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Introduction and background to the WHiRL project

Introduction and background to the WHiRL project. Project background. Focused on rural water supply and water resources water resources issues are increasingly impacting upon services for the poor the RWS sector is often poorly represented in water resources decision making

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Introduction and background to the WHiRL project

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  1. Introduction and background to the WHiRL project

  2. Project background • Focused on rural water supply and water resources • water resources issues are increasingly impacting upon services for the poor • the RWS sector is often poorly represented in water resources decision making • A joint Indian, South African & European project supported by the UK DFID’s Knowledge and Research (KaR) programme

  3. Who’s involved? Research team India Accion Fraterna, Anantapur Dr AJ James BAIF, Pune South Africa Association for Water and Rural Development (AWARD) Europe Natural Resources Institute (NRI) Water Resources Management Ltd. University of Leeds IRC International Water and Sanitation Center

  4. Project objectives Project purpose • Better … solutions for integrated water resources management (IWRM)…that promote improved access of the poor to water supplies for basic and productive uses. Outputs • Reviews, and analysis of policy and institutional conditions • Findings from action research, pilots and workshops • Tools and guidelines

  5. Research approach • Poverty focus • Multi-disciplinary • Multiple partnerships • Adding to existing initiatives • Focused on making information widely accessible • South-south collaboration • River basin/ macro-watershed view • Research across scales from household to state

  6. The focus countries • India - Watershed development • South Africa - Catchment management

  7. Website at http://www.nri.org/whirl

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