Welcome to WASSAN
Delegates from Ethiopia 14 to 16 Mar 2013
Organization of Thoughts
About WASSAN Group of Institutions Evolution of Policies in Watershed
Management in India Role of WASSAN in Watershed Management
About WASSAN Group of Institutions
Watershed Support Services and Activities Network (WASSAN)WASSAN Foundation
Networks and Resource Centers
Entrench participatory processes through network approach that strengthen Natural Resources Management practices to secure livelihoods of deprived communities in drought prone areas.
VisionVision
Participatory practices include * Network * Capacity Building * Advocacy &
Institutional development
The path we travelled …..
19951999
Started as a network of
NGOs in AP wanting to
make a contribution
to the watershed
development in the state
Registered as a Public Trust
Network & an advocacy forum
Network based Support
Organisation to NGOs in AP
2003
Network based Support
Organisation to Networks of NGOs + CBOs + PRIs +
GoAP
Network based Support
Organisation to GoI, Several State Governments;
NABARD; Networks and NGO Networks;
Institutions of Communities;
Activists
2013..
Mainstreaming...
Policies
Procedures
ProcessesGenerating and documenting field experiences and innovations
Converting the experiences into operational steps and institutional mechanisms
Creating necessary policies and programs
CORE
WASSAN Institutional Domain
WASSAN Institutional Domain
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Supported by..
• State and Central Governments; NABARD; International Donors; Bilateral Projects; Academic Institutions; Indian Donors
• NGO and Networks of NGOs• CBOS and Networks of CBOs
Evolution of Watershed Management Policies in India
Evolution of Watershed
Management Policies in India
Convergences of Programs and Funds Convergences of Programs and Funds
RVP – 1960’s
DPAP – 1971
DDP - 1975
IWDP- 1989
FFW-
NRLEP
EAS
NWDPRA- 1985-6
NRM Focused Programs Employment / Security
MoRD Guidelines’ 95
MoRD Revised Guidelines’ 2001, 2003, 2008 and 2012
CHANGING FOCUS in the Policies…
RVP : Control siltation
DPAP : Devt. of non-arable and drainage lines
DDP : Arresting expansion of desertification
IWDP : Arresting expansion of desertification
NWDPRA : enhancing crop productivity
FFW : Relief in crisis
EAS : Employment guarantee
MoRD Guidelines : MoRD Guidelines :
•Participatory NRMParticipatory NRM
•Organizing communityOrganizing community
•Focus on equity & Focus on equity & livelihoods of the poorlivelihoods of the poor
Hariyali – PRI
Common Guidelines : NRM, Livelihoods, Productivity
Main Purposes of WSD Projects -
Institutional Arrangements
State Level Nodal AgencyDistrict Watershed Development Unit Project Implementing AgencyWatershed Development Team Watershed CommitteeUser GroupsSHGsSecretary
Time Frame – 1.5 Years – Preparatory Phase3 Years – Works Phase0.5 Years – Consolidation Phasee
Budget: 12000 Rs/ Hect for 5000 Hect - 6 Crores for 7 Years
Institutions to help individuals and collectives of individuals to realise their goals and
aspirations
Role of WASSAN in Watershed Management
Role of WASSAN in Watershed Management
Resource Support Organization – Providing Professional and advisory services to large scale watershed management projects (capacity building; project evaluation and monitoring support; research)
Project Implementing Agency – Implementing watershed management projects in selected blocks
Networking and Lobbying Group: Policy Advocacy along with like minded organizations for improving the policy and practice of watershed management
Improving the Content of Program: Diversity and Comprehensive approaches – rainfed agriculture and allied sectors; rights perspectives, etc.
Policies and Practices in Watershed Management in a lighter way …