Analysis of a Nepalese water resources system: Stress, adaptive capacity and vulnerability

Water Science and Technology: Water Supply

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 213-222

  Pandey, V P ^a   Babel, M S ^b   Kazama, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI   (Japan)

^b ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Adaptive capacity; Bagmati basin; Vulnerability; Water resources system; Water stress

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION MAKING; WATERSHEDS;

ADAPTIVE CAPACITY; BAGMATI BASIN; VULNERABILITY; WATER RESOURCES SYSTEMS; WATER STRESS;

WATER RESOURCES;

ADAPTATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CULTIVATION; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; INTEGRATED APPROACH; PARAMETERIZATION; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; VULNERABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE; WATER STRESS; WATERSHED;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; HUMAN; NEPAL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RIVER BASIN; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER STRESS; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHED;

BAGMATI BASIN; NEPAL; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 74949092503     PISSN: 16069749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/ws.2009.245     Document Type: Article

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