Droughts and Integrated Water Resource Management in South Asia - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Droughts and Integrated Water Resource Management in South Asia write by Jasveen Jairath. This book was released on 2008-11-11. Droughts and Integrated Water Resource Management in South Asia available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Droughts have formed an inseparable part of South Asian history and culture, with tragic consequences for a region that houses the greatest number of the world’s poor. However, this volume challenges the popular conception of drought, which is presented as an absolute shortage-scarcity with respect to an implicit understanding of the sufficiency of water. It highlights the fact that while available water supplies may be a given quantum, droughts are differentially experienced, politically inspired and socially constituted. It emphasises that the relative water scarcity needs to be appreciated, and argues that water scarcity means different things for diverse constituencies of water users. Policy prescriptions based on definitional premises will be flawed, as a misrepresentation of drought as merely water scarcity serves a political agenda. The editors and contributors of this volume critically evaluate the concept of drought, the way it is defined, its origin/derivation, and the purposes/interests it serves. This book is broadly divided into three major sections: the thematic section, country overviews, and case studies. Through these, it attempts to: - Understand the concept of drought. - Map diversity in drought situations across South Asia. - Identify responses to drought. - Outline viable options for more integrated approaches to drought policies and mitigation strategies. - Initiate a process of dialogue on a more comprehensive public policy for drought management. Comprehensive, thought-provoking, informative, and featuring new research data, this collection will provide policy makers and professionals with the opportunity to discuss and debate policies for sustainable livelihood support systems and drought management. It would also be an invaluable source of information for students and teachers working in the fields of Water and Natural Resource Management, Environmental Planning, Agricultural Economics, Rural Development, Public Policy and Public Administration.
Integrated Water Resources Management
Integrated Water Resources Management - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Integrated Water Resources Management write by Peter P Mollinga. This book was released on 2006-12-05. Integrated Water Resources Management available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This is the first volume in a new series under the aegis of the South Asia Consortium for Interdisciplinary Water Resources Studies (SaciWATERs) and explains the IWRM. This entire series investigates how this global concept resonates with regional, national and local concerns in South Asia. This volume begins by tracking the emergence of IWRM as a central notion in water debates. It then discusses the European experience with IWRM in the context of the European Water Framework Directive-the most comprehensive attempt so far at an IWRM-based water governance and management system. Thereafter, the book turns to South Asia.
Water Resource Management in South Asia
Water Resource Management in South Asia - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Water Resource Management in South Asia write by Anjal Prakash. This book was released on 2022-05-29. Water Resource Management in South Asia available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This cluster of books presents innovative and nuanced knowledge on water resources, based on detailed case studies from South Asia—India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. In providing comprehensive analyses of the existing economic, demographic and ideological contexts in which water policies are framed and implemented, the volumes argue for alternative, informed and integrated approaches towards efficient management and equitable distribution of water. These also explore the globalization of water governance in the region, particularly in relation to new paradigms of neoliberalism, civil society participation, integrated water resource management (IWRM), public–private partnerships, privatization, and gender mainstreaming. These volumes will be indispensable for scholars and students of development studies, environmental studies, natural resource management, governance and public administration, particularly those working on water resources in South Asia. They will also be useful for policymakers and governmental and non-governmental organizations.
South Asia climate change risks in water management
South Asia climate change risks in water management - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook South Asia climate change risks in water management write by Hirji, R.. This book was released on 2018-08-24. South Asia climate change risks in water management available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Ecosystems and Integrated Water Resources Management in South Asia
Ecosystems and Integrated Water Resources Management in South Asia - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Ecosystems and Integrated Water Resources Management in South Asia write by E. R. N. Gunawardena. This book was released on 2020-11-29. Ecosystems and Integrated Water Resources Management in South Asia available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book provides an ecosystem perspective in addressing the water resource management issues in the South Asian region. It argues that aspects such as sources of water, its distribution and users; land–water interrelations; drivers of change such as laws, policies and institutions; management of issues and technologies related to water supply; institutional set-up; economic instruments such as pricing, taxes, subsidies; and economics of ecosystem services are crucial. Climate changes, melting of glaciers and polar ice caps, rising sea level and the increased frequency of extreme events, have to be factored into integrated management of water resources. This book addresses some of these major issues related to aquatic ecosystems and focuses on three major aspects: (a) concepts related to ecosystems, ecosystem services and their linkages with water; (b) human impacts on ecosystems, particularly the aquatic ecosystems, and their assessment; and (c) the management, including policy, governance and economics. Comprising new theories, research and case studies, the book will be useful those concerned with water resource management – professionals, students and researchers.
