Measurement of the impacts of watershed management programme on livelihoods of a watershed community

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International Journal of Development Research

Measurement of the impacts of watershed management programme on livelihoods of a watershed community

Abstract: 

Watershed management has increasingly been realized to be an essential component of rural development in many developing countries including India. However, studies related to the socio-economic implication of Watershed Management Programme (WMP) are often ambiguous. The present study assesses the impacts of WMP on livelihoods of the watershed community in an experimental watershed in the state of Karnataka, India, using Sustainable Livelihood Approach (SLA). This was accomplished with the help of Livelihood Assets Tracking (LAST) method which is based on SLA. The study illustrates that use of SLA with mixed method evaluation approach (combination of quantitative and qualitative assessment methods), can objectively assess the impacts of WMP. The methodology can be helpful in monitoring and evaluation of WMPs and the feedback given is important in continual improvement of the programme. It could also aid in better designing of the future programmes.

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