Developing procedures for assessment of ecological status of Indian River basins in the context of environmental water requirements

This report attempts to introduce a prototype scoring system for the ecological status of rivers in India and illustrate it through the applications in several major river basins. This system forms part of the desktop environmental flow assessment and is based on a number of indicators reflecting ec...

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Autores principales: Smakhtin, Vladimir U., Arunachalam, M., Behera, S., Chatterjee, A., Das, S., Gautam, P., Joshi, G.D., Sivaramakrishnan, K.G., Unni, K.S.
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Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Water Management Institute 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39901
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author Smakhtin, Vladimir U.
Arunachalam, M.
Behera, S.
Chatterjee, A.
Das, S.
Gautam, P.
Joshi, G.D.
Sivaramakrishnan, K.G.
Unni, K.S.
author_browse Arunachalam, M.
Behera, S.
Chatterjee, A.
Das, S.
Gautam, P.
Joshi, G.D.
Sivaramakrishnan, K.G.
Smakhtin, Vladimir U.
Unni, K.S.
author_facet Smakhtin, Vladimir U.
Arunachalam, M.
Behera, S.
Chatterjee, A.
Das, S.
Gautam, P.
Joshi, G.D.
Sivaramakrishnan, K.G.
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description This report attempts to introduce a prototype scoring system for the ecological status of rivers in India and illustrate it through the applications in several major river basins. This system forms part of the desktop environmental flow assessment and is based on a number of indicators reflecting ecological condition and sensitivity of a river. The unique aspect of this study is that it interprets, for the first time, the existing ecological information for Indian rivers in the context of environmental flow assessment. The report targets government departments, research institutions and NGOs which are engaged in environmental flow management and associated policy development, and suggests some subsequent steps in environmental flow work in India.
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spelling CGSpace399012025-11-07T08:42:03Z Developing procedures for assessment of ecological status of Indian River basins in the context of environmental water requirements Smakhtin, Vladimir U. Arunachalam, M. Behera, S. Chatterjee, A. Das, S. Gautam, P. Joshi, G.D. Sivaramakrishnan, K.G. Unni, K.S. river basins ecology indicators environmental flows environmental management habitats biota fish ecosystems This report attempts to introduce a prototype scoring system for the ecological status of rivers in India and illustrate it through the applications in several major river basins. This system forms part of the desktop environmental flow assessment and is based on a number of indicators reflecting ecological condition and sensitivity of a river. The unique aspect of this study is that it interprets, for the first time, the existing ecological information for Indian rivers in the context of environmental flow assessment. The report targets government departments, research institutions and NGOs which are engaged in environmental flow management and associated policy development, and suggests some subsequent steps in environmental flow work in India. 2007 2014-06-13T14:29:39Z 2014-06-13T14:29:39Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39901 en Open Access application/pdf International Water Management Institute Smakhtin, Vladimir; Arunachalam, M.; Behera, S.; Chatterjee, A.; Das, S.; Gautam, P.; Joshi, G. D.; Sivaramakrishnan, K. G.; Unni, K. S. 2007. Developing procedures for assessment of ecological status of Indian River basins in the context of environmental water requirements. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 34p. (IWMI Research Report 114)
spellingShingle river basins
ecology
indicators
environmental flows
environmental management
habitats
biota
fish
ecosystems
Smakhtin, Vladimir U.
Arunachalam, M.
Behera, S.
Chatterjee, A.
Das, S.
Gautam, P.
Joshi, G.D.
Sivaramakrishnan, K.G.
Unni, K.S.
Developing procedures for assessment of ecological status of Indian River basins in the context of environmental water requirements
title Developing procedures for assessment of ecological status of Indian River basins in the context of environmental water requirements
title_full Developing procedures for assessment of ecological status of Indian River basins in the context of environmental water requirements
title_fullStr Developing procedures for assessment of ecological status of Indian River basins in the context of environmental water requirements
title_full_unstemmed Developing procedures for assessment of ecological status of Indian River basins in the context of environmental water requirements
title_short Developing procedures for assessment of ecological status of Indian River basins in the context of environmental water requirements
title_sort developing procedures for assessment of ecological status of indian river basins in the context of environmental water requirements
topic river basins
ecology
indicators
environmental flows
environmental management
habitats
biota
fish
ecosystems
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39901
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