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1 Rasul, G.; Thapa, G. B. 2004. Sustainability of ecological and conventional agricultural systems in Bangladesh: An assessment based on environmental, economic and social perspectives. Agricultural Systems, 79:327-351.
Sustainable agriculture ; Environmental sustainability ; Ecology ; Cropping systems ; Fertilizers ; Pesticide residues ; Economic aspects ; Food security / Bangladesh
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 7313 Record No: H036845)
2 Shah, Tushaar; Pradhan, P.; Rasul, G.. 2016. Water challenges of the Ganges Basin: an agenda for accelerated reform. In Bharati, Luna; Sharma, Bharat R.; Smakhtin, Vladimir (Eds.). The Ganges River Basin: status and challenges in water, environment and livelihoods. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.304-320. (Earthscan Series on Major River Basins of the World)
River basin management ; Institutional reform ; Water resources ; Groundwater irrigation ; Aquifers ; Water storage ; Water supply ; Tube wells ; Water market ; Economic aspects ; International cooperation ; State intervention ; Irrigation systems ; Solar energy ; Performance evaluation ; Sanitation ; Farmers / India / Nepal / Bangladesh / Ganges River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H047820)
3 Hussain, A.; Rasul, G.; Mahapatra, B.; Tuladhar, S. 2016. Household food security in the face of climate change in the Hindu-Kush Himalayan region. Food Security, 8(5):921-937. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-016-0607-5]
Climate change adaptation ; Household food security ; Food consumption ; Farming systems ; Agricultural production ; Cash crops ; Livestock ; Income ; Environmental effects ; Flooding ; Landslides ; Temperature ; Drought ; Rain ; Socioeconomic environment ; Living standards ; Migration ; Mountains ; River basins / India / Nepal / Pakistan / China / Hindu-Kush Himalayan Region / Upper Indus Basin / Koshi Basin / Eastern Brahmaputra Basin / Salween Basin / Mekong Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047993)
http://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2Fs12571-016-0607-5.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047993.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047993.pdf
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This study attempts to understand local people’s perceptions of climate change, its impacts on agriculture and household food security, and local adaptation strategies in the Hindu-Kush Himalayan (HKH) region, using data from 8083 households (HHs) from four river sub-basins (SBs), i.e. Upper Indus (Pakistan), Eastern Brahmaputra (India), Koshi (Nepal) and Salween and Mekong (China). The majority of households in SBs, in recent years, have perceived that there have been more frequent incidences of floods, landslides, droughts, livestock diseases and crop pests, and have attributed these to climate change. These changes have led to low agricultural production and income, particularly in Eastern Brahmaputra (EB) where a substantial proportion of HHs reported a decline in the production of almost all staple and cash crops, resulting in very low farm income. Consequently, households’ dependency on external food items supplied from plain areas has increased, particularly in the Upper Indus (UI) and EB. After hazards, households face transitory food insecurity owing to damage to their local food systems and livelihood sources, and constrained food supply from other areas. To cope with these, HHs in SBs make changes in their farming practices and livestock management. In EB, 11 % of HHs took on new off-farm activities within the SB and in SM, 23 % of HHs chose out-migration as an adaptation strategy. Lastly, the study proposes policy instruments for attaining sustainable food security, based on agro-ecological potential and opportunities for increasing agricultural resilience and diversity of livelihoods.
4 Najmuddin, O.; Rasul, G.; Hussain, A.; Molden, D.; Wahid, S.; Debnath, B. 2018. Low water productivity for rice in Bihar, India - a critical Analysis. Water, 10(8):1-17. [doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/w10081082]
Water productivity ; Agricultural production ; Rice ; Water use ; Irrigation water ; Crop yield ; Groundwater ; Temperature ; Rain ; Socioeconomic environment ; Econometric models ; River basins / India / Bihar / Koshi River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048888)
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Rice is the most important crop for food security and livelihoods of the rural population in Bihar, India. In spite of good soil and water resources, rice water productivity (WP) is very low in Bihar. Trends in WP and key factors influencing WP over 20 years (1991–2010) in 11 Bihar districts were analysed using panel data to help elucidate reasons for low WP values. The annual average rice yield of 938 kg/ha, WP of 0.22 kg/m3 , and marginal physical productivity (MPP) of 249 g/m3 are very low in Bihar compared to both the national average for India and other rice growing areas in the world. Rice WP and MPP were higher for the garma (dry) season than for the kharif (monsoon) season. Temporal analysis showed that WP was slowly declining in most districts, while spatial analysis showed a significant variation in WP across the districts. Regression analysis showed that the availability of irrigation facilities, occurrence of flood and drought, and cropping intensity had significant influence on rice WP. Causes for temporal and spatial changes in WP are highlighted and actions to improve rice WP in Bihar are suggested.
5 Beekma, J.; Bird, J.; Mersha, A. N.; Reinhard, S.; Prathapar, S. A.; Rasul, G.; Richey, J.; Van Campen, J.; Ragab, R.; Perry, C.; Mohtar, R.; Tollefson, L.; Tian, F. 2021. Enabling policy environment for water, food and energy security. Irrigation and Drainage, 18p. (Online first) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/ird.2560]
Water security ; Food security ; Energy consumption ; Nexus ; Policies ; Water supply ; Water productivity ; Groundwater ; Water use ; Agriculture ; Greenhouses ; Solar energy ; Technology ; Innovation ; Socioeconomic development ; Sustainable development ; Governance ; Markets ; Models
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050156)
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The complexity of water, food and energy security is analysed from the perspectives of (i) water and food and (ii) water and energy and their interconnectivity and focuses ultimately on water as a primary input into processes, the entry point for participants of the Third World Irrigation Forum.
The paper provides an overview of trends in water, food and energy security, highlights the interconnectivity between the various elements and introduces the water–food–energy nexus as a tool for improving productivity and sector policies, avoiding unintended consequences on other sectors. Invariably, there will be trade-offs and the challenge is to find combinations of measures that have a net positive outcome. In order to quantify security in the three elements and the trade-offs between them, emerging modelling approaches for the nexus are discussed.
Sub-theme 3 of the forum focuses on productivity and technology interventions1 and sub-theme 2 on stakeholder interaction. The combination of modelling, technology innovations and stakeholder participation in a water–food–energy nexus approach leads to better understanding of linkages and more robust policies and is used to derive recommendations for an enabling policy environment.
The paper provides an overview of trends in water, food and energy security, highlights the interconnectivity between the various elements and introduces the water–food–energy nexus as a tool for improving productivity and sector policies, avoiding unintended consequences on other sectors. Invariably, there will be trade-offs and the challenge is to find combinations of measures that have a net positive outcome. In order to quantify security in the three elements and the trade-offs between them, emerging modelling approaches for the nexus are discussed.
Sub-theme 3 of the forum focuses on productivity and technology interventions1 and sub-theme 2 on stakeholder interaction. The combination of modelling, technology innovations and stakeholder participation in a water–food–energy nexus approach leads to better understanding of linkages and more robust policies and is used to derive recommendations for an enabling policy environment.
6 Daron, J.; Soares, M. B.; Janes, T.; Colledge, F.; Srinivasan, G.; Agarwal, A.; Hewitt, C.; Richardson, K.; Nepal, Santosh; Shrestha, M. S.; Rasul, G.; Suckall, N.; Harrison, B.; Oakes, R. L.; Corbelli, D. 2022. Advancing climate services in South Asia. Climate Services, 26:100295. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cliser.2022.100295]
Climate services ; Partnerships ; Knowledge sharing ; Capacity development ; Climate change ; Risk reduction ; Weather forecasting ; Resilience ; Collaboration ; Development programmes ; Institutional development ; Stakeholders ; Decision making ; Investment ; Sustainability ; Socioeconomic aspects ; Coastal climate ; Sea level ; Hydropower / South Asia / Afghanistan / Bangladesh / Nepal / Pakistan
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051038)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405880722000139/pdfft?md5=31e69906f8e577f7ab197b3caec5eea2&pid=1-s2.0-S2405880722000139-main.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051038.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051038.pdf
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Many communities in South Asia are highly exposed and vulnerable to weather and climate hazards, and climate services play an important role in managing present and future climate risks. Here we take stock of ongoing climate service activities under the Asia Regional Resilience to a Changing Climate (ARRCC) Met Office Partnership programme. ARRCC aims to strengthen climate resilience in South Asia through co-producing weather and climate services, building institutional capacities, and enhancing coordination across the region and in focal countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan. We identify what is working well and challenges that remain in the provision and uptake of climate services, focusing on examples of applying seasonal forecasts, sea-level rise projections, and extreme rainfall information for hydropower decisions. We demonstrate the value of building equitable and sustainable partnerships, enhancing knowledge sharing, strengthening evaluation, and approaches that combine model information within a decision-centred framework. Based on experiences in ARRCC, we find that climate information alone is often insufficient to meet decision-maker needs, and discuss the role for new climate impact services that integrate climate information with knowledge and tools on climate impacts and vulnerabilities.
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