?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F2358%2F&rft.title=A+comparative+analysis+of+institutional+arrangements+in+watershed+development+projects+in+India%3AGlobal+Theme+on+Agroecosystems+Report+No.+50%0D%0A&rft.creator=Sreedevi%2C+T+K&rft.creator=Reddy%2C+T+S+V&rft.creator=Wani%2C+S+P&rft.creator=Dave%2C+S&rft.creator=D'Souza%2C+M&rft.creator=Kumari%2C+A+S&rft.creator=Raju%2C+P+V+V&rft.subject=Watershed+Management&rft.description=Institutions+are+mechanisms+provided+by+individuals+in+the+community+to+resolve+social+dilemmas+and+these+define+and+restrict+access+to+and+control+over+resources.+In+the+context+of+watershed+development+they+are+organizational+structures+evolved+in+the+process+and+their+mutual+interaction+mechanism.+Watershed+development+approach+has+evolved+over+the+decades+bringing+a+paradigm+shift+in+thinking+of+decision+makers%2C+which+resulted+in+shifting+responsibilities+of+natural+resource+management+towards+local+communities+and+following+participatory+approaches+in+implementation.+As+a+result+the+new+generation+of+watershed+development+projects+encounter+multi+stakeholder+situation+requiring+institutional+arrangements+to+achieve+efficiency+and+sustainability.+The+present+study+has+looked+into+four+leading+watershed+development+projects+viz%3A+Andhra+Pradesh+Rural+Livelihoods+Programme+(APRLP)%2C+Sujala+Watershed+Program+in+Karnataka%2C+Indo-German+Watershed+Program+(IGWP)+in+Maharashtra+and+Drought+Prone+Area+Programme+(DPAP)+following+Hariyali+Guidelines%2C+Rajasthan+in+India%2C+which+is+known+to+have+designed+innovative+operational+modalities+to+enhance+communities%E2%80%99+participation+in+management+and+implementation+of+the+projects.+There+are+no+efforts+in+critically+comparing+different+projects+but+assembling+elements+of+institutional+mechanisms+and+their+mutual+interactions+so+as+to+abstract+the+potentially+significant+institutional+interaction+and+arrangements+that+could+enhance+the+efficiency+of+any+programe.+Also+development+of+capacities+of+these+institutions+and+stakeholders+and+their+linkages+are+studied+closely+to+complement+and+fortify+the+objective+of+this+study.+This+study+showed+that+through+capacity+building+and+development+of+social+capital+along+with+suitable+institutional+mechanisms+at+local+watershed+as+well+as+supporting+institutions+in+terms+of+gender%2C+equity+and+sustainability%2C+improved+livelihoods+could+be+achieved.+Critical+institutional+mechanisms+and+actors%E2%80%99+linkages+in+these+programs+are+used+to+infer+%E2%80%9Cgood+institutional+mechanisms%E2%80%9D+for+improving+impact+of+watershed+programs+in+India.&rft.publisher=International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics+&rft.date=2008&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F2358%2F1%2F445_2008_GTAE50_comp_analy_inst_arrangements.pdf&rft.identifier=++Sreedevi%2C+T+K+and+Reddy%2C+T+S+V+and+Wani%2C+S+P+and+Dave%2C+S+and+D'Souza%2C+M+and+Kumari%2C+A+S+and+Raju%2C+P+V+V++(2008)+A+comparative+analysis+of+institutional+arrangements+in+watershed+development+projects+in+India%3AGlobal+Theme+on+Agroecosystems+Report+No.+50.++Monograph.+International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics+%2C+Patancheru%2C+Andhra+Pradesh%2C+India.+++++