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1 Wade, L. J. 1999. Critical characteristics of rainfed rice environments and implications for rice improvement. In Ito, O.; O'Toole, J.; Hardy, B. (Eds.), Genetic improvement of rice for water-limited environments. Los Baños, Philippines: IRRI. pp.1-10.
Rice ; Rain-fed farming ; Productivity ; Water stress ; Drought ; Ecosystems / South Asia / Southeast Asia
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 633.18 G000 ITO Record No: H026438)
2 Spring, A. (Ed.) 2000. Women farmers and commercial ventures: increasing food security in developing countries. Boulder, CO, USA: Lynne Rienner Publishers. xii, 419p. (Directions in Applied Anthropology: adaptations and innovations)
Women in development ; Gender ; Farmers ; Female labor ; Developing countries ; Marketing ; Pest control ; Food supply ; Food security ; Agricultural economics ; Case studies ; Cotton ; Subsistence farming ; Bananas ; Rice ; Drought / Cameroon / Ecuador / Sudan / Burkina Faso / Philippines / French Polynesia / Nigeria / China / SouthEast Asia / Guatemala / Cameroon / Ghana / Kenya / Chile / Thailand / Caribbean Islands / Surinam / St.Vincent / Andes / Tahiti / Luzon
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 630.88042 G000 SPR Record No: H028015)
3 Waterhouse, D.F. 1994. Biological control of weeds: Southeast Asian prospects. Canberra, Australia: ACIAR. v, 302p.: ill., maps; 25 cm. (ACIAR monograph series; no.26)
(Location: IWMI-SEA Call no: 632.580959 G800 WAT Record No: BKK-95)
4 Groenfeldt, D. 2003. Multi-functional roles of irrigation with special reference to paddy cultivation. In World Water Council. Proceedings of Sessions on “Agriculture, food and water” – The Third World Water Forum (WWF3), 19 and 20 March 2003, Kyoto, Japan. Tokyo, Japan: Japanese Institute of Irrigation and Drainage. pp.71-82.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7 G570 WOR Record No: H033267)
5 Jakeman, A.; Letcher, R.; Saifuk, K.; Ongsomwang, S. 2005. Integrated water resources assessment and management. In Jakeman, A. J.; Letcher, R. A.; Rojanasoonthon, S.; Cuddy, S. (Eds.), Integrating knowledge for river basin management: Progress in Thailand. Canberra, Australia: ACIAR. pp.13-27.
River basins ; Water resource management ; Catchment areas / Southeast Asia / Thailand / Europe / USA / Australia / Africa
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 333.91 G750 JAK Record No: H037727)
6 Tomich, T. P.; Chomitz, K.; Francisco, H.; Izac, A. M. N.; Murdiyarso, D.; Ratner, B. D.; Thomas, D. E.; van Noordwijk, M. 2004. Policy analysis and environmental problems at different scales: Asking the right questions Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 104(1):5-18.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H037579)
7 Trung, J. D.; Van Bortel, W.; Sochantha, T.; Keokenchanh, K.; Briet, Olivier; Coosemans, M. 2005. Behavioural heterogeneity of Anopheles species in ecologically different localities in Southeast Asia: a challenge for vector control. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 10(3):251-262.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 616.9362 G800 TRU Record No: H038127)
8 Sneddon, C.; Fox , C. 2008. River-basin politics and the rise of ecological democracy in Southeast Asia and Southern Africa. Water Alternatives, 1(1): 66-88.
River basin development ; Water governance ; Ecosystems ; Political aspects / Southeast Asia / Southern Africa / Mekong River Basin / Zambezi River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Record No: H041273)
9 Valentin, Christian; Agus, F.; Alamban, R.; Boosaner, A.; Bricquet, J. P.; Chaplot, V.; de Guzman, T.; de Rouw, A.; Janeau, J. L.; Orange, Didier; Phachomphonh, K.; Phai, Do Duy; Podwojewski, P.; Ribolzi, O.; Silvera, N.; Subagyono, K.; Thiebaux, Jean-Pierre; Toan, Tran Duc; Vadari, T. 2008. Runoff and sediment losses from 27 upland catchments in Southeast Asia: impact of rapid land use changes and conservation practices. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 128:225-238.
Runoff ; Sedimentation ; Catchment areas ; Land use ; Erosion ; Upland rice ; Maize ; Cassava ; Shifting cultivation ; Farming systems ; Soil conservation ; Sloping land / Southeast Asia / Indonesia / Laos / Philippines / Thailand / Vietnam
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.45 G800 VAL Record No: H041507)
10 Molle, Francois; Foran, T.; Kakonen, M. (Eds.) 2009. Contested waterscapes in the Mekong Region: hydropower, livelihoods and governance. London, UK: Earthscan. 426p.
Water resources development ; Hydroelectric schemes ; Dams ; River basins ; History ; Wetlands ; Models ; Fisheries ; Case studies ; Economic aspects ; Political aspects ; Decision making ; Environmental effects ; Downstream ; Irrigation programs ; Irrigation schemes ; Flood control ; Water governance / Southeast Asia / Cambodia / China / Laos / Burma / Myanmar / Thailand / Vietnam / Mekong Region / Kamchay Dam / Pak Mun Dam / Nam Theun Project / Salween River / Nam Songkhram Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G800 MOL Record No: H042351)
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11 Molle, Francois; Foran, T.; Floch, P. 2009. Introduction: changing waterscapes in the Mekong Region: historical background and context. In Molle, Francois; Foran, T.; Kakonen, M. (Eds.). Contested waterscapes in the Mekong Region: hydropower, livelihoods and governance. London, UK: Earthscan. pp.1-19.
River basins ; Governance ; History ; Water resources development / Southeast Asia / Vietnam / Thailand / Laos / Cambodia / Mekong Region
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G800 MOL Record No: H042352)
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12 Lacombe, Guillaume; Pierret, Alain; Hoanh, Chu Thai; Sengtaheuanghoung, O.; Noble, Andrew. 2010. Conflict, migration and land-cover changes in Indochina: a hydrological assessment. Ecohydrology, 3(4):382–391.
Hydrology ; River basins ; Land cover ; Forests ; Evapotranspiration ; Rainfall-runoff relationships ; Time series analysis ; Models / Southeast Asia / Laos / Myanmar / Thailand / Vietnam / Mekong River Basin / Indochina
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H043213)
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The Indochinese section of the Mekong Basin has been subjected to major environmental disturbances over the last half century. The Vietnam War is invoked as a central explanation for the extensive deforestation in specific areas while conflictinduced exoduses caused the abandonment of cultivated lands, followed by forest regeneration. Although the socio-economical consequences of these episodes have been analysed, their hydrological impacts remain unknown. This paper investigates hydrological changes in two catchments of the lower Mekong Basin that were either heavily bombed (in southern Laos) or depopulated (in northern Laos). This analysis is based on the widely and independently recognized fact that vegetation, via evapotranspiration, is a central driver of basin water yield. The analysis of the most complete Vietnam War air mission database and of available hydro-meteorological data over the period 1960–2004 reveals a sharp runoff increase in the southern catchment when bombing climaxed in the early 1970s while no hydrological change is observed in the northern catchment over the same period. From 1995 onwards, the northern and southern catchment’s runoff productions are significantly lower and higher than in the pre-war conditions, respectively. Although causalities could not be ascertained because of data limitations, these short- and long-term hydrological shifts were found to be consistent, in terms of occurrence, spatial distribution and magnitude, with the expected changes in the vegetation cover, either denser in the north (in response to abandonment of cultivated lands) or sparser in the south (as a result of bomb-induced deforestation and soil degradations).
13 Jouquet, Pascal; Bloquel, E.; Doan Thu, Thuy; Ricoy, M.; Orange, Didier; Rumpel, C.; Toan, Tran Duc. 2011. Do compost and vermicompost improve macronutrient retention and plant growth in degraded tropical soils? Compost Science and Utilization, 19(1):15-24.
Composts ; Vermicomposting ; Primary nutrients ; Tropical soils ; Soil degradation ; Soil fertility ; Acrisols ; Water pollution ; Plant growth / Southeast Asia / Vietnam / Dong Cao Village
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H043675)
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14 Huu Ti, L.; Facon, T. 2004. From vision to action: a synthesis of experiences in least-developed countries in Southeast Asia. Bangkok, Thailand: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific; Bangkok, Thailand: United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). 123p. (RAP Publication 2004/32)
Water management ; Water resources development ; Developing countries ; River basin management ; Institutions ; Governmental organizations ; Agriculture ; Economic development ; Income ; Water policy ; Poverty ; Water power ; Groundwater ; Irrigation water ; Rural development / Southeast Asia / Laos / Myanmar / Mekong River
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 HUU Record No: H043893)
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15 Amarasinghe, Upali A.; Damen, B.; Eriyagama, Nishadi; Soda, W.; Smakhtin, Vladimir. 2011. Impacts of rising biofuel demand on local water resources: case studies in Thailand and Malaysia. [Report of the IWMI-FAO Bioenergy in Asia and the Pacific Project]. Bangkok, Thailand: FAO. 35p.
Bioenergy ; Biofuels ; Water resources ; Water depletion ; Water use ; Water quality ; Wastewater ; Water storage ; Case studies ; Crop production ; Sugarcane ; Cassava ; Ethanol ; Palm oils ; Biodiesel ; Policy ; Irrigation / Southeast Asia / Thailand / Malaysia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H044393)
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16 Johnston, Robyn; Hoanh, Chu Thai; Lacombe, Guillaume; Lefroy, R.; Pavelic, Paul; Fry, Carolyn. 2012. Managing water in rainfed agriculture in the Greater Mekong Subregion. Final report prepared by IWMI for Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida). Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Stockholm, Sweden: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida). 100p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2012.201]
Water management ; Agroecology ; Environment ; Rainfed farming ; Irrigated farming ; Farming systems ; Crop production ; Agricultural production ; Yields ; Poverty ; Climate change ; Drought ; Floodplains ; Rain ; Mapping ; Case studies ; Reservoirs ; Deltas ; Groundwater ; Farm ponds ; Water storage ; Rivers ; Lowland ; Highlands ; Plains ; Landscape ; Coastal area ; Urban areas ; Aquifers / Southeast Asia / Cambodia / Laos / Myanmar / Thailand / Vietnam / Greater Mekong Subregion
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H044646)
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17 Lacombe, Guillaume; Hoanh, Chu Thai; Smakhtin, Vladimir. 2012. Multi-year variability or unidirectional trends?: mapping long-term precipitation and temperature changes in continental Southeast Asia using PRECIS regional climate model. Climatic Change, 113(2):285-299. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-011-0359-3]
Climate change ; Temperature ; Precipitation ; Models ; River basins ; Rain / Southeast Asia / Mekong River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H044657)
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The subject of change detection in climate time series has recently received greater interest as the perception of a human-induced change in the climate is now widely accepted. However, changes in regional precipitation and temperature remain uncertain. This study characterizes projected fine-scale changes in precipitation and temperature in continental Southeast Asia over the period 1960–2049. Twenty four annual variables were derived from grid-based daily precipitation and temperature produced by the PRECIS regional climate model under A2 and B2 scenarios. These time series, capturing precipitation intensities (classified as low, medium and high), seasonality and extremes in precipitation and temperature, were subjected to the modified Mann-Kendall trend detection test accounting for long-term persistence. The results indicate that temperature increases over the whole region with steeper trends in higher latitudes. Increases in annual precipitation, mainly restricted to Myanmar and the Gulf of Thailand, result from increases in high precipitation during the wet season. Decreases are observed mainly over the sea and caused by a reduction of low precipitation. Changes in the occurrence of the monsoon affect the low-latitude sea areas only. By showing that significant precipitation change are minor over land areas, these results challenge most of the previous studies that suggested significant precipitation changes over Southeast Asia, often mixing up multi-decadal variability and long-term unidirectional trends. Significant changes in precipitation and temperature may induce higher agricultural yields as steepest temperature and precipitation increases will predominantly affect the coldest and driest land areas of the region.
18 Lacombe, Guillaume. 2011. Early warning systems and monitoring tools for agricultural adaptations to climate change. [Abstract only]. Paper presented at the Workshop on Climate Change and its Impact on Agriculture, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 13-16 December 2011. 1p.
Early warning systems ; Natural disasters ; Monitoring ; Adaptation ; Climate change / Southeast Asia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H044666)
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In Southeast Asia, agricultural production is highly constraint by climate cycles typically characterized by the regular alternation of the wet and dry seasons, and by unpredictable droughts or rain storms. For hundreds of decades, farmers have adapted to these climate vagaries by growing various cultivars, mainly during the rainy season, with different cropping calendars, thus limiting the risk of total agricultural losses in the case of extreme events. In response to increased population and food demand, cropped land and inhabited zones are expanding to flood- and drought prone areas, resulting in higher frequency of flood and drought related damages. Climate change may magnify the severity of agricultural losses with more contrasted seasons and more extreme climate events (longest droughts and flashier floods). Communities living in flood and drought prone areas are generally the poorest and therefore the most vulnerable to natural disasters. Reducing the vulnerability of these people to the negative impacts of floods and droughts should improve their standard of living and assist them to climb out of poverty. One solution consists in forecasting and characterizing extreme climate events through the use of “early warning systems” and “monitoring tools”, giving time for the population to take appropriate actions in order to minimize damages and possible casualties. The Flood Management and Mitigation Center of the Mekong River Commission is a good example of successful early warning system although some improvements, especially at the action/local levels are required. The monitoring of droughts and the prevention of their negative effects on agricultural yields is more difficult to implement as droughts are occurring at large spatial scales, affecting the society as a whole. However, recent progresses in remote sensing technologies and telecommunication systems are promising at the conditions that institutional and management supports strengthen, especially when trans-boundary coordination is required.
19 Pierret, A.; de Rouw, A.; Chaplot, V.; Valentin, C.; Noble, Andrew; Suhardiman, Diana; Drechsel, Pay. 2011. Reshaping upland farming policies to support nature and livelihoods: lessons from soil erosion in Southeast Asia with emphasis on Lao PDR. [Report of the Management of Soil Erosion Consortium (MSEC) Project]. Marseille, France: Institut de Recherche pour le Developpment (IRD); Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 40p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2011.213]
Upland areas ; Farming systems ; Shifting cultivation ; Agricultural policy ; Erosion ; Soil conservation ; Tillage ; Land use ; Site ; Monitoring ; Catchment areas ; Surface runoff ; Riparian zones ; Water management ; Vegetation ; Rain / Southeast Asia / Laos
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H044693)
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20 Wirojanagud, W.; Inthong, P. 2008. Trans-boundary water quality in the Mekong River. Water 21, June: 59-60.
International waters ; Water quality ; Rivers ; Erosion / Southeast Asia / China / Myanmar / Laos / Thailand / Cambodia / Vietnam / South China / Mekong River
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H044724)
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