Harvesting Water - German Agro Action Seminar in Pune
German News, May 2005
© German News, New Delhi, India 2005
The water crisis will dominate this century and will lead
to numerous conflicts, said development expert J.K.Arora
while addressing participants of a workshop held in Pune
recently. Donor agency "German Agro Action" had invited
Indian partners to discuss water issues. Conflicts over
water will rise manifold, predicted Arora and pointed to
the river Kaveri in South India, where farmers and riparian
states have consistently failed to arrive at a consensus on
the sharing of river waters. Most participants agreed that
many water problems can be solved in the villages by
regenerating natural water resources. What is known as
"watershed development" is a low-tech solution which directly
involves local people. Some call it "water harvesting".
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See also:
Troubled Water - India is heading for a water crisis
Water Harvesting against Droughts
Narmada: India's Soul in Danger
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