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Institute of Rural Research and Development (IRRAD)
Linking Poverty and Climate Change: IRRAD’s Activities
Jane Schukoske
Presented on January 11-12, 2013
The 9th International Conference in India
Theme: Finding Poverty and Climate Solutions for India
Rajagiri Center for Business Studies, Kochi, Kerala
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Together, We Empower Rural India
Institute of Rural Research and Development (IRRAD)
Mission
• To improve the lives of rural people
Focus
• Develop innovative and replicable
models for integrated village development
• Establish grassroots experience
10 year goal
• Scale up our models in collaboration with
public, private and nonprofit partners
An initiative of the S.M. Sehgal Foundation
A registered Trust since 1999
About IRRAD
Institute of Rural Research and Development (IRRAD)
200+ Villages in District
Mewat, Haryana
Capacity building of
Panchayats in Himachal
Pradesh
Training of youth on life
skills in Bikaner, Rajasthan
Crop Improvement Research,
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
Maize research at ICRISAT
Campus
IRRAD’s Reach
Good Village Governance
(Supply-side Interventions)
Good Village Governance
(Demand-side Interventions) Agriculture Interventions
Water Interventions
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One Way of Looking at Poverty:
Distance from HDI 1.00
Source: India Human Development Report 2011. Institute of Applied Manpower Research, Planning Commission, Government of India. 2011
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District-Level HDI in 2001
Source: Jean Drèze and Reetika Khera 2012
Mewat District Haryana
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Climate Change Affects Poverty
Climate Change
Water Agriculture
Soil Moisture
Poverty Trap ( Living Standard, Health, Education)
Water for Irrigation
Crop Damage
△ Temperature pattern
Larger Runoff
Groundwater Recharge
Groundwater Table
△ Rain pattern
Access to Water
Agricultural Income
New pests & diseases
Extreme Weather
Energy Bio Diversity Health Disaster
Living Standard, Health, Education
Health, Education
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IRRAD’s Focus Areas
Water , Sanitation & Hygiene
Rural Governance
Provides water solutions
Ensures citizen participation Builds capacity of village-level institutions
Agriculture
Enhances farmers’ income
Research: evidence -based interventions
Research: evidence -based
interventions
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Problem Solution No.
Limited water resources
Recharge wells 62
Roofwater harvesting 65
Check-dams, culverts, loose stone structures
58
Rejuvenation of traditional water structures
29
Poor access Hand pumps, storage tanks 68
Stand posts, taps 262
Poor quality Bio-sand filters 184
Poor awareness Water literacy sessions 335
Water Programs
Achievements are cumulative till date
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Addressed water issues
of 2,50,000 people
Cumulative figures till date
Impact: Water Programs
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Agricultural Programs
Problem Solution Achievement Lo
w F
arm
Pro
du
ctiv
ity
Poor soil
health
Soil mapping Entire Mewat District
(431 villages)
Soil testing 6,000 sample tests
Demo. of integrated
nutrition mgt.
practices
4,500 demos
Lack of
technology
Bed making 550 acres (demo)
Chisel ploughing 514 acres (demo)
Water-saving
irrigation technology
39 acres (demo)
Lack of
knowledge
Farmers training 16,000 farmers trained
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Good Village Governance Programs
Achievements since program inception in 2008
Issue Solution Achievement Lack of citize
ns’ aw
aren
ess ab
ou
t
the
ir rights an
d e
ntitle
me
nts
Training Expected to produce 1,500 governance
trainees (trainers of trainees) in Mewat
Community
meetings
8,000 people participated in 200
community meetings organized by
governance trainees
Legal literacy
camps
Provided 1,250 villagers with on-site
counseling on gov’t programs
Panel discussions Had 300 villagers directly interact with
gov’t officials
Int’l and regional
governance
conferences
500 development practitioners, academics,
policy makers shared their visions of good
rural governance
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Governance wave
reached 1,50,000 people
Functional ration depots
Effective implementation of right to education
Functional Mid Day Meal and Anganwadi centers
Right to Information applications filed
Employment under MGNREGA
Impact: Village Governance Programs
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Good Village Governance Programs
Issue Problem Solution Achievement
Po
or p
ub
lic service
de
livery
Lack of capacity of Gram
Panchayat (Village Council)
Capacity building
1. Needs
assessments
2. Training
3. Technical
support
4. Support for the
devolution of
power
5. Facilitate
linkages with
govt dept.
Revitalized
35 Village
Councils
Lack of capacity of Village
Health Sanitation and
Committees (VHSCs)
Revitalized
35 VHSCs
Lack of capacity of School
Management Committees
(SMCs)
Revitalized
40 SMCs
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Impact: Village Governance Programs
Helped
2,50,000
people receive better public services
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Contact Details
Reach us at: [email protected] / www.irrad.org
Institute of Rural Research and Development
(an initiative of S.M. Sehgal Foundation) Plot No. 34, Sector 44, Institutional Area
Gurgaon 122002, Haryana, India