Guest blogger
Dr. V. Kurian Baby is WASH sector expert formerly from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS). He was IRC's India Country Director and Senior Programme Office within IRC South Asia Regional Programme. Having significant WASH sector experience, both at Policy and programme levels in India and abroad, he has worked for national/sub-national governments, NGOs, public corporate and donors (UNDP, World Bank, EU and JICA). He was Managing Director at the Kerala Water Board and Executive Director of the Kerala Rural Water Supply & Sanitation Agency (World Bank). He has a first class Masters in Economics, a Ph.D in Regulatory Economics and specialisation in project management (IIM-Ahmadabad), Environmental Economics & Development Policy (WBI-USA). He has a number of publications to his credit and is a reviewer for international journals.
"Everyone forever" may be ahead of schedule in India, but where is the will to achieve it? Read more...
Independent state regulators will not be able to solve the deep-rooted water governance crisis in India, says India Country Director Dr. V. Kurian Baby. After a decade of failure, a new approach is needed: a bottom-up process of social and participatory regulation. There are enough successful... Read more...