Agricultural-to-hydropower water transfers: Sharing water and benefits in hydropower-irrigation systems

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1091-1101

  Tilmant, A ^a   Goor, Q ^b   Pinte, D ^b  

^a UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; POWER GENERATION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RIVER BASIN; WATER RESOURCE;

EUPHRATES BASIN;

EID: 75749156646     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-13-1091-2009     Document Type: Article

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