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1 Batchelor, C.; Cain, J.; Farquharson, F.; Roberts, J. 1998. Improving water utilization from a catchment perspective. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). v, 32p. (SWIM paper 4) [doi: https://doi.org/10.3910/2009.369]
Water management ; Water scarcity ; Water use efficiency ; Catchment areas ; Calibrations ; Hydrology ; Models ; River basins ; Participatory management ; Water balance ; Case studies / Asia / Africa / South Africa / Zimbabwe
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 333.91 G000 BAT Record No: H023449)
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The System-Wide Initiative on Water Management (SWIM) has defined its central theme and objective as “enhancing the productivity of water and agriculture in an environment of growing scarcity and competition.” One program area of SWIM, namely SWIM 7, has the aim of improving the utilization of water resources from the catchment perspective. This paper has been prepared as part of the process of planning research that is to be undertaken by SWIM 7. The paper includes a historical review of research that has involved the use of catchment experiments and a discussion on hydrological modeling techniques. Options for improving water utilization at the catchment and farm scales are identified, and recommendations are made for research that might be undertaken by SWIM 7. The case is argued for interdisciplinary catchment studies that involve the participation of local communities and other stakeholders.
2 Batchelor, C.; Cain, J.. 1999. Application of belief networks to water management studies. Agricultural Water Management, 40(1):51-57.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H024083)
3 Cain, J.. 2001. Planning improvements in natural resources management: guidelines for using Bayesian networks to support the planning and management of development programmes in the water sector and beyond. Wallingford, UK: Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. viii, 124p.
Water resource management ; Planning ; Natural resources ; Decision support tools ; Networks ; Case studies ; River basins ; Irrigation programs ; Rice ; Farmers / Sri Lanka / Zimbabwe / Poya Ganga / Deduru Oya / Chipiwa Irrigation Scheme
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 CAI Record No: H030702)
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