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Life, livelihoods, ecosystems, culture: Entitlements and allocation of water for competing uses – A report by the Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts in India

Water ConflictThis report has been prepared by the members of the working group set up by the Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts in India on the issue of “Entitlements and allocations for livelihoods and ecosystem needs". The introductory chapter sets out the context of the report. The immediate context is the work of the Forum over the last 4-5 years, and the learning that this particular issue leads to many water conflicts in India.

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Review of right to water: Human rights, state legislation, and civil society initiatives in India

This study by CISED is a review of the rights discourse in the context of water, based on academic and popular literature on rights and civil society initiatives as well as government documents regarding water and related subjects. It engages with the idea of rights (and the right to water) to bring questions of social justice and equity to the forefront.Read More

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Bangalore, KA, India
Latitude: 12.971599, Longitude: 77.594563

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Equity in watershed development - A case study in Western Maharashtra

This paper by Priya Sangameswaram in the Economic and Political Weekly deals with equity in watershed development in Hivre Bazar in Western Maharashtra. The village of Hivre Bazar in western Maharashtra is now well known in NGO and governmental circles for its social and economic changes following watershed development. This paper discusses the extent to which these changes have been equitable, with a particular focus on equity across different landholding categories.Read More

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