Agricultural Diversification and Water Management

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Agricultural Diversification and Water Management

• Tamil Nadu Knowledge Management Partnership
• World Bank
• May 2005

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Water Resources Management, Sustainable Service
Delivery Efficient Use The Comb
Water Resources Management

• Infrastructure
• Institutions
• Instruments
• Incentives

Energy
Water Supply Sanitation
Other Uses (incl. Industry navigation)
Irrigation and Drainage
Environmental Services
Service Delivery
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Resource Management

• River Basin approach
• Basin Development Management Boards
• Knowledge Base
• Informed decision making w/ stakeholder
  participation
• Instruments
• Regulatory
• Administrative
• Economic

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An Example of a Typical River Basin
Agriculture Department
Livestock Department
Forest Department
Rural Water Supply Department
Urban Water Supply Department
Irrigation Department
Power Department
River Basin Boundary
Industry Department
Fisheries Department
Environment Department
Transport Department
Tourism Department
Groundwater Department
Surface Water Department
Ocean Development/CZM Department
Irrigation
Trans-boundary Water Institutions
there is a need to share information and
integrate the activities of multiple actors
Ocean
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Palar BasinMultiple Issues for Multiple
Stakeholders
Palar Basin Board Secretariat
Water Resources Organization Institute for Water
Studies
Water Pollution (Tanneries, Waste Dumps,
Textiles, Other Industries, Domestic,
Fertilizer/Pesticide)
Tank Degradation
Agr. Dept/Agr. Engr. Dept WUA/Farmers
Livestock Department
Sand Mining
Water Scarcity
TWAD Board
Inter-Basin Transfer
MetroWater
Salt-impacted Agricultural Productivity
Competing Water Uses Unclear Entitlements
Forest Department
Industry Department Tanneries/CLRI
Rural Water Supply
Fisheries Department
Catchment Degradation
TNEB
Environment Department TN Pollution Control
Board Loss of Ecology Comm.
Water Harvesting
Urban Water Supply Sewerage
Coastal Zone Management
Industrialists Local Government Academia NGOs,
Politicians, etc.
Tank/Canal/Groundwater Irrigated Agriculture
Groundwater Management
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Summary of Key Environmental Issues Possible
Approaches in the Palar Basin

• WW Treatment
• HRTS
• IPM/IPNM
• Other

• Optimize Cropping Patterns and Irrigation
  Technologies
• IPM/IPNM
• Manage Pollution

• Supply-Side (Desilt Tanks as appropriate,
  Improve Recharge, regulate sand mining)
• Demand-Side (Use less water intensive crops
  irrigation systems)
• Management (Improve water regulation)

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Draft Vision Statement for the Palar Basin Board

• The Palar River Basin Management and Development
  Board (PRBMDB) seeks to improve, safeguard and
  monitor the water and land resources programs of
  its member organizations. As an apex body, the
  PRBMDB endeavors the primary role in sustainable
  water resources planning and management in an
  integrated manner covering the activities of all
  departments concerned.
• To promote, advice, direct and coordinate
  sustainable management and development of water,
  land and forest resources including the
  environmental aspects in the basin.
• To increase awareness, participation and
  commitment of people and to protect and enhance
  their wellbeing.
• To follow a participatory, transparent and
  objective approach and become a model for other
  river basins in India.

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Stakeholder MeetingsKey Ingredients (e.g. Dec03
mtg in Kancheepuram)
Good Stakeholder Group
Political Support
Balanced Breakout Groups
Facilities/ Equipment
Effective Facilitation
Enthusiastic Participation
Information Resources Preparatory Work
Hard work Behind-the-Scenes
Structured Interaction