Land and Water Use Interactions Emerging Trends and Impact on Land-use Changes in the Tungabhadra and Tagus River Basins

Stalnacke, P and Santiago, B and Manasi, S and Raju, K V and Sekhar, N U and Portela, M M and Almeida, A B D and Machado, M and Renault, L and Noemí, - and Serrano, V and Sergio, - (2016) Land and Water Use Interactions Emerging Trends and Impact on Land-use Changes in the Tungabhadra and Tagus River Basins. Working Paper. The Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore, Bangalore.

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The present paper is based on a larger study supported by the European Commission - Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) STRIVER project, “Strategy and methodology for improved IWRM – An integrated interdisciplinary assessment in four twinning river basins, 2006-2009”.

Abstract

The paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the issues, current status and complex interlinkages in land and water management, emerging trends and its impact in two river basins1 - the Tungabhadra sub-basin in India and the Tagus basin in Spain and Portugal. The paper covers a wide range of issues including changing water demands affected by erratic hydrological cycles, frequent fires affecting forests, biodiversity and soil thus influencing the livelihoods of marginal communities. The paper also brings to the forefront the need for integrated water management in view of poor integration across and within sectors. Therefore, an attempt is made to understand the dynamics of rain fed and irrigated farming highlighting the technological and institutional options required for improving water-use efficiency. There is still a long way to go in both the basins before suitable integration can be achieved leading to an effective Integrated Water Resource Management strategy.

Item Type: Monograph (Working Paper)
Divisions: Research Program : Asia
CRP: UNSPECIFIED
Uncontrolled Keywords: Tungabhadra River, Land Use, Water Use, Tagus River, River Basins
Subjects: Others > Water Resources
Depositing User: Mr Ramesh K
Date Deposited: 13 Mar 2017 11:04
Last Modified: 13 Mar 2017 11:04
URI: http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/9913
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