Research

Effective water infrastructure is necessaryfor public and environmental health, and economic growth.Water infrastructure that includes water supply, treatment, storage, water resources management, flood prevention, hydropower, and water-based transportation systems increasingly contribute to the nation’s economic growth and employment. Growing demand for use of inland waterway for transportation and connecting river basin in India. Thus, has brought attention to the need for water infrastructure investment in India. We review the projects needed for water infrastructure and estimates the associated economic benefits that would be realized through water infrastructure.

Regulation of water and its resources is significant as water is central to th life and individual livelihood. Provision to sufficient and safe basic water to every person remains the basic purpose of water law. Water needs to be regulated in a way that privileges its protection and preservation to ensure the sustainability of human uses. Week governance has the potential to pose a real threat to the sustainability of freshwater resources, ecosystems and, and political stability. In the wake of climate change, to mobilize an effective governance system, capacities need to be developed for effective water governance. The focus of the research undertaken by the Water Policy Center is governance and laws that rule the issues of water at the national and international levels. In short, Water governance is what determines who gets water when and how much.

Sustainable management of water resources remains a major global challenge of the Twenty-First Century. Growing tension among states over water sharing of river basins, large dams, and overland illustrates how water is linked to instability at the local, regional, and global. Water has become a tool to establish peace. It is with this positive vision the Water Policy Center linked its research on the water with National Security. The centre extends its study to current and potential conflicts among states over water resources and water sharing and explores the legal framework and the scope of cooperation among states.

The water-food-energy nexus is vital to sustainable development. Driven by the increasing global population, rapid industrialisation, economic growth and changing diets, the demand for water, food and energy is increasing. The agriculture sector is the biggest consumer of the global freshwater resources, and around a quarter of the and global use of energy is consumed on food production and supply. The inseparable connections between these critical spheres require a constructive and unified approach that ensure water and food security and sustainable agriculture and energy production globally. This program fills this gap and provides cutting edge research and policy options focusing on water-food-energy nexus.

The effect of climate change is obvious as countries across the world increasingly experiencing more recurrent and severe amounts of extreme weather conditions. These effects have caused to increase in the level of lake, rivers, and oceans. It also have escalated in severe storms, floods and acute droughts. All of these incidents threatens water sources and make water infrastructure more vulnerable. In this context, this program research on climate change and its impact on water and provides policy choices on the adoption of climate change.

The link between science, technology and water is obvious. Science and technology have played a critical role in providing fundamental research and techniques in solving water challenges across the world. In terms of providing keys to tackle water crisis, scientific information is already available. However, much research and policy choices are needed for technological advancement, progress in climate modelling and forecasting, growth in ecosystem and sustainability science.

The importance of gender and water nexus is well known as “women play a central part in the provision, management, and safeguarding of water”.Access to clean water, proper sanitation facilities, and hygiene have become an important issue for women. Women are always vulnerable to many waterborne diseases. The burden of water scarcity falls mainly on women who have to bring water far off distances which affect their health and education. Therefore it is of utmost importance for us to examine carefully the water- gender nexus and find ways for the betterment of the women and every human being.

Water is a driver of culture and history. It was water and not wars that shaped human history and culture. The human settlements started near rivers banks and civilisations developed along the rivers flow over history. Water has also been played a special roel in staging power and wealth in ages. Therefore, without understanding the cultural aspects of a water problem, no sustainable solution can be found.