Water resources

 Water resources faces multiple pressures with increasing complexities of peaking demand, unscrupulous use and additional likely risks due to climate change. With the multifarious stress on the resource, the pursuit for its conser...

This paper discusses the possible implications of climate change in Asia. The paper focuses on a number of variables that will be affected by climate change, including, water resources, the El Nino, ecosystems, coastal resources,...

This research studied the impact of climate change on hydrological condition and rain-fed agriculture in Southeast Asia with focus on the lower Mekong River basin as well as assessed vulnerability and adaptation of rain-fed farmer...

This publication lays out a strategy which identifies and presents a broad framework for integrated water resources planning and management, to increase the level of resilience to climate change in Himachal Pradesh. It is based on...

Stretching from snow-clad mountain ranges to vast arid deserts and grassy steppes, ADB's Central and West Asian countries are Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkme...

The impacts of climate change on water resources will have wide-reaching implications for agricultural systems and food security around the globe. This is especially true for Nepal, a poorly developed country where a high percenta...

Five recently published case studies from India provide insights into possible responses to climate change in semi-arid rural areas in the states of Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh. They draw experiences from the Vulnerability Assess...