Title | Secure water - whither poverty? : livelihoods in the DRA : a case study of the Water Supply Programme in India |
Publication Type | Book |
Year of Publication | 2004 |
Authors | Joshi, D |
Pagination | 83 p. : 29 box, 23 fig., 13 photogr., 12 tab. |
Date Published | 2004-01-01 |
Publisher | Overseas Development Institute (ODI) |
Place Published | London, UK |
ISSN Number | 0850037328 |
Keywords | case studies, demand responsive approaches, evaluation, india andhra pradesh, policies, poverty, sdipol, sustainability, sustainable livelihoods, water resources management, water supply |
Abstract |
Lack of secure access to sustainable water supplies remains a major obstacle to efforts to reduce poverty around the world. The failure of previous supply-led approaches to realise the goal of ˜water for all" has led to a global shift in water policies and the emergence of new Demand Responsive Approaches. In principle, DRA aims to improve efficiency and therefore the financial and technical sustainability of delivery systems. In practice, this implies major changes in the roles and responsibilities of sector stakeholders. These principles increasingly inform the development and implementation of water supply policies around the world, but their interpretation and the degree of their translation into practice varies substantially, both between and within countries. |
Notes | Bibliography: p. 80-83 |
Custom 1 | 202.3 |