Energy supply and the expansion of groundwater irrigation in the Indus-Ganges Basin
Irrigation using groundwater has expanded rapidly in South Asia since the inception of the Green Revolution in the 1970s. Groundwater currently represents the largest source of irrigation in the Indus-Ganges Basin (IGB), which feeds over one billion people and provides direct livelihoods for hundred...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | Inglés |
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2009
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40661 |
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