Dryland Farmers' Access to Productive Resources (A Case Study of Wonogiri)

Objective - This research is built on the argument that providing farmers with more access to natural resources can reduce poverty and so increase production in farming, particularly in the case of Wonogiri. Methodology/Technique - The method of analysis used for this research is the IRAP (Integrated Rural Accessibility Planning) method which was developed by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the government agencies of Africa and Asia. Findings - Based on the calculation of access, it is noted that priority problems of access to productive resources can be resolved by focusing on four factors. First is Education - Strategies that can be implemented is the construction of new schools, particularly junior and senior high schools. Second is Health - Strategies that can be implemented is to increase farmers' access to water resources and to increase the number of general practitioners available such as specialists and dentists. Third is Agriculture - Strategies that can be done is to improve existing markets, add new markets, and develop new farmer groups. Fourth is Support - Strategies that can be done is by building layers of foundation and paving stones and casting roads on the remaining land. Of utmost importance is Education. Novelty - New found strategies that can be implemented include the construction of new schools for poor farmers. Type of Paper: Empirical Keywords: Dryland Farmers, Productive Resources, Wonogiri, IRAP, Access, Strategy.

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Ensuring access to water in an emergency context: Towards an overexploitation and contamination of water resources?

Social & Legal Studies ◽

10.1177/09646639211031626 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 096466392110316

Author(s):

Chloé Nicolas-Artero

Keyword(s):

Drinking Water ◽

Water Resources ◽

Qualitative Methods ◽

Water Scarcity ◽

Water Rights ◽

Environmental Crisis ◽

Supply Network ◽

Mining Pollution ◽

Access To Water

This article shows how geo-legal devices created to deal with environmental crisis situations make access to drinking water precarious and contribute to the overexploitation and contamination of water resources. It relies on qualitative methods (interviews, observations, archive work) to identify and analyse two geo-legal devices applied in the case study of the Elqui Valley in Chile. The first device, generated by the Declaration of Water Scarcity, allows private sanitation companies to concentrate water rights and extend their supply network, thus producing an overexploitation of water resources. In the context of mining pollution, the second device is structured around the implementation of the Rural Drinking Water Programme and the distribution of water by tankers, which has made access to drinking water more precarious for the population and does nothing to prevent pollution.

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Políticas Públicas: ecoturismo x preservação dos recursos naturais

Revista Brasileira de Ecoturismo (RBEcotur) ◽

10.34024/rbecotur.2015.v8.6473 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 8 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Luís Carlos Araújo Moraes

Keyword(s):

Natural Resources ◽

Master Plan ◽

The Public ◽

Protect Area ◽

Politica Publica ◽

Tourism Activity ◽

Conservation Of Natural Resources ◽

The Government ◽

Public Politics

As políticas públicas ocupam importante papel no âmbito do planejamento estratégico e da gestão pública nos mais diferenciados setores. Sendo assim, este estudo tem como objetivo analisar a política pública de meio ambiente, tendo como foco principal o Plano Diretor da APA da Serrinha do Alambari, no município de Resende/RJ e sua correlação com a política setorial de turismo inscrita no Plano Diretor Municipal. A pesquisa se caracteriza como exploratória e de abordagem qualitativa, com estudo de caso. O resultado aponta para a falta de sinergia entre as políticas ambiental e a de turismo, comprometendo, pois, não só a atividade turística como a preservação do patrimônio natural. Espera-se que os dados e as informações obtidas norteiem o poder público para que sejam desenvolvidas ações efetivas, através das políticas públicas, para compatibilizar a prática do ecoturismo com a preservação e conservação dos recursos naturais, ambas pautadas na ótica do desenvolvimento sustentável. Public politics: Ecotourism X preservation of natural resources ABSTRACT Public politics have important role in the strategic planning and management of public in more differentiated sectors. Thus, this study aims to analyze the public environmental politic, focusing mainly on the Master Plan of the Serrinha Alambari Protect Area in the municipality of Resende (RJ, Brazil) and its correlation with the sectoral politic entered in the tourism Master Plan. The research is characterized as exploratory and qualitative approach with case study. The result points to the lack of synergy between environmental and tourism politics, compromising therefore not only to tourism activity as the preservation of natural heritage. It is expected that the data and information obtained will guide the government to be developed effective actions, through public politics, in order to reconcile the practice of ecotourism with the preservation and conservation of natural resources, both predicated in optics of sustainable development. KEYWORDS: Planning; Public Politic; Ecotourism; Environment.

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Women, Water & Well-Being: A Case Study of ‘Kuttadampadam’ in Palakkad, Kerala

Shanlax International Journal of Arts, Science and Humanities ◽

10.34293/sijash.v7i1.534 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 44-49

Author(s):

V Shinju ◽

Aswathi Prasad

Keyword(s):

Resource Management ◽

Water Resources ◽

Natural Resources ◽

Water Resource ◽

Water Resource Management ◽

Well Being ◽

Starting Point ◽

Role Of Women

The natural resources are repository for the survival of all of us, so they must be used efficiently to meet the present needs while conserving them for future generations. An action to develop capacities from global to household levels for their sustainable management and regulation is required henceforth. Of these natural resources, water resources are most precious. If there is no water; there would be no life on earth. Since ‘water is the elixir of life’, water resource management has been considered as one of the most relevant areas of intervention. Understanding the gender dimensions of water resource management is a starting point for reversing the degradation of water resources. Women play an important role here since they have to access the water resources for almost all the activities on a daily basis. As the women are the strong social agents, effective and improved water preservation techniques could be achieved through their empowerment that may eventually lead to the well-being of the households in particular and of the community in general. Therefore, the major research question posed in this study is to analyze the role of women in the preservation and management of water, an inevitable, precious but diminishing natural resource. The study also intends to describe the relationship between the three ‘W's-Women, Water & Well-being. Both qualitative and quantitative approaches are essential here as it is a contingent issue in the present scenario. Psychological dimensions were also explored since the issue is affecting the routine life of the community. The case study of women belonging to the Kuttadampadam region was done to explain the role of women in preserving water resources in the areas affecting severe water scarcity.

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INNOVATIVE MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES: CASE STUDY OF MANGROVE AREA IN KUALA GULA, PERAK

PLANNING MALAYSIA JOURNAL ◽

10.21837/pm.v15i4.316 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 15 ◽

Author(s):

Salina Nor Azam ◽

Tanot Unjah

Keyword(s):

Natural Resources ◽

Mangrove Forest ◽

Mangrove Ecosystem ◽

Forest Reserve ◽

Mangrove Area ◽

Innovative Management ◽

The Innovative Management ◽

The Government ◽

Management Approaches

This paper attempts to identify and explicate sustainability approach through innovative management of natural resources that is able to create balance between conservation and utilization of natural resources. Innovative management of natural resources is related to the act of bringing changes or an introduction to a novelty idea for achieving organisational goal which involves organising people, finances and resources, training, controlling, monitoring, and sanctioning. The study focuses on the mangrove ecosystem, one of the most sensitive natural resources in the country, which has been successfully managed by the government through top down approach. Data was gathered through content analysis and interviews with several key persons from the study area. This paper firstly compares the different management approaches in Matang Mangrove Forest Reserve and Kuala Gula Mangrove, before finally elaborating on the innovative management of the latter.

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Formulation of integrated water resources management (IWRM) plan at district level: a case study from Bundelkhand region of India

Water Policy ◽

10.2166/wp.2020.157 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 22 (1) ◽

pp. 52-69 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

V. C. Goyal ◽

Anuradha Garg ◽

Jyoti P. Patil ◽

T. Thomas

Keyword(s):

Water Resources ◽

Water Resources Management ◽

Water Conservation ◽

Demand Management ◽

Geographical Area ◽

Integrated Water Resources Management ◽

District Level ◽

Resources Management ◽

The Government

Abstract Integrated water resources management (IWRM) is being implemented all over the world, considering its wide area of applications and flexible spatial scale. Scientists have found IWRM useful in an Indian context also where a coordinated development of water and land resources is sought as part of complete economic, social and environmental welfare. The paper presents the concepts of ‘Local IWRM’ planning applied to water conservation and management in a case study of Ur river watershed in Tikamgarh district of Madhya Pradesh (India). The Plan considers effective utilization of land, water and other available natural resources, linked to the vulnerabilities and livelihood opportunities in the geographical area. The IWRM Plan, designed in three sections – (1) water management, (2) land management, and (3) livelihood management – provides specific suggestions on the activities under these three themes as useful inputs to the District Irrigation Plan (DIP) of the Government. The proposed IWRM Plan intends to promote the component of water demand management in district level planning and is envisioned to be an ‘implementable’ planning document for district level government. Acceptability of the IWRM plan is potentially enhanced as the plan was developed through a participatory process, wherein all relevant stakeholders were consulted at different stages of development.

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DESIGN OF WEBSITE-BASED INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR EDOCUMENT ADMINISTRASI IN THE COMMUNITY SERVICE UNIT (A Case Study at Rajabasa District)

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMPUTERS & TECHNOLOGY ◽

10.24297/ijct.v16i7.6396 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 16 (7) ◽

pp. 7010-7020

Author(s):

Ochi Marshella Febriani ◽

Tri Wahyuni ◽

Suhendro Yusuf

Keyword(s):

Community Service ◽

Information Disclosure ◽

Public Information ◽

Document Management ◽

Government Agencies ◽

District Office ◽

Service Unit ◽

Public Rights ◽

The Government

District office is one of the government agencies. This office certainly produces documents in every administrative process and policy. The document management provides a good solution for each document in order to be accessed and used by users. The improper document management causes difficulty to find the needed documents. Moreover, the document is very difficult to access because it is only kept by certain people for various reasons. Besides, the document is also public rights that should be accessed by many people. An Act number14 in 2008 on Public Information Disclosure indicates that the document is a certain entity to reduce a public dispute so that it is mandatory matter that must be done. Under this condition, it is expected that the document must be stored in the websitebased application to allow all parties to easily access the document stored.

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The Construction of City Images in Micro Films: A Case Study of Taipei City Government

World Journal of Social Science Research ◽

10.22158/wjssr.v2n2p336 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 336

Author(s):

Chia-ju, Lin

Keyword(s):

Rapid Development ◽

City Government ◽

Government Agencies ◽

Taipei City ◽

The Media ◽

The Government ◽

The City ◽

Selection Of ◽

Romance Narratives

In recent years, with the rapid development of the media, an increasing number of corporations and even government agencies are using the new format known as the micro film as a means of advertising and marketing. In this study, we took the micro films produced by the Taipei City Government as objects of analysis to investigate the image of the city as constructed in and produced by these films. Furthermore, in this study, the symbol of image in three such micro films was studied: Love@Taipei, My Micro Tour of Taipei, and Happily Ever After. It was found that in these films, the characteristics of the city of Taipei have been presented accurately and successfully by means of the [appropriate selection of] celebrity performers, the romance narratives used, and the lively presentation of these films. Therefore, these films have foregrounded an image of Taipei that is free, friendly, diverse, and progressive; furthermore, they have successfully conveyed the idea that “Taipei is a city that is positive and capable of outstanding achievements”. These films, designed to attract audiences, have been made with great skill and portray little elements of the government-run campaigns they are actually part of, thus making them even more entertaining for viewers.

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Evaluation of water losses in distribution networks: Rammallah as a case study

Water Science & Technology Water Supply ◽

10.2166/ws.2004.0053 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 4 (3) ◽

pp. 183-195 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Z. Mimi ◽

O. Abuhalaweh ◽

V. Wakileh ◽

Jerusalem Water Undertaking Staff

Keyword(s):

Water Resources ◽

Natural Resources ◽

Distribution Networks ◽

Supply System ◽

Water Networks ◽

Water Losses ◽

The Poor ◽

Minimum Night Flow ◽

Acoustic Techniques

Water is one of the most valuable natural resources in Palestine. Therefore, it is very crucial for the Palestinians to achieve proper planning and management of their water resources to ensure proper usage of their water in the different sectors. Moreover, many of the Palestinian localities still lack the existence of water networks while many others suffer from the poor conditions and high losses in their networks that reach up to 50% of the input into the supply system. The paper will present a method to determine water losses from distribution networks and procedures of reducing it in a practical way. The method is based on three main steps: (1) tracing leaks of the supply districts or pipe sections by means of tightness tests and measuring minimum night flow; (2) pinpointing the leaks using the electro-acoustic techniques by DF Junior device and (3) repairing leaks. Consequently, the amount of leakage for the study area was largely reduced (from 5.6 L/sec to 0.16 L/sec).

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Anthropogenic Activity Effects on Canals Morphology, Case Study: Nile Delta, Egypt

Water ◽

10.3390/w12113184 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (11) ◽

pp. 3184

Author(s):

Sherien Abd-Elaziz ◽

Martina Zeleňáková ◽

Peter Mésároš ◽

Pavol Purcz ◽

Hany F. Abd-Elhamid

Keyword(s):

Water Resources ◽

Cross Sections ◽

Nile Delta ◽

Anthropogenic Activity ◽

Negative Consequences ◽

The Government ◽

The Impact ◽

Clear Change ◽

Canal Morphology

Waterways are usually contaminated with wastes from industrial, domestic or irrigation sectors. Organizations in charge have adopted solutions to eliminate this problem; however, the adopted solutions contribute indirectly to modifying canal morphology during maintenance. These are examples of anthropogenic activity, as well as randomly implemented dredging, which expand the canal cross-sections. Egypt is a country which depends on surface irrigation through a huge network of canals. The majority of canals in Egypt are subject to anthropogenic activity which affects their efficiency. This study aims to assess the impact of conjugated instances of anthropogenic activity and dredging on canal morphology and capacity. Five canals were selected in the current study in the Nile Delta, Egypt. These canals are highly affected by two associated factors: anthropogenic activity by users and dredging by the government. The study also aims to determine the effects of a newly adopted policy for saving surface water through restoration of the canals’ originally designed cross-sections. The results showed a clear change in canal morphology, which has increased the volume of water in the affected canals. In some cases, the volume of water has increased by 59%, which could have negative consequences for Egypt’s water resources. Sustainable management of water resources in Egypt requires saving each water droplet, and canal rehabilitation is expected to save about 6.56 million m3/year by the year 2022.

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Water security, metropolitan supply and climate change: some considerations concerning the Rio de Janeiro case

Ambiente & sociedade ◽

10.1590/1809-4422asoc20190207r1vu2020l6td ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 23 ◽

Author(s):

Rosa Maria Formiga-Johnsson ◽

Ana Lucia Britto

Keyword(s):

Water Resources ◽

Rio De Janeiro ◽

Universal Access ◽

Water Security ◽

Safe Drinking Water ◽

Human Right ◽

Access To Water ◽

Current Water ◽

Adequate Quantity

Abstract In this article the authors assess the current level of water security of the population of the Rio de Janeiro metropolis supplied by the Guandu System. It sets out from the premise that water security is only achieved when universal access to water is ensured - that is, when water resources are available, in adequate quantity and quality, along with water services that guarantee the human right to safe drinking water. Based on previous research, a review of the literature and official documents, it was possible to adapt and apply an analytic schema to the case study in order to evaluate the level of water security. The authors conclude that there are many risks associated with the water resources, including climate stressors, but it is the performance of the water supply service that most jeopardizes the current water security of the population of the Rio de Janeiro metropolis; the availability of water resources, both current and future, is not an obstacle to universal access to water.

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