South Asian agriculture increasingly dependent on meltwater and groundwater

AF Lutz, WW Immerzeel, C Siderius… - Nature Climate …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Irrigated agriculture in South Asia depends on meltwater, monsoon rains and
groundwater. Climate change alters the hydrology and causes shifts in the timing …

Constructing high-resolution groundwater drought at spatio-temporal scale using GRACE satellite data based on machine learning in the Indus Basin

S Ali, D Liu, Q Fu, MJM Cheema, SC Pal, A Arshad… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The complicated phenomenon induced by inadequate precipitation is a drought that impacts
water resources and human life. Traditional methods to assess groundwater drought events …

Combining downscaled-GRACE data with SWAT to improve the estimation of groundwater storage and depletion variations in the Irrigated Indus Basin (IIB)

A Arshad, A Mirchi, M Samimi, B Ahmad - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
The growth of agricultural production systems is a major driver of groundwater depletion
worldwide. Balancing groundwater supply and food production requires localized …

[HTML][HTML] Water-saving agricultural technologies: Regional hydrology outcomes and knowledge gaps in the eastern Gangetic Plains—A review

MA Mojid, M Mainuddin - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
Increasing food demand has exerted tremendous stress on agricultural water usages
worldwide, often with a threat to sustainability in agricultural production and, hence, food …

Quantifying future water-saving potential under climate change and groundwater recharge scenarios in Lower Chenab Canal, Indus River Basin

M Shafeeque, M Hafeez, A Sarwar, A Arshad… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2024 - Springer
Quantifying water-saving potential (WSP) is crucial for sustainable water resource
management in canal command areas and river basins. Previous studies have partially or …

[HTML][HTML] Water accounting under climate change in the transboundary Volta River Basin with a spatially calibrated hydrological model

M Dembélé, E Salvadore, S Zwart, N Ceperley… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Sustainable water management requires evidence-based information on the current and
future states of water resources. This study presents a comprehensive modelling framework …

Overview of terrestrial water storage changes over the Indus River Basin based on GRACE/GRACE-FO solutions

Y Zhu, S Liu, Y Yi, F Xie, R Grünwald, W Miao… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Water resources are under severe stress in the highly populated Indus River Basin due to
the increased consumption of water across different sectors and climate change. Coping …

A New Framework of 17 Hydrological Ecosystem Services (HESS17) for Supporting River Basin Planning and Environmental Monitoring

LT Ha, WGM Bastiaanssen, GWH Simons, A Poortinga - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Hydrological ecosystem services (HESS) describe the benefits of water for multiple
purposes with an emphasis on environmental values. The value of HESS is often not …

Water balance trends in irrigated canal commands and its implications for sustainable water management in Pakistan: Evidence from 1981 to 2012

JL Peña-Arancibia, JP Stewart, JM Kirby - Agricultural Water …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Indus Basin Irrigation System (IBIS) of Pakistan is a major user of surface and
groundwater and provides food and economic security for about 207 million people. To …

An assessment of water consumption patterns and land productivity and water productivity using WA+ framework and satellite data inputs

PK Singh, SK Jain, PK Mishra, MK Goel - … and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Water Accounting Plus (WA+) framework uses open access remote sensing
and GIS data and hydrological model output. This framework uses Budyko hypothesis and …