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Globalization has significantly redefined the nature of governance
in the water sector. Non-state actors-multilateral and
transnational donor agencies and corporations, non-government
organizations, markets, and civil society at large-are assuming a
bigger role in public policy-making for water resource management.
New discourses on neoliberalism, integrated water resource
management (IWRM), public-private partnerships, privatization, and
gender equity have come to influence water governance. Drawing upon
detailed case studies from India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and
Bhutan, this volume shows the implications of these new global
paradigms for water allocation and management practices,
institutions and governance structures in South Asia. It suggests
that, despite claims to the contrary, they have done little to
further human well-being, reduce gender disparity, or improve
accountability and transparency in the system. Steering away from
blueprint approaches, it argues for a more nuanced and contextual
understanding of water management challenges, based on local
knowledge and initiatives. This book will be useful to those
interested in political economy and water governance, natural
resource management, environmental studies, development studies,
and public administration, as well as to water professionals,
policy-makers and civil society activists.
Globalization has significantly redefined the nature of governance
in the water sector. Non-state actors-multilateral and
transnational donor agencies and corporations, non-government
organizations, markets, and civil society at large-are assuming a
bigger role in public policy-making for water resource management.
New discourses on neoliberalism, integrated water resource
management (IWRM), public-private partnerships, privatization, and
gender equity have come to influence water governance. Drawing upon
detailed case studies from India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and
Bhutan, this volume shows the implications of these new global
paradigms for water allocation and management practices,
institutions and governance structures in South Asia. It suggests
that, despite claims to the contrary, they have done little to
further human well-being, reduce gender disparity, or improve
accountability and transparency in the system. Steering away from
blueprint approaches, it argues for a more nuanced and contextual
understanding of water management challenges, based on local
knowledge and initiatives. This book will be useful to those
interested in political economy and water governance, natural
resource management, environmental studies, development studies,
and public administration, as well as to water professionals,
policy-makers and civil society activists.
Climate change adaptation in South Asia is redefining the roles of
different actors in the governance processes. The existing
governance lack capacity, knowledge, and leadership skills to
manage the uncertainties and challenges posed by climate change.
This book aims to explain how the governance of climate change
adaptation and mitigation is being shaped in the region and how
climate change is impacting upon the governance of natural
resources. Although the focus is on South Asia, the editors draw a
wide range of contributions from northern and southern communities
and across various agro-ecological contexts. Climate Change
Governance and Adaptation: Case Studies from South Asia sees the
changing climate not only as an environmental problem but as a
societal challenge and discusses the governance challenges from an
interdisciplinary social science perspective across different
levels: local, state, and national. Discusses also the challenges
and opportunities for increasing the resilience of the society
through effective governance around climate change. A top down
approach to govern climate change adaptation may not yield desired
outcomes; instead the book emphasizes the need to integrate issues
of equity, into climate governance and polices. The lessons learned
from different cases across South Asia help readers have a better
and deeper understanding of the relationships between governance
and climate change. Given the diversity of themes covered, this
book will appeal not only to researchers and practitioners in the
climate change community, but also to those with a broader interest
in governance processes.
Climate change adaptation in South Asia is redefining the roles of
different actors in the governance processes. The existing
governance lack capacity, knowledge, and leadership skills to
manage the uncertainties and challenges posed by climate change.
This book aims to explain how the governance of climate change
adaptation and mitigation is being shaped in the region and how
climate change is impacting upon the governance of natural
resources. Although the focus is on South Asia, the editors draw a
wide range of contributions from northern and southern communities
and across various agro-ecological contexts. Climate Change
Governance and Adaptation: Case Studies from South Asia sees the
changing climate not only as an environmental problem but as a
societal challenge and discusses the governance challenges from an
interdisciplinary social science perspective across different
levels: local, state, and national. Discusses also the challenges
and opportunities for increasing the resilience of the society
through effective governance around climate change. A top down
approach to govern climate change adaptation may not yield desired
outcomes; instead the book emphasizes the need to integrate issues
of equity, into climate governance and polices. The lessons learned
from different cases across South Asia help readers have a better
and deeper understanding of the relationships between governance
and climate change. Given the diversity of themes covered, this
book will appeal not only to researchers and practitioners in the
climate change community, but also to those with a broader interest
in governance processes.
This book reviews and analyzes emerging challenges in water policy,
governance and institutions in India. Recent times have seen the
contours of water policy shaped by new discourses and narratives;
there has been a pluralization of the state and a changing balance
of power among the actors who influence the formulation of water
policy. Discourses on gender mainstreaming and Integrated Water
Resource Management (IWRM) are influential, though they have often
remained rhetorical and difficult to put into practice. Debate over
property rights reform and inter-linking of rivers has been
polarized. At the same time, there has been a rising disenchantment
with policy initiatives in participatory irrigation management,
cleaning up of water bodies and pollution control. Fast depletion
of groundwater resources and the importance of adopting new
irrigation methods are getting increased focus in the recent policy
dialogue. The contributors review current debate on these and other
subjects shaping the governance of water resources, and take stock
of new policy developments. The book examines the experience of
policy implementation, and shows where important weaknesses still
lie. The authors present a roadmap for the future, and discuss the
potential of alternative approaches for tackling emerging
challenges. A case is made for greater emphasis on a discursive
analysis of water policy, to examine underlying policy processes.
The contributors observe that the ongoing democratization of water
governance, coupled with the multiplication of stresses on water,
will create a more visible demand for platforms for negotiation,
conflict resolution and dialogue across different categories of
users and uses. Finally, the authors propose that future research
should challenge implicit biases in water resources planning and
address imbalances in the allocation of water from the perspectives
of both equity and sustainability.
This book reviews and analyzes emerging challenges in water policy,
governance and institutions in India. Recent times have seen the
contours of water policy shaped by new discourses and narratives;
there has been a pluralization of the state and a changing balance
of power among the actors who influence the formulation of water
policy. Discourses on gender mainstreaming and Integrated Water
Resource Management (IWRM) are influential, though they have often
remained rhetorical and difficult to put into practice. Debate over
property rights reform and inter-linking of rivers has been
polarized. At the same time, there has been a rising disenchantment
with policy initiatives in participatory irrigation management,
cleaning up of water bodies and pollution control. Fast depletion
of groundwater resources and the importance of adopting new
irrigation methods are getting increased focus in the recent policy
dialogue. The contributors review current debate on these and other
subjects shaping the governance of water resources, and take stock
of new policy developments. The book examines the experience of
policy implementation, and shows where important weaknesses still
lie. The authors present a roadmap for the future, and discuss the
potential of alternative approaches for tackling emerging
challenges. A case is made for greater emphasis on a discursive
analysis of water policy, to examine underlying policy processes.
The contributors observe that the ongoing democratization of water
governance, coupled with the multiplication of stresses on water,
will create a more visible demand for platforms for negotiation,
conflict resolution and dialogue across different categories of
users and uses. Finally, the authors propose that future research
should challenge implicit biases in water resources planning and
address imbalances in the allocation of water from the perspectives
of both equity and sustainability.
This open access book explores the implications of urbanization in
South Asia for water (in-) security in the peri-urban spaces of
Dhaka and Khulna in Bangladesh, Bengaluru, Gurugram, Hyderabad,
Kolkata and Pune in India, and Kathmandu Valley in Nepal. The book
looks into specifically peri-urban water security issues in a
context of rapid urbanization and social-environmental changes,
including the changing climate and its emerging impacts. It
demonstrates how urbanization processes change water flows between
rural and urban areas, the implications of this processes for the
water security of peri-urban populations, and how new institutions
and technologies develop to mediate the relationships between
peri-urban communities and water. The book seeks to further the
debate on peri-urban water security, including what constitutes the
peri-urban, socially differentiated access to water in peri-urban
spaces, interventions for improving water access, and emerging
forms of cooperation and conflict related to water access in a
context of urbanization and climate change. As such, this book is
an interesting read for academics with various disciplinary
backgrounds, professionals working in the worlds of national and
international policy, NGOs, activist groups, research and
development institutes, and individual readers interested in water
security and urbanization.
This open access book explores the implications of urbanization in
South Asia for water (in-) security in the peri-urban spaces of
Dhaka and Khulna in Bangladesh, Bengaluru, Gurugram, Hyderabad,
Kolkata and Pune in India, and Kathmandu Valley in Nepal. The book
looks into specifically peri-urban water security issues in a
context of rapid urbanization and social-environmental changes,
including the changing climate and its emerging impacts. It
demonstrates how urbanization processes change water flows between
rural and urban areas, the implications of this processes for the
water security of peri-urban populations, and how new institutions
and technologies develop to mediate the relationships between
peri-urban communities and water. The book seeks to further the
debate on peri-urban water security, including what constitutes the
peri-urban, socially differentiated access to water in peri-urban
spaces, interventions for improving water access, and emerging
forms of cooperation and conflict related to water access in a
context of urbanization and climate change. As such, this book is
an interesting read for academics with various disciplinary
backgrounds, professionals working in the worlds of national and
international policy, NGOs, activist groups, research and
development institutes, and individual readers interested in water
security and urbanization.
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