PN57 - BFP Karkheh

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    Understanding hydrological variability for improved water management in the semi-arid Karkheh Basin, Iran
    (Thesis, 2011-06-21) Masih, I.
    This study is carried out in semi-arid to arid Karkheh Basin of Iran, where massive water allocation planning is on the way, but a comprehensive knowledge on basin hydrology and impact of these developments on different water uses and users across the basin are lacking. The main objective of this research is to provide a hydrology-based assessment of (surface) water resources of the Karkheh Basin and study its continuum of variability and change at different spatio-temporal scales. The methodological framework used in this study was underpinned by the combined use of rigorous system investigation and hydrological modeling echniques. The spatial investigations were carried out at the levels of the river basin, catchment (subbasin) and subcatchment whereas the temporal resolutions were daily, monthly, annually and in long-term time series.
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    Karkheh Basin Focal Project
    (Report, 2010-05-10) Ahmad, M.D.; Giordano, Mark
    The Karkheh Basin Focal Project was designed to collect and organize baseline information for future researchers and to highlight future research needs. All collected data is available in the IDIS system. The specific research findings and recommendations for the basin are 1) The use of non-agricultural water measures is likely to be a more effective solution to remaining rural poverty in the Karkheh basin and Iran; 2) In the short to medium term, agricultural water policy and research should focus on improvements in physical water productivity so as to improve the use scarce water resources for given national food security priorities and 3) in the longer term, shift towards economic water productivity by moving water away from lower productivity grain production and towards higher value agricultural and other activities including hydropower generation and urban uses.