The objective of this paper is to map the 'politics of water' as a field of research. Such mapping logically has two parts. The first is an explanation of what is meant by politics and what could be the overall conceptual approach for analysing the politics of water - the formal part of the...

In 2008, the research project on Sustainable Management of Land and Water Resources in Khorezm/Uzbekistan at the Center for Development Research, Germany initiated a participatory approach to innovation development and diffusion with local stakeholders. Selected agricultural innovations,...

The rural population of the Mekong Delta is facing increasing problems due to the contamination of domestic water sources. Around half of the population lacks year round access to clean water. In combination with bad hygiene behaviour and poor sanitation there is a high risk for water-related...