This book explores the changing ecology, political significance, and cultural meaning of
water in South India. Focusing on the ancient tank irrigation system of the coastal plains …

Although food-production systems for the world's rural poor typically have had devastating
effects on the planet's wealth of genes, species, and ecosystems, that need not be the case …

Does climate change cause conflict? Did it cause the Syrian uprising? Some policymakers
and academics have made this claim, but is it true? This study presents a new conceptual …

The argument that economies that face acute water scarcity problems can and should meet
their water demand for food through cereal imports from water-rich countries; and that virtual …

The paper examines the nexus between institutions and uncertainty in natural resources
management contexts. It argues that conventional understandings of institutions fail to focus …

The article argues for a human development approach to the water “crisis.” It explores the
application of the entitlements approach (EA) and capabilities approach (CA) to water. EA …

Living in a harsh, desert climate, Omani rural communities have developed locally-
appropriate knowledge to deal with water scarcity. Similar to the qanat, the aflaj taps into the …

Despite technological advances in agriculture, nearly a billion people around the world still
suffer from hunger and poor nutrition while a billion are overweight or obese. This imbalance …

This book provides the first systematic analysis of peace-building in Central Asia for inter-
ethnic conflicts over water and land in the Ferghana Valley based on concrete, in-depth and …

Water markets have featured prominently in the reallocation of water rights to restore
freshwater ecosystem health. Incentive-based water rights acquisition and transactions have …