Understanding water–energy–food security nexus to design technology and policy approaches for enhanced adaptation to climate change in India: Report of researcher exchange June 2017

The India-UK Water Centre (IUKWC) promotes cooperation and collaboration between the complementary priorities of NERC-MoES water security research. This report provides an overview of the participation, activities and conclusions of a Researcher Exchange on “Understanding Water–Energy–Food (WEF) Security Nexus to Design Technology and Policy Approaches for Enhanced Adaptation to Climate Change in India”, undertaken by Dr. N. K.Tyagi (International Development Centre, India) and hosted by Prof. L. Mehta (Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, UK) during 8–29th June 2017 under the India UK Water Centre’s Researcher Exchange initiative. It includes a summary of activities and outputs, synthesis on developments in the nexus approach, WEF security concerns in India, and the required technology and policy changes for implementing nexus approach. The report is intended for the India-UK Water Centre (IUKWC) community, and stakeholders interested in WEF nexus research

Water-energy-food security nexus: technology and policy approaches for enhanced adaptation to climate change in India

The India-UK Water Centre (IUKWC) promotes cooperation and collaboration between the complementary priorities of NERC-MoES water security research. This State of Science Brief was produced as an output of an IUKWC supported Researcher Exchange on Understanding Water–Energy–Food Security Nexus to Design Technology and Policy Approaches for Enhanced Adaptation to Climate Change in India hosted at the Institute of Developing Studies, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK in June 2017

Low Temperature Growth, Freezing Survival and Purificatiton of Cold Shock Protein of <i>Pseudomonas fluorescens </i>ATCC 13525

694-698Pseudomonas fluorescens ATCC 13525, a psychrotroph with temperature optima of 25°C was able to grow at 10 and 15 °C, both in minimal as well as in complex media after cold induction. In addition, the freezing survival of the bacterium at -5 and -20°C increased after cold induction. A major cold shock protein of this bacterium was purified in order to understand the intrinsic mechanisms of this protein in cryotolerance

Implications of government policies and programs on climate change adaption, mitigation, and resilience in agriculture in South Asia

Contains the following headlines: Background. National level policies and programs. Impact indicators and approach. Impact of government policies and programs. Way forward. Conclusions

Role of development policies in combating climate change issues in Indian Agriculture: A frist order assessment of irrigation and fertilizer policies

The Government of India has pursued policies supporting intensive use of irrigation and fertilizer for the development of agrarian economy. A first order assessment of the impacts of these development policies on mitigation, adaptation, resilience and sustainability has been made quantitatively with the help of specific performance indicators. The analysis is based on the hypothesis that productivity enhancement serves better to deal with climate change as it minimizes deforestation and therefore reduces intensification of greenhouse gas emissions. The assessment establishes that development policies have been highly successful in reducing potential greenhouse gas intensification and increasing the adaptation capacity in terms of food grain production. The performance of policies, particularly of water resources development, with respect to sustainability is, however, questionable. The relatively new initiative on micro irrigation fares well in respect of most performance indicators, calling for further policy support for its scaling out

On-farm water management in saline groundwater area under scarce canal water supply condition in the Northwest India

The study investigates the possibility of enhancing crop water productivity in the parts of Northwest India where groundwater quality is marginal and canal water supply is severely scarce. Soil, Water, Atmosphere and Plant (SWAP) model was calibrated and validated in three farmers' fields with varying canal water availability and groundwater quality in the Kaithal Irrigation Circle of the Bhakra Canal system, Haryana. On the basis of predicted and observed soil water content, pressure heads, salt concentration at 2 week intervals and crop yields, the model was found suitable for use in the region. A few nomographs were prepared to provide a graphical method to predict the effect of different combinations of water quality and depth of water application on crop yield and soil salinity and to help develop some guidelines to the farming community. Water management alternatives at the field level were suggested to increase the yield and to maintain soil salinity below threshold level. The application of frequent irrigation in precisely leveled field would help in achieving 10% higher yield even when saline groundwater of 11 dS/m is used for irrigation.