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Safe piped water: managing microbial water quality in piped distribution systems - A WHO publication
The book addresses factors affecting the presence and growth of micro-organisms in piped networks as well as practice of water supply organisations that can directly or indirectly influence them Posted on 12 May, 2009 05:47 PM

Microorganisms occur in piped distributions from source water, through contamination during distributions and because of growth. Different organisms may cause a range of adverse health effects. Effective management varies with the organisms and their origin.

Storm water management : lessons from SWITCH project of European Union
A peep into the technological options and decision making processes for storm water management based on SWITCH project Posted on 12 May, 2009 05:20 PM

SWITCH is an action research programme, implemented and co-funded by the European Union and a cross-disciplinary team of 33 partners from 15 countries around the world. Increasing global change pressures, escalating costs and other risks inherent to conventional urban water management are causing cities to face ever increasing difficulties in efficiently managing scarcer and less reliable water resources. As well, satisfying water uses/services and waste water disposal without creating environmental, social or economic damage is an increasingly difficult challenge.

Asian water supplies: Reaching the urban poor - A guide and sourcebook on urban water supplies in Asia
The report is particularly focused on Asian Development Bank's overarching goal of poverty reduction. Posted on 12 May, 2009 05:17 PM

The report aims to provide greater understanding and awareness on expanding the delivery of water services, conservation of water, increased efficiencies, facilitation of the exchange of water sector information and experience, and improving governance. It is particularly focused on ADB’s overarching goal of poverty reduction. 

Household water delivery options in urban and rural India – A working paper by Stanford Centre for International Development
How can India alleviate its household level drinking water deprivation, in the near-to-medium term, and in cost-effective ways? Posted on 12 May, 2009 05:14 PM

This working paper by the Stanford Centre for International Development deals with household water delivery options in urban and rural India. The recent potentially far-reaching policy changes frame the paper on drinking water options for urban and rural India.  Given the primacy of drinking water as a national objective, and the policy of decentralization through community ownership, private sector participation and devolution to local governments, it asks: How can India alleviate its household level drinking water deprivation, in the near-to-medium term, and in cost-effective ways?

Urban water and sanitation services: an IWRM approach – a booklet from TEC education series from Global Water Partnership
The report presents urban management tools which are automatically compatible with efficiency, equity and environmental sustainability objectives of integrated water resource management (IWRM) Posted on 12 May, 2009 05:10 PM

This series, published by the GWP Secretariat in Stockholm has been created to disseminate the papers written and commissioned by the TEC to address the conceptual agenda. Issues and sub-issues with them, such as the understanding and definition of IWRM, water for food security, public-private partnerships, and water as an economic good have been addressed in these papers.

Drinking water access in Bangalore through the framework of human rights: a PhD dissertation
The overall aim of the study is to critically analyse the role of rights and obligations in attaining improved access to water in Bangalore Posted on 12 May, 2009 04:55 PM

This PhD dissertation by Jenny T Gronwall for Linkoping University's Tema Institute looks at issues of drinking water access in Bangalore through the framework of human rights, analyzing three interlinked dimensions: the right to water as a human right; water in terms of property rights; and water rights. 

Urban water crisis in Delhi - Stakeholders responses and potential scenarios of evolution
This paper proposes to question private abstraction of groundwater due to mismanagement of public utility in Delhi Posted on 12 May, 2009 04:39 PM

This paper on urban water crisis in Delhi looks at stakeholders responses and potential scenarios of evolution. An inadequate piped water supply from the public utility, characterized by intermittence and unreliability, and supplemented by private uncontrolled groundwater abstraction, is a common feature of most Indian cities as well as other developing cities in the w

Annual flood misery in north Bihar - presentations by Megh Pyne Abhiyaan
These presentations present an in-depth and thoughtful study of the annual flood misery in north Bihar - context, causes and where to look for solutions. Posted on 12 May, 2009 04:30 PM

Khairi Dhuniya TolThese three sets of presentation by Eklavya Prasad, Practitioner, Natural and Social Resource Management have been summarized below -

Bihar’s flood survival mechanisms

Upgrading and improving urban water services - an overview paper by Water and Sanitation Program
This paper discusses the context for performance improvement plans in India to target better delivery of urban water services, and key elements and objectives that such strategies should constitute Posted on 12 May, 2009 04:25 PM

Performance improvement planning helps service providers in bringing about incremental improvements in services by applying the principles of commercial orientation and financial viability. This overview paper by the Water and Sanitation Program (WSP) South Asia of the World Bank, explores how such improvements can be undertaken so that they remain sustainable in the long run as well.

Groundwater situation in urban India: overview, opportunities and challenges – a paper by CAREWATER
In urban centres where groundwater is over-exploited, there arises competition with irrigators for water Posted on 12 May, 2009 03:51 PM

The paper by Carewater INREM Foundation on the groundwater situation in urban India provides an overview besides dealing with the opportunities and challenges. Groundwater plays a fundamental role in shaping the economic and social health of many urban centres of India.

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