LiveDiverse: Report on the Warana Basin

Case Study Committee Interaction:Consortium Meeting 2011

18 January 2011

Organisation

Consortium Meetings WP meetings Website CSC Meetings Team meetings

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

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

Multidisciplinary Knowledge base

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

Stakeholder identification and interaction

Stakeholder Analysis Stakeholder Meetings

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

Bio-physical vulnerability

EVI – Environmental Vulnerability Index related information

Socio-Economic Vulnerability

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Scenarios

• BAU – Business as usual

• Alternative scenarios

• Stakeholder interaction

Policy and recommendation

• Analysis and recommendations will follow

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 . . .

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