With the increasing population and accelerated urbanization, demands for water are rising for different sectors around the world, including in South Asia. Integrated water resource management (IWRM) offers a promising potential to address multifaceted water demands. This study therefore aimed to address this issue by (i) reviewing key issues related to water, land, and food in South Asian countries, (ii) exploring the prevalent irrigation management strategies in those countries, and (iii) examining the IWRM situation based on a Nepalese case study, and it proposes some options to support effective implementation of IWRM.

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综合水资源管理，以满足南亚对食物和水不断增长的需求*

随着人口的增加和城市化进程的加快，包括南亚在内的世界各地不同部门对水的需求也在增加。综合水资源管理 (IWRM) 为解决多方面的用水需求提供了广阔的前景。因此，本研究旨在通过 (i) 审查南亚国家与水、土地和食物相关的关键问题，(ii) 探索这些国家普遍的灌溉管理策略，以及 (iii) 研究基于 IWRM 的情况来解决这个问题。尼泊尔案例研究，并提出了一些支持 IWRM 有效实施的选项。