http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca:80/dspace/handle/10625/46748 2013-05-23T14:56:30Z http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca:80/dspace/handle/10625/50902 Title: Gendered and caste spaces in household water use : a case of Aliabad village in peri-urban Hyderabad, India Authors: Prakash, Anjal; Singh, Sreoshi Abstract: This paper deals with the ways in which gender and caste identities marginalise particular groups from access to water in a village in periurban Hyderabad, India. It shows how the intersection of gender, caste and water issues determine allocation and access to water at the household level, in a village influenced by rapid urbanisation. Relying on a primary survey that collected gender and caste disaggregated data, this paper shows socially differentiated perceptions for water access and use and how they shape vulnerability to water insecurity and adaptation. The gender and caste inequity in access to water in the village is not an isolated case but part of the larger process of 'apolitical' water reforms in India that chooses to ignore gender and caste inequalities and therefore misses to reach the last person. 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca:80/dspace/handle/10625/50837 Title: Analysing the cost of adapting to climate change Authors: Fisher, Suzanne 2012-05-08T00:00:00Z http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca:80/dspace/handle/10625/50836 Title: Stakeholder-focused cost-benefit analysis in the water sector : guidance report Authors: Chambwera, Muyeye; Baulcomb, Corinne; Lunduka, Rodney; de Bresser, Laura; Chaudhury, Abrar 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca:80/dspace/handle/10625/50835 Title: Stakeholder-focused cost-benefit analysis in the water sector : synthesis report Authors: Lunduka, Rodney; Bezabih, Mintewab; Chaudhury, Abrar 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca:80/dspace/handle/10625/50690 Title: Learning to swim: Strengthening flooding governance in the City of Cape Town Authors: Ziervogel, Gina; Smit, Warren Abstract: Vulnerability to flooding is a growing concern in cities of the South, where resources are concentrated and poor people often settle in flood prone areas. Climate change projections of increased intensity and frequency of extreme rainfall events suggest flooding impacts will grow in future, demanding improved response to current flood risk in order to adapt. Attempts by the City of Cape Town to reduce flood risk in informal settlements have not been successful, mainly because of institutional and governance constraints that result in a focus on narrow technical solutions and on the provision of disaster relief. This paper explores the notion of flooding governance and how it might be used to suggest ways to strengthen flood management strategies, particularly through collaborative governance across the local and city scale in the context of adaptation to climate change. The challenges associated with flood risk management in the City of Cape Town are discussed before presenting how a new project at the University of Cape Town aims to address these challenges. Description: Working Paper 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z