Impacts of meso-scale Watershed Development in Andhra Pradesh (India) and their implications for designing and implementing improved WSD policies and programs

Watershed Development (WSD) programs in rainfed dryland agriculture in India have been introduced in an effort to promote more sustainable management of the surface and groundwater resources, and to improve the livelihoods of farmers. This paper outlines the planned research for a project exploring...

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Published in:Water practice and technology 2012-03, Vol.7 (1)
Main Authors: Croke, B., Herron, N., Pavelic, P., Ahmed, S., Reddy, V. R., Ranjan, R., Syme, G., Samad, M., Rao, K. V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural economics
Agricultural management
Arid zones
Cost effectiveness
Dryland farming
Groundwater
Mesoscale phenomena
Policies
Resource management
Sustainability management
Water resources
Watershed management
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Summary:Watershed Development (WSD) programs in rainfed dryland agriculture in India have been introduced in an effort to promote more sustainable management of the surface and groundwater resources, and to improve the livelihoods of farmers. This paper outlines the planned research for a project exploring the impacts of WSD at the meso-scale (~100 km2). The aim of the project is to develop and apply integrated models to assess cost effectiveness and water-related equity outcomes of stakeholder defined WSD scenarios; and to integrate and apply, in collaboration with project partners, the knowledge arising from the project at local, state and national policy levels.
ISSN:1751-231X
1751-231X
DOI:10.2166/wpt.2012.025