Water and Democracy
(17.07.2007) South Asia is a region with rich and diverse traditions of practices in water management. However, in recent times water management is got into crisis, not at least caused by the „Green Revolution“ and by industrialization: Droughts, depletion of ground water, shortage of drinking water, displacement by dams are but a few catchwords for the increasing conflicts over water. EED partner organizations and networks in India, decided to put the issue on top of the agenda and planned a joint initiative of concerned partner organizations at national level.
The partner consultation which was carried out jointly by CWS and EED in Oct. 2006 in Hyderabad, had the objective to identify central problems regarding water according to the analysis of the partner organizations, and to start an exchange of experience. 46 partner organizations of EED and Bread for the World, three of them from Bangladesh, participated in the consultation. Furthermore, experts and government representatives took part in the discussions.
The presentations of the partners analysed issues such as rural power relations and access to water, discrimination of marginalized groups, and tendencies of privatization of common natural resources, particularly ground water. Alternative approaches at local and regional level, as for example, the concept of social regulation of ground water, or the stakeholder analysis in a river basin, were presented and debated. Finally, opportunities for joint activities in capacity building, concept development, lobby and advocacy were discussed. Thus, the partner consultation laid the basis for a joint working program called “Water and Democracy: Promotion of Civil Society Action in South Asia”. Coordinated by CWS, and facilitated by Gerlind Schneider as a temporary advisor, a 2-year-program was launched in April 2007.
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