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

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cg.contributor.crpWater, Land and Ecosystemsen
cg.coverage.countryIndiaen
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2INen
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Asiaen
cg.coverage.subregionAndhra Pradeshen
cg.coverage.subregionAnantapuren
cg.coverage.subregionChittooren
cg.coverage.subregionCuddapahen
cg.coverage.subregionKurnoolen
cg.coverage.subregionMahbubnagaren
cg.coverage.subregionNalgondaen
cg.coverage.subregionPrakasamen
cg.creator.identifierPaul Pavelic: 0000-0003-0975-9884en
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.5337/2021.224en
cg.identifier.iwmilibraryH050839en
cg.identifier.wlethemeManaging Resource Variability and competing useen
cg.isbn978-92-9090-928-6en
cg.issn2520-2405en
cg.issn2520-2391en
cg.placeColombo, Sri Lankaen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
dc.contributor.authorReddy, V. R.en
dc.contributor.authorPavelic, Paulen
dc.contributor.authorReddy, M. S.en
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-20T09:20:24Zen
dc.date.available2021-12-20T09:20:24Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/116874
dc.titleParticipatory management and sustainable use of groundwater: a review of the Andhra Pradesh Farmer-Managed Groundwater Systems project in Indiaen
dcterms.abstractThis 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.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen
dcterms.available2021en
dcterms.bibliographicCitationReddy, 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]en
dcterms.extent21p.en
dcterms.isPartOfGroundwater Solutions Initiative for Policy and Practice (GRIPP) Case Profile Series 05en
dcterms.issued2021-12-16en
dcterms.languageenen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en
dcterms.publisherInternational Water Management Instituteen
dcterms.subjectgroundwater managementen
dcterms.subjectparticipatory managementen
dcterms.subjectwater use efficiencyen
dcterms.subjectsustainable useen
dcterms.subjectfarmer-led irrigationen
dcterms.subjectwater systemsen
dcterms.subjectproject evaluationen
dcterms.subjectcapacity developmenten
dcterms.subjectawareness-raisingen
dcterms.subjecttechnology transferen
dcterms.subjectbehavioural changesen
dcterms.subjectgroundwater extractionen
dcterms.subjectpumpingen
dcterms.subjectwellsen
dcterms.subjectgroundwater levelen
dcterms.subjecthydrological factorsen
dcterms.subjectwater policiesen
dcterms.subjectregulationsen
dcterms.subjectequityen
dcterms.subjectcrop productionen
dcterms.subjectwater budgeten
dcterms.subjectinstitutionsen
dcterms.subjectfundingen
dcterms.subjectnon-governmental organizationsen
dcterms.subjectwater user associationsen
dcterms.subjectlivelihoodsen
dcterms.subjectfood securityen
dcterms.subjectsocioeconomic aspectsen
dcterms.subjectrural communitiesen
dcterms.subjectvillagesen
dcterms.typeReporten

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