TY - BOOK ED - International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) TI - Good practices in watershed management lessons learned in the mid hills of Nepal : : people and resource dynamics project – Nepal Team U1 - e-book (SD) PY - 2007/// CY - Kathmandu, Nepal PB - International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), N1 - Includes bibliographical references N2 - Contents Foreword vii Acknowledgements viii Executive Summary ix Acronyms and Abbreviations xi 1: INTRODUCTION 1 Background 1 Brief Description of the Watersheds 3 2: SOIL LOSS AND RUNOFF 9 Background 9 Soil Loss and Runoff Monitoring 10 Farmer’s Perceptions 15 Farm Management 16 Lessons Learned and Recommendations 17 3: WATER SCARCITY 19 Background 19 Water Demand and Supply 20 Management Options 24 Lessons Learned and Recommendations 34 4: WATER QUALITY 37 Background 37 Water Quality Monitoring 37 Water Quality Improvement Options 38 Lessons Learned and Recommendations 40 5: ON FARM 41 How Can Farmers Maintain or Improve Soil Fertility? 41 Leachate Study in the Jhikhu Khola Watershed 44 How to Rehabilitate Degraded Land 45 How Can We Increase Farm Income? 49 What Approaches Can be Used to Build the Capacity of Communities? 51 How to Reduce Workloads, Especially of Women 54 Lessons Learned and Recommendations 56 vi 6: ACCESS 59 Background 59 What are Feasible Local Rules and Practices for Ensuring Equitable Access to Natural Resources? 59 Access to Institutions and Information 62 Access to Natural Resources 62 Decision-making for Different Activities 66 Lessons Learned and Recommendations 67 7: BIBLIOGRAPHY AND FURTHER READING 69 ANNEXES (on CD-ROM in back pocket) Annex 1: Rainfall of the Jhikhu and Yarsha Khola Watersheds Annex 2. Rainfall of the Yarsha Khola Watershed Annex 3: Description of the Soil Loss and Runoff Plots Annex 4: Soil Loss, Runoff, and Rainfall in the Jhikhu Khola Watershed Annex 5. Soil Loss, Runoff, and Rainfall in the Yarsha Kola Watershed Annex 6. Crop Water Requirement Analysis Annex 7. Rainfall Analysis Annex 8: Barabot Spring in Dhotra, Jhikhu Khola Watershed Annex 9. Roof Rainwater Harvesting Jars Annex 10. Monitoring of the Water Table in Dug Wells of the Jhikhu Khola Watershed Annex 11. Water Balance Annex 12. PARDYP’s Experience with the System of Rice Intensification Annex 13. Changing Cropping Patterns Annex 14. Water Quality Studies Annex 15. Leachate Study in the Jhikhu Khola Watershed ER -