Games for groundwater governance: field experiments in Andhra Pradesh, India
Groundwater is a common-pool resource that is subject to depletion in many places around the world as a result of increased use of irrigation and water-demanding cash crops. Where state capacity to control groundwater use is limited, collective action is important to increase recharge and restrict h...
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| author | Ruth Meinzen-Dick Rahul Chaturvedi Laia Domènech Rucha Ghate Marco A. Janssen Nathan D. Rollins K Sandeep |
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| description | Groundwater is a common-pool resource that is subject to depletion in many places around the world as a result of increased use of irrigation and water-demanding cash crops. Where state capacity to control groundwater use is limited, collective action is important to increase recharge and restrict highly water-consumptive crops. We present results of field experiments in hard rock areas of Andhra Pradesh, India, to examine factors affecting groundwater use. Two nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) ran the games in communities where they were working to improve watershed and water management. Results indicate that, when the links between crop choice and groundwater depletion is made explicit, farmers can act cooperatively to address this problem. Longer NGO involvement in the villages was associated with more cooperative outcomes in the games. Individuals with more education and higher perceived community social capital played more cooperatively, but neither gender nor method of payment had a significantly effect on individual behavior. When participants could repeat the game with communication, similar crop choice patterns were observed. The games provided an entry point for discussion on the understanding of communities of the interconnectedness of groundwater use and crop choice. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-29767afa67fe4641b3461d5b2fa9184c2022-12-22T04:03:50ZengResilience AllianceEcology and Society1708-30872016-09-012133810.5751/ES-08416-2103388416Games for groundwater governance: field experiments in Andhra Pradesh, IndiaRuth Meinzen-Dick0Rahul Chaturvedi1Laia Domènech2Rucha Ghate3Marco A. Janssen4Nathan D. Rollins5K Sandeep6International Food Policy Research InstituteFoundation for Ecological SecurityInternational Food Policy Research InstituteInternational Center for Integrated Mountain DevelopmentArizona State UniversityArizona State UniversityFoundation for Ecological SecurityGroundwater is a common-pool resource that is subject to depletion in many places around the world as a result of increased use of irrigation and water-demanding cash crops. Where state capacity to control groundwater use is limited, collective action is important to increase recharge and restrict highly water-consumptive crops. We present results of field experiments in hard rock areas of Andhra Pradesh, India, to examine factors affecting groundwater use. Two nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) ran the games in communities where they were working to improve watershed and water management. Results indicate that, when the links between crop choice and groundwater depletion is made explicit, farmers can act cooperatively to address this problem. Longer NGO involvement in the villages was associated with more cooperative outcomes in the games. Individuals with more education and higher perceived community social capital played more cooperatively, but neither gender nor method of payment had a significantly effect on individual behavior. When participants could repeat the game with communication, similar crop choice patterns were observed. The games provided an entry point for discussion on the understanding of communities of the interconnectedness of groundwater use and crop choice.http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol21/iss3/art38/Andhra Pradeshcollective actionexperimental gamesframed field experimentsgroundwaterIndia |
| spellingShingle | Ruth Meinzen-Dick Rahul Chaturvedi Laia Domènech Rucha Ghate Marco A. Janssen Nathan D. Rollins K Sandeep Games for groundwater governance: field experiments in Andhra Pradesh, India Ecology and Society Andhra Pradesh collective action experimental games framed field experiments groundwater India |
| title | Games for groundwater governance: field experiments in Andhra Pradesh, India |
| title_full | Games for groundwater governance: field experiments in Andhra Pradesh, India |
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| title_short | Games for groundwater governance: field experiments in Andhra Pradesh, India |
| title_sort | games for groundwater governance field experiments in andhra pradesh india |
| topic | Andhra Pradesh collective action experimental games framed field experiments groundwater India |
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