scholarly journals Erosion Risk Potential Assessment Using GIS and RS for Soil and Water Resource Conservation Plan: The Case of Yisir Watershed, Northwestern Ethiopia

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Habtamu Tadele Belay ◽  
Demelash Ademe Malede ◽  
Firaol Befekadu Geleta
Keyword(s):  
Water Resource ◽  
Resource Conservation ◽  
Erosion Risk ◽  
Gis And Rs ◽  
Conservation Plan ◽  
Risk Potential ◽  
Water Resource Conservation ◽  
Soil And Water

scholarly journals Sustainable Water Conservation Practices and Challenges among Smallholder Farmers in Enyibe Ermelo Mpumalanga Province, South Africa

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 112-123
Author(s):  
Azikiwe Isaac Agholor ◽  
Mzwakhe Nkosi
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Water Resource ◽  
Water Conservation ◽  
Smallholder Farmers ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Resource Conservation ◽  
Adoption Process ◽  
Conservation Practices ◽  
Conservation Practice ◽  
Water Resource Conservation

The study examined the adoption of water conservation practices and challenges encountered by smallholder farmers in water resource conservation in Enyibe, Ermelo South Africa. The data were collected using structured questionnaires, observation and focus group discussion. Frequency, mean and logistics regression were used for data analysis. Age (β=1.238), sex (β=-1.497), level of education (β=-1.062), access to irrigation facilities (β=1.690), payment of water tariff (β=1.369) and agricultural extension advice (β=-.631) were significant and associated with adoption of water conservation practice. The identified constraints in the adoption process were inadequate technical guidelines, financial, government policies, and inadequate knowledge of water conservation practices. There is need to improve information, showcase the benefits of water conservation, and ensure maintenance of water conservation infrastructure. Concerted effort must be made to establish robust database on water resource conservation and sources of water utilised in the area. Keywords: Sustainable, water conservation, constraints, adoption

Water resource conservation promotes synergy between economy and environment in China’s northern drylands

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yali Liu ◽  
Jianqing Du ◽  
Boyang Ding ◽  
Yuexian Liu ◽  
Wenjun Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Resource ◽  
Resource Conservation ◽  
Water Resource Conservation

scholarly journals Integrated Water Resources Conservation Management for a Sustainable Food Security

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
pp. 238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chay Asdak ◽  
Munawir Munawir
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Resource ◽  
Conservation Management ◽  
National Policy ◽  
National Development ◽  
Institutional Arrangement ◽  
Resource Conservation ◽  
Economic Incentives ◽  
Water Resource Conservation

Many of Indonesia’s watersheds are reaching a critical stage. As a result of higher rates of erosion and sedimentation, the number of critical watersheds in Indonesia has increased from 22 in 1984 to 58 in 2000 and in 2014 this number has reached 108. This result in food security is being threatened because there is insufficient water available for agriculture purposes due to catchment degradation, especially in the upper parts of the watersheds. At the same time, Indonesia’s new government focused its national development programs on food security for the next five years. For these reasons Indonesia’s National Development Planning Agency believes that it is timely to develop a national policy on Integrated Water Conservation Management (IWCM). To provide the rationale and suggested content for such a national policy, this paper has been prepared based onfocused group discussions with relevant interests at the national and regional levels. To obtain specific input from regional stakeholders, workshops were held in Medan, Yogyakarta, Banjarmasin, Nusa Tenggara Barat and Makassar as well as line agencies based in the state capital of Jakarta from October 2014 to March 2015. At the landscape level, the formulation of national policy on IWCM was based on integrated watershed management analysis as water resources within a specific watershed are integrated into other resources within an ecosystem. This action research recommends the following: a) integrating the IWCM into the regular regional development activities, b) encouraging local agreements on water resource conservation including local adat communities, c) formulating attractive economic incentives in implementing IWCM programs, d) using corporate social responsibility and payment for environment services funding to boost water resource conservation program at village level, and e) involving actively women in the IWCM programs. Considering that socio-cultural aspects are also playing an important role in the IWCM, a national-level of institutional arrangement on IWCM will also be proposed. Keywords: IWCM; food security; green and blue water; watershed; institutional arrangement; Indonesia

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