Limpopo River Basin Focal Project Kevin Scott Limpopo
Limpopo River Basin Focal Project Kevin Scott Limpopo River Basin Focal Project
Challenge Program Understanding the links between poverty, water availability, water productivity and local institutional arrangements to plan and bring about global improvements in agricultural water use efficiency – producing more crop per drop while improving the livelihoods of rural communities Limpopo River Basin Focal Project
Basin Focal Projects u u Identifying the major issues Establishing the links between issues Exploring options for change Producing guidelines for future research Organised in 6 inter-linked work packages Limpopo River Basin Focal Project
Work Packages u u u WP 1 WP 2 WP 3 WP 4 WP 5 WP 6 Poverty Analysis Water Availability Water Productivity Institutional Arrangements Options for Intervention Knowledge Management Limpopo River Basin Focal Project
Limpopo River Basin Focal Project Water – The Life-blood of Development Issues Surrounding Availability and Access and their Impact on Emerging Policies Limpopo River Basin Focal Project
Water – The Key to Growth u u Drinking Water for Sanitation Facilitating Industrial Development Improving Food Production v Common Denominator for all Growth Limpopo River Basin Focal Project
Cycle of Failure in Agricultural Developments u u u History of Failure Risks of Water Supply Competition for Resources Demand vs Supply Management Environment and Protection of Water Resources Limpopo River Basin Focal Project
Failing Irrigation Schemes 215 schemes Limpopo Province RSA v Revilalisation under RESIS project Norm rather than Exception v Schemes seem to be Designed to Fail v Under-estimate of the Impact of Supply Risks v Limpopo River Basin Focal Project
Water Availability Limpopo River Basin Focal Project
Supply Risks Limpopo River Basin Focal Project
Water Use and Risk u u Who uses what water at what risk? Competition for high risk water? Opportunity value of water Impact of Risk on: Poor farmers v Small-scale production units v Limpopo River Basin Focal Project
Productivity versus Plot Size (Vegetable production) Limpopo River Basin Focal Project
Peasant Traps u u u Cycles of failure High risks Security of Income Household Food Security Nutritional Security Establishing a Balance Limpopo River Basin Focal Project
Demand Management u u Limited Reliable Supply Equitable Distribution of Available Resources Priority Setting Protecting Water Resources Limpopo River Basin Focal Project
Supply Management u u u Assessing Potential Developing Resources Improving Reliability of Supply Timing of Cost Recovery Development Chains Trade-offs Limpopo River Basin Focal Project
Assessing Potential (Risk Related) Limpopo River Basin Focal Project
Global Potential u u u Water Accounting Systems Planned Interventions Impact of Changes Environmental Impacts v Social Impacts v Impact Pathways v Consequences v Limpopo River Basin Focal Project
Climate Variability Limpopo River Basin Focal Project
Variability of Flow Limpopo River Basin Focal Project
Variability u u u Function of Mean and Median Flows Risks Increasing with Variability Impact on ‘Normal Flow’ The Black Hole of the Limpopo Environmental Considerations One size fits all? Limpopo River Basin Focal Project
Where to? - Guidelines u u Assessment of Development Potential Protection of Water Resources Development Impacts Appropriate Policy Briefs Limpopo River Basin Focal Project
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