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1 Krishnan, R.; Bhadwal, S.; Javed, A.; Singhal, S.; Sreekesh, S. 2003. Water stress in Indian villages. Economic and Political Weekly, 38(37):3879-3884.
Water stress ; Water shortage ; Groundwater ; Salinity ; Households ; Domestic water ; Villages ; Water quality ; Rural women ; Water availability ; Surveys ; Water quality ; Water supply ; Public health ; Social aspects / India / Amarapura / Bikaner / Solan District / Raichur
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 6521 Record No: H032772)
2 Krishnan, R.; Bhadwal, S.; Javed, A.; Singhal, S.; Sreekesh, S. 2004. Vulnerability to water-related stress: Case studies in rural India. 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.87-93.
Water stress ; Villages ; Households ; Social aspects ; Domestic water ; Women ; Case studies / India
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 HER Record No: H039502)
3 Moors, E. J.; Groot, A.; van Scheltinga, C. T.; Siderius, C.; Stoffel, M; Huggel, C.; Wiltshire, A.; Mathison, C.; Ridley, J.; Jacob, D.; Kumar, P.; Bhadwal, S.; Gosain, A.; Collins, D. N. 2011. Adaptation to changing water resources in the Ganges basin northern India. Environmental Science and Policy, 14:758-769.
Water resources ; Water demand ; Climate change ; Adaptation ; Water availability ; River basins ; Glaciers ; Runoff ; Lowland / India / Ganges basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H045015)
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An ensemble of regional climate model (RCM) runs from the EU HighNoon project are used to project future air temperatures and precipitation on a 25 km grid for the Ganges basin in northern India, with a view to assessing impact of climate change on water resources and determining what multi-sector adaptation measures and policies might be adopted at different spatial scales. The RCM results suggest an increase in mean annual temperature, averaged over the Ganges basin, in the range 1–4 8C over the period from 2000 to 2050, using the SRES A1B forcing scenario. Projections of precipitation indicate that natural variability dominates the climate change signal and there is considerable uncertainty concerning change in regional annual mean precipitation by 2050. The RCMs do suggest an increase in annual mean precipitation in this region to 2050, but lack significant trend. Glaciers in headwater tributary basins of the Ganges appear to be continuing to decline but it is not clear whether meltwater runoff continues to increase. The predicted changes in precipitation and temperature will probably not lead to significant increase in water availability to 2050, but the timing of runoff from snowmelt will likely occur earlier in spring and summer. Water availability is subject to decadal variability, with much uncertainty in the contribution from climate change. Although global social-economic scenarios show trends to urbanization, locally these trends are less evident and in some districts rural population is increasing. Falling groundwater levels in the Ganges plain may prevent expansion of irrigated areas for food supply.
4 Maharjan, A.; Tuladhar, S.; Hussain, A.; Mishra, A.; Bhadwal, S.; Ishaq, S.; Saeed, B, A.; Sachdeva, I; Ahmad, B.; Ferdous, J.; Hassan, S. M. T. 2021. Can labour migration help households adapt to climate change? evidence from four river basins in South Asia. Climate and Development, 17p. (Online first) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/17565529.2020.1867044]
Migrant labour ; Climate change adaptation ; Households ; River basins ; Vulnerability ; Agricultural sector ; Livestock ; Water supply ; Livelihood diversification ; Remittances ; Stakeholders / South Asia / India / Nepal / Bangladesh / Pakistan / Hindu Kush Himalayan Region / Gandaki River Basin / Indus River Basin / Upper Ganga River Basin / Teesta River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050232)
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The study focuses on four river basins, Gandaki, Indus, Upper Ganga and Teesta, in the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region in South Asia. The region is considered one of the more environmentally vulnerable areas in the world due to recurrent natural hazards that can be exacerbated by future climate change. The dependence of the population on natural resources based livelihoods makes the region particularly vulnerable to adverse climate change impacts. Labour migration can help household adaptation, particularly when it incurs significant cash investment. The paper analyses the determinants of household adaptation, including migration, in three sectors, namely, agriculture, livestock, and water. It shows that household adaptation to the negative effects of climate change was very poor in the region, with less than a third of the households undertaking adaptation measures. While labour migration showed a positive influence on household adaptation, it was statistically significant only in agriculture. Nevertheless, migration influenced household adaptation indirectly through livelihood diversification, access to services provide of external stakeholders, and changes in household composition. The study identified location, access to climate information, and services provided by external stakeholders as important factors in household adaptation to climate change.
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