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Panta Rhei

A decade of progress in research on change in hydrology and society

To better understand the increasing human impact on the water cycle and the feedbacks between hydrology and society, the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) organized the scientific decade “Panta Rhei–Everything Flows: Change in hydrology and society” (2013– ...
The removal of nitrate (NO3−) from water and its subsequent valorization for various applications are crucial due to environmental, health, and economic considerations. A promising method for its removal is the process of electrocatalytic reduction of nitrate. Copper/nickel (Cu/N ...
Farmers in Maharashtra, India, face water scarcity, leading to poor crop yields and farmer indebtedness. To improve water use efficiency and mitigate climate change impacts on livelihoods, governments promote micro-irrigation technologies. Still, the rate of adoption of these tec ...

Makara

A tool for cotton farmers to evaluate risk to income

Smallholder farmers are critical to global food production and natural resource management. Due to increased competition for water resources and variability in rainfall due to climate change, chronic irrigation water scarcity is rising particularly in drought-prone regions. Impro ...
Mobile applications have the potential to revolutionise agricultural advisories, providing farmers with real-time information and insights for improved decision-making. However, the adoption of such apps is influenced by various behavioural factors, necessitating a participatory ...

Makara App

A Case Study in Digital Innovation for Enhanced Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability

The agricultural sector, particularly in rural areas, faces numerous challenges, including labor shortages, fluctuating costs, and unpredictable weather patterns. The Makara app emerges as a pioneering digital solution, specifically designed to address the multifaceted needs of s ...

How economically and environmentally viable are multiple dams in the upper Cauvery Basin, India?

A hydro-economic analysis using a landscape-based hydrological model

The construction of dams threatens the health of watershed ecosystems. The purpose of this study is to show how multiple dams in a basin can impact hydrological flow regimes and subsequently aquatic ecosystems that depend on river flows. The approach assesses the ecosystem servic ...

Steering agricultural interventions towards sustained irrigation adoption by farmers

Socio-psychological analysis of irrigation practices in Maharashtra, India

Complex contextual and sociopsychological factors influence the adoption of agricultural technologies like irrigation. This study used the sociopsychological Risk-Attitude-Norms-Abilities-Self-Regulation (RANAS) framework to examine the factors impacting irrigation adoption in Ma ...
The new scientific decade (2023-2032) of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) aims at searching for sustainable solutions to undesired water conditions–whether it be too little, too much or too polluted. Many of the current issues originate from global ch ...

Unravelling the Unintended Consequences of Water Interventions

Challenges of Understanding Adoption within Human-Water Systems and a Way Forward

Changes in the water cycle (availability/variability of water) influence and shape human society (e.g. floods and droughts have shaped human civilization), whereas decisions humans take (e.g. building dams, irrigation) influence the water cycle. The study of these coupled and co- ...
The adoption of agricultural water interventions for climate change adaptation has been slow and limited despite their established efficacy and benefits. While several studies have identified socio-economic, biophysical, technological and institutional factors that influence adop ...
Soil moisture monitoring is essential for a variety of applications including agriculture, forestry, and environmental monitoring. However, soil moisture sensors may be expensive and require batteries or other energy sources, making them unsuitable for remote or off-grid location ...
Introduction:
Water scarcity is a significant global challenge that frequently manifests as inadequate water supply for domestic purposes. However, domestic water insecurity can occur even in regions where water is naturally abundant. Despite Colombia’s plentiful surface wate ...
Sensor data and agro-hydrological modeling have been combined to improve irrigation management. Crop water models simulating crop growth and production in response to the soil-water environment need to be parsimonious in terms of structure, inputs and parameters to be applied in ...
Given the increasing demand for high-quality food and protein, global food security remains a challenge, particularly in the face of global change. However, since agriculture, food and water security are inextricably linked, they need to be examined via an interdisciplinary lens. ...
Groundwater depletion has become increasingly challenging, and many cities worldwide have adopted drastic policies to relieve water stress due to socioeconomic growth. Located on the declining aquifer of the North China Plain, Beijing, for example, has developed plans to limit th ...
Study region: Upper Cauvery river basin, India Study focus: Reservoir construction is one of the major contributors to changes in natural river flow regime characteristics. This study aims to understand the hydrological alterations resulting from the construction of reservoirs an ...
Study region: The study region is the Kamadhiya catchment (1150 km2), located in the Saurashtra region of the western state of Gujarat, India. The region has seen intensive development of check dams (CDs) for groundwater recharge with an estimated 27,000 CDs constructe ...
Endogeneity or reverse causality in regression analysis results in biased estimation of the effects of independent variables on the dependent variable and leads to inaccurate interpretations. However, the biased estimation of the effects of psychological factors on water–related ...