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  • Case Study Traditional irrigation practices of Ladakh (Alchi village), India

    Resource: Watershed and associated topography Location: Alchi village, Jammu and Kashmir districts, India
    The village of Alchi is located on the banks of the Indus river in the Ladakh division of the Jammu and Kashmir districts, India.  It encompasses an unknown geographical area of land located in a cold desert/high altitude region characterized …
  • Case Study Traditional irrigation practices of Ladakh (Sabu village), India

    Resource: Watershed and associated topography Location: Sabu (aka Saboo) village, Jammu and Kashmir districts, India
    The village of Sabu (aka Saboo) is located several km from the town of Leh in the Ladakh division of the Jammu and Kashmir districts, India.  It encompasses an unknown geographical area of land located in a cold desert/high altitude …
  • Case Study Traditional irrigation practices of Ladakh (villages of Phuktse, Shara, and Sharnos), India

    Resource: Watershed and associated topography Location: Phuktse, Shara and Sharnos villages, Jammu/Kashmir districts, India
    The villages of Phuktse, Shara, and Sharnos are located in the Ladakh division of the Jammu and Kashmir districts, India.  The villages are successively downstream from each other, beginning with Phuktse which is upstream from Shara which is upstream from …
  • Case Study Traditional irrigation practices of Ladakh (villages of Phyang and Phey), India

    Resource: Watershed and associated topography Location: Phey and Phyang villages, India
    The villages of Phyang and Phey are located northwest and southwest from the town of Leh in the Ladakh division of the Jammu and Kashmir districts, India, and are upstream (Phyang) and downstream (Phey) from each other.  Each village encompasses …
  • Case Study Valenca Canoe Fishery

    Resource: Coastal marine ecosystem Location: Valenca, Bahia, Brazil
    The port of Valenca, which is popular for its canoe-fishing tradition, is located in the state of Bahia, in northeastern Brazil. The original case spans from 1970-1971; the resource units are demersal and pelagic fish species. The introduction of nylon …
  • Case Study Village 1 forest community, Almora district, India

    Resource: Watershed and associated topography Location: Village 1, Almora district (middle Himalayas range), India
    The community forests discussed in this case study are called panchayat forests. They are managed by local institutions called van panchayats. The forests and van panchayats all lie in the middle Himalayan ranges in Almora district, India. Almora is one …
  • Case Study Village 2 forest community, Almora district, India

    Resource: Watershed and associated topography Location: Village 2, Almora district (middle Himalayas), India
    The community forests disccused in this case study are called panchayat forests. They are managed by local institutions called van panchayats. The forests and van panchayats all lie in the middle Himalayan ranges in Almora district, India. Almora is one …
  • Case Study Village 3 forest community, Almora district, India

    Resource: Watershed and associated topography Location: Village 3, Almora district (middle Himalayas), India
    The community forests discussed in this case study are called panchayat forests. They are managed by local institutions called van panchayats. The forests and van panchayats all lie in the middle Himalayan ranges in Almora district, India. Almora is one …
  • Case Study Village 4 community forest, Almora District, Uttarakhand, India

    Resource: Watershed and associated topography Location: Village 4, Almora district (middle Himalayas), Utterakhand, India
    The community forests discussed in this case study are called panchayat forests. They are managed by local institutions called van panchayats. The forests and van panchayats all lie in the middle Himalayan ranges in Almora district, India. Almora is one …
  • Case Study Village 5 community forest, Almora district, Uttarakhand, India

    Resource: Watershed and associated topography Location: Village 5, Almora district (middle Himalayas), Uttarakhand, India
    The community forests discussed in this case study are called panchayat forests. They are managed by local institutions called van panchayats. The forests and van panchayats all lie in the middle Himalayan ranges in Almora district. Almora is one of …
  • Case Study Village 6 community forest, Almora district, Uttarakhand, India

    Resource: Watershed and associated topography Location: Village 6, Almora district (middle Himalayas), Uttarakhand, India
    The community forests discussed in this case study are called panchayat forests. They are managed by local institutions called van panchayats. The forests and van panchayats all lie in the middle Himalayan ranges in Almora district, India. Almora is one …
  • Case Study Village S irrigation system, Qiyi Irrigation District, Zhuolu county, Hebei province, China

    Resource: Watershed and associated topography Location: Village S, Qiyi Irrigation District, Zhuolu county, Hebei province,China
    Village S irrigation system is located in the Qiyi Irrigation District, Zhuolu county, Hebei province, China. Its water supply is from Sanggan river delivered by local water agency through the main canals. This village committee managed system is a failure …
  • Case Study Wannian River Restoration, Taiwan

    Resource: urban river Location: Taiwan
    Wannian River Restoration case is part of the comparative urban river restoration analysis developed between 2019 to 2020 by Herlin Chien at United Nations University, Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability in Japan. The common pool resource system is …
  • Case Study Water Equity and Tourism: A Case of Nainital District, Uttarakhand

    Resource: Watershed Location: Nainital District, Uttarakhand, India
    The current case is based on findings specific to ten villages in two blocks, Ramgarh and Dhari located in the Nainital district of Uttarakhand, India. This study is based on fieldwork that was carried over the course of a few …
  • Case Study Water Scarcity, Flooding, and Public Infrastructure in Mexico City

    Resource: Watershed and Built Infrastructure. Location: Mexico City
    Mexico City, a megalopolis of 22 million, is located at the center of the Basin of Mexico. For over 600 years, catastrophic flooding and access to potable water have challenged the city’s residents, motivating extensive investments in hard infrastructure to …
  • Case Study Water user association of the Fuente Palmera, Córdoba, Spain

    Resource: Watershed and associated topography Location: Córdoba, Spain
    The Fuente y Palmera Irrigation association involves 5 municipalities (Fuente Palmera, Hornachuelos, Écija, Posadas, y Guadalcázar) in the Guadalquivir Basin, in Spain.The resource unit is surface water (mainly from Guadalquivir River). It encompasses a geographical area of 5,259 ha of …
  • Case Study Water users association, Nishikanbara land improvement area, Niigata Prefecture, Japan

    Resource: Watershed and associated topography Location: Nishikanbara-gun, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
    The Nishikanbara Land Improvement area is located nearly in the middle of the coastal region of Niigata Prefecture. It is an elliptic zone, 15 km from east to west, and 35 km from south to north. The Nishikanbara LID, which …
  • Case Study Watershed management, Ban Luang, Nan province, northern Thailand (III)

    Resource: Watershed and associated topography Location: Ban Luang, Nan province, Thailand
    This paper examines four case studies of community-based watershed management with emphasis on their operational decision-making arrangements. Even though legally the watersheds are state property, 73% of the villagers consider them communal property. All the watersheds established community-based regimes as a …
  • Case Study Watershed management, Ban Pae, Chiang Mai province, northern Thailand (II)

    Resource: Watershed and associated topography Location: Ban Pae, Chiang Mai province, Thailand
    This paper examines four case studies of community-based watershed management with emphasis on their operational decision-making arrangements. Even though legally the watersheds are state property, 73% of the villagers consider them community property. All the watersheds established community-based regimes as a …
  • Case Study Watershed management, Silalaeng, Nan province, northern Thailand (I)

    Resource: Watershed and associated topography Location: Silalaeng, Nan province, Thailand
    This paper examines four case studies of community-based watershed management with emphasis on their operational decision-making arrangements. Even though legally the watersheds are state property, 73% of the villagers consider them communal property. All the watersheds established community-based regimes as a result of a …