Transferring Research Knowledge into Policy Action: Overview of the IWMI-Tata Water Policy Program

The IWMI-Tata Water Policy Research Program was established under a financial partnership between IWMI and Sir Ratan Tata Trust, Mumbai with the idea of promoting practical, policy research in water resources management. The Program has been in operation since March 2000; and since then, it has worked with some 40 partners and completed over 70, usually small, research projects.

The IWMI-Tata Water Policy has several components, including:

• To provide grant financing to Indian scientists and institutes interested in cooperating on research on water resources.
• To translate research into practical solutions to the water problems faced by many states, that adds to the policy debate and encourages action.

These goals are achieved through a number of vehicles, including:

• Policy publications and research papers.
• Policy roundtables, consultations and workshops.
• Funding of research projects.
• Funding of projects that encourage collaborative activities and cooperation across the Indian research community.

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