[{"key":"dc.contributor.author","value":"Blennerhassett, Natalie","language":null},{"key":"dc.date.accessioned","value":"2009-07-06T19:46:53Z","language":null},{"key":"dc.date.available","value":"2009-07-06T19:46:53Z","language":null},{"key":"dc.date.issued","value":"2000","language":null},{"key":"dc.identifier.uri","value":"http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/2429\/10237","language":null},{"key":"dc.description.abstract","value":"In Gujarat, India, the emerging participatory Water Resource Management (WRM)\r\npolicy proposes the establishment of new village-level institutions. The shift towards\r\ndecentralisation is indeed welcome; however, gender has for the most part been either\r\ninadequately integrated or limited to discussion of women's formal participation in these\r\ninstitutions. In select rural villages of the coastal arid-saline region of Gujarat known as the\r\nBhal, the thesis examines the implications, applications and potential contributions of\r\nwomen's participation in potable WRM initiatives. The case study concerns two Gujarati\r\ngrassroots Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), Utthan and Mahiti, that have\r\nfacilitated two rainwater harvesting initiatives: common property Plastic Lined Ponds\r\n(PLPs) and private property Roof Water Collection Tanks (RWCTs). Although the\r\ndevelopment initiatives are different, both the NGOs have fully encouraged an integrated\r\ngender WRM approach via village-level institutional management of local water resources.\r\nThe mainstream Gender, Environment and Development (GED) literature suggests\r\nthat local participation, particularly of village women who previously had no official roles\r\nor responsibilities, can be increased by integrating women into village-level institutions\r\nwhich govern the water resources. However, the research in the Bhal revealed that simply\r\nintegrating women into village-level WRM institutions, although beneficial, did not always\r\nachieve the dual goal of increased access to and control of water resources with gender\r\nequitable participation. Yet, in a few of the study villages, where women took collective\r\naction, they did succeed in taking a leadership role in WRM and redistributing power\r\nalong gender lines. The case study demonstrates that an integrated gender component is\r\nimportant not only for increasing the efficiency and sustainability of water resources, but\r\nalso.because it provides both the context and the content of many village women's\r\nstruggles.","language":"en"},{"key":"dc.format.extent","value":"7791209 bytes","language":null},{"key":"dc.format.mimetype","value":"application\/pdf","language":null},{"key":"dc.language.iso","value":"eng","language":"en"},{"key":"dc.publisher","value":"University of British Columbia","language":null},{"key":"dc.rights","value":"For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https:\/\/open.library.ubc.ca\/terms_of_use.","language":null},{"key":"dc.title","value":"From staying alive to taking control : gender and water resources management in the Bhal, Gujarat, India","language":"en"},{"key":"dc.type","value":"Text","language":null},{"key":"dc.degree.name","value":"Master of Science - MSc","language":"en"},{"key":"dc.degree.discipline","value":"Resource Management and Environmental Studies","language":"en"},{"key":"dc.degree.grantor","value":"University of British Columbia","language":null},{"key":"dc.date.graduation","value":"2000-05","language":"en"},{"key":"dc.type.text","value":"Thesis\/Dissertation","language":"en"},{"key":"dc.description.affiliation","value":"Science, Faculty of","language":null},{"key":"dc.description.affiliation","value":"Resources, Environment and Sustainability (IRES), Institute for","language":null},{"key":"dc.degree.campus","value":"UBCV","language":"en"},{"key":"dc.description.scholarlevel","value":"Graduate","language":"en"}]