"Water Governance in Motion: Towards Socially and Environmentally Sustainable Water Laws" addresses some of the most important law and policy issues arising in the context of reforms in the water sector in India. It examines the way in which the current international rules address the need for sound use of increasingly scarce water resources, and how the varying international standards impact on the decision-making on water use at the national or local levels. At the national level, select contributions describe in detail the multifaceted aspects of water sector reforms in India, including issues related to human rights and drinking water, irrigation and ground water.