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1 Kinosita, T. 2004. General progress of hydrometry in Japan. 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.1. Colombo, Sri Lanka: National Water Resources Secretariat. pp.302-309.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 HER Record No: H039600)
2 Wang, P. D.; Osiowy, B. J.; Shiqiang, Y. 2003. Hydraulic physical modelling for hydropower development of river basins in Manitoba, Canada. In Yellow River Conservancy Commission. Proceedings, 1st International Yellow River Forum on River Basin Management – Volume III. Zhengzhou, China: The Yellow River Conservancy Publishing House. pp.196-212.
River basins ; Hydraulics ; Models ; Water power ; Weirs ; Hydraulic structures ; Fishways / Canada / Manitoba / Churchill River
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 333.91 G592 YEL Record No: H034678)
3 Lein, H. 2004. Managing the water of Kilimanjaro: Irrigation, peasants, and hydropower development. GeoJournal, 61:155-162.
River basin management ; Water use ; Conflict ; Furrow irrigation ; Water power ; Irrigation programs ; Institutional development / Tanzania / Kilimanjaro / Pangani River
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: P 7929 Record No: H040265)
4 Ratnayake, U.; Harboe, R. 2007. Deterministic and stochastic optimization of a reservoir system. Water International, 32(1):155-162.
Reservoir operation ; Optimization ; Hydrology ; Mathematical models ; Case studies ; Energy generation ; Water power / Thailand / Chao Phraya River / Ping River / Nan River / Sirikit Reservoir / Bhumibol Reservoir
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: P 7976 Record No: H040523)
5 Ranade, P. S. (Ed.) 2007. Rivers, dams and development: Issues and dilemmas. Punjagutta, Hyderabad, India: Icfai University Press. 225p.
Rivers ; River basin management ; Dams ; Decision making ; Environmental effects ; Ecology ; Irrigation programs ; Flood control ; Water power ; Hydroelectric schemes ; Catchment areas ; Food security ; Conflict / India / Pakistan / Australia / USA / China / Ethiopia / Iceland / Belize / Turkey / Indus / Murray Darling Basin / Yangtze River / Three Gorges Project / Salween River Basin / Baglihar Dam / Kalpasar / Bhakra / Karahnjukar / Ermenek / Burnett
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 627.8 G000 RAN Record No: H040666)
6 Qian, Z. 1994. Water resources development in China. Beijing, China; New Delhi, India: China Water & Power Press; Central Board of Irrigation and Power. 697p.
Water resources ; Topography ; Geomorphology ; Geology ; Climate ; Rivers ; Sedimentation ; Reservoirs ; History ; Canals ; Water law ; Water resources development ; Water conservation ; Flood control ; Irrigation systems ; Drainage ; Water power ; Fisheries ; Water use ; Water supply ; Soil conservation ; Dams ; Navigation ; Coastal area ; Estuaries ; Water quality / China / Yellow River / Yangtze River / Huaihe River / Liaohe River / Songhua River / Pearl River / Loess Plateau / Three Gorges Project
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G592 QIA Record No: H040682)
7 Molle, Francois; Jayakody, Priyantha; Ariyaratne, B. Ranjith; Somatilake, H. S. 2008. Irrigation versus hydropower: sectoral conflicts in southern Sri Lanka. Water Policy, 10(Suppl.1):37-50. [doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wp.2008.051]
Water power ; Conflict ; Hydroelectric Schemes ; Irrigation water ; River basins ; Dams ; Reservoirs ; Irrigation scheduling ; Water rights ; Economic evaluation / Sri Lanka / Walawe River Basin / Samanalawewa Reservoir
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7 G744 MOL, PER Record No: H040818)
Although hydropower does not directly consume water, its generation frequently conflicts with other uses, notably irrigation, because its release schedule does not always correspond to the timing of water use by other activities. This article analyses a case from the Walawe river basin, Sri Lanka, where economic efficiency can be raised by reducing releases from the dam for irrigation for the benefit of hydropower generation. The tradeoff is analysed in financial and managerial terms and different options for reducing irrigation diversions are reviewed. Although the high level of current diversions for irrigation warrants the possibility of improvement in management, it is shown that finding ways to reduce supply faces technical and socio-political constraints that make the realization of economic benefits costly and difficult.
8 Hellegers, Petra; Zilberman, D.; Steduto, P.; McCornick, Peter G. 2008. Interactions between water, energy, food and environment: evolving perspectives and policy issues. Water Policy, 10(Suppl.1):1-10. [doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wp.2008.048]
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: PER Record No: H040853)
9 McCornick, Peter G.; Awulachew, Seleshi B.; Abebe, M. 2008. Water-food-energy-environment synergies and tradeoffs: major issues and case studies. Water Policy, 10(Suppl.1):23-36. [doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wp.2008.050]
Biofuels ; Energy ; Water power ; Conflict ; Case studies ; Irrigation water ; Environmental effects ; River basins ; Dams / India / Ethiopia / Jordan / USA
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: PER Record No: H040855)
10 Garg, Kaushal K.; Gaur, A.; Immerzeel, W. W. 2007. Integrating spatial dynamics for sustainable water management at the river basin scale: identify areas to improve agricultural water productivity in upper Bhima Catchment of South India. Paper presented at the Workshop on Water: spatial dynamics, competitive claims and governance: how to reduce stress on the resource in urban, peri-urban and rural areas?, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, India, 29-31 August 2007. 11p.
River basin management ; Catchment areas ; Water transfer ; Irrigation water ; Water power ; Crop management ; Evapotranspiration ; Hydrology ; Water balance ; Simulation models ; Water allocation / India / Bhima Catchment / Krishna Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.1 G635 GAR Record No: H040874)
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11 Garrido, R. 2001. Brazilian water resources management: a panoramic view. In Biswas, A. K.; Tortajada, C. (Eds.). Integrated river basin management: the Latin American Experience. New Delhi, India: Oxford University Press. pp.107-140.
Water resource management ; Energy ; Water power ; Dams ; Legislation ; Water policy ; Institutions ; Organizations ; Water transfer / Brazil
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.9162 G302 BIS Record No: H040927)
12 Ahmad, Q. K.; Biswas, A. K.; Rangachari, R.; Sainju, M. M. (Eds.) 2001. Ganges – Brahmaputra – Meghna region: a framework for sustainable development. Dhaka, Bangladesh: The University Press Limited. 208p.
Water resources development ; River basins ; Treaties ; Water policy ; Socioeconomic development ; Flooding ; Flood control ; Water power ; Gender ; Dams ; Food security ; Water supply / Bangladesh / Bhutan / China / India / Nepal / Ganges / Brahmaputra / Barak / Meghna / Himalaya
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.9162 G570 AHM Record No: H040934)
13 Rangachari, R.; Verghese, B. G. 2001. Making water work to translate poverty into prosperity: the Ganga – Brahmaputra – Barak region. In Ahmad, Q. K.; Biswas, A. K.; Rangachari, R.; Sainju, M. M. (Eds.). Ganges – Brahmaputra – Meghna region: a framework for sustainable development. Dhaka, Bangladesh: The University Press Limited. pp.81-142.
Rivers ; Water management ; Socioeconomic development ; Rural development ; Population growth ; Water power ; Waterway transport ; Inland water transport ; Flooding ; Dams ; Water storage ; Treaties / South Asia / India / Nepal / Bhutan / Bangladesh / Ganga / Brahmaputra / Barak
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.9162 G570 AHM Record No: H040936)
14 Malla, S. K.; Shrestha, S. K.; Sainju, M. M. 2001. Nepal’s water vision and the GBM basin framework. In Ahmad, Q. K.; Biswas, A. K.; Rangachari, R.; Sainju, M. M. (Eds.). Ganges – Brahmaputra – Meghna region: a framework for sustainable development. Dhaka, Bangladesh: The University Press Limited. pp.143-200.
Water availability ; Water use ; Legislation ; Cost recovery ; Food security ; Water supply ; Sanitation ; Water power / Nepal / Gandaki / Karnali / Kosi
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.9162 G570 AHM Record No: H040937)
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15 Ahmad, Z. U. 2004. Water development potential within a basin-wide approach: Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM) issues. In Biswas, A. K.; Unver, O.; Tortajada, C. (Eds.). Water as a focus for regional development. New Delhi, India: Oxford University Press (OUP) pp.83-113.
Water resources development ; Water resource management ; Regional development ; International cooperation ; Women ; Gender ; Dams ; Water power ; Flood control ; Water quality / India / Nepal / Bangladesh / Bhutan / Ganges / Brahmaputra / Meghna
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 BIS Record No: H041112)
16 Kadigi, R. M. J.; Mdoe, N. S.; Lankford, B. A.; Morardet, Sylvie. 2005. The value of water for irrigated paddy and hydropower generation in the Great Ruaha, Tanzania. In Lankford, B. A.; Mahoo, H. F. (Eds.). Proceedings of East Africa Integrated River Basin Management Conference, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania, 7 – 9 March 2005. Theme five: water economics and livelihoods. Morogoro, Tanzania: Soil-Water Management Research Group, Sokoine University of Agriculture. pp.265-278.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: CD Col Record No: H041165)
The need to achieve efficient, equitable and sustainable use of water resources to meet water demands of different sectors is pressing, particularly in areas where water resources are dwindling. Along with this is the quest for a good understanding of the value of water in its different uses. Using the Change in Net Income method, this paper presents an assessment of the value of water in irrigated paddy and hydroelectric power (HEP) generation in the Great Ruaha (GR) Catchment in Tanzania. The average values of water for irrigated paddy were estimated at $ 0.01 and 0.04 per m3 for abstracted and consumed water respectively. For HEP, the values were relatively higher ($ 0.06-0.21 per m3 for gross and consumed water respectively). Yet irrigated paddy also contributes much: it supports the livelihoods of about 30,000 agrarian families in Usangu with average annual gross income of about US $ 911.90 per annum per family and the GR paddy contributes about 14-24% to national paddy production. Understanding these benefits is key to fostering informed debate on water management and allocation, identifying the base for making ‘agreeable’ trade-offs, the potential for improvement, and creating linkages with water allocation options.
17 Mekong River Commission. 2007. Mekong: a river for the people. Vientiane, Lao PDR: Mekong River Commission. 60p.
River basins ; Organizations ; Irrigated farming ; Flood water ; Water power ; Watershed management / China / Myanmar / Laos / Thailand / Cambodia / Vietnam / Mekong River
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 333.9162 G800 MEK Record No: H041255)
18 Turpie, J. K.; Ngaga, Y. M.; Karanja, F. K. 2005. Preliminary economic assessment of water resources of the Pangani River Basin, Tanzania. In Lankford, B. A.; Mahoo, H. F. (Eds.). Proceedings of East Africa Integrated River Basin Management Conference, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania, 7 – 9 March 2005. Theme six: modelling and decision aid tools: water economics and livelihoods. Morogoro, Tanzania: Soil-Water Management Research Group, Sokoine University of Agriculture. pp.402-408.
River basin management ; Water use ; Water allocation ; Economic evaluation ; Domestic water ; Irrigation water ; Livestock ; Water power / Tanzania / Pangani River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: CD Col Record No: H041176)
19 Ringler, C. 2001. Optimal water allocation in the Mekong River Basin. Bonn, Germany: Center for Development Research. 50p. (ZEF Discussion Papers on Development Policy 38)
River basin management ; Water use ; Water allocation ; Water transfer ; Policy ; Hydrology ; Models ; Water power / South East Asia / Mekong River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H041342)
http://www.zef.de/fileadmin/webfiles/downloads/zef_dp/ZEF-DP-38.PDF
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H041342.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H041342.pdf
The Mekong River is the dominant geo-hydrological structure in mainland Southeast Asia, originating in China and flowing through or bordering Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Whereas water resources in the wet season are more than adequate to fulfill basin needs, there are regional water shortages during the dry season, when only 1-2% of the annual flow reaches the Delta. Recent rapid agricultural and economic development in the basin has led to increasing competition among the riparian countries for Mekong waters. This development calls for a structured approach to the management of the basin, including efficient, equitable, and environmentally sustainable water allocation mechanisms that support the socioeconomic development in the region. Institutional mechanisms for Mekong cooperation among the riparians in the lower basin have been in place since 1957, and were revived in 1995. However, comprehensive water allocation mechanisms for the (lower) basin have not been developed to date. In this study, multi-country and intersectoral analyses of water allocation and use are carried out for the Mekong River Basin with the objective to determine tradeoffs and complementarities in water usage and strategies for the efficient allocation of water resources. An aggregate economic-hydrologic model for the basin is developed that allows for the analysis of water allocation and use under alternative policy scenarios. Results from the analytical framework indicate that although competition for Mekong water still appears to be very low, there are substantial tradeoffs between instream and off-stream water uses. An analysis of alternative water allocation mechanisms shows that to achieve both equitable and large benefits from water uses across countries and sectors, the ideal strategy would be to strive for optimal basin water use benefits and then to redistribute these benefits instead of the water resource. The development of such an integrated framework of analysis can be a critical first step to overcome some of the obstacles to effective management and joint cooperation in the Mekong River Basin. It could also facilitate the upcoming negotiations of water allocation rules in the lower basin and thus contribute to the reasonable and equitable utilization of Mekong River waters, as envisioned in the 1995 Mekong Agreement.
20 McCartney, Matthew P.; Shiferaw, A.; Seleshi, Y. 2008. Estimating environmental flow requirements downstream of the Chara Chara weir on the Blue Nile River. In Abtew, W.; Melesse, A. M. (Eds.). Proceedings of the Workshop on Hydrology and Ecology of the Nile River Basin under Extreme Conditions, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 16-19 June 2008. Sandy, UT, USA: Aardvark Global Publishing. pp.57-75.
Water management ; River basin management ; Ecology ; Rivers ; Environmental flows ; Environmental effects ; Downstream ; Weirs ; Hydrology ; Models ; Ecosystems ; Water power / Africa / Ethiopia / Sudan / Blue Nile River / Abay River / Chara Chara Weir / Lake Tana
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 577.64 G100 MCC Record No: H041346)
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Over the last decade flow in the Abay River (i.e., the Blue Nile) has been modified by operation of the Chara Chara weir and diversions to the Tis Abay hydropower stations, located downstream of the rivers source, Lake Tana. The most conspicuous impact of these human interventions has been significantly reduced flows over the Tis Issat Falls. This paper presents the findings of a hydrological study conducted to estimate environmental flow requirements downstream of the weir. The South African desktop reserve model was used to determine both high and low flow requirements in the reach containing the Falls. The results indicate that to maintain the basic ecological functioning in this reach requires an average annual allocation of 862 Mm3 (i.e. equivalent to 22% of the mean annual flow). Under natural conditions there was considerable seasonal variation, but the absolute minimum mean monthly allocation, even in dry years, should not be less than approximately 10 Mm3 (i.e. 3.7 m3s-1). These estimates make no allowance for maintaining the aesthetic quality of the Falls, which are popular with tourists. The study demonstrated that, in the absence of ecological information, hydrological indices can be used to provide a first estimate of environmental water requirements. However, to ensure proper management, much greater understanding of the relationships between flow and the ecological condition of the riverine ecosystem is needed.
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