The residents of the Ganges and Mekong River deltas face serious challenges from rising sea levels, saltwater intrusion, pollution from upstream sources, growing populations, and infrastructure that no longer works as planned. In both deltas, scientists working for nearly two decades with communities, local governments and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have demonstrated the potential to overcome these challenges and substantially improve people’s livelihoods.
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsDecember, 2018Laos, Bangladesh, Vietnam, China, Myanmar, Cambodia, India, Thailand
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2016Nepal, Bangladesh, Japan, China, Australia, India, Pakistan
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2003India, Pakistan, Thailand, Syrian Arab Republic, China, United States of America
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsDecember, 2002India, China, Sri Lanka, Australia
The problems that river basin institutions in the developed world successfully address?such as pollution, sediment buildup in rivers and the degradation of wetlands?are not the top priorities for Indian policy makers and people. The items that do top Indian agendas?providing access to water for drinking and growing food, eradicating poverty, and stopping groundwater overexploitation?are either unresolved in the developed world or have become irrelevant due to economic development.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2009Jordan, South Africa, Mexico, Tunisia, Tanzania, Iran, India, China, United States of America, Australia
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2009Jordan, South Africa, Mexico, Tunisia, Tanzania, Iran, India, China, United States of America, Australia
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2015Canada, China, India, Israel, United States of America, Africa, Central Asia
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsDecember, 2002Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Vietnam, Asia
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsDecember, 1994Philippines, China, India, Indonesia, Cambodia, Taiwan, Vietnam, Nepal, Colombia, Sudan, United States of America
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsDecember, 2003Israel, Mexico, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, China, Asia
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