CE8014 Participatory Water Resources Management Syllabus:

CE8014 Participatory Water Resources Management Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2017

OBJECTIVE:

• To gain an insight on local and global perceptions and approaches on participatory water resource management

UNIT I FUNDAMENTALS: SOCIOLOGY AND PARTICIPATORY APPROACH

Sociology – Basic concepts – Perspectives- Social Stratification – Irrigation as a Socio technical Process – Participatory concepts– Objectives of participatory approach

UNIT II UNDERSTANDING FARMERS PARTICIPATION

Farmers participation –need and benefits – Comparisons of cost and benefit -Sustained system performance – Kinds of participation – Context of participation, factors in the environment – WUA – Constraints in organizing FA – Role of Community Organiser – Case Studies.

UNIT III ISSUES IN WATER MANAGEMENT

Multiple use of water – Issues in Inter-sectoral Water Allocation – domestic, irrigation, industrial sectors – modernization techniques – Rehabilitation – Command Area Development – Water delivery systems

UNIT IV PARTICIPATORY WATER CONSERVATION

Global Challenges -Social – Economic – Environmental – Solutions –Political – Water Marketing – Water Rights -Consumer education – Success Stories Case Studies

UNIT V PARTICIPATORY WATERSHED DEVELOPMENT

Concept and significance of watershed – Basic factors influencing watershed development – Principles of watershed management – Definition of watershed management – Identification of problems – Watershed approach in Government programmes – People’s participation – Entry point activities – Evaluation of watershed management measures.

TEXT BOOKS:

1. Sivasubramaniyan, K. Water Management, SIMRES Publication, Chennai, 2011
2. Uphoff.N., Improving International Irrigation management with Farmer Participation – Getting the process Right – Studies in water Policy and management, No.11, Westview press, Boulder,CO, 1986.
3. Tideman, E.M., “Watershed Management”, Omega Scientific Publishers, New Delhi, 1996.

REFERENCE:

1. Chambers Robert, Managing canal irrigation, Cambridge University Press, 1989