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1 Murakami, M. 1995. Managing water for peace in the Middle East: alternative strategies. Tokyo, Japan: United Nations University Press. x, 309p.
Water management ; Water resources ; River basin development ; Desalinization ; Regional planning ; Brackish water ; Groundwater / Middle East / Jordan / Kuwait / Libya / Chile / Bahrain / Israel / Palestine / Tigris River / Euphrates River / Indus River / Jordan River / Colorado River
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 333.91 GG30 MUR Record No: H028921)
2 Uche, J.; Valero, A.; Serra, L. 2006. The potential for desalination technologies in meeting the water crisis. In Rogers, P. P.; Llamas, M. R.; Martinez-Cortina, L. (Eds.). Water crisis: myth or reality?: Marcelino Botin Water Forum 2004. London, UK: Taylor and Francis. pp.297-322.
Water scarcity ; Water crisis ; Desalinization ; Investment ; Costs ; Sea water ; Brackish water ; Brines / Middle East / USA / South East Asia / Mediterranean countries
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 ROG Record No: H042019)
3 Custodio, E. 2006. The potential for desalination technologies in meeting the watesr crisis: comments. In Rogers, P. P.; Llamas, M. R.; Martinez-Cortina, L. (Eds.). Water crisis: myth or reality?: Marcelino Botin Water Forum 2004. London, UK: Taylor and Francis. pp.323-331.
Desalinization ; Sea water ; Brackish water ; Salinity ; Groundwater ; Water reuse ; Energy consumption ; Environmental effects
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 ROG Record No: H042020)
4 Hoanh, Chu Thai; Phong, N. D.; Gowing, J. W.; Tuong, T. P.; Ngoc, N. V.; Hien, N. X. 2009. Hydraulic and water quality modeling: a tool for managing land use conflicts in inland coastal zones. Water Policy, 11(Supplement 1):106-120. [doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wp.2009.107]
Water quality ; Salt water intrusion ; Models ; Canals ; Land use ; Water management ; Rivers ; Investment planning ; Case studies ; Conflict ; Rice ; Aquaculture ; Brackish water / Vietnam / Mekong Delta / Ca Mau peninsula / Quan Lo Phung Hiep region / MyThanh River / Ganh Hao River / Cai Lon River / Ong Doc River
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H042169)
Tidal effect and salinity intrusion are two defining characteristics of inland coastal zones, causing, respectively, complex variations in water levels and flows in river and canal networks, and serious problems for agriculture and freshwater fishery, but bringing significant benefits for brackish water aquaculture. To evaluate these conflicts and synergies in the development of agriculture, fishery and aquaculture, this paper adopts a hydraulic and salinity modeling approach that simulates the tidal propagation and salinity intrusion, and evaluates the effects of water and land use management on these hydrology- and salinity-related phenomena in coastal zones. The paper presents the empirical results from the application of a hydraulic and salinity model specifically developed for the context of the Ca Mau peninsula, Mekong Delta, Vietnam, and also demonstrates how such a modeling approach can provide valuable policy-relevant information at different phases for water resource planning, development, operation, and management in hydrologically and environmentally sensitive coastal regions.
5 Global Water Intelligence (GWI). 2013. Global water market 2014: meeting the world's water and wastewater needs until 2018. Vol. 1. Oxford, UK: Media Analytics Ltd. 459p. + 1CD.
Water market ; Water requirements ; Water resources development ; Water quality ; Water use ; Water reuse ; Water availability ; Water supply ; Water demand ; Industrial uses ; Wastewater treatment ; Wastewater treatment plants ; Urban wastes ; Equipment ; Networks ; Expenditure ; Costs ; Financing ; Market research ; Forecasting ; Pipes ; Pumps ; Valves ; Meters ; Desalination ; Technology ; Sea water ; Brackish water ; Oils ; Gases ; Energy sources ; Foods ; Beverages ; Pulp and paper industry ; Mining ; Chemicals ; Organizations ; government agencies ; Indicators / Brazil / China / India / USA / Colombia / Indonesia / Malaysia / Mexico / Russia / Australia / France / Germany / Japan / UK / Saudi Arabia / Bolivia / Canada / Chile / Costa Rica / Dominican Republic / Ecuador / El Salvador / Guatemala / Honduras / Panama / Paraguay / Peru / Trinidad / Tobago / Uruguay / Venezuela
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 GLO e-copy SF Record No: H046240)
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6 Global Water Intelligence (GWI). 2013. Global water market 2014: meeting the world's water and wastewater needs until 2018. Vol. 2. Oxford, UK: Media Analytics Ltd. pp.427-1038 + 1CD.
Water market ; Water requirements ; Indicators ; Government agencies ; Wastewater treatment ; Urban wastes ; Water availability ; Water demand ; Desalination ; Brackish water ; Water reuse ; Financing ; Expenditure ; Market analysis ; Forecasting ; Private sector / Algeria / Angola / Austria / Azerbaijan / Belarus / Belgium / Bulgaria / Cameroon / Cote d'Ivoire / Croatia / Cyprus / Czech Republic / Denmark / Egypt / Estonia / Ethiopia / Finland / France / Germany / Ghana / Greece / Hungary / Ireland / Italy / Kazakhstan / Kenya / Latvia / Libya / Lithuania / Luxembourg / Morocco / Netherlands / Nigeria / Norway / Poland / Portugal / Romania / Russian Federation / Serbia / Slovakia / Slovenia / South Africa / Spain / Sudan / Sweden / Sweden / Switzerland / Tanzania / Tunisia / Uganda / Ukraine / UK
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 GLO e-copy SF Record No: H046241)
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7 Rahman, M. A.; Sarker, M. R. A.; Sharma, N.; Mondal, M. K.; Islam, M. R.; Gregorio, G. B.; Humphreys, E.; Tuong, T. P. 2015. Challenges and opportunities for aman rice cultivation in ghers used for brackish water shrimp production. In Humphreys, E.; Tuong, T. P.; Buisson, Marie-Charlotte; Pukinskis, I.; Phillips, M. (Eds.). Proceedings of the CPWF, GBDC, WLE Conference on Revitalizing the Ganges Coastal Zone: Turning Science into Policy and Practices, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 21-23 October 2014. Colombo, Sri Lanka: CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF). pp.333-341.
Rice ; Crop management ; High yielding varieties ; Seedlings ; Transplanting ; Water tolerance ; Crop yield ; Brackish water ; Water management ; Drainage ; Salinity ; Shrimp culture ; Farmers ; Coastal area / Bangladesh / Satkhira / Kaliganj
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H047208)
https://cgspace.cgiar.org/bitstream/handle/10568/66389/Revitalizing%20the%20Ganges%20Coastal%20Zone%20Book_Low%20Version.pdf?sequence=1
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047208.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047208.pdf
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8 Chandna, P. K.; Nelson, A.; Khan, M. Z. H.; Hossain, M. M.; Rana, M. S.; Mondal, M.; Mohanty, S.; Humphrey, L.; Rashid, F.; Tuong, T. P. 2015. Targeting improved cropping systems in the coastal zone of Bangladesh: a decision tree approach for mapping recommendation domains. In Humphreys, E.; Tuong, T. P.; Buisson, Marie-Charlotte; Pukinskis, I.; Phillips, M. (Eds.). Proceedings of the CPWF, GBDC, WLE Conference on Revitalizing the Ganges Coastal Zone: Turning Science into Policy and Practices, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 21-23 October 2014. Colombo, Sri Lanka: CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF). pp.522-541.
Cropping systems ; Agricultural development ; Coastal area ; Spatial distribution ; Analysis ; Mapping ; Land use ; High yielding varieties ; Rice ; Seasonal cropping ; Transplanting ; Water management ; Surface water ; Groundwater ; Soil salinity ; Brackish water ; Aquaculture ; Shrimp culture ; Reclaimed land / Bangladesh / Barisal
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H047211)
https://cgspace.cgiar.org/bitstream/handle/10568/66389/Revitalizing%20the%20Ganges%20Coastal%20Zone%20Book_Low%20Version.pdf?sequence=1
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047211.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047211.pdf
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9 Mukherjee, A.; Scanlon, B. R.; Aureli, A.; Langan, Simon; Guo, H.; McKenzie, A. A. (Eds.) 2021. Global groundwater: source, scarcity, sustainability, security, and solutions. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. 676p.
Groundwater management ; Water resources ; Water scarcity ; Sustainability ; Water security ; Water availability ; Water supply ; Water governance ; Groundwater irrigation ; Groundwater pollution ; Water quality ; Contamination ; Chemical substances ; Pollutants ; Arsenic ; Groundwater recharge ; Aquifers ; Agricultural production ; Water storage ; International waters ; Water use efficiency ; Domestic water ; Surface water ; Brackish water ; Freshwater ; Desalination ; Environmental control ; Monitoring ; Climate change ; Drought ; Livelihoods ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Urbanization ; Arid zones ; Cold zones ; Hydrogeology ; Deltas ; River basins ; Technology ; Machine learning ; Modelling / Middle East / East Africa / South Asia / South Africa / Australia / USA / Brazil / China / Canada / Jamaica / Morocco / Israel / India / Pakistan / Bangladesh / Afghanistan / Lao People's Democratic Republic / Indonesia / Himalayan Region / North China Plain / Alberta / Texas / Florida / Cape Town / Medan / Barind Tract / Nile River Basin / Kingston Basin / Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna River Delta / Pearl River Delta
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H050267)
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10 Goswami, T.; Ghosal, S. 2022. From rice fields to brackish water farms: changing livelihoods in agrarian coastal Bengal, India. Asia-Pacifc Journal of Regional Science, 6(2):453-484. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s41685-022-00229-8]
Inland fisheries ; Brackish water ; Agriculture ; Rice ; Aquaculture ; Coastal areas ; Sustainable livelihoods ; Vulnerability ; Shrimp culture ; Land use ; Farmland ; Remote sensing ; Geographical information systems ; Coping strategies ; Economic aspects ; Villages ; Households / India / West Bengal / Medinipur / Bhagwanpur
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051145)
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The present study attempted to understand the dimensions of changing agrarian livelihoods because of haphazard adaptation of capitalistic shrimp aquaculture. Specifically, using multi-temporal Google-based geodatabase, we quantified the artificial conversion of agrarian landscape in an inland freshwater region of coastal Bengal. Further, we examined the long-term viability of transformed livelihoods by adopting a modified version of the Sustainable Livelihood Approach (SLA). The assessment of changing livelihoods was based on empirical information acquired through field surveys, focus group discussion (FGD) and key informant interviews (KII). Results from the geostatistical analysis depicted that the shrimp culture in the research area was very recent. In 2010, only 0.03 percent of the total area was occupied by shrimp ponds. However, within a decade and an expansion rate of 18 percent/annum, the conversion spread to 1/3 of the total study area. The findings also clarified that the adaptation of shrimp cultivation increased the overall profit by 6400 USD/ha/year over agricultural output, and resulted in a quick rise in the standard of living for the shrimp farmers. However, in the long run, due to decreasing productivity and salinization of the surrounding land, the conversion resulted in massive depeasantization, augmentation of wasteland, and biased wealth accumulation led to a wide rich-poor gap. Therefore, the entire ecosystem will suffer in the near future, if the local government does not strictly impose Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
11 Giri, S.; Daw, T. M.; Hazra, S.; Troell, M.; Samanta, S.; Basu, O.; Marcinko, C. L. J.; Chanda, A. 2022. Economic incentives drive the conversion of agriculture to aquaculture in the Indian Sundarbans: livelihood and environmental implications of different aquaculture types. Ambio, 51(9):1963-1977. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-022-01720-4]
Agriculture ; Aquaculture techniques ; Livelihoods ; Environmental impact ; Socioeconomic aspects ; Incentives ; Sustainability ; Farmers ; Farmland ; Nature reserves ; Mangroves ; Brackish water ; Shrimp culture / India / West Bengal / Sundarbans
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051325)
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Expansion of aquaculture in the Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve (SBR) is irreversibly replacing agricultural land and the drivers of this change are disputed. Based on in-depth interviews with 67 aquaculture farmers, this paper characterizes major aquaculture types in the SBR, their impacts, and identifies drivers of conversion from agricultural land. Aquaculture types included traditional, improved-traditional, modified-extensive, and semi-intensive systems. Extensive capture of wild shrimp larvae is environmentally harmful but constitutes an important livelihood. Semi-intensive aquaculture of exotic shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) has much higher unit-area profitability than other types but involves greater financial risk. Profitability is the main driver for the transition from agriculture, but environmental factors such as lowered crop yields and cyclone impacts also contributed. Many conversions from agriculture to aquaculture are illegal according to the stakeholders. Existing legislation, if enforced, could halt the loss of agriculture, while the promotion of improved-traditional aquaculture could reduce the demand for wild seed.
12 Bhatta, A.; Le, T. M.; Wetser, K.; Kujawa-Roeleveld, K.; Rijnaarts, H. H. M. 2023. Stakeholder-based decision support model for selection of alternative water sources - a path towards sustainable industrial future in Vietnam. Journal of Cleaner Production, 385:135539. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.135539]
Decision support ; Models ; Stakeholders ; Brackish water ; Climate change ; Freshwater ; Rainwater harvesting ; Water supply ; Infrastructure ; Water treatment ; Water resources / Vietnam / Ho Chi Minh
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052039)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959652622051137/pdfft?md5=1c83bad71dcabe823f0529386f1be8ef&pid=1-s2.0-S0959652622051137-main.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H052039.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H052039.pdf
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The combined effect of climate change, rapid industrialisation and traditional water use has created freshwater stress situations in industrial delta regions. Alternative Water Sources (AWSs) offer opportunities to mitigate the freshwater stress issue and, thus, contribute to a sustainable industrial future. This study developed a Decision Support Model (DSM) to assist the decision-makers in selecting the most feasible AWS. In the study location, Tan Thuan Export and Processing Zone (TTZ) of Ho Chi Minh City, rainwater, industrial effluent and brackish water were selected as AWS options and evaluated for technical, environmental, economic, social and institutional criteria. The stakeholder organisations representing government organisations, industrial-zone management organisations and enterprises were selected as decision-makers based on their willingness to explore AWSs. Four DSM scenarios were derived from the varying decision-making power of the selected stakeholder organisations. The results obtained from applying DSM in TTZ showed rainwater as the most feasible AWS for all the scenarios, while the rank of other AWSs fluctuated for different scenarios. To implement the result of DSM in practice, the government should not only focus on formulating clear technological guidelines on AWS quality but also on providing subsidies and creating an environment of social acceptance of AWSs. The DSM allows the decision-makers to determine the most capable AWS in mitigating freshwater stress issues and the changes required to shift towards these AWSs.
13 Clech, L.; Sierra, J. P.; Mannan, M. A.; Kabir, M. M. S.; Barua, M.; Espinoza, J.-C.; Ridde, V. 2024. Local social-ecological context explains seasonal rural-rural migration of the poorest in South-West Bangladesh. PLOS Climate, 3(3):e0000239. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000239]
Migration ; Social-ecological resilience ; Environmental degradation ; Waterlogging ; Rainfall ; Livelihoods ; Shrimp culture ; Labour market ; Households ; Brackish water ; Ecosystem services ; Sustainability / Bangladesh / Khulna / Satkhira / Tala Upazila
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052755)
https://journals.plos.org/climate/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pclm.0000239&type=printable
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H052755.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H052755.pdf
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Bangladesh is one of the countries most affected by climate change. Internal migration is often presented as a response to environmental degradation. Here, using a people-centred perspective, we explore the complexity of the links between climate-induced change, environmental degradation caused by waterlogging and seasonal rural migration. We used an inductive qualitative approach in social sciences, conducting fourteen semi-directed interviews and six focus group discussions in March-April 2022. We related those results to a rainfall analysis on CHIRPS data for 1981-2021and we represented interactions and feedback between changes and livelihoods in a model. A complex picture of the situation is emerging, showing the interweaving effects of non-climatic and climatic changes, their interplay at different scales, their cumulative effects, the interactions between livelihood types and feedback between social and natural systems. Most of the climate-induced changes gradually become noticeable over the past 25 years. Climate data confirm these changes in recent decades, with July being wetter and January being dryer. Villagers reported waterlogging as the most significant change in their community, pointing to its multiple causes, originating in non-local and local, non-climatic anthropic changes, exacerbated by shrimp farm enclosures and worsened by climate-induced changes such as heavier rains, wetter monsoons and cyclones. Tiger prawn farms, reported as a lucrative and local adaptation to waterlogging and salinisation for the ones who can afford it, worsen the situation for the less wealthy, causing waterlogging and salinisation of the adjacent agricultural lands and buildings, the disappearance of traditional fishing and a reduction of the local job market. In addition, erratic rain patterns, droughts and cyclones affect local production and labour markets. COVID-19 lockdowns, by impacting markets and mobilities, further aggravated the situation. Inequality has increased as the range of adaptations of the less wealthy appears limited in this context of multiple crises.
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