A desert journey, from a pool where both humans and camels drank, to a bavadi then to a water tap in Khaba village has … some valuable lessons about the ground realities of the social forces around water. …

It is argued that the reason for the ills of irrigation management is the alienation of farmers from the process of … irrigation reforms at the state level. Andhra Pradesh has demonstrated the political will by initiating widespread irrigation … provide a comprehensive view on the status and functioning of the Water Users' Associations in the State. …

Close observers especially in the water and forestry sector point out that user organizations may not fit well within … between the Gram Sabha/Gram Panchayat with the water user groups and their implications in law. It hopes to suggest some ways … for water management on the other. The objective is to achieve a streamlined devolution of functional responsibilities …

The WHO-UNICEF Joint Monitoring Program (JMP) for Water and Sanitation, which tracks progress towards the water and …

This report attempts to provide a comprehensive analysis of the state of water resource development and management in … water scarcity and disenfranchisement of resource bases for the poor and the marginalised. [UNICEF, FAO, SaciWATERs]. URL:[http://www.unicef.org/india/Final_Report.pdf]. …

understand critical processes as well (increasing or decreasing ground water resources, long-term impacts of hazardous … economic, social and environmental conditions of the city. On the input side, water, energy, food and construction material use … are taken into account, and on the output side, waste water, air pollution and municipal solid waste are examined. The …

drinking water to the citizens and also protect water resources as common goods. [WP no. 56]. …