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Across the South Asian region, water determines
livelihoods and in some cases even survival.
However, water also creates exclusions. Access to
water, and its social organization, are intimately tied
up with power relations. This book provides an
overview of gender, equity and water issues relevant
to South Asia. The essays empirically illustrate and
theoretically argue how gender intersects with other
axes of social differences such as class, caste,
ethnicity, age and religion to shape water access,
use and management practices. Divided into six
thematic sections, each of which starts with an
introduction of relevant concepts, debates and
theories, the book looks at laws and rights, policies,
technologies and intervention strategies. In all, the
book clearly shows how understanding, and
changing the use, distribution and management of
water is conditional upon understanding and
accommodating gender relations.ISBN:9789381017203
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Pages : 642
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