Ganges Strategic Basin Assessment : A Discussion of Regional Opportunities and Risks

The objective of the Ganges Strategic Basin Assessment (Ganges SBA) is to build knowledge and promote an open, evidence-based dialogue on the shared opportunities and risks of cooperative management in the basin. It is hoped that this will lead to greater cooperation in the management of this...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:	SANITATION FLOODING DEEP WELLS WATER QUALITY UPSTREAM DAMS TARIFFS FLOOD SEASON MAJOR DAMS COVERING FLOW DROUGHT MANAGEMENT WATER YIELD SNOW MELT WATER DAMS DOWNSTREAM IRRIGATION FLOOD WATERS WATER SYSTEMS ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS ANNUAL FLOWS HYDROLOGY AQUIFER WATER SUPPLY RIVER BASINS CATCHMENTS GROUNDWATER RECHARGE RESERVOIRS SURFACE WATER MULTIPURPOSE DAMS FLOOD MANAGEMENT WATER LOGGING PEAK FLOW FLOOD PROTECTION ALLUVIAL SOILS DAM CONSTRUCTION FLOW WATER WATER TABLE MEASUREMENTS RIVER COMMISSION PEAK FLOWS BARRAGES GROUND WATER USE WATER RESOURCES RAINWATER BASIN LEVEL WATER SYSTEM WATER STORAGE STREAM SALINE INTRUSION IRRIGATED AREA LARGE DAMS WATER REQUIREMENTS RIPARIAN COUNTRIES CATCHMENT BASINS INTERNATIONAL WATER TRIBUTARY RIVERS HEAVY RAINS RIVER SYSTEM INDUSTRIAL WATER FLOODS BASINS WATER USE WATER BASIN COMMUNITIES WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT RAINFALL DRAINAGE GLACIERS TRIBUTARIES BASIN AUTHORITY AQUIFERS IRRIGATION WATER WATER ABSTRACTION GROUNDWATER BASINS STREAMFLOW SEDIMENT CONTROL RUNOFF LARGE-SCALE INFRASTRUCTURE FOOD PRODUCTION SURFACE WATER SUPPLY EMBANKMENTS BASIN FRESHWATER RESOURCES LEAKAGE WATERSHED MANAGEMENT STORAGE CAPACITY WATER TRANSFER HYDROPOWER POTENTIAL LEAD BASIN DEVELOPMENT FRESHWATER RIVER BASIN RIVER BASIN AUTHORITY MAIN RIVER BASIN WATER LARGE MULTIPURPOSE DAMS CANALS UPSTREAM RESERVOIRS HYDROPOWER CATCHMENT LAND AREA SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT FLOOD RISK LAKE RIVERS ANNUAL FLOW GREAT RIVERS HYDROPOWER PRODUCTION HIGH SEDIMENT LOAD SEDIMENT LOAD WATER RESOURCES PLANNING PONDS WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT BRACKISH WATER LOW FLOWS FLOWS FOR IRRIGATION DAM INADEQUATE DRAINAGE WATER WITHDRAWALS BASIN PLANNING WELLS MAJOR RIVERS FLOW AUGMENTATION MAIN RIVER SYSTEM ARTIFICIAL RECHARGE LAKES WATER FLOWS ENGINEERING DRINKING WATER DELTA SYSTEMS STATISTICS GROUND WATER IRRIGATION WATERSHED RIVER FLOWS GROUNDWATER AGRICULTURAL WATER METERS RIVER COURSE ICE BASIN SCALE FLOOD CONTROL RAIN HYDROPOWER GENERATION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY PRESSURE RIVER SYSTEMS CATCHMENT AREA RIVER ECOSYSTEM GROUNDWATER RESOURCES GROUNDWATER DEVELOPMENT GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT EVAPORATION HUMAN SETTLEMENTS WATERS UPSTREAM DAM BASIN COUNTRIES WETLANDS UPSTREAM STORAGE HYDROLOGICAL DATA RIPARIAN STREAM FLOW TRIBUTARY EMBANKMENT SHARED WATER RESOURCES RIVER HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/03/26044012/ganges-strategic-basin-assessment-discussion-regional-opportunities-risks-world-bank-south-asia-regional-report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24092