Livelihoods Heterogeneity and Water Management in Malawi: Policy Implications for Irrigation Development

2014 ◽  
pp. 235-249
Author(s):  
Tawina Jane Kopa-Kamanga ◽  
Darley Jose Kjosavik ◽  
Penjani Stanley Kamanga
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Irrigation Development

The State of Irrigation Infrastructure in Ghana: The Way Forward

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-67
Author(s):  
P. Glitse ◽  
B. V. Nyamadi ◽  
K. W. Darkwah ◽  
K. A. Mintah
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Irrigated Agriculture ◽  
Energy Access ◽  
Agricultural Water ◽  
Agricultural Water Management ◽  
Irrigation Development ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Cost Of Energy ◽  
Irrigation Infrastructure

The Ghana Irrigation Development Authority (GIDA) is a public sector organization established to promote agricultural growth through the provision of irrigation infrastructure and other agricultural water management techniques. Irrigated agriculture in Ghana is categorized into formal, informal or smallholder and large-scale commercial irrigation. Over the years, irrigation development in the country has been faced with a number of challenges, which necessitated the development of the National Irrigation Policy, Strategies and Regulatory Measures and the Ghana Agricultural Water Management Pre-Investment Reform Action Framework. A number of factors affecting irrigation development in the country include lack of capital, commitment by successive governments, cost of energy, access to land and credit, lack of technical know-how and encroachment, among others. Analysis of budget provided by government for public irrigation development was carried out using simple linear regression. Results indicate a bright prospect of irrigation development, with reforms under implementation. A minimum of GHS 633.43 million is required for release into the sub-sector by government together with investments from private sector in the next ten years to shift the balance towards positive growth. To solve the problem of inadequate funding of the sub-sector activities, it is recommended that the GIDA collaborates with Development Partners to fund projects and activities in line with their objectives. GIDA should develop effective programmes for building capacity of contractors involved in development of infrastructure. GIDA should deepen its collaboration with private investors under PPPs and convert electric and diesel/petrol powered irrigation pumps to solar powered ones.

scholarly journals Domestic and International Drivers of the Demand for Water Resources in the Context of Water Scarcity: A Cross-Country Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 255
Author(s):  
Rakesh Gupta ◽  
Kejia Yan ◽  
Tarlok Singh ◽  
Di Mo
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Global Warming ◽  
Water Scarcity ◽  
Energy Transport ◽  
Water Cycle ◽  
National Level ◽  
Population Expansion ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Domestic Water

Global warming, while increasing human demand for water, is reducing water availability by reducing runoff flows and the effective amount of water between seasons, making water scarcity a growing problem globally. Water management plays an important role in mitigating global warming, improving the water cycle, reducing carbon emissions, and providing clean energy, and pricing water is considered a good approach to water management. Pricing water needs to take into account all sectors and aspects of society, such as domestic water, food and agriculture, energy, transport, industry, urban provision, human health, ecosystems, and the environment, and their interrelationships through water, within the context of the fundamental human rights to water and sanitation. This requires that every stakeholder should contribute to the development of water-related policies at every stage of the water interrelationship. This study investigated the relationship between water demand across different sectors of the economy using indicators for China, Australia, Japan, and the UK. Using panel analyses, this study finds that economic growth and population expansion increases the demand for water in all aspects. These findings have significant policy implications for water management. Because water prices can have an impact on global trade and, more importantly, are a major solution to global warming, water management policies should be considered at the global level, not only at the national level.

Improved Irrigation Management for Sustainable Agriculture

2015 ◽  
pp. 357-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vesna Popović ◽  
Vladan Ugrenović
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Water Management ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Irrigation Management ◽  
Sustainable Intensification ◽  
Green Economy ◽  
Irrigation Development ◽  
The Republic

Studying the future of food and farming, scientists have called for sustainable intensification to simultaneously raise yields and increase efficiency in the use of inputs and reduce the negative environmental effects of food production. Sustainable intensification requires sustainable agricultural techniques such as improved water management practices that result in higher, stabilized, and diversified agricultural production, and greater resilience to climate change without the deterioration of natural resources and the environment. This chapter is devoted to the role of irrigation development in Serbian agriculture and its contribution to the development of the green economy in the Republic of Serbia.

scholarly journals Downstream State and Water Security in the Mekong Region: A Case of Cambodia between Too Much and Too Little Water

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 802
Author(s):  
Mak Sithirith
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Water Resource ◽  
Water Resource Management ◽  
Irrigation System ◽  
Irrigation Management ◽  
Mekong Delta ◽  
High Water ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Wet Season ◽  
Mekong Region

Cambodia has too much water during the wet season, and too little water remains in the dry season, which drives a relentless cycle of floods and droughts. These extremes destroy crops, properties, infrastructure, and lives and contribute to poverty. Thus, water management is key to the development of Cambodia. This article seeks to answer the question why Cambodia is vulnerable to floods and drought and how these conditions undermine the country’s development. It also examines what can be done to improve the country’s water resource management and the livelihoods of its population. The article examines water resource availability in Cambodia, its management regimes, and the policy implications in answering these research questions. The article looks at three case studies: first, the Stung Chreybak irrigation scheme in the Tonle Sap region; second, the Lower Sesan 2 Dam (LS2) in the Sesan, Srepok, and Sekong (3S) basin in Cambodia; and third, the transboundary water management in the Mekong Delta. It concludes that water management has been equated to irrigation management. However, the irrigation system in Cambodia has been inadequate to cope with the tremendous volume of water. Furthermore, water management has been complicated by the hydropower dams in the Upper Mekong region and the rubber dams in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta. These contribute to high water insecurity in Cambodia.

scholarly journals The Impacts of Improving Water Management of Smallholder Agriculture in Ethiopia

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 1546-1556
Author(s):  
Mulat Asmamaw ◽  
Ahmed Kurunc
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Program Development ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Poor Performance ◽  
Smallholder Agriculture ◽  
Agricultural Water ◽  
Integrated Water Management ◽  
Irrigation Development ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Crucial Part

The purpose of this review is to compile the previous, current, and upcoming trends of water management and irrigation program development to raise crop production and ensure smallholder food security in Ethiopia. Integrated water management and irrigation development have been suggested to be a fundamental crucial part in decreasing food scarcity and alleviating poverty. Several organizations of irrigation schemes in Ethiopia have very weak institutional set up with limited financial and technical capacities and poor performance. Also, the existing performance of agricultural water development is not meaningfully contributing to the national economy of the country comparing to rain-fed farming.

scholarly journals Investigating Water Poverty in sub-Sahara Africa : Addressing the Potentials for Water Resources Management, and Policy Implications

2020 ◽  
pp. 57-64
Author(s):  
Ethel Ansaah Addae ◽  
Daniel Adu
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
International Organizations ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Clean Water ◽  
Aquatic Life ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
Access To Water ◽  
Domestic Use

Water and poverty are indistinguishably related. Absence of clean water and poverty are equally worth to research into; access to reliable sources of clean water is vital in decreasing poverty. Water is an essential commodity in human and aquatic life and plays a crucial role in the development of every country. Water is used for several activities such as irrigation in agricultural, energy generation, domestic use, industry and many more. This study investigates the state of access to water resources in sub-Sahara Africa, discussing the available potentials and addressing the various barriers preventing its development as well as policies for proper water management. The study surveys the socio-economic drivers of poverty and environmental factors. The conclusion of this study can be used to inform policymakers, governments, international organizations and other stakeholders to support in preparing for suitable policies for providing quality and better service in water supply and maintainable water management for countries at a giving time to avoid water poverty.

scholarly journals Increasing Food Production in Asia Through Investments in Irrigation: Potential and Problems

1982 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-117
Author(s):  
Leslie E. Small
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Irrigation System ◽  
Past Experience ◽  
Financial Capital ◽  
Limiting Factors ◽  
Irrigation Development ◽  
Irrigation Potential ◽  
Technological Developments ◽  
Effective Water

Technological developments in rice production in Asia have greatly increased the potential returns to irrigation investments. It is likely that a substantial amount of resources will be allocated to irrigation development in the next two decades. But past experience suggests that the returns actually realized on these investments will be disappointing unless greater attention is paid to problems of effective water management, particularly in the main irrigation system. Human and institutional capabilities, and not physical or financial capital, are likely to be the most limiting factors in dealing with these problems.

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