Ruth Meinzen Dick

Common lands are not wastelands

What are common lands? What is the state of common lands in India? This IFPRI discussion paper explains.

Hagar ElDidi

Ritika Khurana

Wei Zhang

Maheshkumar Kalidas Jadav

Chiranjit Guha

Pratiti Priyadarshini

Zhe Guo

Harpinder Sandhu

Harini Nagendra

Posted on 10 Jun, 2024 02:14 AM

India has a large expanse of common lands that meet the livelihood needs of over 350 million people.

Cows grazing in a pastureland in Karnataka (Image Source: Pradeep Kumbhashi via Wikimedia Commons)

Urbanization and intersectoral competition for water – A report by Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

The ad hoc and sectoral approaches of the past do not adequately address the interrelated nature of urban water use, the report says.

Paul P Appasamy

Posted on 07 Aug, 2011 07:24 PM

The report by Paul P Appasamy and Ruth Meinzen Dick deals with urbanization and intersectoral competition for water founded on the view that stereotypical images of “thirsty cities” that equate urban demand with “drinking water” or factories, and rural water supply with irrigation do not adequately portray the water uses in each area.

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