World Bank2016-04-192016-04-192014https://hdl.handle.net/10986/24092The objective of the Ganges Strategic Basin Assessment (Ganges SBA) is to build knowledge and promote an open, evidence-based dialogue on the shared opportunities and risks of cooperative management in the basin. It is hoped that this will lead to greater cooperation in the management of this shared river system, beginning with a shift from information secrecy to information sharing. The key feature of this regional research is the development of a set of nested hydrological and economic basin models, along with targeted analyses on social vulnerability and climate change. The mosaic of information produced using these tools and approaches can be used to examine alternative scenarios across a range of possible Ganges futures.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOSANITATIONFLOODINGDEEP WELLSWATER QUALITYUPSTREAM DAMSTARIFFSFLOOD SEASONMAJOR DAMSCOVERINGFLOWDROUGHT MANAGEMENTWATER YIELDSNOWMELT WATERDAMSDOWNSTREAM IRRIGATIONFLOOD WATERSWATER SYSTEMSENVIRONMENTAL COSTSANNUAL FLOWSHYDROLOGYAQUIFERWATER SUPPLYRIVER BASINSCATCHMENTSGROUNDWATER RECHARGERESERVOIRSSURFACE WATERMULTIPURPOSE DAMSFLOOD MANAGEMENTWATER LOGGINGPEAK FLOWFLOOD PROTECTIONALLUVIAL SOILSDAM CONSTRUCTIONFLOW WATERWATER TABLEMEASUREMENTSRIVER COMMISSIONPEAK FLOWSBARRAGESGROUND WATER USEWATER RESOURCESRAINWATERBASIN LEVELWATER SYSTEMWATER STORAGESTREAMSALINE INTRUSIONIRRIGATED AREALARGE DAMSWATER REQUIREMENTSRIPARIAN COUNTRIESCATCHMENT BASINSINTERNATIONAL WATERTRIBUTARY RIVERSHEAVY RAINSRIVER SYSTEMINDUSTRIAL WATERFLOODSBASINSWATER USEWATERBASIN COMMUNITIESWATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENTRAINFALLDRAINAGEGLACIERSTRIBUTARIESBASIN AUTHORITYAQUIFERSIRRIGATION WATERWATER ABSTRACTIONGROUNDWATER BASINSSTREAMFLOWSEDIMENT CONTROLRUNOFFLARGE-SCALE INFRASTRUCTUREFOOD PRODUCTIONSURFACE WATER SUPPLYEMBANKMENTSBASINFRESHWATER RESOURCESLEAKAGEWATERSHED MANAGEMENTSTORAGE CAPACITYWATER TRANSFERHYDROPOWER POTENTIALLEADBASIN DEVELOPMENTFRESHWATERRIVER BASINRIVER BASIN AUTHORITYMAIN RIVERBASIN WATERLARGE MULTIPURPOSE DAMSCANALSUPSTREAM RESERVOIRSHYDROPOWERCATCHMENTLAND AREASEDIMENT MANAGEMENTFLOOD RISKLAKERIVERSANNUAL FLOWGREAT RIVERSHYDROPOWER PRODUCTIONHIGH SEDIMENT LOADSEDIMENT LOADWATER RESOURCES PLANNINGPONDSWATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENTBRACKISH WATERLOW FLOWSFLOWS FOR IRRIGATIONDAMINADEQUATE DRAINAGEWATER WITHDRAWALSBASIN PLANNINGWELLSMAJOR RIVERSFLOW AUGMENTATIONMAIN RIVER SYSTEMARTIFICIAL RECHARGELAKESWATER FLOWSENGINEERINGDRINKING WATERDELTA SYSTEMSSTATISTICSGROUND WATERIRRIGATIONWATERSHEDRIVER FLOWSGROUNDWATERAGRICULTURAL WATERMETERSRIVER COURSEICEBASIN SCALEFLOOD CONTROLRAINHYDROPOWER GENERATIONAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITYPRESSURERIVER SYSTEMSCATCHMENT AREARIVER ECOSYSTEMGROUNDWATER RESOURCESGROUNDWATER DEVELOPMENTGROUNDWATER MANAGEMENTEVAPORATIONHUMAN SETTLEMENTSWATERSUPSTREAM DAMBASIN COUNTRIESWETLANDSUPSTREAM STORAGEHYDROLOGICAL DATARIPARIANSTREAM FLOWTRIBUTARYEMBANKMENTSHARED WATER RESOURCESRIVERHYDRAULIC STRUCTURESWorking PaperWorld Bank10.1596/24092