Indigenous practices for harvesting water from streams in the semi-arid environment of Nepal

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 13-20

  Osti, Rabindra ^a  

^a RITSUMEIKAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Irrigation; Nepal; Structures; Water resource management

Indexed keywords

INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; SEMIARID REGION; WATER SUPPLY;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; NEPAL; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD;

EID: 19544383928     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504500509469614     Document Type: Article

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