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Traditional Water Management System for Climate Change Adaptation in Mountain Ecosystems

Traditional Water Management System for Climate Change Adaptation in Mountain Ecosystems

Bhaskar Shrinivasulu Padigala
Copyright: © 2018 |Pages: 26
ISBN13: 9781522554875|ISBN10: 1522554874|EISBN13: 9781522554882
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-5487-5.ch033
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Padigala, Bhaskar Shrinivasulu. "Traditional Water Management System for Climate Change Adaptation in Mountain Ecosystems." Climate Change and Environmental Concerns: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2018, pp. 630-655. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5487-5.ch033

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Padigala, B. S. (2018). Traditional Water Management System for Climate Change Adaptation in Mountain Ecosystems. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Climate Change and Environmental Concerns: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice (pp. 630-655). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5487-5.ch033

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Padigala, Bhaskar Shrinivasulu. "Traditional Water Management System for Climate Change Adaptation in Mountain Ecosystems." In Climate Change and Environmental Concerns: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 630-655. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2018. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5487-5.ch033

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Abstract

The physical characteristics and geographical isolation of mountain ecosystems in Himachal Pradesh has contributed towards a practice of cooperation and development of traditional knowledge among local communities. Over the centuries these traditional knowledge has been used to manage resource scarcities and adapt to vulnerabilities by the local population for over many generations. This paper describes one of such traditional ‘Farmers Managed Irrigation System' (FMIS) practice, Kuhl, it's an open channel irrigation system to capture and transfer fresh snowmelt water from the glaciers to the agricultural fields in the valley. The characteristic of the local water management institution (structure, participation, process and governance) has been studied to understand their performance and success in managing water rights over the centuries. Lastly, the paper discusses the relevance of traditional water management against the backdrop of climate change, present status and issues related to the continuance of the Kuhl system and recommendations thereof.

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