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waterandlivelihoods
has set out to bring individuals, organisations, regions and
themes together around the globally important issue of water
and the livelihoods of poor people.
Dissemination
of research and projects integrating sustainable livelihoods
approach to water security and poverty reduction. Presenting
a more complete and interdisciplinary picture of the challenges
involved in achieving poverty elimination through interventions
in the water sector, the site aims specifically to:
- link
together key institutions at the grassroots, national and
international levels concerned with water and livelihoods;
- provide
a platform for the dissemination of research, best practice
and current work that addresses the pro-poor aspect of water
development;
- create
an immediately accessible forum for debate on how best to
reform current approaches to water development so that new
interventions can achieve more sustainable livelihoods for
the poor;
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provide a one-stop shop for information, documentation,
tools, case studies and briefings for policy makers, practitioners
and others working on water and livelihoods issues at all
levels
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