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Refresher training for spring management partners in Bhutan

Experts from ICIMOD and the Advanced Centre for Water Resources Development and Management (ACWADAM) facilitated the refresher training which included a theoretical session on data presentation, and field-based training on aquifer mapping in two pilot spring sites: Lungshukha spring in Wangdue Phodrang Dzongkhag and Darey Chhu spring in Sarpang Dzongkhag, Bhutan. The training built on […]

Benefit Sharing from Hydropower Generation in South Asia

These studies were conducted by the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), Pakistan; People’s Science Institute (PSI), Dehradun, India; the South Asia Consortium for Interdisciplinary Water Resources Studies (SaciWATERs), Hyderabad, India; Farmer Managed Irrigation Systems Promotion Trust (FMIST), Nepal; and Policy Entrepreneurs Incorporated (PEI), Nepal. Researchers were looking to answer questions related to how mountain communities […]

Bhutan’s First Spring Revival Test Site in Lholing Village, Paro

Several rounds of joint scientific investigation were carried out in Lholing to understand the hydrogeology of its springs and devise means to revive them. A six-step spring revival protocol was applied during the joint investigation. The team successfully mapped and identified the recharge areas of the springs and recommended appropriate groundwater recharge interventions. It also […]

Synthesizing Knowledge on the Vanishing Springs of the Himalaya

Springs are the main source of water for millions of people in the mid-hills of the HKH and provide multiple ecosystem services. However, many springs are drying up or becoming seasonal, and most have seen decrease in discharge. The quality of spring water is also deteriorating throughout the HKH. As a result, communities across the […]

Hydrogeological Model of Godavari Landscape to Support Spring Revival and Springshed Management

Springs are the source of water for millions of people in the mid-hills of the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH), but spring systems are poorly understood. Springs are groundwater discharge points that appear where a water-bearing layer (aquifer) intersects with the ground surface and water seeps out of rock pores, fissures, fractures, or depressions. It naturally […]

Bhutanese Foresters Trained in Spring Revival and Springshed Management

WMD is collaborating with the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) to build capacity for reviving drying springs in Bhutan. ICIMOD has conducted a series of workshops, field visits, and trainings to share knowledge, skills, and understanding of springshed management to relevant field implementers. From 2 to12 May 2018, ICIMOD organized a hands-on training […]

Spring Recharge Interventions in Dailekh

Partners Training on Springshed Management