Mitigating Floods for Managing Droughts through Aquifer Storage : An Examination of Two Complementary Approaches (English)

Interventions that are robust, cost effective, and scalable are in critical demand throughout South Asia to offset growing water scarcity and avert increasingly frequent water-related disasters. This case study presents two complementary forms of intervention that transform water hazards (floodwater) into a resource (groundwater) to boost agricultural productivity and enhance livelihoods. The first intervention, holiya, is simple and operated by individual...

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Pavelic,Paul;
Document Date
2020/01/01
Document Type
Report
Report Number
145391
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
South Asia,
Region
South Asia,
Disclosure Date
2020/02/13
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Mitigating Floods for Managing Droughts through Aquifer Storage : An Examination of Two Complementary Approaches
Keywords
flood

Language

English

Rel. Proj ID

8S-8S Capacity Building -- P153324

Major Sector

FY17 - Water, Sanitation and Waste Management

Theme

FY17 - Adaptation,FY17 - Water Institutions, Policies and Reform,FY17 - Water Resource Management,FY17 - Climate change

Sector

FY17 - Other Water Supply, Sanitation and Waste Management

TF No/Name

TF0A2044-REG-SA -Capacity Building for Groundwater Management

Topics

Drought,Flood,Managing Droughts,Water,Water Demand Management,

Historic Topics

Environment, Water Resources,

Historic SubTopics

Drought Management, Hydrology, Natural Disasters, Water and Food Supply,

Unit Owning

Water South Asia Region (SSAW1)

Originating Unit

Global Solutions Water (SWAGL)

Version Type

Final

Series Name

Water Knowledge Note;

Product Line

Advisory Services & Analytics

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Pavelic,Paul.

Mitigating Floods for Managing Droughts through Aquifer Storage : An Examination of Two Complementary Approaches (English). Water Knowledge Note Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/145301579805233641

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