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Type: BOOK - Published: 2007 - Publisher: IWMI

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Discharge from the Krishna River into the ocean decreased by 75 percent from 1960-2005, and was zero during a recent multi-year drought. This paper describes th
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Progressive agricultural and water development in the Krishna Basin in South India has led to a rising over commitment of water resources and signs of basin clo
Water Resources Planning and Management
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Evaluation of historic, current and future water demand in the Olifants River Catchment, South Africa
Language: en
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Agricultural water management in a water stressed catchment: Lessons from the RIPARWIN Project
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