LiveDiverse: Report on the Warana Basin Case Study Committee Interaction: Consortium Meeting 2011

1. LiveDiverse: Report on the Warana Basin Case Study Committee Interaction:Consortium Meeting 2011 18 January 2011

2. Organisation Consortium Meetings WP meetings Website CSC Meetings Team meetings

3. Case Study Committee:Members • Prof. Madhav Gadgil, Renowned Scientist • Dr. Bharat Patankar, Activist and Leader • Ms. Sanskriti Menon, Centre for Environment Education • Shri Madhav Gogte, ex-Forest Official • Prof. Sanjeev Nalawade, Environmental Scientist • Prof. Jay Samant. Ex-Head, DoE, Shivaji University • Dr. Rajendra Kumbhar, Professor and Activist • Com. Dhanaji Gurav, Activist and Leader • Prof. S. R. Yadav, Deptt of Botany, Shivaji University, • Prof. M.V. Cholekar-Bachulkar, Botanist and Principal

4. First CSC meeting • Second CSC meeting – mainly a capability building exercise • Later frequent interaction on a one-on-one basis, especially in areas of their expertise

5. Multidisciplinary Knowledge base Knowledge base uploaded on website (about 350 to 400 files for Warana Basin) Basin Report

6. Stakeholder identification and interaction Stakeholder Analysis Stakeholder Meetings

7. Public Beliefs Detailed interviews Two villages: Sonawade and Manadur 16 men and 14 women Maratha, Mahar, Sonar, Mang, Kumbhar, Bouddha, Nagapanthi Davari, Sutar, Chambhar, Gurav

8. Bio-physical vulnerability EVI – Environmental Vulnerability Index related information

9. Socio-Economic Vulnerability

11. Formed 13 member investigator team for the survey. We selected five investigators from Warana Nagar College, and seven investigators from Prof. N. D. Patil College, Malkapur. • Two meetings in each village before survey and 3 FGDs in each village. • Survey is now over. Analysis done. More is possible. • Links, Goodwill and furtehr co-operation

12. Cultural and spiritual vulnerability Framework Basinwise report For Warana basin Six communities: Dange Dhangar, Bhoi, Bagadi, Burud, Kaikadi, Gosavi communities Three phenomenon: Sacred Groves, Raab and Festivals, particularly Nagpanchami

15. Detailed interviews • Interview schedules • 5 or more persons from each community (2-3 men and 2-3 women) • Special interviews for sacred groves, raab and festivals • Interviews done.

16. Draft paper prepared (available for those interested). • Presentation at IASC 2011, Hyderabad • Well received • Interview results are flowing in from other basins and we hope to put together a comparative analysis soon

17. Issues • Infrastructure development – dams, roads • Tourism – resorts, real estate • Commercialisation and market oriented economy – sugar cane, mono-culture • Land use changes – infrastructure, tourism, increase in cropped area • Change in rainfall pattern

18. Earthquakes • Increasing identify politics • Commercialisation of religions and spiritual-cultural practices • Practices like raab, sacred groves, festivals like nagpanchami, rishi panchami, etc. • De-linking and re-articulation of traditional practices

19. Scenarios

20. BAU – Business as usual • Alternative scenarios • Stakeholder interaction

21. Policy and recommendation Analysis and recommendations will follow

22. Besides this . . . Five post grad student studies One Animal – Human conflict study One Policy histroy of Chandoli area study Sacred grove situation study Saline lands study Monitoring water quality . . . continues . . .

23. Thank you foryour patience!