Eco-profile approach in watershed and river basin management for addressing water rights and conflicts at micro scale

Eco-profile studies help in continuous assessment and monitoring of river basin functions; the planners, and decision-makers deploy study findings to address problems associated within river basins. In this paper, we reviewed the study covering the eco-profile based watershed and river basin managem...

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Main Authors: Mavhaire Damasco, Rajendrakumar S, Tharanidevi N, Shimly S, Dil Bahadur Rahut, Raja Rajendra Timilsina
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-05-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frwa.2025.1511044/full
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Shimly S
Dil Bahadur Rahut
Raja Rajendra Timilsina
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description Eco-profile studies help in continuous assessment and monitoring of river basin functions; the planners, and decision-makers deploy study findings to address problems associated within river basins. In this paper, we reviewed the study covering the eco-profile based watershed and river basin management practices and the benefits of eco-profile in understanding and addressing water-related issues at the micro-level. The study uses a systematic literature review approach called the PRISMA framework (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses) to collect and process the literature. Our study found that eco-profile based implementations improves the river basin functions and addresses the micro-level issues related to water rights and conflicts that are usually not addressed during water resources management. Through eco-profile study, the key ecological indicators at micro and macro scales can be identified that help to predict the continuous changes of biotic and abiotic conditions within the watershed and river basin regions. The present study discusses the advantage of eco-profile in the watershed, measures to comprehend river basin function, community role, and approach to solve the water rights and conflicts at the micro scale. The study also recommends the inclusion of eco-profile framework and eco-profile policy in integrated water resources management programs specific to river basin/watershed management activities.
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spelling doaj-art-70aa965410a04f059506ba0e8bae8ad32025-08-20T02:28:20ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Water2624-93752025-05-01710.3389/frwa.2025.15110441511044Eco-profile approach in watershed and river basin management for addressing water rights and conflicts at micro scaleMavhaire Damasco0Rajendrakumar S1Tharanidevi N2Shimly S3Dil Bahadur Rahut4Raja Rajendra Timilsina5Amrita School for Sustainable Futures, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri, IndiaDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, IndiaDepartment of Food Science, Amrita School of Physical Sciences, Coimbatore, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, IndiaDepartment of Sciences, Amrita School of Physical Sciences, Coimbatore, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, IndiaAsian Development Bank Institute, Chiyoda City, Tokyo, JapanAsian Development Bank Institute, Chiyoda City, Tokyo, JapanEco-profile studies help in continuous assessment and monitoring of river basin functions; the planners, and decision-makers deploy study findings to address problems associated within river basins. In this paper, we reviewed the study covering the eco-profile based watershed and river basin management practices and the benefits of eco-profile in understanding and addressing water-related issues at the micro-level. The study uses a systematic literature review approach called the PRISMA framework (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses) to collect and process the literature. Our study found that eco-profile based implementations improves the river basin functions and addresses the micro-level issues related to water rights and conflicts that are usually not addressed during water resources management. Through eco-profile study, the key ecological indicators at micro and macro scales can be identified that help to predict the continuous changes of biotic and abiotic conditions within the watershed and river basin regions. The present study discusses the advantage of eco-profile in the watershed, measures to comprehend river basin function, community role, and approach to solve the water rights and conflicts at the micro scale. The study also recommends the inclusion of eco-profile framework and eco-profile policy in integrated water resources management programs specific to river basin/watershed management activities.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frwa.2025.1511044/fulleco-profile assessmentwatershedriver basin managementwater rightswater conflictsecological indicators
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Eco-profile approach in watershed and river basin management for addressing water rights and conflicts at micro scale
Frontiers in Water
eco-profile assessment
watershed
river basin management
water rights
water conflicts
ecological indicators
title Eco-profile approach in watershed and river basin management for addressing water rights and conflicts at micro scale
title_full Eco-profile approach in watershed and river basin management for addressing water rights and conflicts at micro scale
title_fullStr Eco-profile approach in watershed and river basin management for addressing water rights and conflicts at micro scale
title_full_unstemmed Eco-profile approach in watershed and river basin management for addressing water rights and conflicts at micro scale
title_short Eco-profile approach in watershed and river basin management for addressing water rights and conflicts at micro scale
title_sort eco profile approach in watershed and river basin management for addressing water rights and conflicts at micro scale
topic eco-profile assessment
watershed
river basin management
water rights
water conflicts
ecological indicators
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frwa.2025.1511044/full
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