Managing groundwater for building resilience for sustainable agriculture in South Asia

cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Water Management Institute
cg.coverage.countryIndia
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2IN
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Asia
cg.creator.identifierAlok Sikka: 0000-0001-9843-9617
cg.creator.identifierMohammad Faiz Alam: 0000-0002-5600-6108
cg.creator.identifierPaul Pavelic: 0000-0003-0975-9884
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1002/ird.2558
cg.identifier.iwmilibraryH050165
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.issn1531-0353
cg.issue3
cg.journalIrrigation and Drainage
cg.reviewStatusPeer Review
cg.volume70
dc.contributor.authorSikka, Alok
dc.contributor.authorAlam, Mohammad Faiz
dc.contributor.authorPavelic, Paul
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-01T06:31:13Zen
dc.date.available2021-01-01T06:31:13Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/110675
dc.titleManaging groundwater for building resilience for sustainable agriculture in South Asiaen
dcterms.abstractSouth Asia's heavy reliance on groundwater for irrigated agricultural production supports the livelihoods of tens of millions of smallholder farmers but is being undermined by rampant overexploitation of groundwater. Without major intervention, this is expected to be further exacerbated by growing demand and climate change. Groundwater management, scientific and evidence-based, can make an important contribution to managing unsustainable groundwater use and strengthening the climate resilience of farmers due to groundwater's unique storage characteristics. This study brings together a set of strategies and solutions to better manage groundwater that cover the augmentation of groundwater recharge through managed aquifer recharge, management of groundwater demand through participatory groundwater management and other methods, and the harnessing synergies of co-dependent sectors. The opportunities, constraints and available evidence for each are analysed and the boundaries, barriers and specificities identified to establish entry points for positive change through policies and implementation programmes.en
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Access
dcterms.available2020-12-02
dcterms.bibliographicCitationSikka, Alok K.; Alam, Mohammad Faiz; Pavelic, Paul. 2021. Managing groundwater for building resilience for sustainable agriculture in South Asia. Irrigation and Drainage, 70(3):560-573. (Special issue: Development for Water, Food and Nutrition Security in a Competitive Environment. Selected Papers of the 3rd World Irrigation Forum, Bali, Indonesia) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/ird.2558]en
dcterms.extentp. 560-573
dcterms.issued2021-07
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserved
dcterms.publisherWiley
dcterms.subjectgroundwater managementen
dcterms.subjectsustainable agricultureen
dcterms.subjectclimate change adaptationen
dcterms.subjectresilienceen
dcterms.subjectgroundwater rechargeen
dcterms.subjectaquifersen
dcterms.subjectgroundwater depletionen
dcterms.subjectgroundwater irrigationen
dcterms.subjectwater useen
dcterms.subjectwater storageen
dcterms.subjectwater demanden
dcterms.subjectwater supplyen
dcterms.subjectfood securityen
dcterms.subjectenergyen
dcterms.subjectnexusen
dcterms.subjectstrategiesen
dcterms.subjectfarmersen
dcterms.subjectparticipatory managementen
dcterms.subjectpoliciesen
dcterms.subjectstate interventionen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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