Pangu Work-Distribution Practices
- Sri Lanka
- South Asia
ENTRY DATE: 09.03.2012 | LAST UPDATE: 09.03.2012
SCALE:
- Community Level
TARGET AREA:
- Rural and Urban
BEST PRACTICE IN:
- Project Implementation
KEY SECTOR:
- Agriculture
FUNDING AMOUNT:
Description of Intervention
The pangu method is a case of “serendipitous” autonomous adaptation. According to this method, every paddy land owner (of land in the command area of a particular tank) is responsible for cleaning and repairing one section of the bund or canals, allocated to him. Participants are paid for their work; according to the number of sections they have been completed. The pangu method creates a sense of ownership and responsibility by involving farmers in both the planning and the implementation stages (as opposed to using contractors).
Problems to be Addressed
Drought; aridity; water shortages
Objectives
‘Serendipitous’ adaptation
How it fits into the EbA concept
Building stakeholdership among indigenous people to adapt to the changing climate regime makes it appropriate to fit into the criteria of EbA/CCA.