Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) Approach for Watershed  Management in India: A review

Singh, Gurdial; Kumar, Vijay; Sharma, Kalpana; Singh, Arjun; Buttar, Tejbir Singh; Gupta, Raj Kumar; Mir, Gowhar; Kumar, Ajay

doi:10.20546/ijcmas.2017.607.229

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“…The foremost vital factor that causes the poor performance of watershed management is the failure to link the perceptions, needs, abilities, and capacities of the local communities living in upper watershed areas with technical aspects and policy implementation approaches. Watershed management has often been merely based on a scientific knowledge-based technical approaches [2], which sometimes neglect local communities' capacities [3]. Therefore, it is essential to re-arrange these approaches in favor of sociotechnical system approaches that are strengthened by scientific knowledge.…”

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Incorporating Traditional Knowledge into Science-Based Sociotechnical Measures in Upper Watershed Management: Theoretical Framework, Existing Practices and the Way Forward

Nugroho¹,

Sallata²,

Allo³

et al. 2023

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In Indonesia, 2145 watersheds currently need to be restored, where around 21 million people spread over ± 23,000 villages live below the poverty line with a high dependence on forests. This condition requires an integrated approach in watershed management, which is aimed at technically restoring environmental conditions and ensuring the welfare of the people in it. One of the strategic approaches that can be taken is to revive local wisdom and traditional knowledge (TK), which has been eroded and neglected, and integrate them with technical approaches based on modern science and knowledge. Based on the author’s research and literature studies, this paper discusses the theoretical framework and implementation practices in integrating traditional knowledge into a science-based sociotechnical system to manage upstream watersheds sustainably. Based on the empirical evidence, efforts to create good biophysical and socio-economic watershed conditions can only be achieved through the active participation of farmers in adopting and integrating scientific technology into their traditional knowledge. This integration is realized in designing and implementing watershed management technology by considering the principles of suitability, applicability, feasibility, and acceptability. In the long term, it is necessary to document TK, patent it, and transfer it to the next generation to ensure that indigenous peoples’ and local communities’ social, cultural, and economic interests are protected.

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Incorporating Traditional Knowledge into Science-Based Sociotechnical Measures in Upper Watershed Management: Theoretical Framework, Existing Practices and the Way Forward

Nugroho¹,

Sallata²,

Allo³

et al. 2023

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“…Based on the differences in the charging formulae, the water use charge is further subdivided into four main categories: uniform volumetric charge, increasing rate tariff, increasing block tariff (IBT) and decreasing block tariff [46][47][48][49]. Therefore, it is highly requisite for any water utility or community to choose a tariff system that fits well to its areal and socioeconomic characteristics [50][51][52].…”

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Development of a Water-Pricing Model for Domestic Water Uses in Dhaka City Using an IWRM Framework

Kashem

Mondal

2022

Water

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Dhaka city is experiencing high water use and rapid declination of groundwater. The current water price in the city is low and based on a uniform rate. To arrest the resource degradation along with pursuing cost recovery and promoting social equity, this paper develops a new pricing model for domestic water uses using the integrated water resources management principles. The development is accomplished through estimation of domestic water usage, evaluation of current water prices, and assessment of groundwater degradation externalities in the Tejgaon area of the city using both primary and secondary data. Two economic and two environmental externalities are incorporated. The model is based on an increasing block tariff strategy, and the estimated unit prices for the first and second blocks are respectively 5% and 75% higher than the existing price. The model has the potential to reduce the domestic water use in the city by up to 27%, increase the revenue for the Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority by up to 75%, and reduce the water bill for poor households by up to 67%. The model has a great potential for practical deployment and the concept can also be applied to other cities and water uses.

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Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) Approach for Watershed Management in India: A review

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Incorporating Traditional Knowledge into Science-Based Sociotechnical Measures in Upper Watershed Management: Theoretical Framework, Existing Practices and the Way Forward

Incorporating Traditional Knowledge into Science-Based Sociotechnical Measures in Upper Watershed Management: Theoretical Framework, Existing Practices and the Way Forward

Development of a Water-Pricing Model for Domestic Water Uses in Dhaka City Using an IWRM Framework

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