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1 Khan, M.; Lewis, D. J.; Sabri, A. A.; Shahabuddin, M. 1991. NGO interactions with the public sector: The experience of Proshika's livestock and social forestry programme. London, UK: ODI. v, 46p. (ODI. Agricultural Administration (Research and Extension) Network paper 26)
Non-governmental organizations ; Public sector ; Livestock ; Forestry ; Social participation / Bangladesh
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 3180 Record No: H010103)
2 Khan, M.. 1989. Water resources planning based on an evaluation. In IWASRI; UNDP, Evaluation of waterlogging and salinity research in Pakistan. Lahore, Pakistan: IWASRI. 2.4:11p.
Water resources development ; Groundwater management ; Models ; Conjunctive use ; Irrigation water / Pakistan
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.5 G730 IWA Record No: H016422)
3 Nasir, A.; Uchida, K.; Shafiq, M.; Khan, M.. 2002. Monitoring soil erosion in a mountainous watershed under high rainfall zone in Pakistan. Rural and Environmental Engineering, 43:23-30.
Watershed management ; Catchment areas ; Environmental degradation ; Erosion ; Surface runoff ; Measurement ; Rainfall-runoff relationships / Pakistan
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H030370)
4 Lapworth, D. J.; Dochartaigh, B. O.; Nair, T.; O'Keeffe, J.; Krishan, G.; MacDonald, A. M.; Khan, M.; Kelkar, N.; Choudhary, S.; Krishnaswamy, J.; Jackson, C. R. 2021. Characterising groundwater-surface water connectivity in the Lower Gandak Catchment, a barrage regulated biodiversity hotspot in the mid-Gangetic Basin. Journal of Hydrology, 594:125923. (Online first) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.125923]
Groundwater recharge ; Groundwater table ; Water levels ; Surface water ; Catchment areas ; River basins ; Biodiversity ; Ecology ; Salinity ; Irrigation canals ; Discharges ; Water extraction ; Monitoring ; Drinking water ; Alluvial aquifers ; Rain ; Isotope analysis / India / Indo-Gangetic Basin / River Gandak
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050154)
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The alluvial aquifer system of the Indo-Gangetic Basin (IGB) is one of the world’s most important freshwater resources, sustaining humans and river ecosystems. Understanding groundwater recharge processes and connections to meteoric and surface water is necessary for effective water resource management for human and wider ecological requirements. Parts of the mid-Gangetic Basin, across eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, are characterised by stable long-term groundwater levels, high annual rainfall, and limited historical groundwater use compared to parts of Northwest India for example. In this paper we use a combination of environmental tracers and hydrograph observations to characterise sources of recharge and groundwater-surface water interaction using a transect approach across the catchment of the River Gandak, a major barrage-regulated tributary of the River Ganga. Stable isotope results show that the dominant source of groundwater recharge, in the shallow (0–40 m bgl) Holocene and underlying Pleistocene aquifer system (>40 m bgl), is local rainfall. The shallow Holocene aquifer is also supplemented by local recharge from river and canal seepage and irrigation return flow in the upper and mid parts of the catchment. These observations are corroborated by evidence from detailed groundwater hydrographs and salinity observations, indicating localised canal, river and lake connectivity to groundwater. In the middle and lower catchment, river discharge is dominated by groundwater baseflow during the peak dry season when barrage gates are closed, which contributes to ecological flows for endangered river dolphins and gharial crocodiles. Groundwater residence time tracers indicate active modern recharge in the shallow alluvial aquifer system across the catchment. In the shallow Holocene aquifer elevated arsenic (As), iron (Fe), and manganese (Mn) exceeded WHO drinking water guidelines in a minority of sites, and uranium (U) and fluoride (F) concentrations approach but do not exceed the WHO guideline values. These observations varied across the catchment with higher As, Fe and Mn in the upper and mid catchments and higher U in the lower catchment. Groundwater salinity was typically between 500 and 1000 µS/cm, and isolated higher salinity was due to recharge from flood-plain wetlands and lakes impacted by evaporation. At present, the Gandak catchment has relatively high rainfall and low abstraction, which maintains stable groundwater levels and thus baseflow to the river in the dry season. Potential future threats to groundwater resources, and therefore river ecology due to the sensitivity to changes in baseflow in the catchment, would likely be driven by reductions in local monsoon rainfall, changes in water management practices and increased groundwater use.
5 Rathod, Roshan; Kumar, Manish; Mukherji, Aditi; Sikka, Alok; Satapathy, K. K.; Mishra, A.; Goel, S.; Khan, M.. 2021. Resource book on springshed management in the Indian Himalayan Region: guidelines for policy makers and development practitioners. New Delhi, India: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); New Delhi, India: NITI Aayog, Government of India; New Delhi, India: Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). 40p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2021.230]
Water springs ; Water management ; Guidelines ; Best practices ; Policies ; Technology ; Financial analysis ; Funding ; Water security ; Aquifers ; Water budget ; Groundwater recharge ; Monitoring ; Remote sensing ; Geographical information systems ; Impact assessment ; Scaling ; Data management ; Databases ; Hydrogeology ; Discharges ; Payments for ecosystem services ; Water user groups ; Civil society organizations ; Government agencies ; Stakeholders ; Participatory approaches ; Community involvement ; Citizen science ; Capacity development ; Awareness-raising ; Gender equality ; Social inclusion ; Livelihoods ; Villages ; Isotope analysis / India / Himalayan Region
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050807)
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6 Ashraf, I.; Ahmad, S. R.; Ashraf, U.; Khan, M.. 2023. Community perspectives to improve flood management and socio-economic impacts of floods at Central Indus River, Pakistan. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 92:103718. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2023.103718]
Flooding ; Risk management ; Socioeconomic impact ; Stakeholders ; Non-governmental organizations ; Disaster risk reduction ; Policies ; Villages ; Floodplains ; Communities ; Vulnerability / Pakistan / Indus River / Punjab / Sindh
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051913)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221242092300198X/pdfft?md5=9118279990c2ce00fcd51006500c90b0&pid=1-s2.0-S221242092300198X-main.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051913.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051913.pdf
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Pakistan suffers from floods in the main rivers of the Indus River System due to disturbed weather patterns during monsoon and snowmelt. The study aims to identify the community perspectives on the socioeconomic impacts of floods in the Central Indus River (Punjab and Sindh), Pakistan. A questionnaire-based survey was conducted in three major biodiversity hotspot areas: Taunsa Barrage Wildlife Sanctuary, Indus River Dolphin Reserve, and Central Indus Wetlands Complex. The questionnaire identified people's knowledge, practice, and attitude regarding floods in the area. The results were interesting as they depict that the community is fully aware of the causes and impacts of floods and migratory measures. Loss of agricultural land, displacement of the human population, and animal structures were the most common impacts on people. Government departments issued flood warnings in the area to implement flood prevention plans (movement to the safe zone like protection bund). Still, due to lack of information resources, people needed more time to get information which caused significant losses. Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the area played an important role in minimizing the after-effects of floods and rehabilitating the area. This study will help to improve policies for disaster risk reduction.
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