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.

part I|48 pages

Understanding of Need of Integrated Water Management in South Asia

part II|90 pages

Gender and Water

chapter 2|24 pages

Challenging the Flow

Gendered Participation, Equity and Sustainability in Decentralized Water Governance in Gujarat

chapter 4|18 pages

Entering Male Domain and Challenging Stereotypes

A Case Study on Gender and Irrigation in Sindh, Pakistan

part III|77 pages

Managing Groundwater

chapter 6|23 pages

Impact of Electricity Tariff Policy on Groundwater Use

The Case of West Bengal, India

chapter 7|52 pages

Are Wells a Potential Threat to Farmers’ Well-being?

The Case of Deteriorating Groundwater Irrigation in Tamil Nadu, India

part V|41 pages

Water in Changing Contexts

chapter 11|19 pages

Growing City, Diminishing Water Access

Urbanization and Peri-urban Water Use in Gurgaon and Faridabad, India

chapter 12|20 pages

Filtering Dirty Water and Finding Fresh One

Engaging with Tradition in Dug-Well Intervention in North Bihar