Evaluating IWRM implementation success: are water policies in Bangladesh enhancing adaptive capacity to climate change impacts?

International Journal of Water Resources Development

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 515-527

  Rouillard, Josselin J ^a   Benson, David ^b   Gain, Animesh K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

Author keywords

adaptive capacity; Bangladesh; governance; policy implementation; water management

Indexed keywords

TECHNOLOGY;

ADAPTIVE CAPACITY; BANGLADESH; CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT; CRITICAL CHALLENGES; GOVERNANCE; IMPLEMENTATION SUCCESS; INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; POLICY IMPLEMENTATIONS;

WATER MANAGEMENT;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 84904070296     PISSN: 07900627     EISSN: 13600648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.910756     Document Type: Article

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