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Greening Rural Development in India Contributors Volume 1 Volume 2 (contained in Cd) Greening Rural Development in India

Disclaimer: The views in the publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the United Nations Development Programme. The Government of India's 12th Five Year Plan for the first time has set for itself the goal of faster, sustainable and more inclusive growth. Sustainability has been mainstreamed as a core objective of India's development strategy. This is hugely important paradigm shift in how we look at development. With an annual budget of around INR. 75,000 crore, the Ministry of Rural Development's Schemes have an immense potential to contribute to the goal of sustainable poverty reduction and efficient use of natural resources, including improved land use planning and management practices. For the people in rural areas, particularly the marginalized communities, healthy ecosystems support sustainable agriculture-based livelihoods and essential services such as drinking water, sanitation and health care. Investing in natural resources also strengthens adaptation and resilience of communities towards climate change and natural disasters. This report examines the potential contribution to environmental sustainability of the schemes administered by the Ministry. In specific it looks at: • Improving quality and carrying of eco systems including, water in surface bodies, aquifers and soil profile and arresting degradation of natural resources • Enabling sustainable livelihoods, based on sustainable use of natural resources • Strengthening ecosystem resilience to enable them to recover from extreme weather events and cope with climate change • Reducing the ecological footprint of interventions through efficient use of energy, material, natural resources and increased use of renewables materials The report recommends measures needed to achieve green, including measuring and tracking, the use incentives and the building of capacities. It also contains a number of case studies showing how green results can be achieved. The Ministry of Rural Development, with continued support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), is keen to take forward the recommendations of this report and make delivery of green results a part of policy considerations and guidelines for its different programmes. I hope that these actions will contribute in large measure to achievement of the goals we have set ourselves of the 12th Five Year Plan and beyond.