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India Groundwater Governance Case Study

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dc.contributor.authorGarduño, Héctor
dc.contributor.authorRomani, Saleem
dc.contributor.authorSengupta, Buba
dc.contributor.authorTuinhof, Albert
dc.contributor.authorDavis, Richard
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-11T18:18:55Z
dc.date.available2014-03-11T18:18:55Z
dc.date.issued2011-06
dc.description.abstractGroundwater comprises 97 percent of the worlds readily accessible freshwater and provides the rural, urban, industrial and irrigation water supply needs of 2 billion people around the world. As the more easily accessed surface water resources are already being used, pressure on groundwater is growing. In the last few decades, this pressure has been evident through rapidly increasing pumping of groundwater, accelerated by the availability of cheap drilling and pumping technologies and, in some countries, energy subsidies that distort decisions about exploiting groundwater. This accelerated growth in groundwater exploitation unplanned, unmanaged, and largely invisible has been dubbed by prominent hydro geologists the silent revolution. It is a paradox that such a vast and highly valuable resource which is likely to become even more important as climate change increasingly affects surface water sources has been so neglected by governments and the development community at a time when interest and support for the water sector as a whole is at an all-time high. This case study is a background paper for the World Bank economic and sector analysis (ESW) entitled too big to fail: the paradox of groundwater governance that aims to understand and address the paradox at the heart of the groundwater governance challenge in order to elevate the need for investing in and promoting proactive reforms toward its management. The project examines the impediments to better governance of groundwater, and explores opportunities for using groundwater to help developing countries adapt to climate change. Its recommendations will guide the Bank in its investments on groundwater and provide the Bank's contributions to the Global Environment Facility (GEF) funded global project groundwater governance: a framework for country action. The case study focused on the national, state and local levels. At the national and state levels, it analyzed the policy, legal, and institutional arrangements to identify the demand and supply management and incentive structures that have been established for groundwater management. At the local level, it assessed the operations, successes, and constraints facing local institutions in the governance of a number of aquifers within peninsula India, on the coast and on the plain of the Ganges river valley.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/06/16583695/india-groundwater-governance-case-study
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/17242
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/17242
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWater papers;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL IRRIGATION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectANIMAL WASTES
dc.subjectAQUIFER
dc.subjectAQUIFERS
dc.subjectARSENIC
dc.subjectBOREHOLES
dc.subjectBUNDS
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCOASTAL AREAS
dc.subjectCOMPOSTING
dc.subjectCONJUNCTIVE USE
dc.subjectCONSTRUCTION
dc.subjectCOVERING
dc.subjectCROP DIVERSIFICATION
dc.subjectCROP IRRIGATION
dc.subjectCROP PRODUCTION
dc.subjectDEEP WELLS
dc.subjectDEWATERING
dc.subjectDRAINAGE
dc.subjectDRINKING WATER
dc.subjectDRINKING WATER SUPPLIES
dc.subjectEFFLUENT TREATMENT
dc.subjectEFFLUENTS
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectESTUARIES
dc.subjectEVAPORATION
dc.subjectFERTILIZERS
dc.subjectFLOODPLAINS
dc.subjectFLUORIDE
dc.subjectFRESHWATER
dc.subjectGARBAGE
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER ABSTRACTION
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER MONITORING
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER POLLUTION
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER PROTECTION
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER PUMPING
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER QUALITY
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER RECHARGE
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER RESOURCES
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER SOURCES
dc.subjectHIGH LEVELS
dc.subjectHYDROGEOLOGY
dc.subjectHYDROLOGY
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL POLLUTANTS
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL WATER
dc.subjectINFILTRATION
dc.subjectINTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectIRON
dc.subjectIRRIGATED AGRICULTURE
dc.subjectIRRIGATION
dc.subjectIRRIGATION CANALS
dc.subjectIRRIGATION PURPOSES
dc.subjectIRRIGATION WATER
dc.subjectIRRIGATION WATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectJURISDICTION
dc.subjectLAKES
dc.subjectLAND DEGRADATION
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectLAND USE PLANNING
dc.subjectLANDFILLS
dc.subjectLAVA
dc.subjectLEAKS
dc.subjectLEGAL FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectLOW RAINFALL
dc.subjectMETABOLISM
dc.subjectMETERING
dc.subjectMINERALS
dc.subjectMINING
dc.subjectMONITORING PROTOCOLS
dc.subjectMUNICIPAL WATER
dc.subjectNATURAL RECHARGE
dc.subjectPERCOLATION
dc.subjectPESTICIDES
dc.subjectPHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectPLANTATIONS
dc.subjectPOLLUTION
dc.subjectPOLLUTION CONTROL
dc.subjectPONDS
dc.subjectPOPULATION DENSITY
dc.subjectPRESSURE
dc.subjectPRIVATE WELLS
dc.subjectPROGRAMS
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC WATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectPUMPING
dc.subjectPUMPS
dc.subjectQUALITY STANDARDS
dc.subjectRAINWATER
dc.subjectRAINWATER HARVESTING
dc.subjectRESIDUES
dc.subjectRIVERS
dc.subjectRURAL WATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectSAND DAMS
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSANITATION COVERAGE
dc.subjectSEAWATER
dc.subjectSEWAGE
dc.subjectSILT
dc.subjectSOIL MOISTURE
dc.subjectSOILS
dc.subjectSOLID WASTE
dc.subjectSOLID WASTE DISPOSAL
dc.subjectSOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectSOURCE PROTECTION
dc.subjectSTORAGE CAPACITY
dc.subjectSTREAMFLOW
dc.subjectSURFACE RUNOFF
dc.subjectSURFACE WATER
dc.subjectSURFACE WATER RESOURCES
dc.subjectTREATMENT PLANTS
dc.subjectURBAN HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectURBAN WATER
dc.subjectURBAN WATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectWASTE
dc.subjectWASTE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectWASTE STREAMS
dc.subjectWASTES
dc.subjectWASTEWATER
dc.subjectWASTEWATER DISPOSAL
dc.subjectWASTEWATER TREATMENT
dc.subjectWASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES
dc.subjectWATER COLLECTION
dc.subjectWATER COMMISSION
dc.subjectWATER CONSERVATION
dc.subjectWATER CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectWATER LOGGING
dc.subjectWATER MAINS
dc.subjectWATER POLICIES
dc.subjectWATER POLLUTION
dc.subjectWATER QUALITY
dc.subjectWATER QUALITY DATA
dc.subjectWATER QUALITY MONITORING
dc.subjectWATER QUALITY PROTECTION
dc.subjectWATER QUALITY REVIEW
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCE
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectWATER RIGHTS
dc.subjectWATER SECTOR
dc.subjectWATER SERVICES
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS
dc.subjectWATER TABLE
dc.subjectWATER TABLES
dc.subjectWATER USE
dc.subjectWATER UTILITIES
dc.subjectWATER UTILITY
dc.subjectWATER WELLS
dc.subjectWATERS
dc.subjectWATERSHED
dc.subjectWATERSHED MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectWELL CONSTRUCTION
dc.subjectWELL DRILLING
dc.subjectWELLS
dc.titleIndia Groundwater Governance Case Studyen
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okr.date.disclosure2012-08-08
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T10:11:31.403279Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Other Environmental Study
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/06/16583695/india-groundwater-governance-case-study
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeWater
okr.guid758081468169178804
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000386194_20120808011730
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum16583695
okr.identifier.report71727
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.sectorWater, sanitation and flood protection :: General water, sanitation and flood protection sector
okr.sectorPublic Administration, Law, and Justice :: General public administration sector
okr.sectorEnergy and mining :: General energy sector
okr.sectorAgriculture, fishing, and forestry :: General agriculture, fishing and forestry sector
okr.themeEnvironment and natural resource management
okr.themeEnvironment and natural resources management :: Water resource management
okr.themeEnvironment and natural resources management :: Pollution management and environmental health
okr.themeEnvironment and natural resources management :: Environmental policies and institutions
okr.themeEnvironment and natural resources management :: Climate change
okr.themeEnvironment and natural resources management :: Biodiversity
okr.topicLaw and Development::Water Resources Law
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Sanitation and Sewerage
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Water Supply and Systems
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Wastewater Treatment
okr.topicWater Resources::Water and Industry
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