India struggles with water scarcity, a problem that poses especially huge implications for the country’s food security and rural livelihoods. The country has long-battled its scarcity issues through Watershed Development, a participatory approach to improve water management through afforestation and reforestation, sustainable land management, soil and water conservation, water-harvesting infrastructure, and social interventions. But while watershed development has been employed in communities throughout India, its potential long-term costs and benefits have not been well-understood or studied.
In our new view, we discuss results from a benefit-cost analysis for one particularly water-stressed community.
Malappuram’s story shows that when done right, watershed development can yield significant food security, water management, and quality-of-life benefits.
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