In recent years, the adverse effects of growing water scarcity on the lives and livelihoods of
poor people have become a major policy concern in India. This paper reviews the …

Climate change adaptation in the low laying develo** countries is becoming crucial at the
present time. However, the local knowledge regarding climate change adaptation is not well …

This paper describes the peri-urbaninterfacein two villages—Shahpur Khurd and Karnera—
located in the state of Haryana in north-west India, and close to Delhi, India's capital. The …

Climate change is a burning issue in the global discussions on agriculture as it affects all
other sectors of development. Climate change directly affects agriculture production as this …

This paper presents a participatory approach to investigate vulnerability and adaptive
capacity to climate variability and water stress in the Lakhwar watershed in Uttarakhand …

This book contains eleven chapters focusing on groundwater management in India,
including the economies that groundwater generates, the socio-economic impact of its …

Though industrialized countries are usually the ones indicted when environmental pollution
is discussed, over the few last years the rate of emissions in develo** countries has …

The governance of environmental resources holds the key to the future of sustainable
development in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH). 1. Institutional innovation—for landscape …

The Indian central government is pursuing state governments to replace free power supply
to agriculture with the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT). This article examined the free power …

This paper attempts to understand why debates and controversies on agricultural water use
in India have taken a bipolar form, characterized by clamours and silences, and in which …