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This paper attempts to analyse the river names of the Nepal Valley from an ethnolinguistic perspective. The river is an unmistakeable element in the topography of any settlement, more so in agricultural settlements where the river may be their life-line. River names are, therefore, an important index to the linguistic, cultural and above all, ethnographic history of a settlement.
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This issue of cc.alps-compact presents an overview of spatial planning-related measures in the Alps to ameliorate the effects of climate change and promote adjustments to it. The second chapter explains CIPRA‘s key concerns: If spatial planning is to play a key role in climate protection, a number of things have to change, because in the case of conflicts of goals regarding the interests...
Headwaters are the source of freshwater resources, the margins of drainage basins, and the first and zero order basins that surround every catchment. The challenge is to define appropriate, self-sustainable, management strategies and structures for these lands which meet the needs of the headwater habitat, including its human inhabitants, and the needs of habitats downstream.
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The River Basin Programme has worked in Bihar since 1999 and has partnered with various local NGOs over the years. Initially focusing on relief, it has over time moved towards flood preparedness and small-scale mitigation activities. This evaluation report addresses the question of the impact of the Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) interventions before, during and after floods especially on...
In recent years cyclical floods affecting the Mekong delta have become more serious and complex, resulting in significant loss of life and affecting food and income security. This five year project (2005-2010) focusses on 24 communes in 5 districts within the two most flood prone provinces in the delta; Tien Giang and Dong Thap. It aims to reduce the risk of floods to rural men, women and...
In recent years cyclical floods affecting the Mekong delta have become more serious and complex, resulting in significant loss of life and affecting food and income security. This five year project (2005-2010) focuses on 24 communes in 5 districts within the two most flood prone provinces in the delta; Tien Giang and Dong Thap. It aims to reduce the risk of floods to rural men, women and...
The concept of physiography integrates all of the main components of the natural environment, such as bedrock, surface drift deposits, landform, soils, climate, water, and plants and animals. This paper summarises the provisional physiographic zonation of Bhutan, based on soil survey fieldwork by the National Soil Services Centre, with some material incorporated from other environmental...
A total of 30 fish species from different sampling stations were recorded. Psilorhynchoides pseudecheneis, endemic fish of Nepal, was recorded from all seven stations, which can be considered as a common species of the study area. Recorded fish species were classified into two orders and five families. Order Cypriniformes comprised of four families: Cyprinidae, Cobitidae,...
The energy in falling water can be converted into electrical energy or into mechanical energy to pump water or grind grain. The amount of energy that can be captured is a function of the vertical distance the water drops (the head) and the volume of the water. One hundred cubic metres of water falling 10 metres (a low head application) represents the same energy potential as 10 cubic metres of...
Mountain regions supply a large share of the world’s population with fresh water. Quantification of the hydrological significance of mountains, however, is subject to great uncertainty. Instead of focusing on global averages in advance, the present analysis follows a catchment-based approach using discharge data provided by the Global Runoff Data Centre (GRDC)....
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