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The book is one of the first of its kind discussing transboundary
water resources management from the perspective of international
relations and regional cooperation. Managing transboundary waters
is not just the domain of water managers but involves other
considerations of foreign policy, diplomacy, trade and related
issues. The monograph brings together diverse perspectives from
politicians, diplomats, academics, practitioners, bureaucrats,
scientists and civil society on the concept of Hydro-diplomacy. As
very aptly put by Gopalkrishna Gandhi, "A new hydro-cartography and
a new hydro-wisdom must back hydro-diplomacy to address river water
issues and to face the larger water crisis that looms overhead and
under our feet". IUCN is hopeful that this publication would pave
the way for further understanding and deliberations on the subject
of Hydro-diplomacy.
Highlighting how people work together to secure water for all
through innovative approaches in basins, this book draws from a
cross-section of 43 case studies. It also highlights challenges in
improving governance and water performance and illustrates examples
of new approaches and practices that basin managers are now
applying to secure water for all. The solutions presented are home
grown, building on international experience rather than transplants
from elsewhere. Top experts have authored this colorful volume that
brings wealth of intelligence on the subject of growing global
importance and includes messages from a host of world authorities
on water management. Copublication partners for this important work
include: the International Union for Conservation of Nature and
Natural Resources (IUCN), the Asian Development Bank, Network of
Asian River Basin Organizations (NARBO), and the Water and Nature
Initiative.
Springs of Life is a book about water in all its complexities. It
is an exhaustive account of water in India, and documents the
natural beauty of the water bodies, the ways in which communities
live and interact with water, particularly in hostile ecosystems,
the resilience of people living in water stressed regions and their
common sense solutions to local water problems. ""Springs of Life""
is a rare combination of an academic book with a coffee table
presentation, for the first time integrating academic rigor with
field reality and pictures from the ground (over 600 colored
photographs!). Without binding itself to any one discipline of
irrigation or water supply, the book looks at the entire spectrum
of water in the country. The research is substantiated by evidence
and stories from the field, with pictures taken by traveling more
than 25,000 kilometers by road across the length and breadth of the
country. ""Springs of Life"" is about India, but this is where
about one-sixth of the world's population lives, making it a vast
resource of experiences in dealing with issues related to water.
India is blessed with nearly all types of agro-climatic zones -
from the cold desert to the hot desert, from mountains that rise to
eight thousand meters, to a coastline of more than seven thousand
kilometers. India also has the place with the highest rainfall in
the world and the largest riverine island. India in a way is a
microcosm of the world in terms of the diversity of natural
resources and ecosystems.
The programme of Interlinking of Rivers (ILR) in India has been one
of the most ambitious ideas ever, of any government till date. It
is an idea that has conjured up visions for the common Indian - of
a country free from floods and droughts, and people in Tamil Nadu
tasting the sweet waters of the holy Ganges. Such images of passion
and emotion contrasted together with the recurring floods and
droughts in various parts of the country have helped those in power
to sell the dream of river linking to the people. Backed by the
Supreme Court judgement and a supportive and a strong advocate of
the project, the President of India, the NDA government went all
out to promote and get this project initiated. The present UPA
government is also taking forward this idea. The book is one of the
first attempts in India to look at the river linking project from a
rational and well researched perspective. It is not a one sided
view; care has been taken to analyse the project in an unbiased
way. The book throws up various pros and cons associated with the
project, and also gives insights into how such projects can be
analysed. On the Ken-Betwa link, various experts have pointed out
the gaps in the prefeasibility report, where further work needs to
be done, and what needs to be taken into consideration when such
projects are planned.
Making IWRM everybody's business is the underlying philosophy of
this publication. IWRM literature is normally aimed at academics,
leaving out most of the stakeholders without whose participation
there can be no implementation of IWRM. These are a large section
of development professionals, the civil society, local communities,
government officials and even the private sector. IWRM also
involves professionals from many different fields, such as
engineers, economists, and social scientists who also need to
understand IWRM if they are to make effective contribution to the
reform and implementation process. Publications by different
organisations focus on their own definitions and programmes. There
needs to be better exchange of information, methodology and
coordination between the different organisations that promote IWRM.
Through this document the authors have tried to introduce the
concept of IWRM and bring together various definitions prevalent
today, without any particular focus on any one definition or
organisation. They try to explain the normative, strategic and
operative dimensions of IWRM in a way that is easy to understand
even for the least knowledgeable. The language and terminology used
is simple and the authors avoid the use of 'jargon' and 'rhetoric'.
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