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Key Supporting Studies
Complementary StudiesTeam has secured $235,000 in trust funds from
Bank’s internal forestry anchor unit (PROFOR)Designed to finance complementary studies to
normal preparation workConcept discussed and agreed by DoLR team
prior to submissionCan be completed over next 18 months, but
needs to be done at a quicker pace to be really useful to the Neeranchal preparation/implementation process
Three Study Components1. Review of landscape level watershed
assessment and/or planning processes, develop draft guidelines
2. Institutional review of IWMP, convergence
3. Dissemination of watershed best practices in India
Larger Scale Assessment/PlanningWatershed planning in India typically at scale of
micro-watershed, often around 500 ha, sometimes clustered into a larger sub-watershed
Starting from this scale ideal for community planning but prevents stakeholders from seeing the bigger picture:
Basic hydrology, land and water uses, interactionsGuide micro-watershed selection, interventionsGuide major investments in water controlSupport broader sustainable land management
Need to explore larger scale approach in Neeranchal
Seeing The Bigger Picture
Critical to link micro-watershed plans with higher-level watershed analyses or plans
Sub-Basin
Sub-Watershed
Micro-Watershed at field level
Basin
Proposed Outputs/Benefits
Help stakeholders better understand options for landscape level watershed planning based on examples from within India and other experiences from outside India
Develop methodology for landscape level watershed assessment/planning with key stakeholders
Transform the methodology into practical guidelines that could be used in Neeranchal
Audience would be practitioners, policy makers
Proposed ApproachLed by small team of national consultants,
supported by international consultantsWork would be guided by Bank and DoLR,
relevant state watershed agenciesWorkshops at critical points, bringing in
speakers from other regions where best practices are found
Technical report, draft guidelines, review process, formulating final documents, dissemination
Institutional Study of IWMPIWMP has a number of implementation issues
and constraintsConvergence/integration adds complexitiesNeed to delve into how IMWP delivery and
convergence/integration can be improved, based on good practices in India and similar programs in other countries
Proposed Outputs/BenefitsMethodology that could be replicated
elsewhereBetter understanding of IWMP institutional
issues and constraintsValuable information to preparation and/or
implementation of NeeranchalInformation that could be useful in other
countries facing similar issues with national watershed programs
Proposed ApproachDesk study with national consultants, in
collaboration with international specialistsField work in selected states to study IWMP
in actionBuild on study carried out in Karnataka
during preparation of new project (main focus was on NREGA)
Workshops drawing in national and international experts
Report, dissemination
Best Practices in Watershed Management in IndiaNeed to improve knowledge sharing in
support of Neeranchal preparationPublish draft report from Bank on best
practices from three state level Bank-supported practices
Collate best practices in key areas from non-Bank projects in India
Knowledge fairs, workshops
Discussion Questions1. What scale would be realistic in your state for
landscape level watershed assessment and/or planning?
2. What issues/problems could a larger scale watershed assessment help you address?
3. For IWMP, which states would be best suited for field studies to examine performance and convergence, particularly with best practices, success stories?
4. What is the level of interest in knowledge sharing fairs, workshops, community of practices, etc?