ABSTRACT

In recent years, the adverse effects of growing water scarcity on the lives and livelihoods of poor people have become a major policy concern in India. This paper reviews the effectiveness of macro-level policies for rainwater conservation and critically examines micro-level local community institutions for the sustainable management of traditional water bodies. Using Ostrom’s design principles and qualitative data from three different multipurpose tanks, the study finds that management decisions at the local level have benefited few influential members of local communities and deprived a large number of poor households from resource uses, making the local institutions ineffective.

摘要

近年来，日益严重的水资源短缺对穷人的生活和生计的不利影响已成为印度的主要政策关注点。本文回顾了宏观层面雨水保护政策的有效性，并批判性地审视了微观层面的地方社区机构对传统水体的可持续管理。使用奥斯特罗姆的设计原则和来自三个不同多用途水箱的定性数据，该研究发现，地方一级的管理决策使当地社区中少数有影响力的成员受益，并剥夺了大量贫困家庭的资源使用权，使当地机构效率低下。