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Questions
(1) What do you mean by water resources management?
(2) “Water is an economic good?” Explain.
(3) What are the basic requirements of management of a resource?
(4) Discuss in brief, the procedure for estimating demand of water for agriculture
and other sectors.
(5) Narrate the issues and principles of estimating water supply in a basin.
(6) What do you mean by “Environmental flow requirement?”
(7) What are the principal approaches of managing water resource?
(8) Discuss the various means/options of demand side management of water?
(9) Briefly explain the obstacles and potentials of demand side management in
your province/state.
(10) Discuss in brief the various options of supply side management of water
resource.
(11) What is sustainable development? Is sustainable development of water
resource possible in your area?
(12) Discuss the strategies to achieve sustainability in water resource.
(13) Explain in brief, the impact of climate change on water resource.
(14) What adaptive alternatives do you suggest in water resource management to
cope with climate change?
(15) What are the forthcoming challenges the mankind will face with respect to
water resources? What preventive/remedial measures do you suggest against
the challenges?
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