Assessment of the impact of anticipated external hydrology changes on water resources of the coastal zone The people of the coastal zone in Bangladesh must deal with some large environmental challenges in pursuing their livelihoods. However with proper research and implementation there is great potential for improvement in utilizing water [...]
The brackish water coastal zone of the Ganges Delta is home to some of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people, whose livelihoods are exposed to tidal surges, increasing surface water salinity and a rising incidence of severe cyclonic storms. The CPWF Ganges Basin Development Challenge (GBDC) aims to improve [...]
Background: The brackish-water coastal zone of the Ganges is home to some of the world’s poorest, most food insecure and vulnerable people. The Research for Development Program of the Ganges Basin Development Challenges (BDC) is set up with a goal to reduce poverty, improve food security, and strengthen livelihood resilience [...]
Project title: Development of technologies to harness the productivity potential of salt-affected areas of the Indo-Gangetic, Mekong and Nile River basins (PN07) Introduction Soil salinity and alkalinity impact nearly 100 M ha of coastal and inland agricultural lands of which about 22 M ha are in Asia. Because of their [...]
Households under High Saline Condition/Intrusion in Chitolmari sub-district People living in the coastal areas of the Ganges River face large challenges in increasing food production and improving livelihoods in the face of climate change, yet farmers are showing that much can be accomplished in spite of the apparently hostile living [...]
The CPWF’s coastal resource management projectbrought real change to communities in Vietnam and Bangladesh. In Vietnam, the project’s technologies and cropping systems benefited 8,000 households and contributed to the economic growth of Bac Lieu Province, population 800,000. In Bangladesh, 2,500 farmers connected to the CPWF research project increased their income [...]
Putting Water Issues in Perspective: CPWF Water Dialogue Posters to Spark DebateApril 24, 2013, 9:57 am
Strategies for Managing India’s GroundwaterFebruary 12, 2013, 6:24 am
How much is that ecosystem in the window?January 24, 2013, 8:39 am
Planetary Boundaries Part I: Defining a safe operating space for human existenceJanuary 23, 2013, 4:10 amRats grow fat, people go hungryJanuary 17, 2013, 9:58 am
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