Azhonia, A. and Holman, I. and Judeb, S.
(2017)
Adapting water management to climate change: Institutional involvement,inter-institutional networks and barriers in India.
Global Environmental Change, 44.
pp. 144-157.
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Abstract
The capacity of a nation to address the hydrological impacts of climate change depends on the institutions
through which water is governed. Inter-institutional networks that enable institutions to adapt and the factors
that hinder smooth coordination are poorly understood. Using water governance in India as an example of a
complex top-down bureaucratic system that requires effective networks between all key institutions, this
research unravels the barriers to adaptation by combining quantitative internet data mining and qualitative
analysis of interviews with representatives from twenty-six key institutions operating at the national level.
Institutions' online presence shows a disconnect in the institutional discourse between climate change and
water with institutions such as the Ministries of Water Resources, Earth Sciences and Agriculture, indicating a
lesser involvement compared to institutions such as the Ministries of Finance, External Affairs, Planning
Commission. The online documents also indicate a more centralised inter-institutional network, emanating from
or pointing to a few key institutions including the Planning Commission and Ministry of Environment and
Forests. However, the interviews suggest more complex relational dynamics between institutions and also
demonstrate a gap between the aspirational ideals of the National Water Mission under the National Action Plan
on Climate Change and the realities of climate change adaptation. This arises from institutional barriers,
including lengthy bureaucratic processes and systemic failures, that hinder effective inter-institutional networks
to facilitate adaptation. The study provides new understanding of the involvement and barriers of complex
multi-layered institutions in climate change adaptation.
| Item Type: |
Article
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Adaptation,Adaptive capacity,
Climate change,
Institutions,
Network,
Water |
| Author Affiliation: |
Cranfield Water Science Institute, Cranfield University, Cranfield, MK43 0AL, UK |
| Subjects: |
Environmental Science |
| Divisions: |
General |
| Depositing User: |
Mr T L Gautham
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| Date Deposited: |
31 May 2018 10:44 |
| Last Modified: |
31 May 2018 10:44 |
| URI: |
http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/15448 |
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