Lovleen Bhullar

Regulating the interactions between climate change and groundwater: lessons from India

ABSTRACT Groundwater is often considered a largely local issue that is difficult to regulate. Further, groundwater regulation has often focused on use, rather than protection and conservation. There has thus been little integration of environmental concerns into groundwater regulation. Climate change calls for rethinking the regulatory framework for protecting and regulating groundwater. In India, the climate change regime has not given groundwater adequate prominence. Conversely, groundwater regulation remains largely detached from environmental challenges, including climate change. This needs to be addressed through regulation that links the two fields and is based on legal principles derived from the Constitution of India.

Sanitation Law and Policy in India: An Introduction to Basic Instruments

The past couple of decades have witnessed an increased interest in sanitation in India. In contrast to the policy perspectives on sanitation, however, there is a lack of awareness about its legal dimensions. This book contributes to fill this gap by piecing together the provisions of the existing legal and policy instruments that address the different dimensions of sanitation in India. In the process, it highlights the importance, complexity and fragmented nature of these legal and policy frameworks. This volume: is the most comprehensive work on sanitation law in India; Provides an overview of the existing legal as well as policy instruments related to sanitation in India; Fills the existing gap, both in knowledge and policy instruments, defining sanitation in India; Highlights the importance, complexity, and fragmented nature of the legal and policy frameworks that inform the sanitation sector; Lays special emphasis on the legal dimensions of sanitation in India.