Governance And Management Of Natural Resources

In the Anthropocene, the age in which we live, natural resources such as land, water and forests are under immense stress; the imperatives to manage them sustainably and equitably are very high. Demographic growth, urban expansion and climate change processes pose several challenges for natural resource management. While the discourse on sustainability gives importance to inter-generational equity, intra-generational equity concerns need to be addressed as well at the policy level. In this background, the objectives of this programme are to familiarise participants with critical policy and institutional issues in natural resource management and governance and approaches to addressing them.

1. Key concepts in natural resource management and governance

This session will introduce participants to key concepts in natural resource management and governance such as carrying capacity, resilience, vulnerability, adaptation, tragedy of the commons, and property right regimes. State property, private property, common property and open access regimes shall be discussed with appropriate examples.