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Participatory management and sustainable use of groundwater: a review of the Andhra Pradesh Farmer-Managed Groundwater Systems project in India

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Title Participatory management and sustainable use of groundwater: a review of the Andhra Pradesh Farmer-Managed Groundwater Systems project in India
 
Creator Reddy, V. R.
Pavelic, Paul
Reddy, M. S.
 
Subject groundwater management
participatory management
water use efficiency
sustainable use
farmer-led irrigation
water systems
project evaluation
capacity development
awareness-raising
technology transfer
behavioural changes
groundwater extraction
pumping
wells
groundwater level
hydrological factors
water policies
regulations
equity
crop production
water budget
institutions
funding
non-governmental organizations
water user associations
livelihoods
food security
socioeconomic aspects
rural communities
villages
 
Description This GRIPP Case Profile assesses whether the proactive involvement of rural communities in the management of groundwater positively contributes towards sustainable resource use. The assessment uses the long-term (2003-2013) Andhra Pradesh Farmer-Managed Groundwater Systems (APFAMGS) project in India as a case study. Implemented across seven districts, the assessment is based on a critical review and synthesis of existing literature and complementary field visits conducted five years after project closure. APFAMGS worked towards creating awareness and bringing about behavioral change to achieve sustainable groundwater use, primarily for irrigation. The approach focused on knowledge transfer and capacity building to set up participatory processes conducive to informal management measures, and technologies supporting participatory hydrological monitoring and crop water budgeting. In addition, awareness creation in relation to demand as well as supply side management options was critical. The analysis suggests that APFAMGS has helped in filling the knowledge and information gaps on groundwater resources among local farming communities. Some degree of long-term reduction in groundwater pumping was observed, but the attribution to the project is not clear, and effects on reducing groundwater level declines may be limited and localized. The APFAMGS approach of participatory groundwater management (PGM) fell short in terms of equity considerations, with implications for the institutional sustainability of the approach. The study provides policy guidance for adopting more inclusive PGM-based institutions on a wider scale.
 
Date 2021-12-16
2021-12-20T09:20:24Z
2021-12-20T09:20:24Z
 
Type Report
 
Identifier Reddy, V. R.; Pavelic, Paul; Reddy, M. S. 2021. Participatory management and sustainable use of groundwater: a review of the Andhra Pradesh Farmer-Managed Groundwater Systems project in India. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 21p. (Groundwater Solutions Initiative for Policy and Practice (GRIPP) Case Profile Series 05) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2021.224]
978-92-9090-928-6
2520-2405
2520-2391
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116874
https://gripp.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/12/GRIPP-Case-Profile-Series-Issue-5.pdf
https://doi.org/10.5337/2021.224
Managing Resource Variability and competing use
H050839
 
Language en
 
Relation Groundwater Solutions Initiative for Policy and Practice (GRIPP) Case Profile Series 05
 
Rights CC-BY-4.0
Open Access
 
Format 21p.
 
Publisher International Water Management Institute (IWMI)