Ten Fundamental Questions for Water Resources Development in the Ganges : Myths and Realities

Ten Fundamental Questions for Water Resources Development in the Ganges : Myths and Realities

This paper summarizes the results of the Ganges Strategic Basin Assessment (SBA), a 3-year, multi-disciplinary effort undertaken by a World Bank team in cooperation with several leading regional research institutions in South Asia. It begins to fil...

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Main Authors: Sadoff, Claudia, Harshadeep, Nagaraja Rao, Blackmore, Donald J., Wu, Xun, O'Donnell, Anna, Jeuland, Marc, Lee, Sylvia, Whittington, Dale
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
en_US
Published: IWA Publishing 2016
Subjects:
FLOODING
WATER QUALITY
UPSTREAM DAMS
SURFACE WATER SYSTEM
GROUNDWATER STORAGE
FLOOD PLAIN
FLOW
BASIN BOUNDARIES
RIVER BEDS
FLOOD CONTROL BENEFITS
SNOW
DAMS
SEDIMENT BUILD
DOWNSTREAM IRRIGATION
FLOOD WATERS
ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS
HYDROLOGY
AQUIFER
WATER SUPPLY
RESERVOIRS
SURFACE WATER
FLOOD MANAGEMENT
FLOOD PROTECTION
EMBANKMENT FAILURE
DAM CONSTRUCTION
GROUNDWATER AQUIFERS
FLOOD PEAK
ASSET MANAGEMENT
RIVER COMMISSION
PEAK FLOWS
WATER RESOURCES
WATER SYSTEM
WATER STORAGE
STREAM
BASIN STATES
SALINE INTRUSION
WATER MANAGEMENT
LARGE DAMS
RIPARIAN COUNTRIES
RIVER SYSTEM
BASINS
FLOODS
WATER
BASIN COMMUNITIES
WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
RAINFALL
DRAINAGE
RIVER BED
GLACIERS
TRIBUTARIES
AQUIFERS
IRRIGATION WATER
IRRIGATORS
RUNOFF
ANNUAL RAINFALL
COASTAL AREAS
LARGE-SCALE INFRASTRUCTURE
BASIN PLANS
EMBANKMENTS
ANNUAL AVERAGE FLOW
BASIN
LEAKAGE
WATERSHED MANAGEMENT
STORAGE CAPACITY
WATER TRANSFER
RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT
HYDROPOWER POTENTIAL
BASIN DEVELOPMENT
GROUNDWATER USE
CLIMATE CHANGE
RIVER CHANNEL
DROUGHT
HYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENT
WATER USES
FRESHWATER
RIVER BASIN
BASIN MANAGEMENT
MAIN RIVER
WATER POLICY
INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
OPERATION OF DAMS
HYDROPOWER
SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT
BASIN COMMITTEES
DECISION MAKING
RIVERS
ANNUAL FLOW
WATER RESOURCES PLANNING
SURFACE WATER IRRIGATION
CLIMATE CHANGES
WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
SURFACE WATER FOR IRRIGATION
LOW FLOWS
DOWNSTREAM ECOSYSTEMS
FLOWS FOR IRRIGATION
DAM
INTERNATIONAL RIVERS
WATER AVAILABILITY
MAJOR RIVERS
FLOW AUGMENTATION
MAIN RIVER SYSTEM
RIVER BASIN ORGANIZATION
FLOOD PLAINS
ENGINEERING
IRRIGATION
WATERSHED
RIVER FLOWS
DOWNSTREAM AGRICULTURE
GROUNDWATER
METERS
REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
BASIN SCALE
FLOOD CONTROL
HYDROPOWER GENERATION
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
RIVER SYSTEMS
WATER INFRASTRUCTURE
BASIN ORGANIZATION
DOWNSTREAM COUNTRIES
GROUNDWATER RESOURCES
NEW DAMS
GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT
EVAPORATION
WATERS
UPSTREAM DAM
BASIN COUNTRIES
UPSTREAM STORAGE
SURFACE WATER STORAGE
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS
RIPARIAN
AVERAGE ANNUAL RAINFALL
TRIBUTARY
EMBANKMENT
HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES
REMOTE SENSING
RIVER
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/03/26048535/ten-fundamental-questions-water-resources-development-ganges-myths-realities
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24120

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/03/26048535/ten-fundamental-questions-water-resources-development-ganges-myths-realities
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24120

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