Water Policy Science and Politics. An Indian Perspective

Table of Contents

1. Assessing the Importance of Water Infrastructure and Institutions for Water Security 2. Why India Needs Large Water Resource Projects Involving Inter-basin Water Transfers 3. Recent Droughts in India: Nature's Fury or Poor Statecraft? 4. A Critique of Mihir Shah Committee (2016) Report on Water Reforms in India 5. Does Hard Evidence Matter in Policy Making? The Case of Climate Change and Changing Land Use 6. Mission Kakatiya for Rejuvenating Tanks in Telangana: Making it a Mission Possible 7. Irrigation Miracle in Madhya Pradesh: What has worked? 8. Thanking 'Rainwater Harvesting' and Blaming the Rain God: The Case of Chennai Floods 9. Adapting to Climate Variability and Reducing Carbon Emissions: Strategies that Work for India 10. Canal Irrigation vs Well Irrigation: Comparing the Un-comparable 11. Green Revolution vs 'Dream Revolution': Agricultural Growth and Poverty Reduction in Eastern India 12. Deciding the Types of Interventions for Agricultural Development in different agro ecologies 13. Impacts of Micro Irrigation Systems: Perception vs Reality 14. Implications of Rising Demand for Dairy Products on Agricultural Water Use in India 15. How Do We Promote Adoption of Improved Latrines in India? Findings of a Study from Rural Andhra Pradesh

Authors

M. Dinesh Kumar Executive Director, Institute for Resource Analysis and Policy, Punjagutta, Hyderabad, Telangana, India. 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.