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- Title: Water Policy Science and Politics
- Author : M. Dinesh Kumar
- Release Date : January 07, 2018
- Genre: Earth Sciences,Books,Science & Nature,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 16053 KB
Description
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 AfricaPresents best practice ideas and methods that help science and politics work togetherHighlights a key gap of communication between science and policy in water research, with solutions on how this can be addressed