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2021

Joint forest management in India: a game theoretic analysis of its evolution and reasons behind poor performance

Saha, D.; Taron, Avinandan

Conservation agriculture: towards managing the water-energy-food nexus in India

Alok Sikka

Stakeholders interest and influence and their interactions in managing natural resources in Lake Hawassa Catchment, Ethiopia

Mekuria, Wolde; Haileslassie, Amare; Tengberg, A.; Zazu, C.

Coupling remote sensing and hydrological model for evaluating the impacts of climate change on streamflow in data-scarce environment

Akhtar, F.; Awan, Usman Khalid; Borgemeister, C.; Tischbein, B.

Heat units-based potential yield assessment for cotton production in Uzbekistan

Montanaro, G.; Nangia, V.; Gowda, P.; Mukhamedjanov, S.; Mukhamedjanov, A.; Haddad, M.; Yuldashev, Tulkun; Wu, W.

Investigating effects of deficit irrigation levels and fertilizer rates on water use efficiency and productivity based on field observations and modeling approaches

Shoukat, M. R.; Shafeeque, Muhammad; Sarwar, A.; Mehmood, K.; Cheema, M. J. M.

Human arsenic exposure risk via crop consumption and global trade from groundwater-irrigated areas

Alam, Mohammad Faiz; Villholth, Karen G.; Podgorski, J.

Effects of long-term land use and land cover changes on ecosystem service values: an example from the Central Rift Valley, Ethiopia

Mekuria, Wolde; Diyasa, M.; Tengberg, A.; Haileslassie, Amare

Satellite-based meteorological and agricultural drought monitoring for agricultural sustainability in Sri Lanka

Alahacoon, Niranga; Edirisinghe, M.; Ranagalage, M.

Taking inventory of natural resource indicators within the Sustainable Development Goals

Chris Dickens

Informing equitable water and food policies through accurate spatial information on irrigated areas in smallholder farming systems

Magidi, J.; van Koppen, Barbara; Nhamo, L.; Mpandeli, S.; Slotow, R.; Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe

Increased antimicrobial use during COVID-19: the risk of advancing the threat of antimicrobial resistance

Jampani, Mahesh; Chandy, S. J.

Implications of water abstraction on the interconnected Central Rift Valley Lakes Sub-Basin of Ethiopia using WEAP

Goshime, D. W.; Haile, Alemseged Tamiru; Rientjes, T.; Absi, R.; Ledesert, B.; Siegfried, T.

Impact of natural and anthropogenic stresses on surface and groundwater supply sources of the Upper Awash Sub-Basin, Central Ethiopia

Birhanu, B.; Kebede, S.; Charles, K.; Taye, Meron Teferi; Atlaw, A.; Birhane, M.

Natural and anthropogenic sources of salinity in the Awash River and Lake Beseka (Ethiopia): modelling impacts of climate change and lake-river interactions

Jin, L.; Whitehead, P.G.; Bussi, G.; Hirpa, F.; Taye, Meron Teferi; Abebe, Y.; Charles, K.

Phosphorus export from two contrasting rural watersheds in the (sub) humid Ethiopian highlands

Sishu, F. K.; Bekele, A. M.; Schmitter, Petra S.; Tilahun, Seifu A.; Steenhuis, T. S.

Water level status of Indian reservoirs: a synoptic view from altimeter observations

Thakur, P. K.; Garg, V.; Kalura, P.; Agrawal, B.; Sharma, V.; Mohapatra, M.; Kalia, M.; Aggarwal, S.P.; Calmant, S.; Ghosh, Surajit; Dhote, P. R.; Sharma, R.; Chauhan, P.

Karnataka’s ‘Surya Raitha’ experiment: lessons for PM–KUSUM

Durga, N.; Shah, Tushaar; Verma, Shilp; Manjunatha, A.v

Revisiting the levels of aerosol optical depth in South-Southeast Asia, Europe and USA amid the COVID-19 pandemic using satellite observations

Acharya, P.; Barik, G.; Gayen, B. K.; Bar, S.; Maiti, A.; Sarkar, A.; Ghosh, Surajit; De, S.K.; Sreekesh, S.

Assessment of sal (Shorea robusta) forest phenology and its response to climatic variables in India

Nandy, S.; Ghosh, Surajit; Singh, S.

Compost quality and markets are pivotal for sustainability in circular food-nutrient systems: a case study of Sri Lanka

Roy, E. D.; Esham, M.; Jayathilake, Nilanthi; Otoo, M.; Koliba, C.; Wijethunga, I. B.; Fein-Cole, M. J.

Effect of irrigation water withdrawal on the hydrology of the Lake Tana sub-basin

Taye, Meron Teferi; Haile, Alemseged Tamiru; Fekadu, A. G.; Nakawuka, P.

Establishing the foundation for the global observing system for marine life

Satterthwaite, E. V.; Bax, N. J.; Miloslavich, P.; Ratnarajah, L.; Canonico, G.; Dunn, D.; Simmons, S. E.; Carini, R. J.; Evans, K.; Allain, V.; Appeltans, W.; Batten, S.; Benedetti-Cecchi, L.; Bernard, A. T. F.; Bristol, S.; Benson, A.; Buttigieg, Pier Luigi; Gerhardinger, L. C.; Chiba, S.; Davies, T. E.; Duffy, J. E.; Giron-Nava, A.; Hsu, A. J.; Kraberg, A. C.; Kudela, R. M.; Lear, D.; Montes, E.; Muller-Karger, F. E.; O’Brien, T. D.; Obura, D.; Provoost, P.; Pruckner, S.; Rebelo, Lisa-Maria; Selig, E. R.; Kjesbu, O. S.; Starger, C.; Stuart-Smith, R. D.; Vierros, M.; Waller, J.; Weatherdon, L. V.; Wellman, T. P.; Zivian, A.

Geospatial assessment of flood-tolerant rice varieties to guide climate adaptation strategies in India

Koppa, Nisha; Amarnath, Giriraj

A review on occurrence of emerging pollutants in waters of the MENA region

Haddaoui, I.; Mateo-Sagasta, Javier

Examining migration governance: evidence of rising insecurities due to COVID-19 in China, Ethiopia, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Morocco, Nepal and Thailand

Murzakulova, A.; Dessalegn, Mengistu; Phalkey, N.

Farmers’ willingness to pay for alternative resource management practices in the Bale Eco-Region, Ethiopia: an application of choice experiment

Kefale, T.; Hagos, Fitsum; Rooijen, Daniel van; Haileslassie, Amare

Quantifying cooperation benefits for new dams in transboundary water systems without formal operating rules

Gonzalez, J. M.; Matrosov, E. S.; Obuobie, E.; Mul, M.; Pettinotti, L.; Gebrechorkos, S. H.; Sheffield, J.; Bottacin-Busolin, A.; Dalton, J.; Smith, Mark; Harou, Julien J.

Streamflow variability and its linkage to ENSO events in the Ethiopian Rift Valley Lakes Basin

Worako, A. W.; Haile, Alemseged Tamiru; Taye, Meron Teferi

Impact of water resource development plan on water abstraction and water balance of Lake Ziway, Ethiopia

Goshime, D. W.; Haile, Alemseged Tamiru; Absi, R.; Ledesert, B.

Vulnerability of community to climate stress: an indicator-based investigation of Upper Gana Watershed in Omo Gibe Basin in Ethiopia

Tessema, K. B.; Haile, Alemseged Tamiru; Nakawuka, P.

Seasonal effect on the accuracy of land use/land cover classification in the Bilate Sub-basin, Abaya-Chamo Basin, Rift Valley Lakes Basin of Ethiopia

Yimer, A. K.; Haile, Alemseged Tamiru; Hatiye, S. D.; Azeref, A. G.

Impact of sustainable land management on vegetation cover using remote sensing in Magera micro Watershed, Omo Gibe Basin, Ethiopia

Assefa, A.; Haile, Alemseged Tamiru; Dhanya, C. T.; Walker, D. W.; Gowing, J.; Parkin, G.

A new conceptual framework for integrating earth observation in large-scale wetland management in East Africa

Steinbach, S.; Cornish, N.; Franke, J.; Hentze, K.; Strauch, A.; Thonfeld, F.; Zwart, Sander J.; Nelson, A.

Pathogen and heavy metal contamination in urban agroecosystems of northern Ghana: influence of biochar application and wastewater irrigation

Asirifi, I.; Kaetzl, K.; Werner, S.; Saba, C. K. S.; Abagale, F. K.; Amoah, Philip; Marschner, B.

The influence of groundwater abstraction on interpreting climate controls and extreme recharge events from well hydrographs in semi-arid South Africa

Sorensen, J. P. R.; Davies, J.; Ebrahim, Girma Yimer; Lindle, J.; Marchant, B. P.; Ascott, M. J.; Bloomfield, J.P.; Cuthbert, M. O.; Holland, M.; Jensen, K.H.; Shamsudduha, M.; Villholth, Karen G.; MacDonald, A. M.; Taylor, R. G.

Unpacking future climate extremes and their sectoral implications in western Nepal

Chapagain, D.; Dhaubanjar, Sanita; Bharati, Luna

Characterizing shallow groundwater in hillslope aquifers using isotopic signatures: a case study in the Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia

Setargie, T. A.; Tilahun, Seifu A.; Schmitter, Petra S.; Moges, M. A.; Gurmessa, S.K.; Tsunekawa, A.; Tsubo, M.; Berihun, Mulatu L.; Fenta, A. A.; Haregeweyn, Nigussie

A green-gray path to global water security and sustainable infrastructure

Vorosmarty, C.J.; Stewart-Koster, B.; Green, P. A.; Boone, E. L.; Florke, M.; Fischer, Gundula; Wiberg, David A.; Bunn, S. E.; Bhaduri, A.; McIntyre, P. B.; Sadoff, C.; Liu, H.; Stifel, David

The nature of our mistakes, from promise to practice: water stewardship for sustainable hydropower in Sub-Saharan Africa

O'Brien, G.C.; Mor, C.; Buhl-Nielsen, E.; Dickens, Christopher W. S.; Olivier, A.-L.; Cullis, J.; Shrestha, P.; Pitts, H.; Baleta, H.; Rea, D.

Analysis of smallholders’ livelihood vulnerability to drought across agroecology and farm typology in the Upper Awash Sub-Basin, Ethiopia

Maru, H.; Haileslassie, Amare; Zeleke, T.; Esayas, B.

Towards good e-flows practices in the small-scale hydropower sector in Uganda

O'Brien, G.C.; Dickens, Chris W. S.; Mor, C.; England, M. I.

Scalar politics, power struggles and institutional emergence in Daw Lar Lake, Myanmar

Suhardiman, Diana; Scurrah, N.; Ayemyaing, N.

Investment in resilient food systems in the most vulnerable and fragile regions is critical

Queiroz, C.; Norström, Albert V.; Downing, A.; Harmackova, Z. V.; Coning, C. de; Adams, V.; Bakarr, M.; Baedeker, T.; Chitate, A.; Gaffney, O.; Gordon, L.; Hainzelin, E.; Howlett, D.; Krampe, F.; Loboguerrero Rodriguez, Ana María; Nel, D.; Okollet, C.; Rebermark, M.; Rockström, Johan; Smith, Mark; Wabbes-Candotti, S.; Matthews, N.

Routing field channels through a tertiary unit with heterogeneous fields

Anwar, Arif A.; Bhatti, Muhammad Tousif

Institutional bricolage and the (re)shaping of communal land tenure arrangements: two contrasting cases in upland and lowland northeastern Laos

Suhardiman, Diana; Scurrah, N.

Water balance component analysis of a spring catchment of western Nepal

KC, Jibesh; Dhaubanjar, S.; Pandey, Vishnu P.; Subedi, R.

Ramsar Convention and the wise use of wetlands: rethinking inclusion

Joshi, Deepa; Gallant, Bryce; Hakhu, Arunima; de Silva, Sanjiv; McDougall, C.; Dubois, Mark; Arulingam, Indika

The impact of large and small dams on malaria transmission in four basins in Africa

Kibret, S.; McCartney, Matthew P.; Lautze, Jonathan F.; Nhamo, Luxon; Yan, G.

Unpacking wastewater reuse arrangements through a new framework: insights from the analysis of Egypt

Tawfik, Mohamed Hassan; Hoogesteger, J.; Elmahdi, Amgad; Hellegers, Petra J.G.J.

Restoration for whom, by whom? A feminist political ecology of restoration

Elias, Marlène; Joshi, Deepa; Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.

Moving beyond intermediation: how intermediary organizations shape collaboration dynamics in entrepreneurial ecosystems

Hernández Chea, R.; Mahdad, M.; Minh, Thai Thi; Hjortso, C. N.

Towards poor-centred value chain for sustainable development: a conceptual framework

Minh, Thai Thi; Osei-Amponsah, Charity

Diamonds on the soles of their feet: groundwater monitoring in the Hout Catchment, South Africa

Goldin, J.; Mokomela, R.; Kanyerere, T.; Villholth, Karen G.

Satellite rainfall products outperform ground observations for landslide prediction in India

Brunetti, M. T.; Melillo, M.; Gariano, S. L.; Ciabatta, L.; Brocca, L.; Amarnath, Giriraj; Peruccacci, S.

(Re)constructing state power and livelihoods through the Laos-China railway project

Suhardiman, Diana; DiCarlo, J.; Keovilignavong, Oulavanh; Rigg, J.; Nicol, Alan

Crops and farmers’ response to application of fecal sludge derived - Fortifer™ in different agro-ecological zones in Ghana

Nartey, Eric Gbenatey; Cofie, Olufunke O.; Gebrezgabher, Solomie A.; Nikiema, Josiane

Fish for whom?: Integrating the management of social complexities into technical investments for inclusive, multi-functional irrigation

Duncan, N.; de Silva, Sanjiv; Conallin, J.; Freed, S.; Akester, M.; Baumgartner, L.; McCartney, Matthew P.; Dubois, Mark; Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali

The emergence of collectively owned self-supply water supply systems in rural South Africa – what can we learn from the Tshakhuma case in Limpopo?

Hofstetter, Moritz; van Koppen, Barbara; Bolding, A.

Overcoming constraints of scaling: Critical and empirical perspectives on agricultural innovation scaling

Gebreyes, Million; Mekonnen, Kindu; Thorne, Peter J.; Bezabih, Melkamu; Adie, Aberra; Mulema, Annet A.; Ahmed, Seid; Tamene, Lulseged D.; Amede, Tilahun; Haileslassie, Amare; Gebrekirstos, Aster; Mupangwa, W.; Ebrahim, Mohammed; Alene, Temesgen; Asfaw, Addisu; Dubale, Workneh; Yasabu, Simret

Life-cycle costs of a resource-oriented sanitation system and implications for advancing a circular economy approach to sanitation

Carrard, N.; Jayathilake, Nilanthi; Willetts, J.

Constraints of small-scale irrigated fodder production and nutrition assessment for livestock feed, a case study in Ethiopia

Worqlul, Abeyou W.; Dile, Y.I.; Schmitter, Petra S.; Bezabih, Melkamu; Adie, Aberra; Bizimana, Jean-Claude; Srinivasan, R.; Lefore, Nicole; Clarke, N.

Solar for all: A framework to deliver inclusive and environmentally sustainable solar irrigation for smallholder agriculture

Lefore, Nicole; Closas, Alvar; Schmitter, Petra S.

Integrated water resource management to address the growing demand for food and water in South Asia

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.

A review on water governance in Sri Lanka: the lessons learnt for future water policy formulation

Chandrasekara, S. S. K.; Chandrasekara, S. K.; Gamini, P. H. S.; Obeysekera, J.; Manthrithilake, Herath; Kwon, H.-H.; Vithanage, Meththika

Electric pumps, groundwater, agriculture and water buyers: evidence from West Bengal

Buisson, Marie-Charlotte; Balasubramanya, Soumya; Stifel, D.

Hydrologic assessment of check dam performances in semi-arid areas: a case study from Gujarat, India

Mozzi, G.; Pavelic, Paul; Alam, Mohammad Faiz; Stefan, C.; Villholth, Karen G.

One water: expanding boundaries for a new deal and a safe planet for all

Karen G. Villholth

Soil erosion and sediment load management strategies for sustainable irrigation in arid regions

Bhatti, Muhammad Tousif; Ashraf, M.; Anwar, Arif A.

Transferability of a lumped hydrologic model, the Xin’anjiang model based on similarity in climate and geography

Liu, Y.; Zhang, J.Y.; Elmahdi, Amgad; Yang, Q.-l.; Guan, X.; Liu, C.-s.; He, R.-m.; Wang, G.-q.

Sustainable surface water storage development pathways and acceptable limits for river basins

Eriyagama, Nishadi; Smakhtin, V.; Udamulla, L.

Impact of climate change on the streamflow of the Arjo-Didessa Catchment under RCP scenarios

Bekele, W. T.; Haile, Alemseged Tamiru; Rientjes, T.

Improving economic water productivity to enhance resilience in canal irrigation systems: a pilot study of the Sina Irrigation System in Maharashtra, India

Amarasinghe, Upali A.; Sikka, Alok; Mandave, Vidya; Panda, R. K.; Gorantiwar, S.; Ambast, S. K.

The cultural economy of human waste reuse: Perspectives from peri-urban Karnataka, India

Burt, Z.; Prasad, C. S. S.; Drechsel, Pay; Ray, I.

A novel approach to analyze uncertainties and complexities while mapping groundwater abstractions in large irrigation schemes

Ali Nawaz, Rana; Awan, Usman Khalid; Anjum, L.; Liaqat, Umar Waqas

Consumer preference, growth and profitability of African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) grown in treated and aerated wastewater fed ponds in Kumasi, Ghana

Sey, S. E.; Agbo, N.W.; Edziyie, R.; Amoah, Philip; Yeboah-Agyepong, M.; Nsiah-Gyambibi, R.; Abbas, S.

Spatial variability of rainfall trends in Sri Lanka from 1989 to 2019 as an indication of climate change

Alahacoon, Niranga; Edirisinghe, M.

Aspirations undone: hydropower and the (re) shaping of livelihood pathways in northern Laos

Suhardiman, Diana; Rigg, J.

Governing resilient landscapes across the source-to-sea continuum

Welling, R.; Filz, P.; Dalton, J.; Smith, Mark; Silva, J. de; Manyara, P.

Farmer’s agency and institutional bricolage in land use plan implementation in upland Laos

Suhardiman, Diana; Scurrah, N.

The potential for expansion of irrigated rice under alternate wetting and drying in Burkina Faso

Akpoti, K.; Dossou-Yovo, Elliott Ronald; Zwart, Sander J.; Kiepe, P.

Community response to the provision of alternative water supplies: a focus on chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology (CKDu) in rural Sri Lanka

Horbulyk, Theodore; Kafle, Kashi; Balasubramanya, Soumya

A review of trends in scientific coverage of water governance in South Africa and what this means for agenda-setting of public investment in water governance R&D

Jacobs-Mata, Inga; Mukuyu, Patience; Dini, J.

Geo-statistical approach for prediction of groundwater quality in Chunnakam Aquifer, Jaffna Peninsula

Arasalingam, Sutharsiny; Manthrithilake, Herath; Pathmarajah, S.; Mikunthan, T.; Vithanage, Meththika

Perceptions of food waste reduction in Sri Lanka’s commercial capital, Colombo

Reitemeier, Maren; Aheeyar, Mohamed M. M.; Drechsel, Pay

A re-look at canal irrigation system performance: a pilot study of the Sina Irrigation System in Maharashtra, India

Amarasinghe, Upali A.; Sikka, Alok; Mandave, Vidya; Panda, R. K.; Gorantiwar, S.; Chandrasekharan, Kiran M.; Ambast, S. K.

Analysis of the determinants of public capital investments on agricultural water infrastructure in Eswatini

Nhlengethwa, Sibusiso; Matchaya, Greenwell C.; Greffiths, Ikhothatseng Jacob; Fakudze, Bhekiwe

Managing groundwater for building resilience for sustainable agriculture in South Asia

Sikka, Alok; Alam, Mohammad Faiz; Pavelic, Paul

Groundwater quality concern for wider adaptability of novel modes of Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) in the Ganges Basin, India

Jha, S. K.; Mishra, V. K.; Verma, C.L.; Sharma, Navneet; Sikka, Alok; Pavelic, Paul; Sharma, Parbodh Chander; Kant, L.; Sharma, Bharat R.

On the coattails of globalization: migration, migrants and COVID-19 in Asia

Suhardiman, Diana; Rigg, J.; Bandur, M.; Marschke, Melissa J.; Miller, M. A.; Pheuangsavanh, N.; Sayatham, M.; Taylor, D.

Spiraling up and down: Mapping women’s empowerment through agricultural interventions using the community capitals framework in rural Ethiopia

Mulema, Annet A.; Boonabaana, Brenda; Debevec, Liza; Nigussie, L.; Alemu, M.; Kaaria, S.

The feasibility of hand-held thermal and UAV-based multispectral imaging for canopy water status assessment and yield prediction of irrigated African eggplant (Solanum aethopicum L)

Mwinuka, P. R.; Mbilinyi, B. P.; Mbungu, W. B.; Mourice, S. K.; Mahoo, H.F.; Schmitter, Petra S.

Hydro-climatic extremes in the Himalayan watersheds: a case of the Marshyangdi Watershed, Nepal

Singh, R.; Pandey, Vishnu Prasad; Kayastha, S. P.

Drought management norms: is the Middle East and North Africa Region managing risks or crises?

Jedd, T.; Fragaszy, S. R.; Knutson, C.; Hayes, M. J.; Belhaj Fraj, M.; Wall, N.; Svoboda, M.; McDonnell, Rachael

Potential predictability of the Ethiopian summer rains: understanding local variations and their implications for water management decisions

Taye, Meron Teferi; Dyer, E.; Charles, K.J.; Hirons, L.C.

Optimizing water and nitrogen application for neglected horticultural species in tropical sub-humid climate areas: a case of African eggplant (Solanum aethiopicum L.)

Mwinuka, P.R.; Mbilinyi, B.P.; Mbungu, W.B.; Mourice, S.K.; Mahoo, H.F.; Schmitter, Petra S.

Perception of communities when managing exclosures as common pool resources in northwestern Ethiopia

Mekuria, Wolde; Getnet, Kindie; Yami, M.; Langan, Simon J.; Amare, D.

Experiments in farmers' collectives in Eastern India and Nepal: Process, benefits, and challenges

Agarwal, B.; Leder, S.; Saikia, P.; Sudgen, Fraser; Raut, Manita; Kumar, Anoj; Ray, D.

Striving for sustainable value chain establishment: a multiple feasibility analysis approach

Herman, M. I.; Minh, Thai Thi

Putting power and politics central in Nepal’s water governance

Suhardiman, Diana; Karki, Emma; Bastakoti, Ram C.

Improved water management is central to solving the water-energy-food trilemma in Lao PDR

McCartney, Matthew P.; Brunner, Jake

Achieving water security in Nepal through unravelling the water-energy-agriculture nexus

Nepal, S.; Neupane, N.; Belbase, D.; Pandey, Vishnu Prasad; Mukherji, Aditi

The role of hydropower in visions of water resources development for rivers of western Nepal

Pakhtigian, E.L.; Jeuland, M.; Bharati, Luna; Pandey, Vishnu Prasad

The politics of legal pluralism in the shaping of spatial power in Myanmar’s land governance

Suhardiman, Diana; Bright, J.; Palmano, C.