Groundwater plays a vital role in food security, water availability, and economic growth of
more than 1.3 billion people in India. Notwithstanding the development of irrigation schemes …

Climate change will impact every aspect of biophysical systems and society. However,
unlike other components of the climate system, the impact of climate change on the …

Climate change will likely increase crop water demand, and farmers may adapt by applying
more irrigation. Understanding the extent to which this is occurring is of particular …

Groundwater depletion is becoming a global threat to food security, yet the ultimate impacts
of depletion on agricultural production and the efficacy of available adaptation strategies …

Groundwater—the world's largest freshwater resource—is critically important for irrigated
agriculture and hence for global food security. Yet depletion is widespread in large …

The depletion of groundwater resources threatens food and water security in India.
However, the relative influence of groundwater pumping and climate variability on …

Water is at the core of the most difficult sustainability challenges facing humans in the
modern era, involving feedbacks across multiple scales, sectors, and agents. We suggest …

India is one of the world's largest food producers, making the sustainability of its agricultural
system of global significance. Groundwater irrigation underpins India's agriculture, currently …

Due to spatial unevenness in rainfall, groundwater dependency for irrigation has increased
exponentially, which poses a challenge for its sustainability. Hence, the long-term behaviour …

Worsening environmental conditions threaten to undermine progress in reducing rural
poverty. Little is known, however, about the prospects for farmer adaptations to mitigate this …