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1 Pottier, J. (Ed.) 1993. Practicing development: Social science perspectives. London, UK: Routledge. ix, 222p.
Community development ; Social development ; Economic development ; Anthropology ; Farming systems ; Agricultural research ; Case studies ; Project appraisal ; Farmers' attitudes / Niger / Mali / Yemen / Zambia / Indonesia / Maldives / Wales
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 307.1 G000 POT Record No: H017092)
2 ESCAP. 1995. Guidebook to water resources, use and management in Asia and the Pacific. Volume one: Water resources and water use. New York, NY, USA: UN. xi, 305p. (Water resources series no.74)
Water resources ; Water use ; Water management ; Water demand ; Groundwater ; Surface water ; Water quality ; Water availability ; Water supply ; Statistics / Asia / Pacific Islands / Afghanistan / American Samoa / Australia / Bangladesh / Bhutan / Brunei Darussalam / Cambodia / China / Cook Islands / Korea Republic / Fiji / French Polynesia / Guam / India / Indonesia / Iran / Japan / Kiribati / Laos / Malaysia / Maldives / Marshall Islands / Micronesia / Mongolia / Myanmar / Nauru / Nepal / New Caledonia / New Zealand / Niue / Northern Mariana Islands / Pakistan / Palau / Papua New Guinea / Philippines / Samoa / Singapore / Solomon Islands / Sri Lanka / Thailand / Tonga / Tuvalu / Vanuatu / Vietnam
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 333.91 G570 ESC Record No: H018420)
3 WHO. 1997. Regional health report 1997. New Delhi, India: WHO. Regional Office for South-East Asia. ii, 74p.
Public health ; Diseases / South East Asia / Bangladesh / Bhutan / Korea Republic / India / Indonesia / Maldives / Myanmar / Nepal / Sri Lanka / Thailand
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 614 G800 WHO Record No: H021644)
4 ESCAP. 1998. Towards efficient water use in urban areas in Asia and the Pacific. New York, NY, USA: UN. vi, 146p.
Water resource management ; Water use efficiency ; Water conservation ; Water supply ; Water distribution ; Water reuse ; Effluents ; Recycling ; Water quality ; Watercourses ; Pollution control ; Economic aspects ; Policy ; Legal aspects / Asia / Pacific Islands / Singapore / Bangladesh / Cambodia / China / Iran / Malaysia / Maldives / Mongolia / Myanmar / Pakistan / Philippines / Sri Lanka / Thailand / Phnom Penh / Hong Kong / Manila
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 333.91 G570 ESC Record No: H023125)
5 Smout, I.; Parry-Jones, S. (Eds.) 1999. Lessons learned from NGO experiences in the water and sanitation sector. Loughborough, UK: Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC) v, 159p.
Water supply ; Sanitation ; Drilling ; Pumps ; Natural disasters ; Rural development ; Public health ; Tube wells ; Gravity flow ; Non-governmental organizations ; Networks ; Information services / Kenya / Bangladesh / Honduras / Mozambique / Cambodia / Malawi / Africa / Gambia / Nepal / Ghana / Rwanda / Tibet / Ethiopia / South Africa / Maldives / India / Senegal / Zimbabwe / Tanzania
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 628.1 G000 SMO Record No: H024254)
6 Kelegama, J. B. 1999. Managing water resources to ensure equitable economic and social development. Daily News, 19 May:8; 20 May:8; 21 May:8; 22 May:10; 26 May:6; 27 May:8.
Water resource management ; Water scarcity ; Water supply ; History ; Irrigated farming ; Water storage ; Tanks ; Water harvesting ; Social aspects ; Economic aspects / Sri Lanka / Africa / Middle East / India / Bangladesh / Pakistan / China / Maldives
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 5198 Record No: H024690)
7 Sampat, P. 2000. Deep trouble: The hidden threat of groundwater pollution. Washington, DC, USA: Worldwatch Institute. 55p. (Worldwatch paper 154)
Groundwater ; Water pollution ; Water quality ; Groundwater ; Nitrogen ; Fertilizers ; Aquifers ; Water use ; Pollution control ; Crops ; Diversification / USA / China / Cuba / Peru / India / Jordan / Bangladesh / Maldives / Cyprus / Thailand / Sri Lanka / Philippines / Netherlands / Germany / Norway / Sweden / Denmark
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.6.3 G000 SAM Record No: H027304)
8 Ghina, F. 2003. Sustainable development in small Island developing states. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 5(1-2):139-165.
Ecosystems ; Biodiversity ; Environmental effects ; Energy ; Pollution ; Climate ; Water resources / Maldives
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 6585 Record No: H033075)
9 Souter, D.; Linden, O. (Eds.) 2005. Coral reef degradation in the Indian Ocean: Status report 2005. Kalmar, Sweden: University of Kalmar. Department of Biology & Environmental Sciences. CORDIO. 285p.
Coral reefs ; Natural disasters ; Fisheries ; Monitoring / Africa / South Africa / Yemen / Kenya / Tanzania / Seychelles / Mozambique / Asia / India / Sri Lanka / Maldives / Trincomalee / Batticaloa / Passikuda / Indian Ocean / Mannar / Bandaramulla Reef / Gulf of Mannar
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 578.7789 G000 SOU Record No: H031235)
10 FAO. RAP. 2006. Report of the Regional Workshop on Rehabilitation of Agriculture in Tsunami Affected Areas: One and a Half Years Later, Bangkok, Thailand, 29-30 June, 2006. Bangkok, Thailand: FAO. RAP. 119p.
Natural disasters ; Flood water ; Agriculture ; Rehabilitation ; Fisheries ; Soil salinity / India / Indonesia / Maldives / Myanmar / Sri Lanka / Thailand
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 363.3494 G000 FAO Record No: H039789)
11 Bandyopadhyay, J. 2007. Water systems management in South Asia: Need for a research framework. Economic and Political Weekly, 42(10):863, 865-873.
Water management ; Runoff ; Poverty ; Surface water ; Groundwater ; Precipitation ; Rivers ; Irrigation water ; Domestic water ; Hydrology ; Ecology ; Drought / South Asia, / Bangladesh / Bhutan / India / Nepal / Pakistan / Sri Lanka / Maldives / China
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: P 7927 Record No: H040254)
12 Vrba, J.; Verhagen, B. T. (Eds.) 2011. Groundwater for emergency situations: a methodological guide. Paris, France: UNESCO. International Hydrological Programme (IHP). 316p. (UNESCO IHP-VII Series on Groundwater No. 3)
Water resources ; Groundwater recharge ; Disaster preparedness ; Drinking water ; Water supply ; Geology ; Hydrogeology ; Hydrology ; Remote sensing ; GIS ; Mathematical models ; Risk assessment ; Risk management ; Water governance ; Policy ; Early warning systems ; Natural disasters ; Flooding ; Drought ; Earthquakes ; Landslides ; Tsunamis ; Storms ; Cyclones ; Volcanoes ; Water flow ; Aquifers ; Isotopes ; Case studies ; Sewage ; Drainage ; Rehabilitation ; Chemical composition ; Analytical methods ; Satellite surveys ; Satellite imagery ; Capacity building / South Africa / South Germany / Czech Republic / India / China / Peru / Maldives / Sri Lanka / Japan / Molasses Basin / Labe River / Elbe River / Orissa / Shenthen Xikeng Reservoir
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H044405)
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The aim of the UNESCO IHP project ‘Groundwater for Emergency Situations’ (GWES) is to consider natural catastrophic events that could adversely influence human health and life and to identify in advance emergency groundwater resources resistant to natural disasters that could replace damaged public and domestic drinking water supplies. The GWES project was approved during the 15th session of the Intergovernmental Council of the International Hydrological Programme (IHP). It was included in the Implementation Plan of the Sixth Phase of the IHP (2002–2007), Theme 2: ‘Integrated watershed and aquifer dynamics’, under the title ‘Identification and management of strategic groundwater bodies to be used for emergency situations as a result of extreme events or in case of conflicts’. The Second phase of the GWES project is implemented within IHP VII (2008–2013) by an International Working Group composed of UNESCO, and IAH representatives and experts from different regions of the world.
13 Wijayadasa, K. H. J. (Ed.) 1997. Harmonising environment and development in South Asia. Colombo, Sri Lanka: South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme (SACEP). 458p.
Sustainable development ; Environmental management ; Economic development ; Economic policy ; Ecosystems ; Biodiversity ; Climate change ; Air pollution ; Water pollution ; Water quality ; Waste management ; Forest management ; Agroforestry ; Environmental legislation ; Environmental impact assessment ; International cooperation ; Poverty ; Population growth ; Public participation ; Women in development ; Capacity building ; Urban development ; Coastal area ; Tourism ; Islands ; Mountains ; Irrigation management / South Asia / Sri Lanka / Maldives / India / Nepal / Pakistan
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.7 G000 WIJ Record No: H046706)
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14 Akter, N.; Azad, A. K.; Gurung, T. R. (Eds.) 2014. Proceedings of the Regional Expert Consultation Meeting on Adaptation to Climate Change Impact on Crop Production in SAARC member countries, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 23-24 November 2013. Dhaka, Bangladesh: SAARC Agriculture Centre (SAC). 309p.
Climate change ; Adaptation ; Impact assessment ; Crop production ; Strategies ; Policy ; Planning ; Models ; Agricultural sector ; Farming systems ; Rain ; Flooding ; Drought ; Salinity ; Sea level ; Legal aspects ; Training ; Investment / South Asia / Bangladesh / Bhutan / India / Nepal / Pakistan / Sri Lanka / Maldives / Afghanistan
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047010)
http://www.saarcagri.org/images/abook_file/climate_change_impact.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047010.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047010.pdf
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15 World Bank. 2020. Managing groundwater for drought resilience in South Asia. [Delivered under the South Asia Water Initiative (SAWI) Regional Cross-Cutting Knowledge, Dialogue, and Cooperation Focus Area]. Washington, DC, USA: World Bank. 91p.
Groundwater management ; Drought ; Resilience ; Climate change ; Water scarcity ; Groundwater recharge ; Groundwater irrigation ; Water governance ; Water policy ; Water institutions ; Groundwater pollution ; Contamination ; Alluvial aquifers ; Hydrogeology ; Water depletion ; Tube wells ; Solar energy ; Legal aspects ; Urban areas ; Communities ; Case studies / South Asia / Afghanistan / Bangladesh / Bhutan / India / Nepal / Pakistan / Sri Lanka / Maldives / Indo-Gangetic Basin / Andhra Pradesh / Gujarat / Uttar Pradesh / Bhuj / Balochistan
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049599)
https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/33332/W19027.pdf?sequence=4&isAllowed=y
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049599.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049599.pdf
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This report presents the findings of a diagnostic study examining pathways and options for strengthening the governance of South Asia’s groundwater resources in the face of climate change and increasing reliance on the resource by dependent communities, particularly during times of drought. This study identifies, analyzes, and recommends management interventions that aid reforms of groundwater governance and, thus, greater sustainability of groundwater; in addition, these management interventions can strengthen drought resilience within the South Asia region. A broad analytical framework and a series of case studies comprise most of the report. These cover a range of policy and management approaches in different hydrogeological and socioeconomic settings with reference to key groundwater challenges. They provide insights and potential solutions, tailored to specific groundwater resources and contextual problems across South Asia.
16 Birendra, K. C.; McIndoe, I.; Schultz, B.; Prasad, K.; Bright, J.; Dark, A.; Pandey, Vishnu Prasad; Chaudhary, A.; Thapa, P. M.; Perera, R.; Dangi, D. R. 2021. Integrated water resource management to address the growing demand for food and water in South Asia. Irrigation and Drainage, 70(4):924-935. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/ird.2590]
Integrated management ; Water resources ; Water management ; Water demand ; Food production ; Institutional development ; Water institutions ; Water policies ; Legislation ; Irrigation management ; Strategies ; Population growth ; Rural urban migration ; Malnutrition ; Land resources ; River basins ; Awareness raising ; Case studies / South Asia / Afghanistan / Bangladesh / Bhutan / India / Maldives / Nepal / Pakistan / Sri Lanka
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050375)
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With the increasing population and accelerated urbanization, demands for water are rising for different sectors around the world, including in South Asia. Integrated water resource management (IWRM) offers a promising potential to address multifaceted water demands. This study therefore aimed to address this issue by (i) reviewing key issues related to water, land, and food in South Asian countries, (ii) exploring the prevalent irrigation management strategies in those countries, and (iii) examining the IWRM situation based on a Nepalese case study, and it proposes some options to support effective implementation of IWRM.
South Asia, the home to 24% of the world's population with only 15% and 7% of the world's arable and permanent crop land and water resources, respectively, is the worst-affected region in the world from undernourishment. Surface irrigation is the dominant irrigation application method in the region, which incurs high water losses due to the lack of flexible water control structures in canal networks. The Nepalese case study revealed a lack of clear institutional arrangements to implement IWRM and disparate and conflicting views about IWRM. Creation and strengthening of basin-level water user organizations, technological improvements, and awareness-raising activities are some potential ways forward to implement IWRM.
South Asia, the home to 24% of the world's population with only 15% and 7% of the world's arable and permanent crop land and water resources, respectively, is the worst-affected region in the world from undernourishment. Surface irrigation is the dominant irrigation application method in the region, which incurs high water losses due to the lack of flexible water control structures in canal networks. The Nepalese case study revealed a lack of clear institutional arrangements to implement IWRM and disparate and conflicting views about IWRM. Creation and strengthening of basin-level water user organizations, technological improvements, and awareness-raising activities are some potential ways forward to implement IWRM.
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