Ganges Strategic Basin Assessment

World Bank

Ganges Strategic Basin Assessment | A Discussion of Regional Opportunities and Risks

2014

World Bank

The objective of the Ganges Strategic Basin Assessment (Ganges SBA) is to build knowledge and promote an open, evidence-based dialogue on the shared opportunities and risks of cooperative management in the basin. It is hoped that this will lead to greater cooperation in the management of this shared river system, beginning with a shift from information secrecy to information sharing. The key feature of this regional research is the development of a set of nested hydrological and economic basin models, along with targeted analyses on social vulnerability and climate change. The mosaic of information produced using these tools and approaches can be used to examine alternative scenarios across a range of possible Ganges futures.

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AGROVOC Keywords

agricultural productivity alluvial soils aquifers barrages basins brackish water canals catchment basins dams drainage drinking water embankments engineering evaporation flood control flooding food production freshwater freshwater resources glaciers ground water groundwater groundwater management groundwater recharge human settlements hydraulic structures hydrology hydropower hydropower generation ice irrigation irrigation water lake lakes land area lead melt water ponds pressure rain rainfall rainwater reservoirs river basins rivers runoff saline intrusion sanitation sediment load snow statistics surface water tariffs tributaries water water abstraction water logging water quality water requirements water resources water storage water supply water table water use water yield watershed management wells wetlands

Bibliographic information

Publisher

Washington, DC

Other Subjects

International water; High sediment load; Basin authority; Catchments; Storage capacity; Riparian countries; Stream flow; Shared water resources; Basin countries; Hydropower production; River flows; Inadequate drainage; Basin communities; River systems; Heavy rains; Riparian; Major dams; Tributary; Stream; Embankment; Flow water; River; Great rivers; Flow; Large multipurpose dams; River basin; Flood risk; Hydropower potential; River ecosystem; Dam construction; Main river system; Catchment area; Meters; Water systems; Streamflow; Irrigated area; Measurements; Flood waters; Ground water use; Groundwater resources; Hydrological data; Sediment control; Upstream reservoirs; Groundwater basins; Peak flows; Annual flow; River system; Catchment; Large-scale infrastructure; River course; Basin scale; Drought management; Floods; Environmental costs; Water resources management; Aquifer; Leakage; River commission; Multipurpose dams; Downstream irrigation; Watershed; Basin level; Upstream dam; Surface water supply; Water withdrawals; Main river; Deep wells; Industrial water; Basin; Flood management; Tributary rivers; Upstream dams; Flow augmentation; Covering; Major rivers; Basin planning; Flood protection; Annual flows; Upstream storage; Low flows; Flows for irrigation; Delta systems; Flood season; Basin water; Water resources planning; Water transfer; Artificial recharge; Groundwater development; Waters; Agricultural water; Water system; Sediment management; Dam; Large dams; Water flows; River basin authority; Basin development; Peak flow; Water resources development

Language

English

Format

application/pdf

License

CC BY 3.0 IGO, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/, World Bank

Type

Working Paper; Document De Travail; Documento De Trabajo

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Format: Dublin Core

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