Water
Institutions and Sustainable use Seven projects under this theme deal with issues related to economic, ecological sustainable water resource management aspects. The projects address the issues at multiple levels viz. designing methodologies for evaluation of ground water depletion and quality degradation in Karnataka, application of advanced research tools like GIS and remote sensing for water resource management and policy making in Andhra Pradesh, economic and environmental impacts of drinking water supply in rural areas, and watershed development, pricing of irrigation water in Kerala, effects and evaluation of physical, economic and environmental performance of traditional water harvesting systems and market, policy and institutional failure in water management. |
Water Institutions and Sustainable Use