School of Commerce
Centre for Comparative Water Policies and Laws
Centre for Comparative Water Policies and Laws
Divu is studying towards a PhD under the supervision of Professor McKay and is focusing on issues of ground water management. He can be contacted via email at diwakara.halanaik@unisa.edu.au
Divu's Curriculum Vitae is available as a PDF download
Co-Author for the book entitled Synergistic Effects of Watershed Treatments on Farm Economy through Groundwater Recharge – A Resource Economic Analysis, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, India, 2001
Co-Author for the book entitled Capital Requirement for Modernization of Dairy Farming in Karnataka State: Its Economic Implications and Prospects for Global Competitiveness (in press, likely to be out in May 2003)
Halanaik, D. and Nagaraj, N. 2003, 'Negative impacts of emerging informal groundwater markets in peninsular India: reduced local food security and unemployment', Journal of Social and Economic Development, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 90–105. Published by the Institute for Social and Economic Change, India
Halanaik, D. and McKay, J. 2003, 'Groundwater conflicts: How WAMPS can help', Water Journal, vol. 30, no. 8, pp. 23–26
Halanaik, D. 2002, 'Impact of water pollution on food security and environment: bearing the brunt – a case study in Bangalore Peri-urban area', Wastelands News, vol. 18, no. 1, August–October. Published by the Society for Promotion of Wastelands Development, New Delhi, India
Halanaik, D. 2002, 'Rainwater harvesting and sustainable agriculture through groundwater recharge – empirical evidences in India', Wastelands News, vol. 16, no. 4, pp. 21–25 [see web page above]
Halanaik, D. 2001, 'Sustainable development – a vision for the millennium', Wastelands News, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 16–18 [see web page above]
Halanaik, D. and Chandrakanth, M.G. 2003, 'Impact of watershed treatments on farm economy through groundwater recharge: a resource economic analysis in peninsular India’, 11th World Water Congress, Madrid, Spain, 5–8 October. (Professor Chandrakanth is Chair, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bangalore, India.)
Halanaik, D., McKay, J. and Barnett, S. 2003, 'Cost-sharing as a tool in a sustainable groundwater management policy – Some International Experiences’, 11th World Water Congress, Madrid, Spain, 5–8 October. (Steve Barnett is Principal Geologist, Groundwater Assessment, Department of Land Water and Biodiversity Conservation, Government of South Australia.)
Halanaik, D. and McKay, J. 2003, 'New directions and national leadership in developing water policies in federations-India and Australia', 11th World Water Congress, Madrid, Spain, from 5–8 October.
Halanaik, D. 2001, 'Social response to groundwater scarcity in hard rock areas of Karnataka', 3rd Biennial Conference of Indian Society for Ecological Economics, Bhopal, India, November (could not present)
Halanaik, D. 2001, 'Impact of poor quality water on farm economy: a study in Bangalore rural district of Karnataka', 3rd Biennial Conference of Indian Society for Ecological Economics, Bhopal, India, November
Halanaik, D. 2001, 'Economic and ecological implications of groundwater transfer from rural to urban areas and its impact on food security: a study in peninsular India', 11th Stockholm Water Symposium, Stockholm, Sweden, 13–16 August
Halanaik, D. 2000, 'Watershed development and sustainable agriculture through groundwater recharge – a resource economic analysis', International Research Symposium on Sustainable Agricultural Development, Bangalore, India, March 27
Participated in the 'II Biennial conference of Indian Society for Ecological Economics', held at the Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore, India
Trained in 'Participatory Rural Appraisal' (PRA) technique on watershed management organized by MYRADA (Mysore Rehabilitation and Development Agency) at Kadari, Andhra Pradesh, India during 7–9 January 2000
At the Department of Agricultural Economics, University of
Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, India
Strategies for groundwater recharge – Some empirical evidences in India
Food security and access to natural resources-An Overview
