RGICS Policy Watch – Environment, Natural Resources and Sustainability
This edition of Policy Watch is on the RGICS theme of Environment, Natural Resources and Sustainability. The issue brings to you varied discussion on policy history of land regeneration in India, problems and prospect for addressing rural water crisis at district level and climate change led disasters.
The first article on India’s commitments and efforts on land regeneration highlights status of degraded land resources in India and challenges faced by people. It goes into the history of policy and planning of India to reclaim degraded land through various ways. In the end, the article attempts to highlight reasons of shortfall in reclamation of degraded land despite several efforts. The second article is based on fieldwork under a research project commissioned by RGICS on water crisis in India. This article gives first hand insight of ground realities and identifies major policy gaps at the village level. The article suggest comprehensive framework to make policies effective on the ground.