This paper presents an overview of the theoretical, methodological and policy issues that
are evident both in the extant literature on the subject as well as in the set of papers that are …

Water demand management, or making better use of the water we have—as opposed to
augmenting supply—is increasingly proposed as a way of mitigating water-scarcity …

To mitigate the drinking water crisis in Kathmandu city, the Government of Nepal has
recently initiated the Melamchi project, which will divert water from the Melamchi River to …

To mitigate a drinking water crisis in Kathmandu valley, the Government of Nepal initiated
the Melamchi Water Supply Project in 1997, which will divert water from the Melamchi River …

This paper aims to clarify the process of norm formation to reach consensus on groundwater
management among farmers in rice terraces in Japan. The modernisation and globalisation …

This dissertation comprises three papers that focus on the interplay of formal and informal
institutional processes in the sharing of water between the Mumbai Metropolitan region and …

No food without water. The food we eat requires water for its production. According to the
International Water Management Institute IWMI,'we “eat” between 2,000 and 5,000 litres of …

embed their social concerns about equitable and just water allocation mechanisms in clear
water policy terms and contexts. In this concluding chapter on legal pluralism and water …

To mitigate a drinking water crisis in Kathmandu valley, the Government of Nepal initiated
the Melamchi Water Supply Project in 1997, which will divert water from the Melamchi River …

Uneven distribution of precipitation in space and time, together with lack of suitable storage
dam sites due to weakness in geological land formation have caused the water utilization in …