; Women in development ; Participatory management ; Water lifting ; Irrigation practices ; Water use ; Villages / India / Gujarat
(Location: IWMI-SA Call no: P 4797 Record No: H022154)
10 Ahmed, S.. 1999. Changing gender roles in irrigation management: Sadguru's lift irrigation co-operatives. Economic and Political Weekly, December 18:3596-3606.
Irrigation management ; Participatory management ; Gender ; Women in development ; Rural women ; Communal irrigation systems ; Cooperatives ; Water lifting ; Water distribution ; Economic aspects ; Social aspects ; Conflict ; Villages / India / Gujarat / Panchmahals District / Bambela / Ranyar
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 5420 Record No: H025789)
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11 Ahmed, S.; Qureshi, A. S.; Amarasinghe, U.; Khan, A. R. 2002. Projecting food and water demands of Pakistan for 2025 using Policy Dialogue Model. In Second South Asia Water Forum, Islamabad, Pakistan, 14-16 December 2002 – Proceedings, vol.2. pp.615-630.
Water scarcity ; Water potential ; Water demand ; Irrigation water ; Food production ; Cereals ; Policy making ; Models / Pakistan
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.3 G730 AHM Record No: H031838)
12 Ahmed, S.; Shakoor, A.; Kaleem Ullah, M.; Aghar, M. N. 2004. Is water scarcity a real constraint for meeting the future food requirements of Pakistan? Paper presented at the International Conference on Water and Wastewater Management for Developing Countries, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, 28-30 July 2004. Productive water for community development and transformation: water for food production (Paper VF 145) 8p.
Water scarcity ; Water shortage ; Food production ; Policy ; Crop yield ; Food consumption ; Water requirements ; Irrigation water ; Domestic water / Pakistan
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7 G730 AHM Record No: H037124)
13 Ahmed,S.. 2006. Mainstreaming gender equity in water management: Policy and practice. In Reddy, V. R.; Dev, S. M. (Eds.). Managing water resources: Policies, institutions, and technologies. New Delhi, India: OUP. pp.249-281.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 631.7.3 G635 RED Record No: H039991)
14 Kulkarni, S.; Ahmed, S.; Datar, C. 2008. Reforming water, adding women: does decentralised water governance further gender justice in India?: a two year study, 2006-2008. Pune, India: Society for Promoting Participative Eco-system Management (SOPPECOM); Vastrapur, Ahmedabad, India: Utthan; Deonar, Mumbai, India: Women's Studies Unit, Tata Institute of Social Sciences: 6p.
Women ; Participatory management ; Empowerment ; Gender ; Water governance ; Drinking water ; Domestic water ; Villages ; Water supply ; Sanitation / India / Maharashtra / Gujarat
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: P 8018 Record No: H041721)
15 Syme, G. J.; Croke, B. F. W.; Ratna Reddy, V.; Ranjan, R.; Samad, Madar; Pavelic, Paul; Herron, N.; Rao, K. V.; Ahmed, S. 2010. Integrated assessment of meso-level watershed development: progress of an integrated evaluation project in Andhra Pradesh. In Sarala, C. (Ed.). Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Hydrology and Watershed Management (ICHWAM-2010), with a focal theme on climate change - water, food and environmental security, 3-6 February 2010. Vol.2. Hyderabad, India: Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Institute of Science and Technology, Centre for Water Resources. pp.1445-1453.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H042760)
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The issue of scale has become paramount for the effective evaluation of WSD programs. Shile terms vary from state to state, the following definitions have been adopted for this study and are deemed appropriate for Andhra Pradesh. Micro scale - less than 1500 hectares; Meso scale 1500 - 10000 hectares; Macro level over 10000 hectares (including basin level investigations). There is a need for a meso-scale benefit and cost evaluation of the WSD programs so that unintended impacts are avoided and that the implementation of programs is improved. Operating at a meso-scale will also provide more effective opportunities to link and address micro and macro scale biophysical and institutional issues. This project will integrate environmental, economic, social, equity and dimensions at meso levels to help ensure that WSD contributes positively to the Indian government's sustainable livelihoods goal and provide the foundations for a resilient and sustainable WSD. Success will not only be determined by spatial scale (e.g. micro versus meso) but will also be determined by the disciplinary scale of analysis (e.g. focusing on short term economic efficiency alone runs considerable risk of ignoring longer term trends in natural and social capital). This paper describes early progress on developing such an evaluation model.
16 Dewandel, B.; Perrin, J.; Ahmed, S.; Aulong, S.; Hrkal, Z.; Lachassagne, P.; Samad, Madar; Massuel, S. 2010. Development of a tool for managing groundwater resources in semi-arid hard rock regions: application to a rural watershed in South India. Hydrological Processes, 24(19):2784–2797. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.7696]
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H043174)
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Until recently, aquifers located in hard rock formations (granite, gneiss, schist) were considered as a highly heterogeneous media, and no adequate methodology for groundwater management was available. Recent research studies have shown that when hard rocks are exposed to regional and deep-weathering processes and when the geology is relatively homogenous, a typical hard rock aquifer is made of two main superimposed hydrogeological layers each characterized by quite homogeneous specific hydrodynamic properties: namely the saprolite and the fissured layers. Therefore, for these cases, hard rock aquifers can be considered as a multi-layered system. Based on these works, an operational decision support tool (DST-GW ) designed for the management of groundwater resources in hard rock area under variable agro-climatic conditions has been developed. The tool focuses on the impact of changing cropping pattern, artificial recharge and rainfall conditions on groundwater levels at the scale of small watersheds (10 to about 100 km2 in case well-developed weathering profile). DST-GW is based on the groundwater balance and the ‘water table fluctuation method’, which are well-adapted methods in hard rock and semiarid contexts. Based on field data from an overexploited South Indian watershed (58 km2), the model allows calibrating, at watershed scale, the variation in specific yield of the aquifer with depth, as well as the rainfall-aquifer recharge relationship. Seasonal basin-scale piezometric levels are computed with an average deviation of š0Ð56 m compared to measurements from 2001 to 2005. The model shows that, if no measure is taken, the water table depletion will induce the drying-up of most of the exploited borewells by the year 2012. Scenarios of mitigation measures elaborated with the tool show that change in cropping patterns could rapidly reverse the tendency and lead to a sustainable management of the resource. This work presents the developed tool and particularly the hydraulic model involved in and its application to a case study. However, the purpose tool is applicable at watershed scale but not design for the groundwater management of a very small area or for a single borewell.
17 Schmitt, R.; Amerasinghe, Priyanie H.; Perrin, J.; Dinis, L.; Ahmed, S.; Pavelic, Paul. 2010. Towards the development of a methodology to assess hydrological impacts of wastewater irrigation on groundwater: a case study from Hyderabad, India. [Abstract only]. Paper presented at the Annual Tropical and Subtropical Agricultural and Natural Resource Management (Tropentag) Conference on World Food System - a contribution from Europe, Thematic scientific session on Water management, Zurich, Switzerland, 14 -16 September 2010. 2p. (published online)
Wastewater irrigation ; Groundwater ; Impact assessment ; Hydrological factors ; Case studies / India / Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad / Musi River
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H043223)
http://www.tropentag.de/2010/abstracts/links/Schmitt_2rQBM1Rw.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/h043223.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/h043223.pdf
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In the lands adjacent to the Musi-River, downstream of the city of Hyderabad, India, wastewater reuse for irrigation of various crops is common. Studies have shown that poor water quality has been a driver for crop selection in this area and this study describes the methodological approach used to understand the hydrological impacts and processes on groundwater associated with wastewater irrigation of a variety of crop types. An area (2.8km2) comprising wastewater- and groundwater-irrigated agriculture was selected based on landuse maps and observations. The watershed was delineated using DEM and GIS data. A crop model (BUDGET; Raes, 2005) was combined with field measure-ments, baseline data on irrigation practices, and land use patterns, to assess the overall water balance. The suitability of the method was validated with questionnaire survey results and available secondary data. 4 Piezometers were installed to assess and monitor groundwater levels and quality. Major crops irrigated with wastewater were found to be Paragrass (20 ha), Paddy (6 ha) and leafy vegetables (1.8 ha). Groundwater was used for Paddy (8 ha) and leafy vegetables (1.6 ha). Discharge from 17 wells or pumps was measured. Base line data for 23 distinct fields were collected. The annual irrigation flux was calculated to be 1.6×106 m3 and comprised of 77% wastewater, 23% groundwater. Return-flows from agriculture were 0.44×106m3 and madeup of 60% wastewater and 40% groundwater. There is neither a difference in the application rate of irrigation for paddy and Paragrass (n=12, p = 0.12) (Mann-Whitney-U-Test) nor in irrigation practices between wastewater and groundwater users (n=10, p = 0.10). The accuracy of survey results and crop modelling is dependant on crop type (p = 0.043, n=9) and season (p = 0.04, n=9). Piezometric measurements support differences in returnflows as modeled. Groundwater development is low, however, the irrigation return flows constitute an important source of ground water recharge. Findings indicate further potential for groundwater-based irrigation in wastewater irrigated areas maximizing the area under cultivation and benefits from the available water resources. These preliminary findings are being verified by more indepth studies that are presently underway and will finally allow the assessment different land and water use scenarios with regards to groundwater quality and quantity.
18 Zwarteveen, M.; Ahmed, S.; Gautam, S. R. (Eds.) 2012. Diverting the flow: gender equity and water in South Asia. New Delhi, India: Zubaan. 623p.
Gender ; Equity ; Water resources ; Water management ; Water scarcity ; Water governance ; Water law ; Water policy ; Water rights ; Land rights ; Drinking water ; Water rates ; Water supply ; Sanitation ; Wastewater irrigation ; Irrigation systems ; Technology ; Poverty ; Wells ; Political ecology ; Arsenic ; Dams ; Natural resources management ; Farming ; Women's participation ; Women's organizations ; Non governmental organizations ; Water user associations ; Social aspects ; Labor ; Case studies / South Asia / India / Sri Lanka / Bangladesh / Nepal / Maharashtra / Uttar Pradesh / Andhra Pradesh / Gujarat
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 305.4 G570 ZWA Record No: H045637)
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19 Ahmed, S.. 2013. Integrated water resources management: from policy to practice through a comprehensive national water management plan - a case study of Bangladesh. In Prakash, A.; Singh, S.; Goodrich, C. G; Janakarajan, S. (Eds.). Water resources policies in South Asia. New Delhi, India: Routledge. pp.116-133.
Water resources ; Water management ; Water policy ; History ; Case studies ; Institutions ; Public participation / Bangladesh
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 PRA Record No: H045922)
20 Syme, G. J.; Reddy, V. R.; Ahmed, S.; Rao, K. V.; Pavelic, Paul; Merritt, W.; Chiranjeevi, T. 2015. Analytical framework, study design, and methodology. In Reddy, V. R.; Syme, G. J. (Eds.). Integrated assessment of scale impacts of watershed intervention: assessing hydrogeological and bio-physical influences on livelihoods. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. pp.23-54.
Hydrology ; Models ; Groundwater recharge ; Water resources ; Water storage ; Water levels ; Watersheds ; Socioeconomic environment ; Stakeholders ; Rain ; Households ; Drought ; Living standards ; Electricity / India
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H046720)
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