This book addresses how water supply systems can be planned, designed and managed for sustainability by presenting unique approaches and methodologies in rural drinking water supply schemes. It synthesizes the outcomes and findings of research studies undertaken by the Institute for Resource Analysis and Policy (IRAP) and pilot projects undertaken by RCUES (Regional Centre for Urban Environmental Studies) of AIILSG, Mumbai in collaboration with government of Maharashtra, with technical support from other development partners on climate-resilient water and energy systems.
Backed by empirical research, this volume aims to build the conceptual foundations of the subject, additionally bringing in results of pilot projects that apply some of the models in water conservation, clean energy production and environmental management. Towards building a climate-resilient society, it also discusses the feasibility of reducing carbon emissions in rural water supply, to make it more energy efficient.
The book will be useful to students, researchers, and teachers working on Water Resources, Water Supply, Renewable Energy systems, Management of Climate-Induced Disasters, Water-Energy-Climate Policy, and Development Studies. This will also be an invaluable companion to policy makers, general administrators, civil society organizations, media persons, and bilateral agencies like WHO, UNICEF, UNDP, UNEP, World Bank and the Gates Foundation.
1. Why Are Climate-resilient Water and Clean Energy Systems Critical for Sustainable Growth? 2. Development of a Framework for Assessing Climate Risk in Water Supply 3. Mapping Climate Induced Risks in Maharashtra’s Rural Water Supply 4. Effect of Coastal and Riverine Floods, Cyclones and Landslides on Rural Water Supply Schemes, and Strategies for Mitigation 5. Life Cycle Costs of Rural Water Supply Systems, Climate Variability Impacts 6. Interventions for Making Groundwater-based RWS Schemes Climate-Resilient 7. Solar-Powered Drinking Water Supply Schemes for Reducing Carbon Footprint of Water Supply: How Far Are they technically feasible and Cost-Effective? 8. Approach & methodologies for conceptualization, planning, technology selection and design of water supply schemes, and water quality surveillance 9. Best Practices for Water Resources Management and Source Protection 10. A Multifaceted Approach to Mitigate Extreme HydroMet Hazards and Shocks faced by Public Institutions in Nagpur, Central India 11. Innovations for Sustainability of Environmental Sanitation Infrastructure and safe containment of faeces in Maharashtra 12. Harnessing Children, Youth and Community Engagement for Plastic Waste Management: A Case Study of Three Municipal Corporations in Mumbai Metropolitan Region 13. Summary of Findings and Conclusions Annexure 1: Design of Unconventional Water Supply Sources Annexure 2: Why a drinking Water Quality Surveillance Index?
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