University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore

"This is the third volume in a series of books developed by the SaciWATERS, the South Asia Consortium for Interdisciplinary Water Resources Studies."--Foreword.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ecosystems and integrated water resources management: the link and the need for integration / Brij Gopal, Hemesiri Kotagama, E. R. N. Gunawardena -- Freshwater ecosystems: ecological characteristics and ecosystem services / Brij Gopal -- Environmental flow: assessments and applications / Rezaur Rahman -- Human interventions on water ecosystem and implications for fisheries resources in Bangladesh / M. Monirul Qader Mirza, Mokhlesur Rahman, Anisul Islam -- Management of water quality and biodiversity of the River Ganga / R. K. Sinha, K. Prasad -- Impact of climate change on water resources in South Asia with special reference to Bangladesh / Md. Golam Rabbani, A. Atiq Rahman, Shymal Chandra Bhadra -- Assessment of environmental impact on development of water resources / Bishnu P. Das, Subhadarshi Mishra -- An integrated fire and water management strategy using the ecosystem approach: Tram Chim National Park, Vietnam / Peter-John Meynell ... [et al.] -- Valuation of ecosystem damages: a case study of textile pollution in Noyyal River Basin, South India / Prakash Nelliyat -- Recent changes in policy, institutions and utilisation of ecosystem services in Colombo wetlands / Missaka Hettiarachchi ... [et al.] -- Roles of Institutions and their limitations in integrated management of water, forest and land resources / Dhurba Pant -- Environmental governance: concept, complexity and an illustration / N. C. Narayanan, Jayati Chourey -- A conceptual framework for a national policy on financing watershed management in Sri Lanka / Hemesiri Kotagama, E. R. N. Gunawardena, K. A. I. D. Silva.