Ancient irrigation systems in Asia and Africa: Typologies, degradation and ecosystem services

J Weerahewa, J Timsina, C Wickramasinghe… - Agricultural …, 2023 - Elsevier
CONTEXT Ancient irrigation systems (AISs) have been providing a multitude of ecosystem
services to rural farming and urban communities in Asia and Africa, especially in arid and …

Tank cascade system in Southern India as a traditional surface water infrastructure: a review

A Srivastava, P Chinnasamy - Rural Technology Development and …, 2022 - Springer
The vast semi-arid Southern peninsular region of India is irrigated using a traditional surface
water infrastructure called Tank Cascade Systems (TCS). The TCS is a common-property …

Developing a web application-based water budget calculator: attaining water security in rural-Nashik, India

A Srivastava, L Khadke, P Chinnasamy - Climate Change and Water …, 2022 - Springer
The villages located in arid and semi-arid climate zones experience erratic rainfall patterns
along with the issues of water scarcity and water insecurity due to spatial non-uniformity in …

Understanding declining storage capacity of tank cascade system of Madurai: potential for better water management for rural, peri-urban, and urban catchments

A Srivastava, P Chinnasamy - Rural Technology Development and …, 2022 - Springer
Historically, the surface water holding structures have been a primary water source for the
people of Madurai, a South-Indian city in Tamil Nadu, India. Since the 1990s, the city has …

Drivers of Municipal Water Security and Vulnerability in Pakistan: A Case Study of Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

JA Khan, F Safdar, U Khayyam, IH Adil… - Groundwater for …, 2024 - Elsevier
Tehsil Mardan has experienced enormous shifts in land use and cover (LULC), growth in
population, climate variance, and a drop in the groundwater table. This study sought to …

Influence of Climate Change on Crop Yield and Sustainable Agriculture

MA Misaal, SM Zahra, F Rasul, M Imran, R Noor… - Climate Change Impacts …, 2023 - Springer
Climate change (CC) is one of the serious matters regarding the global food supply, safety,
and sustainability of agriculture. The population of the world is increasing at a rapid pace …

13 Groundwater Potential

A Elbeltagi, R Graf, JR Dimple, A Mokhtar… - … of Natural Resources …, 2024 - books.google.com
Groundwater (GW) is an important drinking water resource in many regions and countries,
especially for areas with identified water deficits and the ongoing process of degradation of …

Assessment of Hydrochemistry and Water Quality Index for Groundwater Quality–A Case Study of Maharashtra

KR Aher, SM Deshpande, ML Dhumal… - … of Natural Resources, 2024 - taylorfrancis.com
Groundwater is the main water source for drinking and irrigation in western Maharashtra,
India. In the last couple of decades, tremendous stress on the available groundwater source …

Groundwater Potential Zones Mapping based on the ANN and ML Models Using AHP and MIF Techniques

A Elbeltagi, R Graf, J Rajput, A Mokhtar… - Sustainability of Natural … - taylorfrancis.com
Nowadays, groundwater (GW) is dwindling, and as a result, there is a rise in water demand.
GW is a significant contributor to the overall yearly supply. Identifying regions with significant …

Assessment of Heavy Metal Contamination in Water and Sediments of Major Industrial Streams

P Bakshe, R Jugade - Sustainability of Natural Resources - taylorfrancis.com
Water resources, including groundwater, around the globe have been severely influenced
over recent years by anthropological events, whereby many nations are currently suffering …