Politics and Policies for Water Resources Management in India

ISBN-13: 9781032091723 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 164 str.

M. Dinesh Kumar

Opis

This comprehensive volume explores the interface between politics and policy making in the water management sector of India. It was originally published as a special issue of the International Journal of Water Resources Development.

Spis treści

1. Water management in India: the multiplicity of views and solutionsM. Dinesh Kumar2. Water resources development in IndiaChandrakant D. Thatte3. India’s water management debate: is the ‘civil society’ making it everlasting?M. Dinesh Kumar and Chetan M. Pandit4. Proposing a solution to India’s water crisis: ‘paradigm shift’ or pushing outdated concepts?M. Dinesh Kumar5. Water transfer from irrigation tanks for urban use: can payment for ecosystem services produce efficient outcomes?L. Venkatachalam and Kulbhushan Balooni6. The negative impact of subsidies on the adoption of drip irrigation in India: evidence from Madhya PradeshR. P. S. Malik, Mark Giordano, and M. S. Rathore7. Managing water-related risks in the West Bengal Sundarbans: policy alternatives and institutionsErnesto Sánchez-Triana, Leonard Ortolano, and Tapas Paul8. Techno-institutional models for managing water quality in rural areas: case studies from Andhra Pradesh, IndiaV. Ratna Reddy9. Financial performance of India’s irrigation sector: a historical analysisA. Narayanamoorthy10. Solarizing groundwater irrigation in India: a growing debateNitin Bassi

O autorze

M. Dinesh Kumar is Executive Director at the Institute for Resource Analysis and Policy, in India. He is a leading water resources expert with 28 years of experience undertaking research, action research, consultancy and training in the field of water, agriculture and energy. He has authored six books and five edited volumes on water resources, agriculture and energy, as well as over 170 research articles and papers.