Nerkar S S, Tamhankar AJ, Johansson E, Lundborg SC, Improvement in health and empowerment of families as a result of watershed management in a tribal area in India – a qualitative study, October 2013: BMC International Health and Human Rights, Vol: 13, No: 42

This qualitative study assesses the impact of watershed management strategies on the health and the empowerment of families among a tribal community in Maharashtra. The findings point to the positive impact of the strategies in reducing public health challenges like waterborne diseases, seasonal migration, alcoholism, intimate partner violence and on the overall empowerment of families through agricultural development.