Author: Keshav Kumar Acharya
AIT Library Call Number: AIT Thesis no.RD-05-09
Year: 2005
Academic Program: Regional and Rural Development Planning (RRDP)
Type: Thesis (M.Sc.) – Asian Institute of Technology, 2005
Examination Committee: Jayant Kumar Routray (Chairperson); Gopal B. Thapa, Ambika P. Gautam (Examination Committee Members)
Abstract: Local organizations are uniquely positioned to conduct and implement the integrated watershed management programme and activities in Nepal. As key actors of development in the local level, they have enough capacity to carry on the development projects as sustainable way. In this regard, the overall objective of this study was to assess the role of local organizations and their capabilities in watershed development and management. Based on objectives, it is trying to assess their structural characteristics, functional mechanisms, capability and perception of the people on their activities and performance. The study is fully based on institutional analysis of local organizations based on primary and secondary information sources. Both quantitative and qualitative information sources were used during analysis. As twenty six different groups formed by different development agencies such LDFB/VDC/DDC, DFO, WDO, DSCO/RCIW, DHO/DACAW, DADO, DLO and DWCCs and forty four key informants from eight broad local organizations were chosen as respondents from three VDCs Katari, Limpatar and Triveni. The reconnaissance survey, institutional survey, key informant interview, participant observations and group discussion were adopted for data collection. The collected informations were analyzed by simple statistical descriptive analysis, Weightage Average Index and composite index technique. Among the total HH, 89 percent were organized in different local organizations. The main interests of local people to organize in different organizations were economic, social and other development activities. Regarding the capability of organizations, MGs were highly capable to conduct the watershed development and management activities as per stated their objectives. CFUGs, COs, WCGs, WDGs and DWCC were moderate capable. The farmers and livestock groups were less capable. The overall perception of people towards all organizations’ activities was moderate to strong. Similarly, there were moderate to strong perception of people with all organi
Scholarship Donor(s): Government of Denmark
Note: A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Science
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