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Jalasamrudhi- Replenishing water in drought-affected communities in north Karnataka: WaterAid

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Area: 5888268 km2
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Brazil; Peru; Suriname; France; Colombia; Guyana; Bolivia; Venezuela; Ecuador
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Santa Cruz; Manaus; La Paz
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Countries: India
Basins: Bay of Bengal (254) (Krishna)
Project SDGs:
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Increase Access to Water, Sanitation, Hygiene (SDG 6.1 & 6.2)
Water Use Efficiency (SDG 6.4)
International Cooperation and Capacity Building (SDG 6.a)
Stakeholder Participation (SDG 6.b)
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Drought Management
Groundwater
Safe, Affordable Water
Sustainable Withdrawals
Replenishment
Progress to Date: 0 Number of people with increased access to water
Services Needed: Other
Desired Partners: Academic Institution
Business
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Government
NGO / Civil Society
Language: English
Start & End Dates: Jun. 01, 2019  »  Ongoing
Contextual Condition(s): PHYSICAL: Water scarcity or drought
Additional Benefits: Raised awareness of challenges among water users
Beneficiaries: Environmental users (e.g., fishers, recreational users)
Planning & Implementation Time: 1 - 3 years
Primary Funding Source: pool
Project Source: User
Profile Completion: 77%

Project Overview

•Project goal: To enhance and sustain the availability of safe drinking water throughout the year in select villages in water-scarce Gulbarga and Raichur districts, Karnataka state

•Demonstrate community-led drinking water security through groundwater recharge replenishment and effective management of available water sources

Project Results

•Promote drinking water security in target villages through participatory assessment and planning

•Build rainwater harvesting and ground…

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•Project goal: To enhance and sustain the availability of safe drinking water throughout the year in select villages in water-scarce Gulbarga and Raichur districts, Karnataka state

•Demonstrate community-led drinking water security through groundwater recharge replenishment and effective management of available water sources

Project Results

•Promote drinking water security in target villages through participatory assessment and planning

•Build rainwater harvesting and groundwater recharge structures and restore additional drinking water sources such as dug-wells, to enhance water availability

•Household level piped-water supply with community contribution and management

•Raise and improve awareness and collective behavior change around water conservation

•Ensure effective governance of water conservation, distribution and usage

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Basin and/or Contextual Conditions: PHYSICAL: Water scarcity or drought
Project Benefits: Raised awareness of challenges among water users
Indirect or Direct Beneficiaries: Environmental users (e.g., fishers, recreational users)
Months & Implementing: 1 - 3 years
Primary Funding Source: Pool funding (i.e., joint funding of several partners)

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Microsoft (Organization)

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WaterAid (Organization)

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WaterAid is an international NGO focused exclusively on ensuring equitable access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene education for the world’s poorest communities. Formed in 1981, we have been working in water, sanitation and hygiene for over 30 years. To … Learn More

Water Resilience Coalition (Organization)

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The Water Resilience Coalition, founded in 2020, is an industry-driven, CEO-led coalition of the UN Global Compact's CEO Water Mandate that aims to elevate global water stress to the top of the corporate agenda and preserve the world's freshwater resources … Learn More

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