droughts since the 1960s resulted in reduced recharge to groundwater supporting the Karez systems at a time of growing demands …

Groundwater use has increased across Pakistan, nowhere more than in the large canal-irrigated areas of the Indus basin … irrigation system (IBIS). These mega-irrigation systems use surface water and groundwater, often in equal measure. The two water … sources are the same source and should be managed as such. Groundwater supplied by seepage from the surface system is pumped …

This paper investigates whether the proactive involvement of local communities in the management of groundwater can … help build drought resilience, using the case of the Andhra Pradesh (AP) Farmer Managed Groundwater Systems (APFAMGS … this period, participatory groundwater management (PGM) initiatives evolved from a focus on demand management to an …

contexts. It documents lessons for increasing farmers’ resilience to droughts through better groundwater use by promotion of … SPIPs. Groundwater access for agriculture in the past was dependent on diesel and electric pumps, respectively constrained … how to balance equitable access to SPIPs while ensuring groundwater overdraft is not perpetuated. Farmers’ awareness of …

levels of poverty until two projects revitalized the area with enhanced groundwater irrigation. The Barind Integrated Area … concerns about declining groundwater levels in the Barind and nearby regions, resulting in a temporary halt in DTW expansion … groundwater in some parts of the Barind region, which can have significant development implications because these tubewells remain …