Pro-Poor Groundwater Development: The Case of the Barind Experiment in Bangladesh

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Pro-Poor Groundwater Development: The Case of the Barind Experiment in Bangladesh

dc.contributor.author	Banerjee, Partha Sarathi
dc.contributor.author	De Silva, Sanjiv
dc.date.accessioned	2020-01-27T19:39:24Z
dc.date.available	2020-01-27T19:39:24Z
dc.date.issued	2020-01
dc.description.abstract	The Barind region, a water-stressed area in northwest Bangladesh, had an underdeveloped agricultural economy and high levels of poverty until two projects revitalized the area with enhanced groundwater irrigation. The Barind Integrated Area Development Project in 1985 and Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA) in 1992 used new water extraction technology and innovative management practices such as deep tubewells (DTWs) fitted with smart card–operated electric pumps to develop drought-resilient irrigation. Both projects have helped the Barind region reduce poverty and achieve self-sufficiency in rice. However, there are concerns about declining groundwater levels in the Barind and nearby regions, resulting in a temporary halt in DTW expansion. Preliminary evidence presented in this case study suggests farmers served by shallow tubewells (STWs) may be losing access to groundwater in some parts of the Barind region, which can have significant development implications because these tubewells remain the predominant source of irrigation. This evidence provides grounds to question whether an irrigation model reliant on DTWs is sustainable and equitable in the long term. Further research is needed to better establish groundwater conditions and understand the risk to STW users to inform future policy on DTW-driven agricultural development.	en
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/888071579802640956/Pro-Poor-Groundwater-Development-The-Case-of-the-Barind-Experiment-in-Bangladesh
dc.identifier.govdoc	W19066
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10986/33246
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Water Knowledge Note;
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subject	GROUNDWATER
dc.subject	IRRIGATION
dc.subject	DROUGHT RESILIENCE
dc.subject	RICE FARMER
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject	POVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subject	TUBEWELLS
dc.title	Pro-Poor Groundwater Development	en
dc.title.subtitle	The Case of the Barind Experiment in Bangladesh	en
dc.type	Brief	en
dc.type	Fiche	fr
dc.type	Resumen	es
dspace.entity.type	Publication
okr.crossref.title	Pro-Poor Groundwater Development: The Case of the Barind Experiment in Bangladesh
okr.date.disclosure	2020-01-23
okr.doctype	Publications & Research::Brief
okr.doctype	Publications & Research
okr.docurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/888071579802640956/Pro-Poor-Groundwater-Development-The-Case-of-the-Barind-Experiment-in-Bangladesh
okr.guid	888071579802640956
okr.identifier.doi	10.1596/33246
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum	090224b08752c3c9_1_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum	31720628
okr.identifier.report	145384
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okr.language.supported	en
okr.pdfurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/888071579802640956/pdf/Pro-Poor-Groundwater-Development-The-Case-of-the-Barind-Experiment-in-Bangladesh.pdf	en
okr.region.administrative	South Asia
okr.region.country	Bangladesh
okr.sector	Water, Sanitation and Waste Management
okr.theme	Environment and natural resource management :: Water resource management
okr.topic	Agriculture::Agricultural Irrigation and Drainage
okr.topic	Poverty Reduction::Poverty Reduction Strategies
okr.topic	Water Resources::Groundwater
okr.topic	Water Resources::Irrigation and Drainage
okr.unit	Water South Asia Region (SSAW1)

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