The Water Resources Unit (WRU) at WII has been established to study key areas of water resource management in the Indian subcontinent and promote an integrated approach for the management of this ‘life-giving’ resource. A large portion of WRU’s initial work focused primarily on water alone (earlier projects can be viewed under ‘Completed Projects’). In the past year or so, WRU has widened its scope and included a more holistic approach to executing projects that examine the linkages between water and other resources (land, forests, energy).

Some of the recent projects are:

• ‘SecureWater’ Research - Policies, Programs and Institutions: The Rural Drinking Water Sector in India.
• Developing Markets for Watershed Protection Services and Improved Livelihoods in India - Phase II
• Low Base Flows and Livelihoods in India
• Ex-post evaluation of SIDA-assisted PAHAL and NTGCF Watershed Projects in Rajasthan
• Urban Wastewater: Livelihoods, Health and Environmental Impacts in India
• Adaptive Strategies for Responding to Floods and Droughts

For earlier projects, see Completed Projects