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Transferring flood waters underground builds community climate resilience in India

IWMI began piloting underground transfer of floods for irrigation (UTFI) in a village in the Ganges Basin in 2015. Since then, UTFI has been recognized as an important part of the solution to two crises facing India: destructive floods and recurring water shortages. The CGIAR Initiative on NEXUS Gai...

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Main Author: CGIAR Initiative on NEXUS Gains
Format: Blog Post
Language:Inglés
Published: CGIAR System Organization 2024
Subjects:
flooding
water policy
water conservation
governance
water management
groundwater recharge
climate change
resilience
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/168443
Summary:IWMI began piloting underground transfer of floods for irrigation (UTFI) in a village in the Ganges Basin in 2015. Since then, UTFI has been recognized as an important part of the solution to two crises facing India: destructive floods and recurring water shortages. The CGIAR Initiative on NEXUS Gains is now supporting the government to better implement a national water conservation program. As a result, UTFI ponds and recharge wells have been constructed in hundreds more villages, increasing water availability by up to 8 percent to date and strengthening climate resilience.

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