Dr. Mrittika Basu is an assistant professor at the Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University. She has a PhD in Global Environmental Studies from Kyoto University, Japan. She undertakes intensive field-based research in rural areas as well as urban areas in developing countries. She specializes in evidence-based policy-making research on water resource management. Her research interests include water security, water resource management, water conservation behavior, ecosystem services and human well-being. Dr. Basu has authored/ co-authored more than 40 scientific papers in peer-reviewed international journals.  Dr. Rajarshi Dasgupta is a senior policy researcher at the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES). His research interests are environmental scenario planning, spatial quantification of ecosystem services, indigenous and local knowledge systems, and community-based conservation. He served as Lead Author (LA) for the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) Asia-Pacific Regional Assessment Report as well as IPBES assessment on Sustainable Use of Wild Species (2018-22). Dr. Dasgupta authored/co-authored more than 60 peer-reviewed papers in reputed international journals on the topic related to the mapping and monitoring of ecosystem services, landscape conservation, Ecosystem and natural resource management.

• Chapter 1. Exploring Indigenous Water Knowledge, Values and Practices: Insights and Examples.- Chapter 2. A political-economic analysis of water, indigeneity, and capitalism in the face of climate change.- Chapter 3. Water Symbolism in Hindu Culture.- Chapter 4. Ways of Water Management in Islam: Potential Insights for Future Water Governance.- Chapter 5. Water and Shintoism: Exploring the link between spirituality and water values in Japan.- Chapter 6.Muslim Peoples and the Challenges of Water Security: A Socio-Anthropological Analysis.- Chapter 7.Indigenous water knowledge: Religious values and cultural practices.- Chapter 8.Bringing Back the Wisdom: Tradition in Urban Water Management.- Chapter 9. Interactions between Changing Climates and Land Uses: The Case of Urmia Lake, Iran.- Chapter 10. Indigenous water governance systems in a post-colonial state: Insights from Zimbabwe.- Chapter 11. Benefits of reviving indigenous water conservation practices for drought resilience in red and laterite zones of West Bengal, India.- Chapter 12. Local Knowledge on Water Use and Water-related Ecosystem Services in Lowland, Midland, and Upland Villages in Mindanao, Philippines.- Chapter 13. Indigenous knowledge, practices, and transformation of drinking water management system: Evidence from Munda community of Bangladesh.- Chapter 14.The cultural approach for community-based conservation of river basins: a case study of the Basin School Network, Taiwan.- Chapter 15. Indigenous knowledge and conservation practices for sustainable water management in lateritic Southwest Bengal, India.- Chapter 16. Importance of women’s indigenous knowledge of water conservation and management in Sri Lanka.- Chapter 17. Role of ponds as a local practice in mitigating salinity intrusion threats at coastal aquifer: a case study from Sundarban Biosphere Reserve, India.- Chapter 18. The water cult and conservation in India.-Chapter 19.Concluding reflections on the indigenous and local waterknowledge, values, and practices, and lessons learned.

Dr. Mrittika Basu is an assistant professor at the Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University. She has a PhD in Global Environmental Studies from Kyoto University, Japan. She undertakes intensive field-based research in rural areas as well as urban areas in developing countries. She specializes in evidence-based policy-making research on water resource management. Her research interests include water security, water resource management, water conservation behavior, ecosystem services and human well-being. Dr. Basu has authored/ co-authored more than 40 scientific papers in peer-reviewed international journals.  Dr. Rajarshi Dasgupta is a senior policy researcher at the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES). His research interests are environmental scenario planning, spatial quantification of ecosystem services, indigenous and local knowledge systems, and community-based conservation. He served as Lead Author (LA) for the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) Asia-Pacific Regional Assessment Report as well as IPBES assessment on Sustainable Use of Wild Species (2018-22). Dr. Dasgupta authored/co-authored more than 60 peer-reviewed papers in reputed international journals on the topic related to the mapping and monitoring of ecosystem services, landscape conservation, Ecosystem and natural resource management.

• Chapter 1. Exploring Indigenous Water Knowledge, Values and Practices: Insights and Examples.- Chapter 2. A political-economic analysis of water, indigeneity, and capitalism in the face of climate change.- Chapter 3. Water Symbolism in Hindu Culture.- Chapter 4. Ways of Water Management in Islam: Potential Insights for Future Water Governance.- Chapter 5. Water and Shintoism: Exploring the link between spirituality and water values in Japan.- Chapter 6.Muslim Peoples and the Challenges of Water Security: A Socio-Anthropological Analysis.- Chapter 7.Indigenous water knowledge: Religious values and cultural practices.- Chapter 8.Bringing Back the Wisdom: Tradition in Urban Water Management.- Chapter 9. Interactions between Changing Climates and Land Uses: The Case of Urmia Lake, Iran.- Chapter 10. Indigenous water governance systems in a post-colonial state: Insights from Zimbabwe.- Chapter 11. Benefits of reviving indigenous water conservation practices for drought resilience in red and laterite zones of West Bengal, India.- Chapter 12. Local Knowledge on Water Use and Water-related Ecosystem Services in Lowland, Midland, and Upland Villages in Mindanao, Philippines.- Chapter 13. Indigenous knowledge, practices, and transformation of drinking water management system: Evidence from Munda community of Bangladesh.- Chapter 14.The cultural approach for community-based conservation of river basins: a case study of the Basin School Network, Taiwan.- Chapter 15. Indigenous knowledge and conservation practices for sustainable water management in lateritic Southwest Bengal, India.- Chapter 16. Importance of women’s indigenous knowledge of water conservation and management in Sri Lanka.- Chapter 17. Role of ponds as a local practice in mitigating salinity intrusion threats at coastal aquifer: a case study from Sundarban Biosphere Reserve, India.- Chapter 18. The water cult and conservation in India.-Chapter 19.Concluding reflections on the indigenous and local waterknowledge, values, and practices, and lessons learned.

Dr. Mrittika Basu is an assistant professor at the Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University. She has a PhD in Global Environmental Studies from Kyoto University, Japan. She undertakes intensive field-based research in rural areas as well as urban areas in developing countries. She specializes in evidence-based policy-making research on water resource management. Her research interests include water security, water resource management, water conservation behavior, ecosystem services and human well-being. Dr. Basu has authored/ co-authored more than 40 scientific papers in peer-reviewed international journals.  Dr. Rajarshi Dasgupta is a senior policy researcher at the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES). His research interests are environmental scenario planning, spatial quantification of ecosystem services, indigenous and local knowledge systems, and community-based conservation. He served as Lead Author (LA) for the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) Asia-Pacific Regional Assessment Report as well as IPBES assessment on Sustainable Use of Wild Species (2018-22). Dr. Dasgupta authored/co-authored more than 60 peer-reviewed papers in reputed international journals on the topic related to the mapping and monitoring of ecosystem services, landscape conservation, Ecosystem and natural resource management.

• Chapter 1. Exploring Indigenous Water Knowledge, Values and Practices: Insights and Examples.- Chapter 2. A political-economic analysis of water, indigeneity, and capitalism in the face of climate change.- Chapter 3. Water Symbolism in Hindu Culture.- Chapter 4. Ways of Water Management in Islam: Potential Insights for Future Water Governance.- Chapter 5. Water and Shintoism: Exploring the link between spirituality and water values in Japan.- Chapter 6.Muslim Peoples and the Challenges of Water Security: A Socio-Anthropological Analysis.- Chapter 7.Indigenous water knowledge: Religious values and cultural practices.- Chapter 8.Bringing Back the Wisdom: Tradition in Urban Water Management.- Chapter 9. Interactions between Changing Climates and Land Uses: The Case of Urmia Lake, Iran.- Chapter 10. Indigenous water governance systems in a post-colonial state: Insights from Zimbabwe.- Chapter 11. Benefits of reviving indigenous water conservation practices for drought resilience in red and laterite zones of West Bengal, India.- Chapter 12. Local Knowledge on Water Use and Water-related Ecosystem Services in Lowland, Midland, and Upland Villages in Mindanao, Philippines.- Chapter 13. Indigenous knowledge, practices, and transformation of drinking water management system: Evidence from Munda community of Bangladesh.- Chapter 14.The cultural approach for community-based conservation of river basins: a case study of the Basin School Network, Taiwan.- Chapter 15. Indigenous knowledge and conservation practices for sustainable water management in lateritic Southwest Bengal, India.- Chapter 16. Importance of women’s indigenous knowledge of water conservation and management in Sri Lanka.- Chapter 17. Role of ponds as a local practice in mitigating salinity intrusion threats at coastal aquifer: a case study from Sundarban Biosphere Reserve, India.- Chapter 18. The water cult and conservation in India.-Chapter 19.Concluding reflections on the indigenous and local waterknowledge, values, and practices, and lessons learned.