Post facto assessment of dams in Maharashtra, India in collaboration with FutureDams Consortium UK: report of researcher exchange May 2019

The India-UK Water Centre (IUKWC) promotes cooperation and collaboration between the complementary priorities of NERC-MoES water security research. This report represents an overview of the activities and conclusions of a Junior Researcher Exchange undertaken at University of Manchester, UK (07-19 May 2019) and UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, UK (20-26 May 2019). The Exchange was convened by India UK Water Centre and the activity lead was Ms Amruta Pradhan (Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and Environment, India), while her host was Dr Timothy Foster (University of Manchester, UK). The report outlines the aims of the exchange, describes the programme and the activities developed to meet the objectives, and details the outputs generated, as well as the ongoing and future collaboration. Finally, it assesses the support received from the IUKWC through the Researcher Exchange Scheme. The present report is intended for India-UK Water Centre members and water security stakeholders.