Uncertainty is part and parcel of every dry landscape in villages of Thar Desert.
Abstract: Water is a deeply contested resource because of its multiple uses, meanings and governance regimes. Its fluidity makes it hard to govern and manage. Old and new challenges need to be confronted as climate change uncertainties amplify and shape water access and water use in India.
The authors are Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of International Environment and Development Studies Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Communication Expert, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Senior Researcher, Institute of Health Management Research, Jaipur, Professor and Co-leader Resource Politics Cluster Institute of Development Studies and a Postdoctoral Researcher Resource Politics and Health & Nutrition Clusters, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, U K respectively. shibbose@gmail.com
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