Presentations from the Course

 When quoting from these presentations, please ensure that the following citation/ackowledgment is mentioned:

"...... (name(s) of the presenter(s). 2006.  International Training and Research Program 2006-2007: Groundwater Governance in Theory and Practice.  India, 9 October to 11November, 2006.'

Scientific methods, research preparation, field tours

Introduction to Indo-Gangetic and Yellow River Basins - Tushaar Shah and Nitin Bassi

Groundwater and politics: Evidence from India - Aditi Mukherji

Groundwater Irrigation in a Punjab Village -  Rakesh Tiwary

Knowledge Sharing Communication and Awareness: Sharing of Research Outcomes as a Key Objective - Nadia Manning

Hydro-geology, environment and water quality module

Basic Hydrogeology - S.K. Bartarya

Hydrochemistry- S.K. Bartarya

Hydrology - S. K. Jain

Subsurface water and flow process - G.C. Mishra

Groundwater quality and chemistry - Karen G. Villholth

Groundwater, human health and the environment - Karen G. Villholth

Groundwater contamination and solute transport - Karen G. Villholth

Modeling of Groundwater Flow System - D. Kashyap

Geophysical Investigations - Groundwater Studies - R.G. Sastry

Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater: Origin and Distribution and Mitigation Activities in Bangladesh - Anwar Zahid

Agronomy module

Salinity and Drainage in the Indo-Gangetic and Yellow River Basins (Problems) - S.K. Gupta

Irrigation Pumps - S.K. Sondhi

Water Savings in Rice in Indo-Gangetic Basin and China - B. R. Sharma

Introduction to Agronomy - S.K. Tripathi

Irrigation Water Saving Technologies for the Major Agro-Ecologies of the Indo-Gangetic Basin - S.K. Sondhi

Crop Water Requirements and Water Productivity: Concepts and Practices - B.R. Sharma

Soil-Water-Plant-Atmosphere Inter-Relations for Enhancing Crop Water Productivity in Indo-Gangetic Basin - V.K. Arora

Naranpur Express - A Simulation Game - S. Phansalkar

Water Saving Agricultural Technologies in the Yellow River Basin: one and two - H.. Weiping

Social sciences, economics, institutions module

Political Economy of Groundwater Markets in West Bengal: Implications for Policy Action: Aditi Mukherji

Governing Groundwater:Comparative Analysis of National Institutions and Policies - T. Shah

The Nuer: Ethnography of Evans Pritchard -Jean-Luc Sabatier

Policies, governance module

Water Saving Technology Adoption in China - Amelia Blanke,  Bryan Lohmar, Scott Rozelle and Jinxia Wang

Groundwater Markets in China: Evolving Trends and Determining Factors - Lijuan Zhang, Jinxia Wang, Jikun Huang and Scott Rozelle

Demand for Groundwater and Water Pricing in China - Qiuqiong Huang and Scott Rozelle,  Jinxia Wang and Jikun Huamg

Integrated Approach to Groundwater Law - M.S. Vani and Rohit Asthana

Arsenic in the Groundwaters of Santiago de Estero Province, North Western Argentina -  P. Bhattacharya, J. Bundschuh, M. Claesson, J. Fagerberg, A.R. Storniolo, R.A. Martin, O. Sracek

Managing Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater - P. Bhattacharya

Groundwater Legislation in Tamilnadu: Some Critical Perspectives - S. Janakarajan

Groundwater quality protection and management - Karen G. Villholth

Bhakra Canals and Groundwater in Punjab and Haryana - S. Dharmadhikary

An Overview of Groundwater Use and Abuse in India: Some Socio Political, Economic and Institutional Caharacteristics - S. Janakarajan

Groundwater as the Cinderella of Water Laws, Policies and Institutions in Australia - Jennifer McKay

The Electricity-Groundwater Conundrum in India - N.K. Dubash

Understanding Water Institutions: Structure, Evnironment and Change Process - R. Maria Saleth

Groundwater View

An animation software of fundamental groundwater flow and transport processes.  Excellent for introducing fundamental groundwater processes to newcomers.

For download, click here...

(The downloading of this software may take some time.  Please request for a CD of the software from the GGA Secretariat ( iwmi-gga@cgiar.org ) , which will be sent to you by air mai)