INPIM INITIATIVES

International Capacity Builidng Program on Participatory Irrigation Management

INPIM  and DSI Turkey are pleased to announce the  International Capacity Builidng Program on Participatory Irrigation Management to be held at the  International Agro Hydrology Research and Traning Centre Menemen, near Izmir, Turkey.  The Training program is aimed at Trainers of Training Institutes, Policy Makers, WUA and Irrigation District Managers.  The training program builds further on National Initiatives and gives an overview of international expereince in irrigatin reforms and PIM.  In the past INPIM and the World Bank Insititue conducted the first set of International Capacity Building program on PIM at the Mediterranean Agronomic insititute in Bari, Italy.  The program was conducted over a period of five years and focussed on creating awarness on PIM.  The present intiaitive will feature on more practical aspects of WUA management, organisations, financial and legal framework.  The training program will form an excellent complement to the National Training Programs of countries where it exists.  The first program under this series conducted in December 2004 ( view details of the program) drew an unprecedented response.  The next program is slated for September / October 2005.  View this website for details.

Promoting Farmer Networks for water sector reform in south India

The project takes the general advocacy of particpatory approaches to its logical conclusion by intiating networks of farmers in order to increase and strengthen thier role in water sector policy formulation and implementation.  INPIM has launched a pilot project promoting farmer networks in three South Indian States of Andhra Pradesh ( AP JalaSpandana), Karnataka ( Pragathi) and Tamil Nadu (TVNN).  The three networks are being co-ordinated by Jalaspandana an NGO registered and based at Bangalore in the State of Karnataka.  The three networks since thier formation in 2004 have been actively engaged in policy advocacy with the respective governments, capacity builidng of farmers, farmer-farmer interactions, identification of issues at the project, distict and state level.  The Networks have been constituted by the farmers and water user associations of the respective states.  Read more...

Discussion Forums at the INPIM website:

INPIM features a full fledged discussion group to enable its members to start a discussion thread.  view the discussion form at the inpim website.  Members desirous of starting a discussion thread are welcome to register and login and start a thread right away.  Discussion threads provide opportunities for member interaction,m repsonse and feed back to current issues in irrigation reforms and PIM.