1. COMMUNITY BASEDWATERCOMMUNITY BASEDWATER
RESOURCE MANAGEMENTRESOURCE MANAGEMENT
PRESENTEDBY: ISHAN GUPTAPRESENTEDBY: ISHAN GUPTA
11IP60027, IV-SEMESTER, RGSOIPL11IP60027, IV-SEMESTER, RGSOIPL
GUIDEDBY: DR.K.DRAJUGUIDEDBY: DR.K.DRAJU
RAJIV GANDHI SCHOOL OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW, IITRAJIV GANDHI SCHOOL OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW, IIT
KHARAGPURKHARAGPUR
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2. GLOSSARY:GLOSSARY:
• COMMUNITY-BASEDWATERRESOURCE MANAGEMENT(CBWRM):COMMUNITY-BASEDWATERRESOURCE MANAGEMENT(CBWRM): A STRATEGY THAT ENABLES LOCAL WATER USERS TOA STRATEGY THAT ENABLES LOCAL WATER USERS TO
BE INVOLVED IN AND RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THEIR WATER RESOURCES.BE INVOLVED IN AND RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THEIR WATER RESOURCES.
• INTEGRATEDWATERRESOURCE MANAGEMENT (IWRM):INTEGRATEDWATERRESOURCE MANAGEMENT (IWRM): A PROCESS THAT ENCOURAGES THE CROSS-SECTORALA PROCESS THAT ENCOURAGES THE CROSS-SECTORAL
MANAGEMENT OF WATER, LAND AND ASSOCIATED RESOURCES. IWRM IS BASED ON THE DUBLIN PRINCIPLES, WHICHMANAGEMENT OF WATER, LAND AND ASSOCIATED RESOURCES. IWRM IS BASED ON THE DUBLIN PRINCIPLES, WHICH
ACKNOWLEDGE THE VULNERABILITY OF WATER RESOURCES, THE NEED FOR A PARTICIPATORY APPROACH, THEACKNOWLEDGE THE VULNERABILITY OF WATER RESOURCES, THE NEED FOR A PARTICIPATORY APPROACH, THE
IMPORTANCE OF WOMEN IN THE ROLE OF WATER MANAGEMENT AND THE ECONOMIC VALUE OF WATER.IMPORTANCE OF WOMEN IN THE ROLE OF WATER MANAGEMENT AND THE ECONOMIC VALUE OF WATER.
• LIGHTINTEGRATEDWATERRESOURCE MANAGEMENT (LIGHT IWRM): A TYPE OF IWRM THAT FOCUSES SPECIFICALLY ONA TYPE OF IWRM THAT FOCUSES SPECIFICALLY ON
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EFFECTIVE WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS, WITH A HIGH LEVEL OFTHE IMPLEMENTATION OF EFFECTIVE WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS, WITH A HIGH LEVEL OF
INVOLVEMENT FROM GOVERNMENTS AND WATER COMPANIES AT THE LOCAL LEVEL TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN THEINVOLVEMENT FROM GOVERNMENTS AND WATER COMPANIES AT THE LOCAL LEVEL TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF PRIVATE AND STATE REGULATING AUTHORITIES AND COMMUNITY-BASED INSTITUTIONS.LOWEST LEVEL OF PRIVATE AND STATE REGULATING AUTHORITIES AND COMMUNITY-BASED INSTITUTIONS.
• WATERSECURITY: THE CONTINUED AVAILABILITY OF AND ACCESS TO SAFE WATER FOR ALL REQUIRED USES. A
HOUSEHOLD OR NATION MAY BE CONSIDERED WATER SECURE WHEN THE MAJORITY OF THE INHABITANTS ARE NOT
THREATENED BY INSUFFICIENT OR UNRELIABLE AVAILABILITY OF AND ACCESS TO WATER OR BY TOO MUCH WATER
WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLOODING.
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4. SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT:SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT:
COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVECOMMUNITY PERSPECTIVE
• SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE MANAGEMENTSUSTAINABLE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
DEALS WITH THE PROTECTION OF ALLDEALS WITH THE PROTECTION OF ALL
NATURAL RESOURCES BY LOCAL PEOPLENATURAL RESOURCES BY LOCAL PEOPLE
FROM COMMUNITIES THROUGH AFROM COMMUNITIES THROUGH A
COMMUNITY-BASED APPROACH.COMMUNITY-BASED APPROACH.
• PEOPLE INVESTIGATE HOW WE USEPEOPLE INVESTIGATE HOW WE USE
RESOURCES, HOW WE SHOULD USE THEM,RESOURCES, HOW WE SHOULD USE THEM,
WHAT AFFECTS THEM, AND HOW THEY CANWHAT AFFECTS THEM, AND HOW THEY CAN
BE BEST PROTECTED AND PRESERVED.BE BEST PROTECTED AND PRESERVED.
• THEY TRY TO MANAGE THE WAY PEOPLETHEY TRY TO MANAGE THE WAY PEOPLE
AND ORGANIZATIONS INTERACT WITHAND ORGANIZATIONS INTERACT WITH
NATURAL RESOURCES TO ENSURE THEIRNATURAL RESOURCES TO ENSURE THEIR
LONG-TERM AVAILABILITY.LONG-TERM AVAILABILITY.
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5. COMMUNITY-BASEDWATERRESOURCECOMMUNITY-BASEDWATERRESOURCE
MANAGEMENT (CBWRM)MANAGEMENT (CBWRM)
• COMMUNITY-BASED RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IS APPLIED LOCAL KNOWLEDGE, PRACTICES, ANDCOMMUNITY-BASED RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IS APPLIED LOCAL KNOWLEDGE, PRACTICES, AND
INSTITUTIONS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH STATE/GOVERNMENTAL (GOS) OR NON- GOVERNMENTALINSTITUTIONS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH STATE/GOVERNMENTAL (GOS) OR NON- GOVERNMENTAL
ORGANIZATIONS (NGOS).ORGANIZATIONS (NGOS).
• IN SITUATIONS WHERE NATION STATES ARE CATEGORISED AS FRAGILE OR COMMUNITIES REMAIN
ON THE PERIPHERY OF SUPPORT FROM CENTRAL GOVERNMENT, COMMUNITY- BASED WATER
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (CBWRM) MAY BE A MORE REALISTIC OPTION FOR INVOLVING LOCAL
WATER USERS.
• CBWRM AIMS TO ENGAGE DIRECTLY WITH COMMUNITY-BASED INSTITUTIONS AND WATER USER
GROUPS SO THAT THEY MAY PLAY AN ACTIVE ROLE IN WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FROM THE
BEGINNING. THE IDEA IS THAT CBWRM PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMUNITIES TO ENGAGE
IN WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT WITH ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES CLEARLY DEFINED
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6. • CBWRM DOES NOT ATTEMPT TO BE A DIRECT REPLACEMENT FOR NATIONAL
IWRM PLANS. IT PROVIDES WASH ORGANISATIONS WITH A VERY PRACTICAL
APPROACH FOR ENGAGING IN WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AS PART OF
THEIR ONGOING SERVICE DELIVERY WORK, AND IT RECOGNISES THE NEED TO
IMPROVE MANAGEMENT OF WATER RESOURCES AT A LOCAL LEVEL.
• CBWRM IS ABOUT INVOLVING WATER USERS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF LOCAL
WATER RESOURCES. COMMUNITIES PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN BOTH
WATER QUANTITY AND QUALITY ASPECTS. COMMUNITIES MONITOR
RESOURCES IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH APPROPRIATE MANAGEMENT
TECHNIQUES AND COMMUNITIES RESPOND TO CHANGES IN WATER
AVAILABILITY THROUGH COLLECTIVE DECISIONS BOUND BY CLEAR
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7. BENEFITS OF CBRM APPROACHBENEFITS OF CBRM APPROACH
• BUILD COMMUNITY/VILLAGE CONSENSUS ON PUBLIC ISSUES AND CONFLICT RESOLUTIONSBUILD COMMUNITY/VILLAGE CONSENSUS ON PUBLIC ISSUES AND CONFLICT RESOLUTIONS
• CREATE LOCAL PLANS, BASED ON COMMUNITY CONSENSUS ABOUT HIGHEST PRIORITY NEEDSCREATE LOCAL PLANS, BASED ON COMMUNITY CONSENSUS ABOUT HIGHEST PRIORITY NEEDS
AND WAYS TO ADDRESS THEMAND WAYS TO ADDRESS THEM
• ASSIST LOCAL INSTITUTIONS TO MOBILIZE THEIR OWN RESOURCES TO FOCUS ON THESEASSIST LOCAL INSTITUTIONS TO MOBILIZE THEIR OWN RESOURCES TO FOCUS ON THESE
PRIORITY NEEDSPRIORITY NEEDS
• FORM PARTNERSHIPS WITH EXTERNAL GOVERNMENT, NGO, AND PRIVATE SECTOR AGENCIESFORM PARTNERSHIPS WITH EXTERNAL GOVERNMENT, NGO, AND PRIVATE SECTOR AGENCIES
• ENHANCE SENSE OF LOCAL OWNERSHIP, INCREASE EMPOWERMENT AND PROSPECT FORENHANCE SENSE OF LOCAL OWNERSHIP, INCREASE EMPOWERMENT AND PROSPECT FOR
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN A LONG TERM.SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN A LONG TERM. 7

8. MAJOR PROBLEMS FACED IN CBRMMAJOR PROBLEMS FACED IN CBRM
• CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND BENEFIT SHARING AMONGCONFLICT OF INTEREST AND BENEFIT SHARING AMONG
LOCAL PEOPLELOCAL PEOPLE
•• LACK/LIMITED LOCAL PARTICIPATION PARTICULARLY FROMLACK/LIMITED LOCAL PARTICIPATION PARTICULARLY FROM
VULNERABLE GROUPS (I.E., POOR AND WOMEN)VULNERABLE GROUPS (I.E., POOR AND WOMEN)
• POOR CAPACITY OF CBRM IN PLANNING AND MANAGEMENTPOOR CAPACITY OF CBRM IN PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
OF CBRM PLAN AND ACTIVITIESOF CBRM PLAN AND ACTIVITIES
• INADEQUATE COORDINATION WITH OTHER INTERNAL ANDINADEQUATE COORDINATION WITH OTHER INTERNAL AND
EXTERNAL AGENCIESEXTERNAL AGENCIES
• LACK OF TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND FINANCIAL RESOURCESLACK OF TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES
• UNCLEAR INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK AND POLICYUNCLEAR INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK AND POLICY
SUPPORT FROM THE STATE/AUTHORITY IN SUPPORTINGSUPPORT FROM THE STATE/AUTHORITY IN SUPPORTING
CBRMCBRM
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9. CASE STUDIESCASE STUDIES--USING WATERTOBUILDRURALUSING WATERTOBUILDRURAL
ECONOMIESECONOMIES
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10. 1. COMMUNITY BASEDINTEGRATEDWATER
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT TO ADDRESS CLIMATE
CHANGE IN THE THARDESERT, INDIA
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11. • INDIA´S MARWAR REGION, LOCATED IN THE GREAT INDIAN THAR DESERT, IS
THE MOST DENSELY POPULATED ARID ZONE IN THE WORLD.
• ECONOMY REVOLVED AROUND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND SUBSISTENCE
AGRICULTURE, MOSTLY RAIN-FED, WHILE ITS PRIMARY ECOLOGICAL
RESOURCES HAVE BEEN MOSTLY RAIN-FED WATER BODIES, PASTURES,
GRAZING LANDS, AND SACRED GROVES.
• RAINFALL AVERAGES 200MM; CLIMATIC EXTREMES SUCH AS DROUGHTS ARE A
RECURRING PHENOMENON.
• PEOPLE IN THE REGION, PARTICULARLY WOMEN, WALK UP TO SIX HOURS A
DAY ACROSS THE DESERT UNDER SCORCHING SUN TO FILL A 20 LITRE URN
WITH WATER.
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12. • IN ITS 2004 INITIAL COMMUNICATION TO THE UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK
CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE, INDIA PRESENTED RAJASTHAN AS ONE OF
THE STATES IN THE COUNTRY MOST VULNERABLE TO THE IMPACTS OF
CLIMATE CHANGE.
• JAL BHAGIRATHI FOUNDATION, AN NGO HAS BEEN WORKING WITH
COMMUNITIES, BUILDING THEIR CAPACITY TO FIRST DEVELOP VILLAGE BASED
INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (IWRM) PLANS. THE FOCUS IS
ON BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF THESE INSTITUTIONS WITH KNOWLEDGE AND
SKILL, RATHER THAN TOP DOWN INVESTMENTS IN INFRASTRUCTURE.
• THE APPROACH HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL AND JAL SABHAS HAVE REVIVED
LAND AND WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, SOME VILLAGES ACHIEVING
WATER SECURITY.
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13. EFFECTIVE COMMUNITY BASEDWATEREFFECTIVE COMMUNITY BASEDWATER
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT-SUGGESTIONS???RESOURCE MANAGEMENT-SUGGESTIONS???
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