Dear All
It is the fact that YOUTH is going to play key role in developing our nation. The question is about the sustainability and quality of this development????
In this regard, RGNIYD is going to organize national Colloquium on this key issue during Feb 2012.
Among the sub-themes of this Colloquium, YOUTH AND NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT is the one which has take priority both at utilization and management. Understanding the challenges related with the management of natural resources, i have chosen this and submitted the abstract and full paper for better sharing among the stakeholders. I am sharing this with my elder son who has completed B Tech in EEE and planning further education and ready to share as a youth.
The abstract is pasted below as:
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ROLE OF YOUTH IN NATURAL RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT
FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Lakshmi Narayana N
Director &
Bhuvanesh Kumar N
Volunteer
Geo Rehabilitation
Centre
ABSTRACT
Key Words: Development, Participatory,
Rehabilitation, Exploration, Exploitation, Vulnerability, Sustainability,
Disasters, Hazards, Advocacy.
Statement of the Problem: The
mismanagement of natural resources and poor resettlement & rehabilitation have
lead for corruption, conflicts and hazards and further degradation of wealth
and health of the people and environment.
Objectives: The study has specific
objectives which include:
o To
understand the needs and demand of the people and society,
o To
map the natural resources like: water and minerals,
o To
document and create value for the natural resources,
o To
monitor and evaluate the exploitation of the natural resources and
o
To focus on the role of youth in management of
the resources with better sustainability and quality.
Background: It is the fact that India
has got sufficient resources to feed the needs of the people. The greedy and
mismanagement of resources creates artificial scarcity and further deprives the
access, share and rights of the people. The process of liberalization,
privatization and globalization and population explosion lead for higher demand
for the resources. The rate of growth in natural resources like land, water and
minerals is much less compared to its demand. The stages of management of
natural resources includes mapping, assessment, documentation, creation of
value, allocation, exploitation, monitoring & evaluation and reach to the
consumers. The lapses in these stages lead for an ineffective utilization with
pollution to the people and environment. All these lead for mismatched
development with poor sustainability and quality which further lead for
conflicts and hazards & disasters. At present mismanagement of natural
resources has created conflicts among the stakeholders and widely published in the
media. The SWOT of the natural resources and development helps us to understand
its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats and further action plan
involves in transforming its weaknesses or challenges as strengths and
opportunities. In this process, youth, the backbone of country can play a
significant role for managing our natural resources for need based development
with better sustainability and quality both for people as well as to the
environment.
Methodology: The methodologies adopted
include:
o
Community based assessment of the needs, demand
and natural resources,
o
Use of geological and geophysical prospecting
tools for the mapping of the natural resources,
o
Use of software for making an effective
identification, assessment and evaluation,
o
Use of technologies for documentation and
creation of value,
o
Networking and youth clubs / forums for an
effective monitoring, evaluation and social auditing and
o
Community based approaches in the process of
development.
Conclusions: The study emerged with
conclusions as:
o
It improved the level of awareness on natural
resources and its occurrence,
o
It helped to understand the needs and demand Vs
the natural resources,
o
Technologies helped for the mapping, assessment, exploitation including
monitoring & evaluation of natural
resources,
o
Helped to understood the possible ways of
mismanagement and consequences on development and
o
Youth clubs and forums will work for an
effective management and further for sustainable development.
Recommendations: The recommendations
includes as:
o
Conducting more awareness and advocacy
programmes,
o
Designing of better community based strategies
and
o
Encourage students for research study.
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Looking forward for better sharing....
All the best
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