Management of upland watersheds: participation of the mountain communities

 

by

jean-jacques bochet

FAO CONSERVATION GUIDE 8

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS

Rome, 1983

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ABBREVIATIONS

PREFACE

PREAMBLE

Part I : Preliminary phase

CHAPTER 1: THE PROBLEM AND ITS ANALYSIS

    1.1 Imbalance due to anthropic pressure

    1.2 Restoring the balance

    1.3 Protect - Preserve - Improve

CHAPTER 2: HOW TO TACKLE THE PROBLEM?

    2.1 Planning

    2.2 Objectives

    2.3 Strategy and Tactics

    2.4 Criteria for choosing the area to be managed

    2.5 Options of a technical nature

CHAPTER 3: ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT ON THE DIFFERENT SOCIO-ECONOMIC GROUPS

    3.1 Change of attitude - Change of habits

    3.2 Impact on the different socio-economic groups

    3.3 Further actions to be integrated into the programme

    3.4 Transfer and re-settlement of population

Part II : Preparatory Phase

CHAPTER 4: NEW ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE

    4.1 Adaptation of administrative structures

    4.2 Co-ordination - dialogue

    4.3 New bodies to be set up

    4.4 Personnel

CHAPTER 5: COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC DATA

    5.1 Initial general surveys

    5.2 Continuous inventory for periodic assessment

    5.3 Methodology

    5.4 Survey personnel

CHAPTER 6: PLANNING - PROGRAMMING

    6.1 Methodology

    6.2 Choice of objectives - options

        6.2.1 Economic objectives

        6.2.2 Social objectives

        6.2.3 Objectives relating to the protection of the natural environment

        6.2.4 Comparison of intersectoral data for the definition of operations

    6.3 Financial aspects

    6.4 Planning personnel

    6.5 Programming methodology

    6.6 Choice of appropriate technology

CHAPTER 7: LEGISLATION

CHAPTER 8: PREPARATION OF FIELD OPERATIONS

    8.1 Preliminary actions

    8.2 Preparation of technical data sheets

    8.3 Personnel for programming and implementation

    8.4 Evaluation of the impact of the operations

    8.5 Continuity of operations

Part III : Realisation - Implementation

CHAPTER 9: ROLE OF THE COMMUNITY CONCERNED

    9.1 How to bring about social change in developing communities?

    9.2 Commitment - Participation

    9.3 Motivation

    9.4 Community structure

        9.4.1 Are the traditional structures dynamic?

        9.4.2 Are the existing structures adequate?

        9.4.3. Do structures overlap?

    9.5 Local - elite leaders by consensus

    9.6 Institutional organization for economic and social activities

        9.6.1 Traditional groups

        9.6.2 Small producers' groups

        9.6.3 Groups with social aims

    9.7 Distribution of roles within the community

    9.8 Organization of cultural and recreational activities

CHAPTER 10: MEASURES TO BE ADOPTED

    10.1 Efficient services

        10.1.1 Extension

        10.1.2 Communication methodology and techniques

        10.1.3 Profile and training

        10.1.4 Equipment for extension activities

        10.1.5 Training the members of the community

        10.1.6 Training for integrated rural development

        10.1.7 Technical backing

    10.2 Cooperatives and similar institutions

        10.2.1 Forestry cooperatives

        10.2.2 Principles of cooperation

        10.2.3 Procedure for setting up cooperatives

        10.2.4 Resources needed by the cooperatives

        10.2.5 Problems

        10.2.6 Help to be envisaged for the promotion of cooperatives

        10.2.7 Other aspects of cooperative activities

    10.3 Credit institutions

        10.3.1 Production credit

        10.3.2 Social credit

    10.4 Facilities and equipment for development

        10.4.1 Rural development centre

        10.4.2 Markets

        10.4.3 Centre for basic and further vocational training

        10.4.4 Dispensary

        10.4.5 Rural schools

        10.4.6 Roads and other means of communication

        10.4.7 Equipment - inputs

    10.5 Promotion of other economic activities

    10.6 Encouragement and incentives

        10.6.1 Purpose of incentives

        10.6.2 Nature of incentives and encouragement's

        10.6.3 Mode of distribution

    10.7 Research into more effective means of encouraging the people to participate

CHAPTER 11: SOME IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS

    11.1 Main obstacles

        11.1.1 Constraints of a cultural nature - taboos - traditions

        11.1.2 Economic and social constraints

        11.1.3 Physical and technical obstacles

        11.1.4 Obstacles due to the weakness of the:
                    social structures
                    institutions
                    administration

    11.2 Side-effects

    11.3 Assessment

REMINDER OF SOME ESSENTIAL STEPS TO ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION (table)

ANNEXES

Annex 1: Summary of activities and key operations

Annex 2: Summaries of a few examples

Annex 3: Some suggestions for the socio-economic surveys

Annex 4: Reference documents and other recommended publications

ABBREVIATIONS

BIRD
IBRD
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank)
CATIE Tropical Agricultural Research and Training Centre
CC Community Council
CD Steering Committee
CES Soil and Water Conservation
CIDIAT Inter-American Centre for the Integral Development of Land and Water Resources
COAG Committee on Agriculture (FAD)
CPM Critical Path Method
DRS Protection and Restoration of the Soil
DVC Damodar Valley Corporation
FAD Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
FAO/ASARRD FAD/Asian Survey of Agrarian Reform and Rural Development
FAO/PAOR FAO/Rural Organizations Action Programme (ROAP)
FCC Federation of Community Councils
GAC Community Action Group
4-H (Health-Head-Heart-Hands) Clubs for young country people
INDRI National Institute for Integrated Rural Development
IPD Pan-African Institute for Development (PAID)
IUED University Institute for Development Studies (Geneva)
ODVA Artibonite Valley Development Organization
PAM World Food Programme (WFP)
PERT Programme Evaluation and Review Treatment
PIJR Inter-American Rural Youth Programme
UNDP United Nations Development Programme
RDC Rural Development College (Denmark)
SC Sub-Committee
SIDA Swedish International Development Agency
TVA Tennessee Valley Authority
UNICEF United Nations Children's Fund
UNRISD United Nations Research Institute for Social Development
WCARRD World Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development

ABBREVIATIONS

(of Annex II)

Colombia

INCORA Colombian Institute of Agrarian Reform
INDERENA National Institute of Renewable Natural Resources and the Environment - Instituto Nacional de Desarrollo de los Recursos Forestales
PRIDECU Integrated Project on Conservation and Community Re-afforestation in Deteriorating Watershed-community Forests - Projecto Integrado de Conservacion y Reforestation Comunal en Cuencas en Deterioro

Honduras

COHDEFOR Honduran Forest Development Corporation - Corporacion Hondureña de Desarrollo Forestal

Haiti

CC Community Council
CNC National Council for Cooperation
GAC Community Action Group
DARNDR Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development
ONAAC National Board of Literacy and Community Action

Nepal

CCC Council for Watershed Conservation
BVNC Back to the Village National Campaign
NCAC National Conservation Advisory Committee
PCC Panchayat Conservation Committee

Indonesia

LCC Local Coordination Committee

Korea

AVD Village Development Association

Panama

HDA Agricultural Development Bank
IDIAP Institute for Agricultural Research
RENARE Department of Renewable Natural Resources

Philippines

PICOP Paper Industries Corporation of the Philippines
PROCOM "Project Compassion"

Pakistan

NWFP North-West Frontier Province

Iran

BSCWM Bureau of Soil Conservation and Watershed Management
FARO Forestry and Rangeland Organization

Marocco

DRS Protection and Restoration of the Soil - Défense et Restauration des sols
CT Agricultural Rural Works Centres - Centre de travaux ruraux agricoles

Tunisia

CTV Regional Extension Centre - Centre Territorial de Vulgarisation

Ethiopia

CPSC Supreme Council for Central Planning
FAWCDA Forestry and Wildlife Conservation Development Authority
MoA Ministry of Agriculture
NRDC National Revolutionary Development Council
PAs Peasant Associations
PMAC Provisional Military Administrative Council
SWCD Soil and Water Conservation Department

Units

ha hectares
km2 square kilometre
m3 cubic metre