QuarterlyQuarterly NewsletterNewsletter (Sustainable Management of Land & Water Resources (HablehRoud ﻃﺮﺡ ﻣﺪﻳﺮﻳﺖ ﭘﺎﻳﺪﺍﺭ ﻣﻨﺎﺑﻊ ﺁﺏ ﻭ ﺧﺎﻙ (ﺣﺒﻠﻪ ﺭﻭﺩ) Ministry of Jahad-e-Agriculture ﻭﺯﺍﺭﺕ ﺟﻬﺎﺩ ﻛﺸﺎﻭﺭﺯﻱ Forests, Range, and Watershed Management Organization of IRAN ﺳﺎﺯﻣﺎﻥ ﺟﻨﮕﻠﻬﺎ، ﻣﺮﺍﺗﻊ ﻭ ﺁﺑﺨﻴﺰﺩﺍﺭﻱ ﻛﺸﻮﺭ Deputy for Watershed Management 16 ﻣﻌﺎﻭﻧﺖ ﺁﺑﺨﻴﺰﺩﺍﺭﻱ Spring 2012 ﺑﻬﺎﺭ 139116 IN THE NAME OF GOD ﺳﺨﻦ ﻧﺨﺴﺖ Achieving local knowledge will strengthen the basic infrastructure of sustainable development in two major ways: ﺩﺳﺘﻴﺎﺑﻰ ﺑﻪ ﺩﺍﻧﺶ ﺑﻮﻣﻰ ﺍﺯ ﺩﻭ ﻃﺮﻳﻖ ﻋﻤﺪﻩ ﺷﺎﻟﻮﺩﻩ ﻫﺎﻳﻰ ﺍﻭﻟﻴﻪ ﺗﻮﺳﻌﻪ ﭘﺎﻳﺪﺍﺭ ﺭﺍ ﺗﻘﻮﻳﺖ ﻣﻰ ﻛﻨﺪ: On the one hand, local knowledge is the consequence of thousands of years of trial and error learning process and ﺍﺯ ﻳﻚ ﺳﻮ، ﺩﺍﻧﺶ ﺑﻮﻣﻰ ﺣﺎﺻﻞ ﻓﺮﺍﻳﻨﺪ ﻳﺎﺩﮔﻴﺮﻯ ﺗﺠﺮﺑﻪ ﻭ ﺁﺯﻣﻮﻥ ﻭ ﺧﻄﺎﻯ ﭼﻨﺪ ﻫﺰﺍﺭ ﺳﺎﻟﺔ ﻳﻚ ﺟﺎﻣﻌﻪ ﺩﺭ ﺍﺭﺗﺒﺎﻁ ﺑﺎ ﻣﺤﻴﻂ experience of a community in relation to their environment .Clearly, this knowledge describes human community ﭘﻴﺮﺍﻣﻮﻥ ﺧﻮﺩ ﺍﺳﺖ. ﺑﺪﻳﻬﻰ ﺍﺳﺖ ﻛﻪ ﺍﻳﻦ ﺩﺍﻧﺶ ﺑﻴﺎﻧﮕﺮ ﻛﻨﺶ ﻭ ﻭﺍﻛﻨﺶ ﮔﺮﻭﻫﻬﺎﻯ ﺟﻤﺎﻋﺖ ﺑﺸﺮﻯ ﺑﺎ ﻃﺒﻴﻌﺖ ﺑﻮﺩﻩ ﻭ ﺁﻳﻴﻨﻪ interaction with nature, and features climate and natural properties of plants and animals in a region and their ﺗﻤﺎﻡ ﻧﻤﺎﻯ ﺍﺯ ﻭﻳﮋﮔﻴﻬﺎﻯ ﺍﻗﻠﻴﻤﻰ ﻭ ﺧﺼﻮﺻﻴﺎﺕ ﻃﺒﻴﻌﻰ ﮔﻴﺎﻫﻰ ﻭ ﺟﺎﻧﻮﺭﻯ ﻳﻚ ﻣﻨﻄﻘﻪ ﻭ ﺍﺯ ﺁﻥ ﻣﻬﻤﺘﺮ، ﺭﻭﺍﺑﻂ ﻣﺘﻘﺎﺑﻞ ﺁﻧﻬﺎ ﺑﺎ ﻫﻢ ﻭ interactions with each other and human groups, having ﺑﺎ ﮔﺮﻭﻩ ﻫﺎﻯ ﺍﻧﺴﺎﻧﻰ ﺭﺍ ﺍﺭﺍﺋﻪ ﻣﻰ ﺩﻫﺪ ﻭ ﺑﺎ ﺩﺭ ﺍﺧﺘﻴﺎﺭ ﺩﺍﺷﺘﻦ ﺍﻳﻦ ﺍﻃﻼﻋﺎﺕ ﺍﺭﺯﺷﻤﻨﺪ ﻛﻪ ﺩﺭ ﻫﻴﭻ ﺁﺯﻣﺎﻳﺸﮕﺎﻩ ﺩﻳﮕﺮﻯ ﻗﺎﺑﻞ valuable information, we will be informed of vast realm of nature, predict the relationship between its elements and ﺣﻀﻮﺭ ﻧﻴﺴﺖ، ﻣﻰ ﺗﻮﺍﻥ ﺍﺯ ﻃﺒﻴﻌﺖ ﻭ ﻋﺮﺻﺔ ﻭﺳﻴﻊ ﺗﻨﻮﻉ ﺯﻳﺴﺘﻰ ﻣﻄﻠﻊ ﺷﺪ، ﺭﻭﺍﺑﻂ ﺍﺟﺰﺍﻯ ﺁﻥ ﺭﺍ ﭘﻴﺶ ﺑﻴﻨﻰ ﻛﺮﺩ ﻭ ﻫﻮﺷﻤﻨﺪﺍﻧﻪ take advantage of its hidden power in a manner that its balance be maintained and needs of the living human society ﺍﺯ ﻧﻴﺮﻭﻯ ﻧﻬﻔﺘﻪ ﺩﺭ ﺁﻥ ﺑﻬﺮﻩ ﺑﺮﺩ، ﺑﻪ ﻧﺤﻮﻯ ﻛﻪ ﻫﻢ ﺗﻌﺎﺩﻝ ﺑﻴﻦ ﻣﺠﻤﻮﻋﻪ ﺍﻯ ﻣﻮﺟﻮﺩ ﺣﻔﻆ ﺷﻮﺩ ﻭ ﻫﻢ ﻧﻴﺎﺯﻫﺎﻯ ﺟﺎﻣﻌﻪ ﺍﻧﺴﺎﻧﻰ be provided .On the other hand , in addition to the valuable information hidden in local knowledge , epistemology ﺳﺎﻛﻦ ﺩﺭ ﺁﻥ ﺗﺄﻣﻴﻦ ﮔﺮﺩﺩ. ﺍﺯ ﺳﻮﻯ ﺩﻳﮕﺮ، ﻋﻼﻭﻩ ﺑﺮ ﺍﻃﻼﻋﺎﺕ ﺍﺭﺯﺷﻤﻨﺪ ﻧﻬﻔﺘﻪ ﺩﺭ ﺩﺍﻧﺶ ﺑﻮﻣﻰ، «ﺷﻨﺎﺧﺖ ﺷﻨﺎﺳﻰ» ﺑﻮﻣﻴﺎﻥ of local people will strengthen their relationship with experts and this issue will be possible through profound ﺭﺍﺑﻄﻪ ﺑﻴﻦ ﻛﺎﺭﺷﻨﺎﺳﺎﻥ ﻭ ﻣﺮﺩﻡ ﻣﺤﻠﻰ ﺭﺍ ﻗﻮﺍﻡ ﺧﻮﺍﻫﺪ ﺑﺨﺸﻴﺪ ﻛﻪ ﺍﻳﻦ ﺍﻣﺮ ﺑﺎ ﺗﺤﻠﻴﻞ ﻋﻤﻴﻖ ﺩﺍﻧﺶ ﺑﻮﻣﻰ ﻭ ﺁﺷﻨﺎﻳﻰ ﻧﺰﺩﻳﻚ ﺑﺎ analysis of local knowledge and close familiarity with the style of approach and epistemology of local people and ﺷﻴﻮﻩ ﻧﮕﺮﺵ ﻭ ﺷﻨﺎﺧﺖ ﺷﻨﺎﺳﻰ ﻣﺮﺩﻡ ﻣﺤﻠﻰ ﻣﻤﻜﻦ ﻭ ﻣﻴﺴﺮ ﻣﻰ ﮔﺮﺩﺩ ﻭ ﺷﻜﺎﻑ ﮔﺴﺘﺮﺩﻩ ﻭ ﻋﻤﻴﻖ ﻛﺎﺭﺷﻨﺎﺳﺎﻥ ﻭ ﭘﮋﻭﻫﺸﮕﺮﺍﻥ the large gap between experts , researchers and rural people will also be amended.(Amiri Ardakani & Shaahvali ﺑﺎ ﻣﺮﺩﻡ ﺭﻭﺳﺘﺎ ﻧﻴﺰ ﺍﺯ ﺍﻳﻦ ﻃﺮﻳﻖ ﺗﺮﻣﻴﻢ ﺧﻮﺍﻫﺪ ﺷﺪ. (ﺍﻣﻴﺮﻯ ﺍﺭﺩﻛﺎﻧﻰ ﻭ ﺷﺎﻩ ﻭﻟﻰ، 1378). ﻳﻜﻰ ﺍﺯ ﺩﺭﻭﺱ ﻣﻬﻤﻰ ﻛﻪ ”One of the most important experiences learned by researchers is the importance of “systematic approach .(1999, ﭘﮋﻭﻫﺸﮕﺮﺍﻥ ﺗﻮﺳﻌﻪ ﺍﺯ ﺩﺍﻧﺶ ﺑﻮﻣﻴﺎﻥ ﺁﻣﻮﺧﺘﻪ ﺍﻧﺪ ﺍﻫﻤﻴﺖ «ﻧﮕﺮﺵ ﺳﻴﺴﺘﻤﻰ» ﺑﻪ ﻣﺤﻴﻂ ﺍﺳﺖ. ﺩﺭ ﻣﺤﻴﻂ ﺭﻭﺳﺘﺎ ﻫﻤﻪ ﭼﻴﺰ ﺑﻪ to environment. In the village, everything is concerned to each other and the rural provides his life considering ﻫﻢ ﻣﺮﺑﻮﻁ ﻣﻰ ﺑﺎﺷﺪ ﻭ ﺭﻭﺳﺘﺎﻳﻰ ﻫﻮﺷﻤﻨﺪ ﺑﺎ ﺩﺭ ﻧﻈﺮ ﮔﺮﻓﺘﻦ ﺁﻧﭽﻪ ﺑﺮﺍﻯ ﺍﻭ ﺩﺭ ﻣﺤﻴﻂ ﻣﻬﻴﺎﺳﺖ ﻭ ﻳﺎ ﺑﻪ ﺁﺳﺎﻧﻰ ﻭ ﺑﺎ ﻫﺰﻳﻨﻪ ﻛﻢ -what prepared and easily obtainable with low cost is. According to this order, local knowledge research in develop ﻗﺎﺑﻞ ﺣﺼﻮﻝ ﺍﺳﺖ، ﺯﻧﺪﮔﻰ ﺧﻮﺩ ﺭﺍ ﺗﺄﻣﻴﻦ ﻣﻰ ﻛﻨﺪ. ﺑﻪ ﻫﻤﻴﻦ ﺳﻴﺎﻕ ﭘﮋﻭﻫﺶ ﺩﺍﻧﺶ ﺑﻮﻣﻰ ﺩﺭ ﻛﺸﻮﺭﻫﺎﻯ ﺩﺭ ﺣﺎﻝ ﺗﻮﺳﻌﻪ .ing countries should be a part of integrated system of development to be applied for solving the rural problems ﻧﺎﮔﺰﻳﺮ ﺑﺎﻳﺪ ﺑﺨﺸﻰ ﺍﺯ ﻳﻚ ﻧﻈﺎﻡ ﻣﻨﺴﺠﻢ ﺗﻮﺳﻌﻪ ﺑﺎﺷﺪ ﺗﺎ ﺑﺘﻮﺍﻧﺪ ﺩﺭ ﺟﻬﺖ ﺣﻞ ﻣﺸﻜﻼﺕ ﺭﻭﺳﺘﺎﻳﻰ ﺑﻪ ﻛﺎﺭ ﺑﺮﺩﻩ ﺷﻮﺩ. «ﻧﮕﺮﺵ systematic approach “ of researchers to local knowledge and its application in sustainable development requires“ ﺳﻴﺴﺘﻤﻰ» ﭘﮋﻭﻫﺸﮕﺮﺍﻥ ﺑﻪ ﻣﻮﺿﻮﻉ ﺩﺍﻧﺶ ﺑﻮﻣﻰ ﻭﻛﺎﺭﺑﺮﺩ ﺁﻥ ﺩﺭ ﺗﻮﺳﻌﻪ ﭘﺎﻳﺪﺍﺭ ﺍﻳﺠﺎﺏ ﻣﻰ ﻛﻨﺪ ﻛﻪ ﻓﻌﺎﻟﻴﺘﻬﺎﻯ ﭘﮋﻭﻫﺸﻰ ﺍﺯ ,that research activities do not start from a “good” (rice, wheat, cow, sheep…) or a method of agricultural, ranching ﻳﻚ «ﻛﺎﻻ» (ﺑﺮﻧﺞ، ﮔﻨﺪﻡ، ﮔﺎﻭ ﻭ ﮔﻮﺳﻔﻨﺪ….) ﻭ ﻳﺎ ﻳﻚ ﺭﻭﺵ ﺍﺭﺯﺷﻬﺎﻯ ﺯﺭﺍﻋﻰ، ﺩﺍﻣﺪﺍﺭﻯ، ﺁﺑﺨﻴﺰﺩﺍﺭﻯ ﻭ ﻏﻴﺮﻩ ﺁﻏﺎﺯ ﻧﺸﻮﺩ ﺑﻠﻜﻪ watershed management ,etc values ,but involves the whole village and its social, economic and cultural relations ﻛﻞ ﺭﻭﺳﺘﺎ ﻭ ﺭﻭﺍﺑﻂ ﺍﺟﺘﻤﺎﻋﻰ، ﺍﻗﺘﺼﺎﺩﻯ ﻭ ﻓﺮﻫﻨﮕﻰ ﺁﻥ ﺭﺍ ﺑﺎ ﺩﻧﻴﺎﻯ ﺧﺎﺭﺝ ﺩﺭ ﺑﺮﮔﻴﺮﺩ. (ﻓﺮﻫﺎﺩﻯ، with outside.(Farhadi 2001). (1380 Quarterly Newsletter ﻓﺼﻠﻨﺎﻣﻪ ﺧﺒﺮﻱ Watershed Planning & Coordination Office ﺩﻓﺘﺮ ﻃﺮﺡ ﺭﻳﺰﻯ ﻭ ﻫﻤﺎﻫﻨﮕﻰ ﺁﺑﺨﻴﺰﺩﺍﺭﻯ Prepared by : Management of hablehroud ﮔﺮﺩﺁﻭﺭﻱ ﻣﻄﺎﻟﺐ: ﻣﺪﻳﺮﻳﺖ ﻃﺮﺡ ﺣﺒﻠﻪ ﺭﻭﺩ Address: Forest, Range and Watershed Management Organisation, ﺁﺩﺭﺱ: ﺗﻬﺮﺍﻥ- ﺑﻠﻮﺍﺭ ﺍﺭﺗﺶ- ﺑﻌﺪ ﺍﺯ ﻣﻴﻨﻰ ﺳﻴﺘﻰ – ﺳﺎﺯﻣﺎﻥ ﺟﻨﮕﻠﻬﺎ، ﻣﺮﺍﺗﻊ ﻭ ﺁﺑﺨﻴﺰﺩﺍﺭﻯ ﻛﺸﻮﺭ Artesh Blvd, Tehran, P.O. Box :1955756113 Tel&Fax: 22488572 ﻛﺪ ﭘﺴﺘﻰ: 1955756113 ﺗﻠﻔﻦ ﻭ ﻧﻤﺎﺑﺮ:22488572 Front Cover picture: ﻋﻜﺲ ﺭﻭﻯ ﺟﻠﺪ: sediment retention dam of Siahroud Dam ﺑﻨﺪ ﺭﺳﻮﺏ ﮔﻴﺮ ﺳﺪ ﺳﻴﺎﻫﺮﻭﺩ Design & Print by : Pooneh Publishing ﻃﺮﺍﺣﻰ ﻭ ﭼﺎپ: ﺍﻧﺘﺸﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﭘﻮﻧﻪ Main activities Semnan Province The main activities performed during Spring 2012 are item project place as follow: 1 Production of documentary film Plan area from sustainable management of Documentation: land & water resources of Hablehroud Plan ‹‹‹ Hablehroud logo was designed by Nashr-e-Omran 2 Holding training, promotion Eyvanki- Consultant and approved. workshop for bee keepers Rameh 3 Holding training, promotion Rameh Plant workshop for beneficiaries of Management byproducts 4 Annual Irrigation ,planting of desert Garmsar (Makrosh) 5 Performing the project of Pasture Semnan Energy Human grazing management ( Abdollah abad) Land Water Sustainable Management of Land & water Resources ‹‹‹ Editing and updating of Hablehroud website information ‹‹‹ Issuing the 15th quaterly newsletter and sending to the relevant offices and authorities Annual Irrigation ,planting of desert Makrosh-Garmsar Vermicompost Production ‹‹‹ For the purpose of sustainable management of land & water resources plan (Hableh roud) in 2010, the theoretical & practical training workshop of production of vermicompost in Semnan was held by presence of farmers & gardeners that after ending the course, some farmers launched a website for vermicompost produc- tion regarding the acquired power and available potentials,Mr.Gerami Nasab performed this by his personal cost and now he can work as an instructor and facilitator for other farmers regarding his scientific information and practical experiences .To achieve this phase he encounters some problems as follow : Performance measures for the comprehen- ‹‹‹ -Lack of financial support by relative bodies sive management of public participation ‹‹‹ -Lack of marketing, lack of knowledge about the product, shortage of water,………. Tehran Province ‹‹‹ Renovation of Gabioni dam in the area of Marzdaran – Firouzkouh Quartely Newsletter No.16 Spring 2012 ‹‹‹ ‹‹‹ 3 News ‹‹‹ During the intersection & ultra section coordination ,familiarity of Firouzkouh officials with the first phase ‹‹‹ On 13/05/2012 a meeting was held in Tehran and achievements , the performance requirements of the Semnan provinces by presence of Mr.Garshasbi,Deputy second phase and the aims of the project in the new of national director of Hableh Roud plan, Mr.Aghighi , phase and assessed indicators at the end of the General Manager of Planning and coordination office project, on 30/04/2012 a meeting was held by the ,Mr.Mohammadi ,Executice director of Hableh Roud and presence of governor general ,the managers of related Mr. Tabbakhi ,assistant of Tehran watershed manage- offices with the experts and the experts of the research ment and experts and those involved in the plan. First, center of ( Tehran University ICDS) Institute of Develop- Mr. Mohammadi , while introducing the attendants, ment Studies, University Jihad as the project consult- explained the conditions of development of strategic ant , in Hableh Roud headquarter in natural resources document and the phases, and Mrs. Karimipour and waterhed management offices in Firouzkouh. described the comments of Mr.Mark John Sted , Senior consultant, that was prepared in power point and gave explanations on the integrated viewpoints of developing group and senior counselor of the project and expressed the work plan of 2012 and funds.Mr.Garshasbi asked for special consideration to inter sections coordination and presented the project logo at the end of the meeting. ‹‹‹ For the purpose of intersection and ultra section coordination ,a meeting was held on 13/05/2012 in Damavand governor’s office by the presence of Dama- vand governor and Dr.Ramin , member of Islamic Parliament and other offices related to HablehRoud project and headquarters’ authorities and Tehran ‹‹‹ Participation of Hableh Roud experts in Microsoft province.The governor general , while speaking of the project workshop held by Menarid project achievements during first phase of Hableh Roud project and welcoming to attendants, stated that the aim of the meeting was to coordinate between related bodies and organizations .Mr.Tabbakhi stated that the final goal of the project is to present an Iranian model to extend to other parts of the country and described the success of Hableh Roud project as a result of special approach of the Governor General and also asked for the use of provincial funds to achieve the aims of the project. Mr.Mohammadi, executive director of Hableh Roud project, while explaining about the first phase of the project , expressed the coordination of the people as one of the most important achievements. Quartely Newsletter No.16 Spring 2012‹‹‹ ‹‹‹ 4 This will cause the movement of sediments from upper Report parts and rising of bottom of the river due to transferring a great volume of the water to the lands around the village and will cause great damages to the lands and Training courses in Tehran Pilot the existing products. For the purpose of familiarity with the aims of the project and the concept of cooperation in new phase with the beneficiaries of the aimed villages, some training courses were held in new pilots.