Liquid Relations: Contested Water Rights and Legal Complexity

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i x A B B R E V I A T I O N S ADB Asian Development Bank CBO community-based organizer CEDLA Centre for Latin American Research and Documentation CEJIS Centro de Estudios Jurídicas e Investigación Social CEPAL Economic Commission for Latin America (United Nations) CGWB Central Ground Water Board (India) CMAs catchment management agencies DG director general DHM Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (Nepal) DIO District Irrigation Office (Nepal) DOI Department of Irrigation (Nepal) DWAF Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (South Africa) GWRDB Groundwater Resources Development Board (Nepal) GWRDC Gujarat Water Resources Development Corporation (India) HYVs high-yielding variety seeds IIMI International Irrigation Management Institute (Colombo) ILRI International Institute for Land Reclamation and Improvement (The Netherlands) IMTA Instituto Mexicano de Technologia del Agua ITDG Intermediate Technology Development Group IWMI International Water Management Institute (Colombo) MHPP Ministry of Housing and Physical Planning (Nepal) MLD million liters per day MOWR Ministry of Water Resources (Nepal) NGO nongovernmental organization NR Nepalese rupee NWSC Nepal Water Supply Corporation ODI Overseas Development Institute (London) PUCP Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú RD regional director SISP Second Irrigation Sector Project (Nepal) TU tertiary unit VDC village development committee VIKSAT Vikram Sarabhai Centre for Development Interaction WALIR Water Law and Indigenous Rights WED water extracting device WUA water users’ association x ABBREVIATIONS Liquid Relations ...