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

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Title Integrated water resource management to address the growing demand for food and water in South Asia
 
Creator 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.
 
Subject integrated management
water resources
water management
water demand
food production
institutional development
water institutions
water policies
legislation
irrigation management
strategies
population growth
rural urban migration
malnutrition
land resources
river basins
awareness raising
case studies
 
Description With the increasing population and accelerated urbanization, demands for water are rising for different sectors around the world, including in South Asia. Integrated water resource management (IWRM) offers a promising potential to address multifaceted water demands. This study therefore aimed to address this issue by (i) reviewing key issues related to water, land, and food in South Asian countries, (ii) exploring the prevalent irrigation management strategies in those countries, and (iii) examining the IWRM situation based on a Nepalese case study, and it proposes some options to support effective implementation of IWRM.

South Asia, the home to 24% of the world's population with only 15% and 7% of the world's arable and permanent crop land and water resources, respectively, is the worst-affected region in the world from undernourishment. Surface irrigation is the dominant irrigation application method in the region, which incurs high water losses due to the lack of flexible water control structures in canal networks. The Nepalese case study revealed a lack of clear institutional arrangements to implement IWRM and disparate and conflicting views about IWRM. Creation and strengthening of basin-level water user organizations, technological improvements, and awareness-raising activities are some potential ways forward to implement IWRM.
 
Date 2021-10
2021-04-30T04:01:36Z
2021-04-30T04:01:36Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier 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. 2021. Integrated water resource management to address the growing demand for food and water in South Asia. Irrigation and Drainage, 70(4):924-935. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/ird.2590]
1531-0353
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/113611
https://doi.org/10.1002/ird.2590
H050375
 
Language en
 
Rights Copyrighted; all rights reserved
Limited Access
 
Format p. 924-935
 
Publisher Wiley
 
Source Irrigation and Drainage