Towards better management of groundwater resources—lessons from an integrated capacity building project in the Indo-Gangetic and Yellow River basins

2009 ◽  
pp. 29-42
Author(s):  
K Villholth
Keyword(s):  
Capacity Building ◽  
Yellow River ◽  
Groundwater Resources ◽  
River Basins ◽  
Building Project

scholarly journals Carbon Storage Change Analysis and Emission Reduction Suggestions under Land Use Transition: A Case Study of Henan Province, China

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 1844
Author(s):  
Dongyang Xiao ◽  
Haipeng Niu ◽  
Jin Guo ◽  
Suxia Zhao ◽  
Liangxin Fan
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Yangtze River ◽  
Carbon Emission ◽  
Yellow River ◽  
Yangtze River Basin ◽  
Yellow River Basin ◽  
River Basins ◽  
Henan Province ◽  
Huai River

The significant spatial heterogeneity among river basin ecosystems makes it difficult for local governments to carry out comprehensive governance for different river basins in a special administrative region spanning multi-river basins. However, there are few studies on the construction of a comprehensive governance mechanism for multi-river basins at the provincial level. To fill this gap, this paper took Henan Province of China, which straddles four river basins, as the study region. The chord diagram, overlay analysis, and carbon emission models were applied to the remote sensing data of land use to analyze the temporal and spatial patterns of carbon storage caused by land-use changes in Henan Province from 1990 to 2018 to reflect the heterogeneity of the contribution of the four basins to human activities and economic development. The results revealed that food security land in the four basins decreased, while production and living land increased. Ecological conservation land was increased over time in the Yangtze River Basin. In addition, the conversion from food security land to production and living land was the common characteristic for the four basins. Carbon emission in Henan increased from 134.46 million tons in 1990 to 553.58 million tons in 2018, while its carbon absorption was relatively stable (1.67–1.69 million tons between 1990 and 2018). The carbon emitted in the Huai River Basin was the main contributor to Henan Province’s total carbon emission. The carbon absorption in Yellow River Basin and Yangtze River Basin had an obvious spatial agglomeration effect. Finally, considering the current need of land spatial planning in China and the goal of carbon neutrality by 2060 set by the Chinese government, we suggested that carbon sequestration capacity should be further strengthened in Yellow River Basin and Yangtze River Basin based on their respective ecological resource advantages. For future development in Hai River Basin and Huai River Basin, coordinating the spatial allocation of urban scale and urban green space to build an ecological city is a key direction to embark upon.

scholarly journals LOCALLY DRIVEN RESEARCH IS BETTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES OUTBREAK PREPAREDNESS: AN EDCTP CAPACITY-BUILDING PROJECT IN POST-EBOLA LIBERIA

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (Suppl 2) ◽  
pp. A52.1-A52
Author(s):  
Christine Attia Tarr ◽  
Guillermo Martinez Perez ◽  
Senga Omeonga ◽  
Fanta Kibungu ◽  
Ana Meyer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Capacity Building ◽  
Building Project

scholarly journals Enhancing capacities of riparian professionals to address and resolve transboundary issues in international river basins: experiences from the Lower Mekong River Basin

2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (9) ◽  
pp. 3183-3197 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Douven ◽  
M. L. Mul ◽  
B. Fernández-Álvarez ◽  
S. Lam Hung ◽  
N. Bakker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Capacity Building ◽  
Training Evaluation ◽  
River Basins ◽  
Mekong River ◽  
Training Methods ◽  
Training And Education ◽  
International River Basins ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
International River ◽  
Capacity Building Programme

Abstract. This paper analyses the design and impact of capacity building programmes aimed at enhancing capacities of riparian professionals to address and resolve transboundary issues in international river basins. The case study is a programme developed by the Mekong River Commission (MRC). A post-training evaluation was applied to assess its impact in terms of individual capacity enhancement and change (use and application of knowledge, factors hampering application, and change in function and opportunities within the organisation). The design of the Capacity Building Programme of the MRC Flood Management and Mitigation Programme required a well balanced range of subjects (such as IWRM (integrated water resources management), model and decision support systems, and international water law). The post-training evaluation, 6 months after the last training workshop, showed an increase in familiarity with the topics for all 37 respondents, with the highest increase for the respondents with few years of working experience and from training and education institutions. The relevance of the subjects taught was highlighted by 95% of the respondents, and 78% of the participants had already used some of the acquired knowledge in their job. The respondents indicated that they did not have sufficient opportunities to apply all knowledge. The phased implementation and training of lecturers during the training workshops had a good impact, directly through increasing involvement in facilitation and delivery of the capacity building programme and through the use of the knowledge gained in short courses and development of curricula at their institute. For these types of capacity building programmes, a few recommendations can be made. The selection of participants is crucial for the application of the learned knowledge in their work. The integrative nature of transboundary water issues calls for a capacity building programme addressing a wide range of subjects, which can be understood by a wide range of professionals from different sectors. Training methods should also address this integrative nature through, e.g. roleplays and case studies. A successful capacity building programme needs to address the three levels of capacity building (enabling environment, organisations, and individual staff) and involve national and regional training and education institutes.

SHARING EXPERTISE IN DIGITAL CO-CREATION AND PEDAGOGY: ACORD-A CAPACITY BUILDING PROJECT BETWEEN EUROPE AND MALAYSIA IN HIGHER EDUCATION E-LEARNING

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather Wharrad ◽  
Stathis Konstantinidis ◽  
Ping Yein Lee ◽  
Phelim Yong Voon Chen ◽  
Michael Taylor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Capacity Building ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Building Project

scholarly journals Investigating water budget dynamics in 18 river basins across the Tibetan Plateau through multiple datasets

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 351-371 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenbin Liu ◽  
Fubao Sun ◽  
Yanzhong Li ◽  
Guoqing Zhang ◽  
Yan-Fang Sang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tibetan Plateau ◽  
Water Budget ◽  
Water Resource Management ◽  
Yellow River ◽  
Aridity Index ◽  
River Basins ◽  
Surface Model ◽  
The Tibetan Plateau ◽  
Basin Scale

Abstract. The dynamics of basin-scale water budgets over the Tibetan Plateau (TP) are not well understood nowadays due to the lack of in situ hydro-climatic observations. In this study, we investigate the seasonal cycles and trends of water budget components (e.g. precipitation P, evapotranspiration ET and runoff Q) in 18 TP river basins during the period 1982–2011 through the use of multi-source datasets (e.g. in situ observations, satellite retrievals, reanalysis outputs and land surface model simulations). A water balance-based two-step procedure, which considers the changes in basin-scale water storage on the annual scale, is also adopted to calculate actual ET. The results indicated that precipitation (mainly snowfall from mid-autumn to next spring), which are mainly concentrated during June–October (varied among different monsoons-impacted basins), was the major contributor to the runoff in TP basins. The P, ET and Q were found to marginally increase in most TP basins during the past 30 years except for the upper Yellow River basin and some sub-basins of Yalong River, which were mainly affected by the weakening east Asian monsoon. Moreover, the aridity index (PET/P) and runoff coefficient (Q/P) decreased slightly in most basins, which were in agreement with the warming and moistening climate in the Tibetan Plateau. The results obtained demonstrated the usefulness of integrating multi-source datasets to hydrological applications in the data-sparse regions. More generally, such an approach might offer helpful insights into understanding the water and energy budgets and sustainability of water resource management practices of data-sparse regions in a changing environment.

Research on Numerical Stimulation of Water Resources of Bang River by Finite Volume Method

2012 ◽  
Vol 599 ◽  
pp. 781-786
Author(s):  
Qi Xia Liu ◽  
Hai Ying Yang ◽  
Qing Huan Wang
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Finite Volume Method ◽  
Finite Volume ◽  
Yellow River ◽  
Groundwater Resources ◽  
Underground Water ◽  
Geometric Error ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Water Control ◽  
Volume Method

In order to find out Bang river of hydrogeological conditions in Liandi beach, Evaluation of groundwater resources, Put forward the scientific and reasonable layout of new Wells. This paper will be for the finite volume method is applied to the underground water resources evaluation and numerical simulation research of Yellow River xiaolangdi key water control project in Bang river zone . As the Bang river groundwater flow problems put forward a kind of high precision and simple new method. The study on speeding up the construction progress and safeguard the social stability has the important practical significance. The calculation results show that the finite volume method advantages of flexible meshing, geometric error is small, easy to deal with natural boundary conditions, to maintain the quality and higher accuracy. The calculation and evaluation of groundwater resources has important application value.

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