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2018

Prospects for improving irrigated agriculture in Southern Africa: linking water, energy and food

Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe; Mpandeli, S.; Nhamo, Luxon; Chimonyo, Vimbayi Grace Petrova; Nhemachena, Charles; Senzanje, Aidan; Naidoo, D.; Modi, Albert Thembinkosi

Solar pumps and South Asia's energy-groundwater nexus: exploring implications and reimagining its future

Shah, Tushaar; Rajan, Abhishek; Rai, Gyan Prakash; Verma, Shilp; Durga, Neha

Interacting land use and soil surface dynamics control groundwater outflow in a montane catchment of the lower Mekong basin

Ribolzi, Olivier; Lacombe, Guillaume; Pierret, A.; Robain, H.; Sounyafong, P.; Rouw, Anneke de; Soulileuth, B.; Mouche, E.; Huon, S.; Silvera, N.; Latxachak, K.O.; Sengtaheuanghoung, Oloth; Valentin, Christian

Using smart ICT to provide weather and water information to smallholders in Africa: the case of the Gash River Basin, Sudan

Amarnath, Giriraj; Simons, G.W.H.; Alahacoon, Niranga; Smakhtin, Vladimir U.; Sharma, Bharat R.; Gismalla, Y.; Mohammed, Y.; Andriessen, M.C.M.

Groundwater vulnerability to climate change: a review of the assessment methodology

Aslam, R.A.; Shrestha, S.; Pandey, Vishnu Prasad

Evaluation of water security in Kathmandu Valley before and after water transfer from another basin

Thapa, Bhesh Raj; Ishidaira, H.; Pandey, Vishnu Prasad; Bhandari, T.M.; Shakya, N.M.

Resilience of urban food supply in West Africa

Drechsel, Pay; Karg, H.; Appoh, Richard K.; Akoto-Danso, Edmund K.

Vulnerability and resilience of the Colombo urban food system to extreme weather

Semasinghe, Christina; Benders, J.; Vairavamoorthy, Visakan; Fernando, Sudarshana; Drechsel, Pay

A review of trends, constraints and opportunities of smallholder irrigation in East Africa

Nakawuka, Prossie; Langan, Simon J.; Schmitter, Petra S.; Barron, Jennie

Assessment of practices for controlling shallow valley-bottom gullies in the sub-humid Ethiopian Highlands

Addisie, Meseret B.; Langendoen, E.J.; Aynalem, D.W.; Ayele, Getaneh K.; Tilahun, Seifu A.; Schmitter, Petra S.; Mekuria, Wolde; Moges, M.M.; Steenhuis, Tammo S.

New techniques avoid a Kerala like disaster

Giriraj Amarnath

Climate change adaptation through the water-energy-food nexus in southern Africa

Mpandeli, S.; Naidoo, D.; Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe; Nhemachena, Charles; Nhamo, Luxon; Liphadzi, S.; Hlahla, S.; Modi, Albert Thembinkosi

Income growth, population and savings in the Southern Africa development community region

Matchaya, Greenwell C.; Nhemachen, Charles; Nhlengenthwa, Sibusiso

Chronicle of a demise foretold: state vs. local groundwater management in Texas and the high plains aquifer system

Closas, Alvar; Molle, Francois

Mutual accountability in CAADP [Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme] and agricultural transformation

Benin, Samuel; Ulimwengu, John M.; Matchaya, Greenwell C.; Makombe, T.; Lorka, M.; Vodounhessi, A.; Tefera, W.

Does Africa need controlled environment agriculture?

Ngongi, N.; Pridmore, P.; Drechsel, Pay; Veenhuizen, René van

Assessment of geochemical processes in the uncon ned and con ned aquifers in the Eastern Ganges Basin: a geochemical approach

Natarajan, Rajmohan; Prathapar, Sanmugam A.

Resilience of farmers at water shortage situations in minor irrigation systems: a case study in Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka

Wijekoon, W.M.S.M.; Gunawardena, E.R.N.; Aheeyar, Mohamed M. M.

Vertical drains to minimize duration of seasonal waterlogging in Eastern Ganges Basin flood plains: a field experiment

Prathapar, Sanmugam A.; Rajmohan, N.; Sharma, Bharat R.; Aggarwal, Pramod K.

Managing aquifer recharge and sustaining groundwater use: developing a capacity building program for creating local groundwater champions

Jadeja, J; Maheshwari, B.; Packham, R.; Bohra, H.; Purohit, R.; Thaker, B.; Dillon, P.; Oza, S.; Dave, S.; Soni, P.; Dashora, Y.; Dashora, R.; Shah, Tushaar; Gorsiya, J.; Katara, P.; Ward, J.; Kookana, R.; Singh, P.K.; Chinnasamy, Pennan; Goradiya, V.; Prathapar, Sanmugam A.; Varua, M.; Chew, M.

A framework for scaling sustainable land management options

Thomas, Richard; Reed, M.; Clifton, K.; Appadurai, N.; Mills, A.; Zucca, Claudio; Kodsi, E.; Sircely, Jason A.; Haddad, F.; Hagen, C.; Mapedza, Everisto D.; Woldearegay, K.; Shalander, K.; Bellon, M.; Le, Q.; Mabikke, Samuel; Alexander, S.; Leu, S.; Schlingloff, Stefan; Lala-Pritchard, Tana; Mares, Victor; Quiróz, R.

Effectiveness of agricultural water management technologies on rainfed cereals crop yield and runoff in semi-arid catchment: a meta-analysis

Magombeyi, Manuel Simba; Taigbenu, A.E.; Barron, Jennie

Coupling land-use change and hydrologic models for quantification of catchment ecosystem services

Yalew, S.G.; Pilz, T.; Schweitzer, C.; Liersch, S.; Kwast, J. van der; Griensven, Ann van; Mul, Marloes L.; Dickens, Chris; Zaag, P. van der

The politics of river basin planning and state transformation processes in Nepal

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

Kick-starting the Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan

Tushaar Shah

Integrated soil, water and agronomic management effects on crop productivity and selected soil properties in Western Ethiopia

Erkossa, Teklu; Williams, Timothy O.; Laekemariam, F.

Adaptation of standardised precipitation index for understanding watertable fluctuations and groundwater resilience in hard-rock areas of India

Chinnasamy, Pennan; Maheshwari, B.; Prathapar, Sanmugam A.

Asssesing the effectiveness and impact of agricultural water management interventions: the case of small reservoirs in northern Ghana

Acheampong, D.; Balana, Bedru; Nimoh, F.; Abaidoo, Robert C.

Centralized versus distributed reservoirs: an investigation of their implications on environmental flows and sustainable water resources management

Eriyagama, Nishadi; Smakhtin, Vladimir U.; Udamulla, L.

Pakistan’s Water Apportionment Accord of 1991: 25 years and beyond

Anwar, Arif A.; Bhatti, Muhammad Tousif

Advances in multi-stage planning and implementing managed aquifer recharge for integrated water management

Dillon, P.; Pavelic, Paul; Nava, A.P.; Weiping, W.

Analysis of water quality of selected irrigation water sources in northern Ghana

Kadyampakeni, Davie; Appoh, Richard K.; Barron, Jennie; Boakye-Acheampong, Enoch

Understanding the impacts of climate change in the Tana River Basin, Kenya

Lal P. Muthuwatta

Multiobjective analysis of green-blue water uses in a highly utilized basin: case study of Pangani Basin, Africa

Kiptala, J.K.; Mul, Marloes L.; Mohamed, Y.A.; Zaag, P. van der

Innovative solutions for intractable water problems in the face of climate change in southern and East African sub regions

Mapani, B.; Makurira, H.; Magole, L.; Meck, M.; Mkandawire, T.; Mul, Marloes L.; Ngongondo, C.

Transboundary aquifers of Africa: Review of the current state of knowledge and progress towards sustainable development and management

Nijstena, G-J.; Christelis, G.; Villholth, Karen G.; Braune, E.; Gaye, B.C.

Improving the accuracy of remotely sensed irrigated areas using post-classification enhancement through UAV [Unmanned Aerial Vehicle] capability

Nhamo, Luxon; Dijk, R. van; Magidi, J.; Wiberg, David A.; Tshikolomo, K.

Modeling future flows of the Volta River system: impacts of climate change and socio-economic changes

Jin, L.; Whitehead, P.G.; Addo, K.A.; Amisigo, B.; Macadam, I.; Janes, T.; Crossman, J.; Nicholls, R.J.; McCartney, Matthew P.; Roddai, H.J.E.

Spatio-temporal distribution and chemical characterization of groundwater quality of a wastewater irrigated system: a case study

Jampani, M.; Huelsmann, S.; Liedl, R.; Sonkamble, S.; Ahmed, S.; Amerasinghe, Priyanie H.

The water-energy-food nexus: climate risks and opportunities in southern Africa

Nhamo, Luxon; Ndlela, B.; Nhemachena, Charles; Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe; Mpandeli, S.; Matchaya, Greenwell C.

La difficile territorialisation de la gestion de l’eau au Burkina Faso: une lecture au filtre de la theorie de la proximite. In French

Torou, Bio Mohamadou; Debevec, Liza; Da, D.E.C.

Assessing the impact of the MRBI [Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative] program in a data limited Arkansas Watershed using the SWAT model

Leh, Mansoor; Sharpley, A.N.; Singh, G.; Matlock, M.D.

Multiple uses of small reservoirs in crop-livestock agro-ecosystems of Volta basin: Implications for livestock management

Ayantunde, Augustine A.; Cofie, Olufunke O.; Barron, Jennie

Suitability mapping framework for solar photovoltaic pumps for smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa

Schmitter, Petra S.; Kibret, K.S.; Lefore, Nicole; Barron, Jennie

State spaces of resistance: industrial tree plantations and the struggle for land in Laos

Miles, K.-L.; Suhardiman, Diana; Dwyer, M.B.

A decadal historical satellite data and rainfall trend analysis (2001–2016) for flood hazard mapping in Sri Lanka

Alahacoon, Niranga; Matheswaran, Karthikeyan; Pani, Peejush; Amarnath, Giriraj

Power as agency: a critical reflection on the measurement of women’s empowerment in the development sector

O'Hara, C.; Clement, Floriane

What gets measured gets done!: towards an afro-barometer for tracking progress in achieving sustainable development goal 5

Nhamo, G.; Nhamo, S.; Nhemachena, Charles

Hydrologic regulation of plant rooting depth: Breakthrough or observational conundrum?

Pierret, A.; Lacombe, Guillaume

Estimation of specific yield using water table fluctuations and cropped area in a hardrock aquifer system of Rajasthan, India

Chinnasamy, Pennan; Maheshwari, B.; Dillon, P.; Purohit, R.; Dashora, Y.; Soni, P.; Dashora, R.

Measuring baseline agriculture-related sustainable development goals index for southern Africa

Nhemachena, Charles; Matchaya, Greenwell C.; Nhemachena, C.R.; Karuaihe, S.; Muchara, B.; Nhlengethwa, Sibusiso

Motivations of sustainable entrepreneurship and their impact of enterprise performance in Gauteng Province, South Africa

Nhemachena, Charles; Murimbika, M.

Reflections on the Green Growth Index for developing countries: a focus of selected African countries

Kararach, G.; Nhamo, G.; Mubila, M.; Nhamo, S.; Nhemachena, Charles; Babu, Suresh Chandra

Strengthening mutual accountability and performance in agriculture in Southern Africa

Nhemachena, Charles; Matchaya, Greenwell C.; Nhlengethwa, Sibusiso

Impacts assessments without true baselines: assessing the relative effects of training on the performance of water user associations in southern Tajikistan

Balasubramanya, Soumya; Price, Joseph P.G.; Horbulyk, Theodore M.

Conjunctive management of surface and groundwater in transboundary watercourses: a first assessment

Lautze, Jonathan F.; Holmatov, B.; Saruchera, D.; Villholth, Karen G.

Pradhan mantri Krishi Singhayee Yojana towards doubting farmers' income

Bharat R. Sharma

Systematic evaluation of scenario assessments supporting sustainable integrated natural resources management: evidence from four case studies in Africa

Reinhardt, J.; Liersch, S.; Abdeladhim, Mohamed Arbi; Diallo, M.; Dickens, Chris; Fournet, S.; Hattermann, F.F.; Kabaseke, C.; Muhumuza, M.; Mul, Marloes L.; Pilz, T.; Otto, I.M.; Walz, A.

The negative impact of subsidies on the adoption of drip irrigation in India: evidence from Madhya Pradesh

Malik, Ravinder Paul Singh; Giordano, Mark; Rathore, M.S.

The Nile Delta’s water and salt balances and implications for management

Molle, Francois; Gaafar, I.; El-Agha, Doaa E.; Rap, Edwin

Commercial farmers’ strategies to control water resources in South Africa: an empirical view of reform

Méndez Barrientos, L.E.; Kemerink, J.S.; Wester, P.; Molle, Francois

Groundwater, the state, and the creation of irrigation communities in Llanos del Caudillo, Spain

Alvar Closas

Integrating the social, hydrological and ecological dimensions of freshwater health: the freshwater health index

Vollmer, D.; Shaad, K.; Souter, N.J.; Farrell, T.; Dudgeon, D.; Sullivan, C.A.; Fauconnier, I.; MacDonald, G.M.; McCartney, Matthew P.; Power, A.G.; McNally, A.; Andelman, Sandy J.; Capon, T.; Devineni, N.; Apirumanekul, C.; Nam Ng, C.; Shaw, M.R.; Wang, R.Y.; Lai, C.; Wang, Z.; Regan, H.M.

Regional mapping of groundwater resources in data-scarce regions: the case of Laos

Viossanges, Mathieu; Pavelic, Paul; Rebelo, Lisa-Maria; Lacombe, Guillaume; Sotoukee, Touleelor

Characterizing private investments and implications for poverty reduction and natural resource management in Laos

Keovilignavong, Oulavanh; Suhardiman, Diana

Innovative sanitation approaches to address multiple development challenges

Andersson, K.; Otoo, Miriam; Nolasco, M.

Modeling the potential for floodwater recharge to offset groundwater depletion: a case study from the Ramganga basin, India

Chinnasamy, Pennan; Muthuwatta, Lal P.; Eriyagama, Nishadi; Pavelic, Paul; Lagudu, S.

Linking crop structure, throughfall, soil surface conditions, runoff and soil detachment: 10 land uses analyzed in northern Laos

Lacombe, Guillaume; Valentin, Christian; Sounyafong, P.; Rouw, Anneke de; Soulileuth, B.; Silvera, N.; Pierret, A.; Sengtaheuanghoung, Oloth; Ribolzi, Olivier

Farmers’ perceptions on irrigation water contamination, health risks and risk management measures in prominent wastewater-irrigated vegetable farming sites of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Woldetsadik, D.; Drechsel, Pay; Keraita, Bernard N.; Itanna, F.; Gebrekidan, H.

Application of a flood inundation model to analyze the potential impacts of a flood control plan in Mundeni Aru River Basin, Sri Lanka

Yoshimoto, Shuhei; Amarnath, Giriraj

Groundwater arsenic in Bangladesh: what's new for policy research?

Balasubramanya, Soumya; Horbulyk, Theodore M.

Underground taming of floods for irrigation (UTFI) in the river basins of South Asia: institutionalising approaches and policies for sustainable water management and livelihood enhancement

Reddy, V.R.; Pavelic, Paul; Hanjra, Munir A.

Modeling smallholder farmers' preferences for soil management measures: a case study from South Ethiopia

Tarfasa, S.; Balana, Bedru; Tefera, T.; Woldeamanuel, T.; Moges, A.; Dinato, M.; Black, H.

Assessing livestock water productivity in mixed farming systems of Gumara watershed, Ethiopia

Alemayehu, M.; Amede, Tilahun; Peden, Donald G.; Kumsa, T.; Böhme, M.H.; Peters, Kurt J.

Watershed modeling for reducing future non-point source sediment and phosphorus load in the Lake Tana Basin, Ethiopia

Moges, M.A.; Schmitter, Petra S.; Tilahun, Seifu A.; Steenhuis, Tammo S.

Physical water scarcity metrics for monitoring progress towards SDG target 6.4: An evaluation of indicator 6.4.2 “Level of water stressâ€

Vanham, D.; Hoekstra, A.Y.; Wada, Y.; Bouraoui, F.; Roo, A. de; Mekonnen, M.M.; Bund, W.J. van de; Batelaan, O.; Pavelic, Paul; Bastiaanssen, Wim G.M.; Kummu, M.; Rockström, Johan; Liu, J.; Bisselink, B.; Ronco, P.; Pistocchi, A.; Bidoglio, G.

Opportunities for building resilience and lessons for navigating risks: dams and the water energy food nexus

Matthews, Nathaniel; McCartney, Matthew P.

Effect of biochar derived from faecal matter on yield and nutrient content of lettuce (Lactuca sativa) in two contrasting soils

Woldetsadik, D.; Drechsel, Pay; Marschner, B.; Itanna, F.; Gebrekidan, H.

Smallholders’ avocado production systems and tree productivity in the southern highlands of Ethiopia

Biazin, B.; Haileslassie, Amare; Zewdie, T.; Mekasha, Yoseph; Gebremedhin, Berhanu; Fekadu, A.; Shewage, Tesfaye

Linking irrigation development with the wider agrarian context: everyday class politics in water distribution practices in Rural Java

Diana Suhardiman

A water rights trading approach to increasing inflows to the Aral Sea

Bekchanov, Maksud; Ringler, Claudia; Bhaduri, Anik

Optimized shifts in sowing times of field crops to the projected climate changes in an agro-climatic zone of Pakistan

Muhammad Tousif Bhatti

What happens after technology adoption?: gendered aspects of small-scale irrigation technologies in Ethiopia, Ghana, and Tanzania

Theis, Sophie; Lefore, Nicole; Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.; Bryan, Elizabeth

Modifying Hargreaves-Samani equation for estimating reference evapotranspiration in dryland regions of Amudarya River Basin

Gafurov, Zafar; Eltazarov, Sarvarbek; Akramov, Bekzod; Yuldashev, Tulkun; Djumaboev, Kakhramon; Anarbekov, Oyture

Will Kudimaramathu make communities “think tanks†again?

Shah, Manisha; Sakthivadivel, Ramaswamy

Investigation the soil aquifer treatment for domestic wastewater treatment, Xaysetha District Vientiane capital, Lao PDR

Xiong, K.; Miphokasap, P.; Jongkroy, P.; Pavelic, Paul

How to clean up the Ganges?

Shah, Tushaar; Ray, Chittaranjan; Lele, Ume

The global mangrove watch - a New 2010 global baseline of mangrove extent

Bunting, P.; Rosenqvist, A.; Lucas, R.M.; Rebelo, Lisa-Maria; Thomas, N.; Hardy, A.; Itoh, T.; Shimada, M.; Finlayson, C. Max