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6. role of social capital in water mgmt and adaptation to water scarcity in srepok river basin
1. Role of social capital in water management and
adaptation to water scarcity in Srepok River Basin
in Dak Lak province, Vietnam
M’Nong people’s houses
Nguyen Thi Thiem, Vietnam
Livestock raising
How to manage?
Water
scarcity
Water port of M’Nong people
Cassava and maize
cultivation
How to adapt?
Srepok River Basin
Paddy production
Coffee production
2. Research questions
• What are the main forms and dynamics of local water
management and adaptation to water scarcity by people
in Srepok River Basin in Daklak province?
• How are these forms of management and adaptation
linked or dependent on certain forms of social capital?
• To what extent is the effectiveness of these forms of
water management and adaptation determined by the
density of relevant social capital in the locality?
• What are the impacts of government management
approach or schemes to existing social capital-based
management?
3. Join in local government management
Villager
Villager
Villager
Formal institutions
Villager
To manage
Common water
resource
Villager
Join in self-governance by
entire community
Villager
Villager
Three main forms of
WM and adaptation
Villager
Water scarcity
Institutions
HH
HH
HH
To adapt
HH
HH
HH
Join in groups and organizations
4. A shared drilled well by
Household group
Shared water pumping
Facilities by HHs
Shared dug canal of
HH group
Coffee garden
Reservoir managed by
commune government
Dug pond of HH group
5. Water scarcity
Concrete canal managed by
commune government
Villager
Villager
Adaptation
Management
Villager
Formal
institutions
Villager
Social capital
Villager
Villager
Strict rule
Cooperation
Trust
Villager
Trust
Villager
HH
HH
Traditional
institutions
Stream self-governed by entire community
Exchange
HH
Reciprocity
HH
Cooperation
HH
HH
Dug pond shared by household group
6. At community
level
Water scarcity context
Pai Ar village:
Du Mah village:
Strong village rule,
Weak village rule,
many groups,
few groups,
much exchange
less exchange
Comparative
case study
Comparison between two villages
Performance of WM &
adaptation to WS
Social capital
Density
Performance
Functions
Governance
Mechanisms
structure
Decision making
& plan
Water
allocation
Resource
mobilization
Outcomes
Maintain &
protection
10. Findings
Strict rule
Decision making and plan
Strict rule ensures a formal procedure of decision making & plan
Weak rule
Source: Group discussion, 2012
11. Findings
Decision making and plan
Strong rule enforcement involves participation and role of local people in decision making
Strong rule ensures decisive role of traditional institution trusted by people in decision making
12. Findings
Resource mobilization; maintenance and protection
The case 2 also indicates that
Strict rule promote collective action and linkage among
insiders against outsiders to protect water resources
People give up economic value to protect water resources
14. Patterns and outcomes of water management affected by
strong rule and weak rule
Findings
Assessment village water port by surveyed households in two villages
Du Mah
27,27%
Pai Ar
27,27%
11,76%
41,18%
H ousehold's assessment on water-port
Very good
Good
47,06%
45,45%
Source: Household survey, 2013
Average
Poor
15. Findings
Patterns and outcomes of water management affected by
strong rule and weak rule
Pai Ar’s water port - Strict rule village
Du Mah’s water port – Weak rule village
Source: Author’s field observation, October, 2012
16. Findings
Water management and adaptation by HH groups
based on social capital
Sympathy and trust allow changing membership requirements
into advantageous criteria for members
Source: Group interview, November, 2012
17. Findings
Decision making and plan
Trust promotes flexibly change of decision making & plan
Procedure of decision making and plan affected by social capital component
18. Findings
Water allocation
Sympathy between members dominates water allocation
Rules of water allocation associates with the same production procedure and
technique applied by all members that contributes to effective water use
Reciprocity and exchange in water collection contribute to save time and
timely provide water for the fields
Resign right to use water to other members in case of serious water shortage
20. Findings
Outcomes
Save time labor in WM
and adaptation
Effectivie water allocation
and use
Timely in water irrigation
Social capital based
WM and adaptation
More investment in WM and
irrigation system
Creation new
irrigation systems
Participatory approach
Reduction cost of WM
22. Findings
Water management by local government of irrigation system and
difference to social capital based management
Top-down approach
Unequal distribution
of water
Poor design and
management
Does not involve participation of
local people, traditional institutions
Villagers broke the concrete canal
because of inconvenience
Someone stop water flow
for his field
Concrete canal manged by
local government
23. Findings
Problems should be improved towards good
water governance and adaptation
Weak linkage between villages which use and manage the same irrigation system
24. Findings
Problems should be improved towards good
water governance and adaptation
Weak connection and cooperation between groups which are using
the same water source
25. Recommendations
• Recommendations for strengthen the role of social
capital in water management and adaptation to water
scarcity
• Policy recommendations and measures for water
management and adaptation to water scarcity at
community level
• Recommendations for further research