Water accounting for water management at the river basin scale in India: approaches and gaps

The main objective of this research paper is to assess the extent to which the concept of water accounting has been applied for water management at the river basin scale in India. For this, the study first assesses the importance given to the use of water accounting for water management in India...

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Autores: Bassi, Nitin, Schmidt, Guido, De Stefano, Lucia
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/7628
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/7628
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:628.1(540)
Systematic review
Water accounting
Water allocation
Water conflicts
Water policy
Hidrología
2508 Hidrología
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Sumario:The main objective of this research paper is to assess the extent to which the concept of water accounting has been applied for water management at the river basin scale in India. For this, the study first assesses the importance given to the use of water accounting for water management in India's national water policy. It then analyses the evolution of water accounting approaches in India through a systematic review of the past research studies on the theme. Further, it looks at their contribution to decision-making concerning allocation of water resources and resolving conflicts over water sharing. Finally, it identifies the existing gaps in the methodologies for water accounting so far used in India.