Assessment of water conflict in Mae Chaem River Basin, Northern Thailand

For this study, we conducted a quantitative water resources assessment of the Mae Chaem River Basin, Thailand, an area with dry season water scarcity and water use conflicts between upstream and downstream inhabitants. The block-wise TOPMODEL with the Muskingum–Cunge flow routing method (BTOPMC) was...

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Main Authors: Ekkawatpanit, C., Kazama, S., Sawamoto, M., Sarukkalige, Priyantha Ranjan
Format: Journal Article
Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/28946
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author Ekkawatpanit, C.
Kazama, S.
Sawamoto, M.
Sarukkalige, Priyantha Ranjan
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Sarukkalige, Priyantha Ranjan
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description For this study, we conducted a quantitative water resources assessment of the Mae Chaem River Basin, Thailand, an area with dry season water scarcity and water use conflicts between upstream and downstream inhabitants. The block-wise TOPMODEL with the Muskingum–Cunge flow routing method (BTOPMC) was used to predict run-off in 21 sub-basins and Geographic Information System (GIS) was employed to collect information for crop water demand evaluation. Four sub-basins exhibited critical water conditions in 2000. The conversion of forestlands into agricultural lands during the past decade has engendered water scarcity in the dry season and flooding in the wet season.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-289462017-09-13T15:56:36Z Assessment of water conflict in Mae Chaem River Basin, Northern Thailand Ekkawatpanit, C. Kazama, S. Sawamoto, M. Sarukkalige, Priyantha Ranjan northern Thailand BTOPMC water demand GIS water conflict For this study, we conducted a quantitative water resources assessment of the Mae Chaem River Basin, Thailand, an area with dry season water scarcity and water use conflicts between upstream and downstream inhabitants. The block-wise TOPMODEL with the Muskingum–Cunge flow routing method (BTOPMC) was used to predict run-off in 21 sub-basins and Geographic Information System (GIS) was employed to collect information for crop water demand evaluation. Four sub-basins exhibited critical water conditions in 2000. The conversion of forestlands into agricultural lands during the past decade has engendered water scarcity in the dry season and flooding in the wet season. 2009 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/28946 10.1080/02508060902895892 Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group restricted
spellingShingle northern Thailand
BTOPMC
water demand
GIS
water conflict
Ekkawatpanit, C.
Kazama, S.
Sawamoto, M.
Sarukkalige, Priyantha Ranjan
Assessment of water conflict in Mae Chaem River Basin, Northern Thailand
title Assessment of water conflict in Mae Chaem River Basin, Northern Thailand
title_full Assessment of water conflict in Mae Chaem River Basin, Northern Thailand
title_fullStr Assessment of water conflict in Mae Chaem River Basin, Northern Thailand
title_full_unstemmed Assessment of water conflict in Mae Chaem River Basin, Northern Thailand
title_short Assessment of water conflict in Mae Chaem River Basin, Northern Thailand
title_sort assessment of water conflict in mae chaem river basin, northern thailand
topic northern Thailand
BTOPMC
water demand
GIS
water conflict
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/28946