Climate change, out-migration and agrarian stress: the potential for upscaling small-scale water storage in Nepal

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cg.contributor.crpWater, Land and Ecosystems
cg.contributor.crpClimate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
cg.coverage.countryNepal
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2NP
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Asia
cg.creator.identifierLuna Bharati: 0000-0002-6218-3282
cg.creator.identifierPabitra Gurung: 0000-0003-4388-9690
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.5337/2014.210en
cg.identifier.wlethemeManaging Resource Variability and Competing Use
cg.isbn978-92-9090-792-3en
cg.number159en
cg.placeColombo, Sri Lankaen
dc.contributor.authorBharati, Lunaen
dc.contributor.authorGurung, Pabitraen
dc.contributor.authorMaharjan, L.en
dc.contributor.authorJanmaat, J.en
dc.contributor.authorPrice, J.I.en
dc.contributor.authorSherpa, Tashi Yang Chungen
dc.contributor.authorBhattarai, Utsaven
dc.contributor.authorKoirala, S.en
dc.contributor.authorTimilsina, B.en
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-11T04:35:47Zen
dc.date.available2014-11-11T04:35:47Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/51399
dc.titleClimate change, out-migration and agrarian stress: the potential for upscaling small-scale water storage in Nepalen
dcterms.abstractClimate change could have a critical impact on agriculture in Nepal due to dry-season water shortages, and changes in the variability of water availability and associated uncertainty. This makes water storage systems (most notably ponds and tanks) increasingly important. This report explores the potential role of small-scale water storage infrastructure in two subbasins within the larger Koshi River Basin in central and eastern Nepal, yet shows that upscaling such infrastructure requires an appreciation of the other drivers of change in agriculture aside from climate (e.g., rising cost of living and poor terms of trade for agriculture). It also identifies the social relations and dynamics (distribution of land, water and labor) which could mediate the success of future interventions. It is clear from the research that, while small-scale water storage has the potential to significantly strengthen livelihoods in the Nepali hills, it is necessary to tailor projects to the existing political-economic context.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceGeneral Publicen
dcterms.available2014
dcterms.bibliographicCitationSugden, Fraser; Shrestha, L.; Bharati, Luna; Gurung, P.; Maharjan, L.; Janmaat, J.; Price, J. I.; Sherpa, Tashi Yang Chung; Bhattarai, Utsav; Koirala, S.; Timilsina, B. 2014. Climate change, out-migration and agrarian stress: the potential for upscaling small-scale water storage in Nepal. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI).. 38p. (IWMI Research Report 159).en
dcterms.isPartOfIWMI Research Reporten
dcterms.issued2014
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserved
dcterms.publisherInternational Water Management Instituteen
dcterms.subjectmigrationen
dcterms.subjectwellsen
dcterms.subjectwater availabilityen
dcterms.subjectirrigated farmingen
dcterms.subjectgenderen
dcterms.subjectcrop productionen
dcterms.subjectdrillingen
dcterms.subjectwomenen
dcterms.subjectagrarian structureen
dcterms.subjecthydrologyen
dcterms.subjectmodelsen
dcterms.subjecteconomic aspectsen
dcterms.subjectpolitical aspectsen
dcterms.subjectsocial aspectsen
dcterms.subjectland managementen
dcterms.subjectproperty rightsen
dcterms.subjectcase studiesen
dcterms.typeReport

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