Rural-urban food, nutrient and virtual water flows in selected West African cities

Rural-urban food, nutrient and virtual water flows in selected West African cities
Title Rural-urban food, nutrient and virtual water flows in selected West African cities PDF eBook
Author Drechsel, Pay, Graefe, S., Fink, M.
Publisher IWMI
Pages 39
Release 2007
Genre Food consumption
ISBN 9290906693

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Impacts of increasing population pressure on food demand and land and water resources have sparked interest in nutrient and water balances and flows at a range of scales. In IWMI Research Report 115, it was tried for the first time to quantify rural-urban food flows for selected cities in Ghana and Burkina Faso to analyse their dependency on food supplied from rural vs. peri-urban vs. urban farming. Both, the urban nutrient and water footprints are closely interlinked. Currently, 80-95 percent of the domestic water used and the nutrients consumed go to waste without treatment or resource recovery. The economic dimensions are significant. Options to reduce the environmental burden by closing the rural-urban water and nutrient cycles are discussed.

Institutions, impact synergies and food security: a methodology with results from the Kala Oya Basin, Sri Lanka

Institutions, impact synergies and food security: a methodology with results from the Kala Oya Basin, Sri Lanka
Title Institutions, impact synergies and food security: a methodology with results from the Kala Oya Basin, Sri Lanka PDF eBook
Author Saleth, Rathinasamy Maria, Dinar, A., Neubert, S., Kamaiah, B., Manoharan, S., Abayawardana, Sarath, Ariyaratne, Ranjith, de Silva, S.
Publisher IWMI
Pages 46
Release 2007
Genre Food security
ISBN 9290906863

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The success of development programs depends on the role of underlying institutions and the impact synergies from closely related programs. Existing literature has limitations in accounting for these critical factors. This paper fills this gap by developing a methodology, which can quantify both the institutional roles in impact generation and the impact synergies from related programs. The methodology is applied to the Kala Oya Basin in Sri Lanka for evaluating the impacts of three development programs and 11 institutions on food security. The results provide valuable insights on the relative roles of institutions and the varying flow of impact synergies both within and across impact pathways.

Typology of irrigation systems in Ghana

Typology of irrigation systems in Ghana
Title Typology of irrigation systems in Ghana PDF eBook
Author Namara, Regassa E.
Publisher IWMI
Pages 40
Release 2011-06-27
Genre
ISBN 9290907398

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Interest in African irrigation investment is growing. However, irrigation is not a monolithic concept, and the opportunities and risks can vary substantially by approach. To help provide an understanding of the variation, this paper builds on previous work to provide a detailed typology of irrigation systems as currently used in Ghana.

Evaluation of historic, current and future water demand in the Olifants River Catchment, South Africa

Evaluation of historic, current and future water demand in the Olifants River Catchment, South Africa
Title Evaluation of historic, current and future water demand in the Olifants River Catchment, South Africa PDF eBook
Author McCartney, Matthew P., Arranz, Roberto
Publisher IWMI
Pages 51
Release 2007
Genre Olifants River Watershed (South Africa)
ISBN 9290906723

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Water resource development has played a significant role in the expansion of agriculture and industry in the Olifants River Catchment. However, currently water deficit is one of the major constraints hampering development in the catchment; both the mining and agricultural sectors are producing below optimal levels because of their reliance on insufficient supplies. In this study, the Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP) model was used to evaluate scenarios of historic, current and future water demand in the catchment. For each scenario, the WEAP model was used to simulate demand in five different sectors (rural, urban, mining, commercial forestry and irrigation) over a 70-year period of varying rainfall and hydrology. Levels of assured supply were estimated for each sector and the economic cost of failing to provide water was predicted. For the future scenarios, the impact of infrastructure development and water conservation measures were assessed. The study illustrates how a relatively simple model can provide useful insight for resource planning and management.

Agricultural water management in a water stressed catchment: Lessons from the RIPARWIN Project

Agricultural water management in a water stressed catchment: Lessons from the RIPARWIN Project
Title Agricultural water management in a water stressed catchment: Lessons from the RIPARWIN Project PDF eBook
Author McCartney, Matthew P., Lankford, B. A., Mahoo, H.
Publisher IWMI
Pages 56
Release 2007
Genre Water-supply, Agricultural
ISBN 9290906707

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In the face of growing water stress and increasing concerns over the sustainability of water use, Tanzania has, in common with many other countries in Africa, focused largely on the development of more integrated catchment-wide approaches to water management. In the Great Ruaha River Basin, considerable effort has gone into increasing water productivity and the promotion of mechanisms for more efficient allocation of water resources. Over a period of five years, the RIPARWIN project investigated water management in the basin and evaluated the effectiveness of some of the mechanisms that have been introduced. The study findings are relevant to basins in developing countries where there is competition for water and irrigation is one of the main uses.

Hydrological and environmental issues of interbasin water transfers in India: a case of the Krishna River Basin

Hydrological and environmental issues of interbasin water transfers in India: a case of the Krishna River Basin
Title Hydrological and environmental issues of interbasin water transfers in India: a case of the Krishna River Basin PDF eBook
Author Smakhtin, Vladimir, Gamage, Nilantha, Bharati, Luna
Publisher IWMI
Pages 36
Release 2007
Genre Krishna River Watershed (India)
ISBN 9290906820

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This study attempts to examine those unique aspects of interbasin water transfer planning, which are of critical importance to the sustainable water resources development in India. It focuses on the crucial aspect of accurate quantification of surface water availability, which determines the entire feasibility of a water transfer. It also illustrates the impacts of upstream water resources development on the deltas’ environment thus justifying the deltas’ environmental flow requirements. The report targets government departments, research institutions and NGOs – primarily in India and other countries of the region – which are engaged or interested in issues of interbasin water transfer and environmental water management. The research intends to: contribute to the effectiveness of water resources planning and management in India; emphasize the need for urgent improvement of access to hydrometeorological data in the country; and aim to stimulate further debate on water transfers.

India's water future to 2025-2050: business-as-usual scenario and deviations

India's water future to 2025-2050: business-as-usual scenario and deviations
Title India's water future to 2025-2050: business-as-usual scenario and deviations PDF eBook
Author Amarasinghe, Upali, Shah, Tushaar, Turral, Hugh, Anand, B. K.
Publisher IWMI
Pages 52
Release 2007
Genre Water resources development
ISBN 9290906871

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With a rapidly expanding economy many changes are taking place in India today. The business-as-usual (BAU) scenario, which assumes the continuation of current trends of key water demand drivers, will meet the future food demand. However, it leads to a severe regional water crisis by 2050, where many river basins will reach closure, will be physically water-scarce and will have regions with severely overexploited groundwater resources. While the alternative scenarios of water demand show both optimistic and pessimistic water futures, the scenario with additional productivity growth is the most optimistic, with significant scope for reducing future water demand.