Christopher A Scott

Could the water towers of Asia be drying up soon?

As climate change and urbanisation threaten water security in the HKH region, there is an urgent need for good water governance.

Posted on 24 Mar, 2019 11:03 AM

The Hindu Kush Himalayas (HKH) cover 3500 kms across eight countries namely Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan.

A view of the Himalayas. (Source: IWP Flickr photos--photo for representation purpose only)

Energy supply and the expansion of groundwater irrigation in the Indus-Ganges Basin - A working paper by Challenge Program on Water and Food

Energy and price influence groundwater development affecting the millions of lives and their livelihoods

Bharat Sharma

Challenge Programme on Water and Food (CPWF)

International Water Management Institute

University of Arizona

Posted on 22 Aug, 2010 08:27 PM

The paper by International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Challenge Programme for Water and Food (CPWF) and University of Arizona deals with energy supply and expansion of groundwater irrigation in the Indus-Ganges basin. Irrigation using groundwater has expanded rapidly in South Asia since the inception of the Green Revolution in the 1970s and it represents the largest source of irrigation in the basin.

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