Resources
MUS in Mekong Basin
The MUS activities in the Mekong basin are mainly carried out in partnership with the Local Wisdom Networks. The MUS project in northeast Thailand builds upon their experiences in the rainfed zone of drought prone areas. The project does its research through learning alliance development for multiple uses of water, linking up with the formal government offices and national development plans for multiple water use system aimed at achieving economic sufficiency- that links to both livelihood and ecosystem development.
Within the national development paradigm for achieving economic sufficiency, the development plans are now being up-scaled to cover the entire Mekong The development plans include- both site specific technologies and knowledge sharing through learning alliances. The implementation includes application of participatory action research methodologies for effective engagement of stakeholders in the research process. This ensures sustainability of multiple water use activities beyond the project life, not only in the Mekong basin but also nearby basins. Plans will be gradually developed to upscale the results of MUS to other countries, such as Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam.
Conclusion
Chapter 14 contains the conclusion. An abundance of lessons emerged from the MUS work in Nepal and Maharashtra, India. While the experiences in the two places were incredibly different, several common threads emerged, albeit with distinctive situational spins. Perhaps the simplest emergent theme was that MUS is not a new concept for rural villagers in either Nepal or Maharashtra. In both regions, communities have found ways to achieve their own integrated water resource management by combining various “projects,” either brought to them via external implementers (the government or NGOs) or accomplished via their own efforts.
Applying the learning alliance approach in India
The Learning Alliance experience in Maharashtra contains important lessons for the potential upscaling of the MUS concept in the state. By attempting implementation of MUS projects through a larger state-led drinking water scheme, the experience in India has illuminated hurdles and limitations in expanding theMUS concept through a state-government program.MUS work in India took place only in the state of Maharashtra. Therefore, the state-level government represents the “national” level for the MUS Learning Alliance in India. In chapter 13 you can read about the experiences.
Community-level lessons - India
The situation for MUS in Maharashtra most likely reflects the reality of future MUS upscaling: attempting to use a state drinking water project as a vehicle for integrating multiple uses at the village level. As such, these two cases instruct the implementation of MUS globally, you can read more about in chapter 12.
Kikwari: community-led integrated water resource management
In chapter 10 Kikwari village was chosen as a case study in Maharashtra because it is a village that encapsulates the spirit of integrated water resource management. Their creativity, innovation, and commitment to their community has allowed the villagers to protect and effectively manage the water resources available to them.
Samundi: women lead the way
Samundi was chosen as a case study in Maharashtra to represent an incredibly motivated tribal community that is using the Jalswarajya project to supply all their water needs. In chapter 11 you can read the unique story of village women taking charge of their community’s development.
The India experience
Part 2 of the book deals with the MUS experiences in India. Chapter 8 provides an overview of the state of Maharashtra, its setting, a history of the water-scarcity situation and the process by which water resource development takes place in this state. Chapter 9 gives a project overview.
Applying the learning alliance approach in Nepal
Chapter 7 deals with the Learning Alliance experience in Nepal. It was an experiment in working with all stakeholders at all levels to concurrently garner partner support for MUS project implementation and propagate the idea of MUS throughout the country.
Community-level lessons - Nepal
The organization of chapter 6 is based on the 14 principles outlined in the CP-MUS Action Research Framework that are required at the community, intermediate, and national levels to implement and scale up multiple use water systems.
Senapuk: moderate water
In chapter 4 the village of Senapuk in Syangja District was chosen as a case study to represent a moderate water supply and the birthplace of the double-tank, twoline distribution system.
Krishnapur: scarce water
Chapter 5: The Krishnapur Tole cluster within the village of Karre Khola in Surkhet District was chosen as a case study due to the unique MUS situation that arose from the area’s incredible water scarcity.
Chhatiwan: abundant water
Chapter 3 discusses Chhatiwan Tole cluster. This cluster of the Chirtungdhara VDC in Palpa District was chosen as a case study to represent a community with an abundant water supply. It was the very first MUS system constructed.
MUS implementation in Nepal and India
This book explores the practical implementation of the multiple-use water services (MUS) concept in Nepal and India, focusing on community-level lessons and implications for scaling up the approach.
The Nepal experience
The setting (chapter 1) and project overview (chapter 2) are in this file.
Reporte de la Tercera Reunión de las Alianzas de Aprendizaje de Valle y Quindío
El 3 de Noviembre de 2005 se realizó en la ciudad de Cali una reunión de trabajo donde participaron 40 personas, integrantes de las Alianzas de Aprendizaje de los Departamentos de Valle del Cauca y Quindío.
Reporte de la Primera Reunión de la Alianza de Aprendizaje de Cochabamba
El 7 de Abril de 2005, se llevó a cabo una reunión de trabajo en Cochabamba, Bolivia para agrupar ONGs, investigadores, municipalidades y comunidades con interés en sistemas de uso múltiple del agua (Documento en español)
Reporte Segundo Taller de la Alianza de Aprendizaje - Quindío
El 3 de Octubre de 2005 se reunieron en la ciudad de Armenia los integrantes de la Alianza de Aprendizaje del Quindío, dando continuidad a las actividades que se desarrollan en este Departamento.
Reporte de la Segunda Reunión de la Alianza de Aprendizaje - Valle
El 15 de Julio de 2005, la segunda reunión de trabajo de la Alianza de Aprendizaje del Valle del Cauca, congregó a 22 personas entre ingenieros, investigadores y practicantes del departamento con interés en los sistemas de uso múltiple del agua. (Documento en español, con resumen en inglés)
Reporte de la Primera Reunión de la Alianza de Aprendizaje - Quindío
Este informe presenta los resultados de la primera reunión de trabajo de la Alianza de Aprendizaje del Departamento del Quindío (Documento en español, con resumen en inglés)
Reporte de la Primera Reunion de la Alianza de Aprendizaje - Valle
Esta primera reunión fue realizada el 16 de Noviembre de 2004, para discutir las posibles estrategias para asegurar sistemas de abastecimiento de agua, que satisfagan las necesidades, tanto domésticas como productivas de la gente. En este evento se pretendió contar con la participación de organizaciones e individuos en el Valle del Cauca, interesados en el tema de los sistemas de uso múltiple de agua. (Documento en español, con resumen en inglés)
Reporte Monitoreo de las Alianzas de Aprendizaje
Este informe incluye el seguimiento a las Alianzas de Aprendizaje del Proyecto MUS. Contiene un análisis de los cambios personales e institucionales que se han generado en los miembros con relación a MUS como resultado de las actividades de la Alianza.
MEMORIA Taller Multisectorial MUS JUN 2007 Cochabamba - Bolivia
En fecha 13 de Junio de 2007 se llevó a cabo el Seminario Taller denominado Experiencias en Usos Múltiples del Agua en Bolivia y Latinoamérica. Este Seminario Taller fue llevado a cabo como parte de las actividades que realiza el Proyecto MUS. Este evento contó con la participación de invitados internacionales de Holanda y Colombia, así como representantes de instituciones regionales que trabajan en el sector agua. En el siguiente documento encontrará la memoria del taller así como una lista de participantes y las principales conclusiones.
Reporte Quinta Reunion Alianza Aprendizaje Valle del Cauca
Report.
This workshop focused on the discussion of guidelines to support the design of rural water supply systems that meet both the domestic and (small-scale) productive needs of rural families in Valle del Cauca, Colombia. A total of 33 participants worked in groups to develop suggestions that will be incorporated in guidelines that are currently being developed by the institute Cinara. These groups focused on the water needs of rural families, availability of water from multiple sources, water supply technologies and management systems. The next meeting in March 2007 will discuss the draft guidelines. [authors abstract]
The full report is in spanish.
Reporte Quinta Reunion Alianza de Aprendizaje Valle
Contiene los resultados de una reunión celebrada el 13 de Octubre de 2006, en la cual los integrantes de la Alianza de Aprendizaje del Valle del Cauca formularon lineamientos para una propuesta de guías de diseño de sistemas de abastecimiento de agua rurales, que consideren el enfoque MUS.
Reporte Cuarta Reunion Alianza Aprendizaje Valle del Cauca
Una Alianza de Aprendizaje es una estrategia para agrupar individuos u organizaciones que comparten un problema y su deseo por solucionarlo permite tener objetivos comunes. En la cuarta reunión, se discutió con los participantes la normatividad que se está formulando en Colombia, la Ley de Aguas y el Reglamento Técnico en Agua Potable para la zona rural, con el propósito de analizar la forma en que se aborda el concepto de usos múltiples del agua en estos proyectos normativos y generar sugerencias para mejorar dicha reglamentación. De la misma forma, se presentaron los resultados de la sesión de MUS en el IV Foro Mundial del Agua en México y las experiencias y hallazgos del grupo de trabajo de Cinara con los estudios de caso de La Palma. Tres Puertas y la microcuenca de la Quebrada El Chocho. [autores resumen]