The lower Krishna Basin trajectory: relationships between basin development and downstream environmental degradation

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dc.creatorVenot, Jean-Philippe
dc.creatorSharma, Bharat R.
dc.creatorRao, K.V.G.K.
dc.date2008
dc.date2014-06-13T14:29:40Z
dc.date2014-06-13T14:29:40Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:31:43Z
dc.descriptionBasin water development and rural dynamics in the Krishna Basin have led to a degradation of downstream ecosystems manifesting itself by salinizing soil and groundwater, increasing pollution, disappearing mangroves and desiccating wetlands. Reversing this evolution requires the formal recognition of the environment as a water user in its own right and the implementation of an environmental water provision. This provision should be based on a two-tier allocation system with assured discharges in the irrigation canals of the delta and to the ocean. This will lead to further commitment of water resources but this is needed to reconcile the social, economic and environmental objectives of a sustainable development. Other measures facilitating integrated natural resources management from the local to the basin level are needed too.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/39912
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/158522
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Water Management Institute
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceVenot, Jean-Philippe; Sharma, Bharat R.; Rao, K. V. G. K. 2008. The lower Krishna Basin trajectory: relationships between basin development and downstream environmental degradation. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 30p. (IWMI Research Report 125)
dc.subjectriver basin development
dc.subjectlakes
dc.subjectenvironmental degradation
dc.subjectecosystems
dc.subjectmangroves
dc.subjectwater allocation
dc.subjectgroundwater
dc.subjectwater quality
dc.subjectsalinity
dc.subjectirrigated farming
dc.subjectinstitutions
dc.subjectirrigation canals
dc.subjectrural development
dc.titleThe lower Krishna Basin trajectory: relationships between basin development and downstream environmental degradation
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