Do myth based assumptions: 1) Forests are necessarily always good for the water environment, 2) Soil water conservation is always a benign technology, lead to perverse outcome? Are Watershed Development programmes really benefiting the poor?

• From: Department for International Development
• Published: 1 January 2005

• Document Type: Conference Paper
• Theme: Climate and Environment
• Authors: Calder, I.

Citation

Centre for Land Use and Water Resources Research, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 27 pp.

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Do myth based assumptions: 1) Forests are necessarily always good for the water environment, 2) Soil water conservation is always a benign technology, lead to perverse outcome? Are Watershed Development programmes really benefiting the poor?

Published 1 January 2005