1. Term Papers Guidelines 2
NRM Nov 22, 2006

2. 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.

3. 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 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.

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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