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  Upper Indus Basin Network and Indus Forum Collaboration Meeting 22-–25 May 2017, Kathmandu, Nepal

  International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, (ICIMOD), Nepal, 2017

  The Upper Indus Basin Network and Indus Forum Collaboration Meeting, a joint workshop, was conducted from 22–25 May 2017. A majority of the participants came from Afghanistan, China, India, and Pakistan, countries that share the transboundary Indus River Basin. Among the participants were senior government officials from Afghanistan, Pakistan, and several international organizations.
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  Understanding the water security in peri-urban Hyderabad 2015-2017

  SaciWATERs / The South Asia Consortium for Interdisciplinary Water Resources Studies, 2016

  The southern Indian city of Hyderabad has seen unprecedented growth and is an emerging megacity. Some processes in its rapid urbanisation and development have had serious repercussions and are proving to be a threat to the city and its environs.
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  Improving the practice and policy of springshed management in India

  International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, (ICIMOD), Nepal, 2015

  This case study focuses on the Arghyam’s ‘Springs Initiative’: an open platform for discussing the revival of water springs and an overarching template for springshed management in India.
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  Dead in the water - Ethical ownership and water management in the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global

  Association for International Water Studies, Norway, 2015

  The world is facing a serious water crisis with increasing water scarcity and overuse globally. The demand for water resources is growing rapidly mainly due to industrial use, and beverage companies are one of the major industrial consumers.
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  Connecting the drops an Indus basin roadmap for cross-border water research, data sharing, and policy coordination

  Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Pakistan, 2013

  Decision makers in India and Pakistan will have to overcome a host of overlapping socio-economic, environmental, and political pressures as they endeavour to ensure their countries’ future water needs and sustainably manage the resources of the Indus River Basin that both nations share.
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  Catching the virtual bus: ICT for augmenting rural livelihoods

  Development Support Center, 2011

  Whereas plenty of literature is available on the technical aspects of watershed development and other livelihood strategies in India, not much has been written on the institutional aspects, entrepreneurial strategies or the role of ICT.  ICTs offer tremendous potential for strengthening rural livelihoods and diversifying the rural economy.
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  Food, water, and energy security in South Asia: a nexus perspective from the Hindu Kush Himalayan region

  Science Direct, 2014

  With limited land resources, inadequate energy supply, and growing water stress, South Asia faces the challenge of providing enough water and energy to grow enough food for the burgeoning population.
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  Drought in Jalna: community-based adaptation to extreme climate events in Maharashtra

  Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research, 2014

  This booklet is based on outcomes from a two-year Indo-Norwegian research and capacity development project titled, ‘Extreme Risks, Vulnerabilities and Community-Based Adaptation in India (EVA)’. The findings draw upon empirical data from rural communities in Jalna District in the dryland region of Marathwada of Maharashtra.
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  Water for wealth and food security: supporting farmer-driven investments in agricultural water management. Synthesis report of the AgWater Solutions Project.

  International Water Management Institute, 2012

  This report provides practical recommendations and tools for governments, the private sector, donors and organisations to effectively support farmer-led initiatives to improve water managment with a focus on Africa and India. It is a collaborative research report with inputs from IWMI, FAO, iDE, IFPRI and SEI. 
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  Special Report - water Issues between Nepal, India & Bangladesh: a review of literature

  Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, India, 2010

  After a thorough examination of the available literature on water issues between Bangladesh, India and Nepal, the author has observed that there is an acute lack of scholarly work on issues pertaining to water issues in South Asia. Most of the work available is in the form of newspaper articles. Additionally, the available reports do not provide an objective assessment of water issues.

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