000034471 001__ 34471 000034471 037__ $$aARTICLE--2019-010 000034471 041__ $$aEnglish 000034471 100__ $$aRasul, G. 000034471 100__ $$aNeupane, N. 000034471 100__ $$aHussain, A. 000034471 100__ $$aPasakhala, B. 000034471 245__ $$aBeyond Hydropower: Towards an Integrated Solution for Water, Energy and Food Security in South Asia 000034471 260__ $$c2019 000034471 300__ $$a25 000034471 507__ $$aGolam Rasul, Nilhari Neupane, Abid Hussain, ICIMOD staff, peerreviewed 000034471 511__ $$aKoshi, Article, kbProject 000034471 520__ $$aSouth Asia is energy-poor, water-stressed, and food-deficient, and these problems are expected to intensify with high population growth, rapid economic growth and industrialization, urbanization, and changing climate. Although the water, energy, and food security challenges are interconnected, they are dealt with in isolation, which fails to address the challenge of trade-offs and exacerbates the problems. The increased resource scarcity underlines the need for integrated solutions which ensure optimal resource use and maximize benefits. This article uses a nexus perspective to explore possible integrated solutions that support multiple uses of water at different scales and times. The analysis shows that the potential of water resources is underdeveloped and synergies between water, energy, and food are not fully harnessed. With proper coordination and management, water resources can generate multiple benefits for both upstream and downstream areas, including regional public goods such as regional connectivity and flood and drought management. 000034471 653__ $$aWater-energy-food nexus 000034471 653__ $$aSouth Asia; Himalayan rivers 000034471 653__ $$aHydropower 000034471 653__ $$aIntegrated river basin management 000034471 650__ $$aIWRM 000034471 650__ $$aMountain livelihoods 000034471 650__ $$aPoverty and food security 000034471 650__ $$aWater management 000034471 773__ $$pInternational Journal of Water Resources Development 000034471 8564_ $$uhttps://doi.org/10.1080/07900627.2019.1579705$$yExternal link (open access) 000034471 8560_ $$fkcshiva@gmail.com 000034471 8564_ $$uhttp://lib.icimod.org/record/34471/files/Beyond hydropower.pdf 000034471 8564_ $$uhttp://lib.icimod.org/record/34471/files/Beyond hydropower.jpg?subformat=icon$$xicon 000034471 8564_ $$uhttp://lib.icimod.org/record/34471/files/Beyond hydropower.jpg?subformat=icon-200$$xicon-200 000034471 8564_ $$uhttp://lib.icimod.org/record/34471/files/Beyond hydropower.jpg?subformat=icon-270$$xicon-270 000034471 8564_ $$uhttp://lib.icimod.org/record/34471/files/Beyond hydropower.jpg?subformat=icon-600$$xicon-600 000034471 980__ $$aICIMODEXT