Term Papers Guidelines 2 NRM Nov 22, 2006

Term Paper guidelines Presentations start from Dec 4. Papers to be handed in much before presentations. Thematic presentations. A review of a book on natural resources (Anupam Mishra, any in course web etc), review of a project or programme (Riverlinking, sethusamudram, Polavaram, worlp) or organisations (Agragamee, WOTR, FES, WASSAN, DSC), natural resources issues in a particular state (Bihar (BMA), Jharkand, Chattisgarh, Uttaranchal, Orissa etc). Technical projects on rainwaterharvesting in campus themes insufficiently covered – tank irrigation, water conflicts, groundwater resources,integrated water resource management, privatization of water, joint forest management, institutions in NRM, scaling up issues etc.

decide Topic – what you would like to work on Whether in teams of two or more Joint work cannot be based on single articles You can send a mail to shambu@ximb.ac.in to indicate any particular topic and a line on why Deadline for decisions Thursday 21/11, else you will be assigned topics Preference of a topic does not automatically qualify work on that, it needs to be approved. You are free to choose non English material and also use the net freely acknowledging content.

Term Papers 1. Riverlinking 2. NRM and wildlife 3. Approaches to Private Participation in Water Services World Bank Tool kit 4. Flood Management in Bihar 5. Dryland farming Seminar Special issue 6. NRM and Peoples participation 7. Managing India’s Water Resources: Some Issues and Options Katar Singh IRMA WP (IWP) 152 8. Forest Degradation, ChangingLivelihoods and Gender Relations among the Juang and Saora Tribal Communities of Orissa IRM 130 Smita Panda 9. Irrigation with manual pump

Term Papers 20 topics 37 students 10. Water conflicts 11. NRM issues in KBK districts by 12. Western Orissa Livelihood project (WORLP) 13. rainwater harvesting in Himalayas and groundwater pollution 14. Wasteland development 15. Agroecology: A sustainable NRM option 16. Biodiversity and food security to be redefined better 17. A Framework for Strategic Management of Medicinal Plants 18. The ecology and politics over large dams 19. Building and Strengthening People's Institution in Natural Resource Management 20. Success stories of watershed management in India

Not chosen but will be assigned 21. Tank irrigation - challenges and options 22. Social design of tanks (Esha Shah) - 21. Managing Irrigation / Canal Irrigation 22. Water rights and negotiating 23. Common Property resources 24. Gender, Ecology and Agency in rural India 25. Cooperative management of Natural resources 26. Social Ecology 27. Ecology and Equity 28. India's turbulent water economy 29. Community forest management 30. Watershed strategies of organisations such as FES, WOTR, DSC etc 31. Participatory Irrigation Management 32. CDEP Occassional Papers 33. Gatekeeper Series

Start, Stumble, Self correct and Share & listen to others A project (WORLP), theme or issue or book Decide on source and or modus operanda Write an abstract or work plan – by 3:30 pm Work out the topic in detail bringing in depth understanding Reflect on your learnings, make connections with other papers and class discussions, field learnings etc. Write your term paper or project and submit Await your turn to present Independently revise and resubmit

Term Paper criteria Topic selection Abstract Contents Presentation in class and response to questions Additional reading Referencing, Style Learning Reflections, cross referencing to topics in class on time last date for submission of term papers is Dec. 4th 10 am