The increased use of hydropower is currently driving the greatest surge in global dam
construction since the mid-20th century, meaning that most major rivers on Earth are now …

Population growth, economic development, and dietary changes have drastically increased
the demand for food and water. The resulting expansion of irrigated agriculture into semi …

To sustain growing food demand and increasing standard of living, global water use
increased by nearly 6 times during the last 100 years, and continues to grow. As water …

South Asian countries face mounting challenges in meeting the growing demand for food,
water, and energy for a rapidly growing population. Countries have provided policy support …

As the water requirement for food production and other human needs grows, quantification
of environmental flow requirements (EFRs) is necessary to assess the amount of water …

Water scarcity is a widespread problem in many parts of the world. Most previous methods of
water scarcity assessment only considered water quantity, and ignored water quality. In …

While infiltration source-control technologies are increasingly used to manage the volume,
rate and quality of stormwater runoff, there is little guidance on their role and impact on …

In 1992, damming was performed in Punarbhaba river (India and Bangladesh), disturbing
water flow and riparian wetland ecology. We measured the eco-hydrological failure rate …

Although it is widely acknowledged as a fundamental principle that models be fit-for-
purpose, there remains lack of clarity on what this notion actually means and therefore how it …

The primary purpose of this report is to stimulate the debate about environmental water
allocations in India, where this concept is only beginning to receive attention and …