Case Studies of People's Participation in Watershed Management in Asia (PWMTA, 1996): A case study of people's participation in Begnastal and Rupatal (BTRT) watershed management in Nepal: Conclusions and recommendations: Policy recommendations: Other recommendations

Case Studies of People's Participation in Watershed Management in Asia (PWMTA, 1996)

A case study of people's participation in Begnastal and Rupatal (BTRT) watershed management in Nepal

Conclusions and recommendations

Policy recommendations

		(introduction...)
		Unit of watershed management
		Users and their organizations
		Gender equality
		Indigenous technology
		Watershed resource assessment
		Development of local capabilities
		Sharing information and coordinating activities
		Training
		Other recommendations

Other recommendations

- To encourage people's participation project activities should be scheduled in accordance with the local crop calendar.

- Benefit sharing among members of a users' group should be guaranteed.

- Activities which solve the farmers' most pressing problems such as on-farm conservation, water management systems, and income generation activities should be encouraged.

- SCWM should he a package plan which contains a sequence of measures geared to address the priority problems identified by farmers,

- Mid-level technicians in the field should he oriented in project goals from time to time, trained regularly, and he involved in the field-level decision making process. A mechanism for receiving their feedback regularly should he developed.

- Experts should make regular and frequent field visits to observe and to discuss community organization and community development. It is equally important for field-based staff to visit farmers' houses regularly.