India’s Watershed Development Boosts Food Security, Improves Livelihoods
Published By: World Resources Institute | Published Date: December, 19 , 2013India struggles with water scarcity, a problem that poses especially huge implications for the country’s food security and rural livelihoods.
While watershed development has been employed in communities throughout India, its potential long-term costs and benefits have not been well-understood or studied.
WRI recently partnered with an India-based agency, the Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR), to explore the economic costs and benefits of watershed development, as well as its potential use in climate change adaptation.
Author(s): Erin Gray | Posted on: Jan 09, 2014 | Views(540)