Integrated Water Resources Management: Global Theory, Emerging Practice and Local Needs

This is the first volume in a new series under the aegis of the South Asia Consortium for Interdisciplinary Water Resources Studies (Saci WATERs) and explains the IWRM. This entire series investigates how this global concept resonates with regional, national and local concerns in South Asia. This volume begins by tracking the emergence of IWRM as a central notion in water debates. It then discusses the European experience with IWRM in the context of the European Water Framework Directive-the most comprehensive attempt so far at an IWRM-based water governance and management system. Thereafter, the book turns to South Asia.