Adapting to climate change in the Godavari River basin of India by restoring traditional water storage systems

Climate and Development

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 229-240

  Gujja, Biksham ^a   Dalai, Sraban ^b   Shaik, Hajara ^c   Goud, Vinod ^b  

^a Global Freshwater Programme WWF International   (Switzerland)

^b INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (India)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Climate change; Groundwater; Restoration; Tanks; Water productivity

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; BASIN MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE VARIATION; CRISIS MANAGEMENT; CROP PRODUCTION; DECENTRALIZATION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; RUNOFF; WATER STORAGE;

GODAVARI BASIN; INDIA;

EID: 78649493173     PISSN: 17565529     EISSN: 17565537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3763/cdev.2009.0020     Document Type: Article

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