WASSAN's Integrated Water Management

About the Solution

This solution by the Watershed Support Services and Activities Network (WASSAN) aims at transitioning into sustainable water use and crop management for climate resilience in rainfed areas and drylands. Having been developed over the last 18 years, this  7-step model has seen success in several districts in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. A real life testament to the how this model helped Sivaramappa and Malikarujana, two farmers from Anantapuram, Andhra Pradesh can be found here.

Located in Hyderabad, WASSAN is a network-based organization focusing on improving the quality of mainstream programs in natural resources management and livelihoods. It engages actively in policy advocacy initiatives at the state and national levels mainly related to rainfed areas.

They can be reached via:

Mail: mail@wassan.org

Playbooks

Integrated Water Management based on pooling groundwater

Training

Category – Implementation

Sub-Category – Integrated Water Management

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Group Size – 3-4

Willingness to travel – Yes

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Short Description

Audience: NGOs, CBOs with support of climate resilient investors (State / Central Govt /Funding agencies (NGO Donors /CSR) /Climate Risk Market Investors / Banking Agencies)

Objectives: 

  1. Holistic Integration of crop management and agro-economic practices for water efficiency with participatory management of groundwater in rainfed areas
  2. Tackle a combination of ecological interventions in the area including water, agriculture & seeds, and groundwater management.
  3. Community mobilization and convincing farmers to share water from private borewells.