ABSTRACT
This book analyzes water policies in South Asia from the perspective of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM). It seeks to address the problems of water scarcity, conflict and pollution resulting from the gross mismanagement and over-exploitation of this finite resource. Highlighting the need for IWRM in mitigating abuse and ensuring sustainable use, it discusses issues relating to groundwater management; inter-state water conflicts; peri-urban water use; local traditional water management practices; coordination between water users and uses; and water integration at the grassroots level.
With case studies from India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Nepal, the innovative, painstaking and transnational researches presented in the volume deal with questions of equity, gender, sustainability, and democratic governance in water policy interventions. It will interest researchers and students of development studies, environmental studies, natural resource management, water governance, and public administration, as also water sector professionals, policymakers, civil society activists and governmental and nongovernmental organizations.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|48 pages
Understanding of Need of Integrated Water Management in South Asia
chapter 1|22 pages
Towards Integrated Water Policies in South Asia
part II|90 pages
Gender and Water
chapter 2|24 pages
Challenging the Flow
chapter 4|18 pages
Entering Male Domain and Challenging Stereotypes
part III|77 pages
Managing Groundwater
chapter 6|23 pages
Impact of Electricity Tariff Policy on Groundwater Use
chapter 7|52 pages
Are Wells a Potential Threat to Farmers’ Well-being?
part IV|75 pages
Water Conflicts and Cooperation in South Asia
part V|41 pages
Water in Changing Contexts