| Chapter No. | Chapter Title | Chapter Author | Page No. |
| Introduction | | 1 |
| Rainfall | | 13 |
| Himalayan Glaciers | | 19 |
| Ground Water: India's Threatened water Lifeline | | 32 |
| Rivers, Floodplains, Wetlands, water Bodies | | 38 |
| Big Water Infrastructure: Problems and Prospects | | 43 |
| Agriculture | | 49 |
| Some Positive Local Water Adaptation Cases | | 60 |
| Urban water Options | | 65 |
| Case Study 1 by Shripad Dharmadhikary Organic Farming: The Best adoption Measure? | | 70 |
| Case Study 2 by Dr. A. Latha, S. Unnikrishnan Forest--Agricultural Plantation Setting in the Western Ghats | | 76 |
| Concluding Notes | | 85 |
