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The NRM journey

The NRM journey. PGPRM 1. Pedagogy. Learning as ‘Serious Fun’ How to make learning quicker (collective learning), (wider), deeper, more enduring and fun Learning by Doing Learning how to learn through assignments, field visits and term papers

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The NRM journey

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  1. The NRM journey PGPRM 1

  2. Pedagogy • Learning as ‘Serious Fun’ • How to make learning quicker (collective learning), (wider), deeper, more enduring and fun • Learning by Doing • Learning how to learn through assignments, field visits and term papers • Start, Stumble, Self correct and Share & listen to others

  3. NRM Modules • Context and introduction - • Environment andNRM Basics • Watershedmanagement • Field Visit and GIS Training • NRM and institutions • Policies and Impacts (through term papers)

  4. Various classes • Introduction • Context of NRM • Global environmental crisis • Thinking through the environment • Ecosystems Basic concepts • Films – AD 2048, Drinking the Sky, Village Republics, Kothapally success story (watershed of Myrada) did not see Raincatchers...

  5. Presentations by students • Energy, forest, water resources, biodiversity and conservation, Chipko, pollution various forms, seed balls etc Dhabolkar, carbon trading, introduction to watersheds …. • GIS special session • Field visit to Agragamee • Mid Term exam • Motivating professionals for rural India • Attitudes to learning ..... followed by mass bunking of class

  6. Immersing in watersheds • case study of vana samrakshana samiti • Introduction to watersheds • what are they, watershed management, objectives, terms related to watersheds, principles, benefits etc. • ICRISAT watershed story (ies) – NRM and institutional change • Stakeholder analysis

  7. Term Papers • Multilayered learning – abstract, term paper draft, comments, presentations, final draft....(where is the reading material?) • water conflicts and debates 5 groups • NRM general – wetlands, floods, irrigation etc – 9 groups • Issues and policies – peoples participation, sustainable development, watersheds

  8. Readings shared • Indian road to sustainability • Motivating professionals for rural India • Combating land degradation and drought • participatory watershed development and soil conservation – Anirudh Krishna • Sustaining success and learning from failures – Anil Gupta • Delineating the discipline of NRM – manoj Thomas • Also Towards Green Villages

  9. Delineating discipline of NRM • The profile of the NR manager is varied • NRM involves high level of complexity, many variables beyond the control of the manager. • conventionally seen as extension of traditional manager, now realised that it is a higher objective • economics is on uncertain grounds. Multiplicity of objectives. • Most complicated problems in CPRs and open access resources. • Conflict resolution... & cooperation • the challenge of biodiversity • Addressing poverty

  10. The Discipline of Natural Resource Management (NRM) Constituent Disciplines Physical and biological sciences Engineering Forestry Management Agricultural sciences Social Sciences Task Environment Legal regime Property rights State interventions Policies Traditions and institutions International laws Domain of problems Managing CPRs Conflict resolution Managing other related needs Socially nested issues Biodiversity Coordinating agencies Levels Global-national-regional- village- community level Specific resource-integrated NRM Resource-sociopolitico-economic Agencies involved Government NGOs For profit private firms Statutory bodies International Agencies Farmers and Individuals Others Tools and approaches Range of approaches Influencing property rights Managing community participation Innovative approaches Institutional histories – timelines, stakeholder analysis

  11. The Discipline of Natural Resource Management (NRM) Constituent Disciplines Physical and biological sciences Engineering Forestry Management Agricultural sciences Social Sciences Task Environment Legal regime Property rights State interventions Policies Traditions and institutions International laws Domain of problems Managing CPRs Conflict resolution Managing other related needs Socially nested issues Biodiversity Coordinating agencies Levels Global-national-regional- village- community level Specific resource-integrated NRM Resource-sociopolitico-economic Agencies involved Government NGOs For profit private firms Statutory bodies International Agencies Farmers and Individuals Others Tools and approaches Range of approaches Influencing property rights Managing community participation Innovative approaches

  12. All the best for End term

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