M. Dinesh Kumar

Water Policy Science and Politics (eBook, ePUB)

An Indian Perspective

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Water Policy Science and Politics: An Indian Perspective presents the importance of politics and science working together in policymaking in the water sector. Many countries around the developed and developing world, including India, are experiencing major water scarcity problems that will undoubtedly increase with the impacts of climate change. This book discusses specific topics in India's water, agriculture and energy sectors, focusing on scientific aspects, academic and political discourse, and policy issues. The author presents cases from the interrelated sectors of water resources, supplies, sanitation, and energy and climate, including controversial topics that illustrate how science and politics can work together.

• Challenges the linear and conventional approaches to water management and water policymaking in India that are also applicable in developing countries across South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa
• Presents best practice ideas and methods that help science and politics work together
• Highlights a key gap of communication between science and policy in water research, with solutions on how this can be addressed

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
• Seitenzahl: 326
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. März 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780128149041
• Artikelnr.: 50474197

Autorenporträt

M. Dinesh Kumar received his Ph. D in Water Management in 2006. He has 24 years of professional experience in the field of water resources. He is currently the Executive Director of Institute for Resource Analysis and Policy in Hyderabad. He has nearly 150 publications to his credit, including books from internationally renowned publishers, book chapters, many articles in peer reviewed international journals, research monographs and conference papers. He has authored five books and is the lead editor of two edited volumes. He has published extensively in many international peer reviewed journals, such as Water Policy, Energy Policy, Food Security, Water International, Journal of Hydrology, Water Resources Management and Resources, Energy and Development. He is currently also Associate Editor of Water Policy, and Member of the Editorial Board of International Journal of Water Resources Development.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Assessing the Importance of Water Infrastructure and Institutions for Water Security2. Why India Needs Large Water Resource Projects Involving Inter-basin Water Transfers3. Recent Droughts in India: Nature's Fury or Poor Statecraft?4. A Critique of Mihir Shah Committee (2016) Report on Water Reforms in India5. Does Hard Evidence Matter in Policy Making? The Case of Climate Change and Changing Land Use6. Mission Kakatiya for Rejuvenating Tanks in Telangana: Making it a Mission Possible7. Irrigation Miracle in Madhya Pradesh: What has worked?8. Thanking 'Rainwater Harvesting' and Blaming the Rain God: The Case of Chennai Floods9. Adapting to Climate Variability and Reducing Carbon Emissions: Strategies that Work for India10. Canal Irrigation vs Well Irrigation: Comparing the Un-comparable11. Green Revolution vs 'Dream Revolution': Agricultural Growth and Poverty Reduction in Eastern India12. Deciding the Types of Interventions for Agricultural Development in different agro ecologies13. Impacts of Micro Irrigation Systems: Perception vs Reality14. Implications of Rising Demand for Dairy Products on Agricultural Water Use in India15. How Do We Promote Adoption of Improved Latrines in India? Findings of a Study from Rural Andhra Pradesh