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Introduction and background to the WHiRL project
Project background
• Focused on rural water supply and water resources– water resources issues are
increasingly impacting upon services for the poor
– the RWS sector is often poorly represented in water resources decision making
• A joint Indian, South African & European project supported by the UK DFID’s Knowledge and Research (KaR) programme
Who’s involved? Research team
India Accion Fraterna, Anantapur
Dr AJ JamesBAIF, Pune
South Africa Association for Water and Rural Development
(AWARD)
Europe Natural Resources Institute (NRI)Water Resources Management Ltd. University of LeedsIRC International Water
and Sanitation Center
Project objectives
Project purpose• Better … solutions for integrated
water resources management (IWRM)…that promote improved access of the poor to water supplies for basic and productive uses.
Outputs• Reviews, and analysis of policy and
institutional conditions• Findings from action research, pilots
and workshops• Tools and guidelines
Research approach
• Poverty focus• Multi-disciplinary• Multiple partnerships• Adding to existing initiatives• Focused on making information
widely accessible• South-south collaboration• River basin/ macro-watershed view• Research across scales from
household to state
The focus countries
• India - Watershed development
• South Africa - Catchment management
Website at http://www.nri.org/whirl