Insights from a Review of Water Security Plans

Water security plans (WSPs), which describe the current state of water challenges in the region under study and the interventions planned, are an important component of rural water security programmes. Based on our review, we argue that WSPs need to be more streamlined and must shift focus towards using water more efficiently (demand-side water management) and equitably.

Aug 11, 2021

Water security plans (WSPs), which describe the current state of water challenges in the region under study and the interventions planned, are an important component of rural water security programmes. Based on our review, we argue that water security plans need to be more streamlined and must shift focus towards using water more efficiently (demand-side water management) and equitably.

 

Acknowledgements

Contributors: Dr. Veena Srinivasan, Srushti Paranjpe, Shilpa Swaraj, Navya Itty, Ganesh Shinde, Craig D’Souza, Surabhi Singh, Anjali Neelakantan

Sketches: Shilpa Swaraj

Visualisations and report design: Aparna Nambiar

Editorial and technical review: Dr. Veena Srinivasan, Anjana Balakrishnan, Anu Sridharan

The authors conducted this work when they were with the Centre for Social and Environmental Innovation at the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (CSEI-ATREE). WELL Labs is now taking it forward in collaboration with ATREE.

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