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Conservation of water use for mitigating droughts through replication and shared learning (MDRS)

?Rajasthan has always been a water deficit state with erratic rainfall pattern due to its geographical and agro- climatic situation in the area, it has faced recurrent droughts practically once in every three years. These droughts results in shortage of food, fodder and water. There is also a great variation between their supply and demand.
?The Average annual rainfall in the whole State is 531mm, but it ranges from 100mm in Jaisalmer District to 800 in Jhalawar District.
?With an acute shortage of water with the average availability for 2-3 months only, Water has to be fetched from great distances of an average of 10-14 kms.
?Most of the villagers especially women, children and older people suffer from severe nutritional problems due to unavailability of green vegetables.
?Migration rate is very high in these areas; 739 households out of 983 migrate from here in search of livelihood for eight months in a year.
?Jaisalmer district is deeply impacted by meager rainfall, harsh weather conditions throughout the year, very low agricultural productivity and vegetation cover, where not much of developmental aid and programmes have reached. The project will be taken up in Sankara block of Jaisalmer District and the villages to be covered are Rawatpura, Netasar, Khumansar, Prabhupura and Sohanpura.

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Grantee:

Gramin Vikas Vigyan Samiti (GRAVIS)

Country:

India

Area Of Work:

Land Degradation
Land Degradation

Operational Phase:

OP5-Y3 (Jul 13 - Jun 14)

Grant Amount:

US$ 38,710.00

Co-Financing Cash:

US$ 31,172.00

Co-Financing in-Kind:

US$ 10,445.00

Project Number:

IND/SGP/OP5/Y3/STAR/2013/18/RAJ01

Start Date:

10/2013

End Date:

12/2015

Status:

Satisfactorily Completed

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Project Characteristics and Results

Policy Impact

Community will be linked to the Government schemes and other official members, so that they can be self reliant in decision making. Links will be formed with Government department?s specially animal husbandry, horticulture and research institutes like Central Arid Research Institute (CAZRI), Arid Forest Research Institute (AFRI). The project will then motivate the local/ state and national government to invest more into local bodies managing the systems and also encourage policy frameworks for innovative technologies.

Notable Community Participation

N.A.

Inovative Financial Mechanisms

Pamphlets for the purpose of liaison will be developed. Research study will be done for food and water security in deserts. Photographs will be taken to know the progress of the project.

Significant Participation of Indigenous Peoples

The beneficiaries are not indigenous community.

Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods

The project aims to mitigate drought conditions and to reduce poverty through enhanced water & food security and empowered community. 100 household taankas (tanks) will be constructed in the villages to increase storage capacity of water (20,000 litres each) and to ensure that the beneficiaries are having access to safe drinking water. 5 seed banks will be set up and 6 veterinary camps will be organized in the village.

Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment

The project experienced will be disseminated through workshops, meetings with various stakeholders like government officials, community leaders and NGOs on links between policy, technology, local knowledge and sustainable development. 5 demonstrations of fodder banks will be done. Capacity building trainings, interviews, focus group discussions and field observations of the residents regarding land, water conservation, and livestock management will be conducted regularly.

Gender Focus

The project will be beneficial to both men and women. 50% participation of women will be there in the community based organization like VDCs, SHGs etc. The community will be responsible for overall implementation & monitoring of the project to ensure sustainability. Activities like Taanka, khadin etc will be in the name of women to strengthen and to generate an ownership among them. The project also attempts to unite women within village communities, to raise their self-esteem and provide them outlets for creativity and expression by gathering them in an institution i.e. Self Help Group (SHGs) that will provide platforms through which women can acquire new information, skills and economic self-reliance.

Capacity - Building Component

Training and awareness camps will be organized in which Government officers and local leaders will participate. The community people will be trained on keeping water bodies clean and on use of water disinfectants. 15 trainings on crop planning will be organized for the farmers. 5 basic trainings for the VDCs, 2 staff trainings, 3 exposure visits for the beneficiaries will be organized.

Project Results

* Ensured the availability and accessibility of save drinking water in the project villages with increasing the ownership of women. 40 taanka constructed through MPOWER in which 23,000 litres of water is stored. The Dimensions are 10x10ft and 6/8 ft diameter. One cubic ft stores 27 litres of water. Therefore in all 10,00,000 litres of water can be stored in these taanka's which is used for drinking, irrigation and other activities.
* One pastureland developed in the Kajoi village. 50 Hac. land linked with the scientists from CAZRI to visit the sites and got their ideas to strengthen them.
* 26 cookstoves constructed for reducing 124 mt of CO2 emission. They also increased the availability and access of grain and fodder in project village.

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