Is ‘Social Cooperation’ for Traditional Irrigation, while ‘Technology’ is for Motor Pump Irrigation?

Is ‘Social Cooperation’ for Traditional Irrigation, while ‘Technology’ is for Motor Pump Irrigation?
Author: Mengistu Dessalegn
Publisher: IWMI
Total Pages: 42
Release: 2015-02-18
Genre:
ISBN: 9290908114

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Based on a case study in Ethiopia, this paper shows that while farmers understand the social nature of community-managed irrigation, they share a narrow understanding of pump irrigation with policymakers as being primarily ‘technical’. They perceive pumps as liberating them from the ‘social’ limitations of traditional communal irrigation. However, the rapid expansion of pump irrigation is leading to increasing competition and conflict over limited water resources. We analyze the wider implications for Africa of this lack of visibility of the social dimension of pump irrigation, and offer suggestions for future policy and applied research to address the problem before it becomes a widespread crisis.

Business model scenarios and suitability

Business model scenarios and suitability
Author: Otoo, Miriam
Publisher: International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Total Pages: 71
Release: 2018
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9290908645

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Sustainable Food and Agriculture

Sustainable Food and Agriculture
Author: Clayton Campanhola
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 611
Release: 2018-11-30
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0128121351

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Sustainable Food and Agriculture: An Integrated Approach is the first book to look at the imminent threats to sustainable food security through a cross-sectoral lens. As the world faces food supply challenges posed by the declining growth rate of agricultural productivity, accelerated deterioration of quantity and quality of natural resources that underpin agricultural production, climate change, and hunger, poverty and malnutrition, a multi-faced understanding is key to identifying practical solutions. This book gives stakeholders a common vision, concept and methods that are based on proven and widely agreed strategies for continuous improvement in sustainability at different scales. While information on policies and technologies that would enhance productivity and sustainability of individual agricultural sectors is available to some extent, literature is practically devoid of information and experiences for countries and communities considering a comprehensive approach (cross-sectoral policies, strategies and technologies) to SFA. This book is the first effort to fill this gap, providing information on proven options for enhancing productivity, profitability, equity and environmental sustainability of individual sectors and, in addition, how to identify opportunities and actions for exploiting cross-sectoral synergies. Provides proven options of integrated technologies and policies, helping new programs identify appropriate existing programs Presents mechanisms/tools for balancing trade-offs and proposes indicators to facilitate decision-making and progress measurement Positions a comprehensive and informed review of issues in one place for effective education, comparison and evaluation

Evaluating the flow regulating effects of ecosystems in the Mekong and Volta river basins

Evaluating the flow regulating effects of ecosystems in the Mekong and Volta river basins
Author: Lacombe, Guillaume
Publisher: IWMI
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2016-12-04
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9290908335

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By altering evapotranspiration and influencing how water is routed and stored in a basin, natural and agrarian ecosystems affect river flow. To quantify the impact of ecosystems on streamflow in two large river basins in Asia and Africa, simple statistical relationships were calculated, enabling flow characteristics to be ascertained from basic catchment features. This approach allows the impact of specified land-use change on streamflow to be determined. For example, it shows that extending paddy areas in the Mekong River Basin reduces downstream low flows, while conversion of forests to crops increases the magnitude of downstream floods in the Volta River Basin. The approach could assist river basin planners to better account for flow-related ecosystem services.

Reviving the Ganges water machine: potential and challenges to meet increasing water demand in the Ganges River Basin

Reviving the Ganges water machine: potential and challenges to meet increasing water demand in the Ganges River Basin
Author: Amarasinghe, Upali A.
Publisher: IWMI
Total Pages: 46
Release: 2016-12-05
Genre: Water-supply
ISBN: 9290908424

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Although the Ganges River Basin (GRB) has abundant water resources, the seasonal monsoon causes a mismatch in water supply and demand, which creates severe water-related challenges for the people living in the basin, the rapidly growing economy and the environment. Addressing these increasing challenges will depend on how people manage the basin’s groundwater resources, on which the reliance will increase further due to limited prospects for additional surface storage development. This report assesses the potential of the Ganges Water Machine (GWM), a concept proposed 40 years ago, to meet the increasing water demand through groundwater, and mitigate the impacts of floods and droughts. The GWM provides additional subsurface storage (SSS) through the accelerated use of groundwater prior to the onset of the monsoon season, and subsequent recharging of this SSS through monsoon surface runoff. It was identified that there is potential to enhance SSS through managed aquifer recharge during the monsoon season, and to use solar energy for groundwater pumping, which is financially more viable than using diesel as practiced in many areas at present. The report further explores the limitations associated with water quality issues for pumping and recharge in the GRB, and discusses other related challenges, including availability of land for recharge structures and people’s willingness to increase the cropping intensity beyond the present level.

Global environmental flow information for the sustainable development goals

Global environmental flow information for the sustainable development goals
Author: Sood, Aditya
Publisher: International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Total Pages: 42
Release: 2017-06-02
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9290908475

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Environmental flows (EF) are an important component of Goal 6 (the ‘water goal’) of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Yet, many countries still do not have well-defined criteria on how to define EF. In this study, we bring together the International Water Management Institute’s (IWMI’s) expertise and previous research in this area to develop a new methodology to quantify EF at a global scale. EF are developed for grids (0.1 degree spatial resolution) for different levels of health (defined as environmental management classes [EMCs]) of river sections. Additionally, EF have been separated into surface water and groundwater components, which also helps in developing sustainable groundwater abstraction (SGWA) limits. An online tool has been developed to calculate EF and SGWA in any area of interest.

Integrated Assessment of Groundwater Use for Improving Livelihoods in the Dry Zone of Myanmar

Integrated Assessment of Groundwater Use for Improving Livelihoods in the Dry Zone of Myanmar
Author: Paul Pavelic
Publisher: International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2015-10-21
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9290908238

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In the Dry Zone of Myanmar, improved access to water is widely acknowledged as being vital for livelihood enhancement and the general well-being of around 10 million people, most of whom depend on agriculture. Thus, expanding the sustainable use of groundwater is of great importance for socioeconomic development. According to this study, opportunities for accessing groundwater are generally good, and development of the resource has steadily increased over the years. However, there still appears to be good prospects for expanding groundwater use for irrigation, with a view to increasing agricultural production. Provision of affordable mechanical technologies for drilling wells and support with credit facilities to purchase small-capacity motorized pumps for irrigation could improve food security and livelihoods, where there is potential to expand groundwater use. Replenishable groundwater resources of the Dry Zone are likely to be less than previously thought. Thus, it is important to find the right balance between increasing development of the resource for enhanced irrigation, while also protecting its existing beneficial use for communities and the environment.

Landlordism, Tenants and the Groundwater Sector

Landlordism, Tenants and the Groundwater Sector
Author: Fraser Sugden
Publisher: International Water Management Institute (IWMI).
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2015-06-16
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9290908149

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Demonstrating complexity with a roleplaying simulation

Demonstrating complexity with a roleplaying simulation
Author: Janmaat, J.
Publisher: International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Total Pages: 42
Release: 2015-06-04
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 929090819X

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Rural people in Nepal and other developing nations are part of complex, social-ecological systems. Efforts to provide assistance to these people must integrate knowledge from a variety of perspectives. This report documents the use of a role-playing game, supported by an agent-based model, to demonstrate the interaction between migration, social capital and the effectiveness of water storage. The importance of these interactions was highlighted by fieldwork conducted at several sites in the Koshi River Basin. The model underlying the game was a stylized representation based on the Indrawati Subbasin northeast of Kathmandu, Nepal. The report highlights that (a) role-playing tournaments can be an effective way to engage technical and policy experts with the complex interactions between the social and physical dimensions of watershed management; and (b) migration and the economic changes which drive these interactions are forces that need to be accepted, and investments in water storage need to be selected depending on how they fit into these trends.

9789290908487

9789290908487
Author: Giordano, Meredith
Publisher: Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) Washington, DC, USA: The World Bank
Total Pages: 58
Release: 2017-06-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9290908483

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