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Water, Equity and Development

Sanjiv J. Phansalkar is a senior researcher and team leader at IWMI-Tata Water Policy Programme in Anand, Gujarat. E-mail: s.phansalkar{at}cgiar.org, sanjiv.phansalkar{at}gmail.com

This article attempts to synthesize the research presented at the Fifth Annual Partners Meet of the International Water Management Institute (IWMI)– Tata Programme held in Anand, Gujarat, in March 2006. It specifically focuses on the prevalence and nature of inequities in water distribution. It shows that institutions in force create inequity in access to water in all the regions of the country; the landless and the dalits usually facing the brunt of the inequities.The inequities are more pronounced when water is considered as an input for economic activities such as agriculture. Geo-genic factors such as contamination of groundwater are compounded with inequities to severely impact the health and well-being of the poor and the weaker segments of the society. Finally, imbalance of social power allows industry to exploit water sources, producing inequities in use of water across sectors.

International Journal of Rural Management, Vol. 3, No. 1, 1-25 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/097300520700300101


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