Barron, Jennie
- Stockholm Environment Institute York (SEI York)
Sammanfattning
This paper shows how multidisciplinary research can help policy makers develop policies for sustainable agricultural water management interventions by supporting a dialogue between government departments that are in charge of different aspects of agricultural development. In the Jaldhaka Basin in West Bengal, India, a stakeholder dialogue helped identify potential water resource impacts and livelihood implications of an agricultural water management rural electrification scenario. Hydrologic modelling demonstrated that the expansion of irrigation is possible with only a localized effect on groundwater levels, but cascading effects such as declining soil fertility and negative impacts from agrochemicals will need to be addressed.
Nyckelord
agricultural water management; smallholder livelihoods; scenario; groundwater; SWAT; Brahmaputra
Publicerad i
Water International
2012, volym: 37, nummer: 4, sidor: 492-508
Utgivare: Informa {UK} Limited
SLU författare
UKÄ forskningsämne
Jordbruksvetenskap
Oceanografi, hydrologi, vattenresurser
Publikationens identifierare
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2012.708976
Permanent länk till denna sida (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/102544