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2 October 2001
Published by: IDS
This Bulletin focuses on local natural resource issues as one key area of environmental governance, asking how rural people sustain their livelihoods in an uncertain world and what institutional arrangements mediate their access to resources. The articles were commissioned for a workshop on 'Institutions and Uncertainty' held at IDS in November 2000.
1 January 2001
Despite the recent earthquake that wreaked havoc across Kutch, its people have long since learnt to cope with disasters and adapt their...
1 January 2001
This paper critically examines some narratives of water scarcity in Kutch, western India. It argues that images of dwindling rainfall...
1 January 2001
Kutch, a semi-arid district in the state of Gujarat in western India, is known for its water scarcity. Its panacea is made out to be the...
Sustainable Livelihoods in Southern Africa was a three-year collaborative project carried out by research partners in Mozambique, South Africa, UK and Zimbabwe, funded by the UK Department for International Development.
1 January 2000
Published by: IDS
This paper critically reviews some of the global debates and narratives concerning water scarcity, water 'crises' and water resources management and shows what they are obscuring.
1 January 2000
Report commissioned by the World Commission on Dams
1 January 1999
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
The paper examines the nexus between institutions and uncertainty in natural resources management contexts. It argues that conventional understandings of institutions fail to focus on how institutions deal with the ever-increasing forms of uncertainty impinging on rural livelihoods.
1 January 1997
Published by: IDS
This report examines the relationship between the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP), a controversial dam under construction in western India, and Kutch, which is supposed to benefit from the dam.
1 January 1997
Published by: IDS
The article focuses on the interface between water resources management and social and power relations. It shows that the propagators of...