scholarly journals COMPREHENSIVE ECOHYDROLOGY STUDY TO SUPPORT AGRICULTURE AND WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN PEATLAND AREA-CENTRAL KALIMANTAN

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 66
Author(s):  
Ignasius Dwi Atmana Sutapa ◽  
Eni Maftuah ◽  
Astried Sunaryani ◽  
Hidayat Pawitan

Peat swamp forest is a unique and fragile ecosystem, with specific flora and fauna that play important roles in maintaining healthy natural conditions with high economic values. This habitat also has important role for equilibrium and maintenance of living environment such as water reservoir, carbon storage, climate change, and biodiversity. Utilization of peatland for agriculture, plantations, and other activities often lead not only to controversy, but also cause land and ecosystem degradation, including water resources availability. The objective of this research was to study comprehensive ecohydrology aspects in ex-mega rice project in Central Kalimantan in order to support sustainable agricultural practices and water resources management in peatland areas. The results of the study showed that the sustainability of agricultural systems in peatland was strongly influenced by ecological aspect. This aspect can be carried out from the condition of water management system, water color condition, and possible incidence of fires. The level of suitability for crops plantation was low (S3), with the limiting factors of pH, nutrient availability, and the risk of inundation. In this case, water gates should be installed to improve water management system. Water quality in this area was typical of peat water and do not meet the requirement for daily use for the local people.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed BEN-DAOUD ◽  
Badr El Mahrad ◽  
Gabriela Adina Moroșanu ◽  
Ismail Elhassnaoui ◽  
Aniss Moumen ◽  
...  

Abstract This article aims to understand the typologies of stakeholders, their role in the water resources management system in the R’Dom Sub-basin(Morocco), and to identify the current and desired interactions among stakeholders. For this purpose, The MACTOR participatory approach was adopted to involve all key water stakeholders and to analyze their interactions. The action system was characterized by the analysis of related issues and relevant actors on the ground. Thus, ten actors and twelve objectives were identified and assessed in this study. The analysis of stakeholder games allowed to identify the typologies of stakeholders according to their strategic objectives and to evaluate their power, influence and dependence, as well as their convergence in a global water management system. The results show a significant level of convergence among stakeholders despite the existence of certain stakeholders who may be considered autonomous given their low involvement in integrated water management. Furthermore, there was a limited involvement of stakeholders in certain strategic objectives such as capacity building, technical means, and awareness-raising actions. The paper shows the need to generate greater collaborative efforts among water stakeholders involved in the implementation of integrated water resources management in the R'Dom sub-basin.


Water Policy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanhu He ◽  
Zhenjie Gong ◽  
Yanhui Zheng ◽  
Xiaoyan Bai ◽  
Peng Wang

Abstract Since 2011, China has implemented its most stringent water management system to effectively protect water resources and guarantee socioeconomic development. More basin-scale water division schemes have been developed to act as references for basin-scale water resources management. Water dispatching during dry periods is an effective way to guarantee the water supply for the river basin, and is also an important component of basin-scale water resources management. Given this, the present study proposes a framework for the water dispatching of river basins during dry periods under the most stringent water management system in China. This framework mainly consists of the analysis and forecasting of rainfall and inflow, the dispatching requirements for the main water users, major reservoirs, and sections, as well as safeguard measures. The Jian River Basin in South China is presented as a case study. The total discharge of the Gaozhou Reservoir in 2017 was 25 million m3 more than the target discharge specified in the water dispatching scheme, and the total water storage utilization ratio during the dispatch period was 4.7% higher than the target utilization ratio. These factors demonstrate the effectiveness and applicability of the proposed framework. HIGHLIGHT The proposed framework for the water dispatching of river basins during dry periods provides reliable technical support for water use security under the most stringent water management system in China, and is demonstrated to be both effective and applicable.


2021 ◽  
Vol 234 ◽  
pp. 00068
Author(s):  
Mohamed Ben-Daoud ◽  
Aniss Moumen ◽  
Ahmaed Sayad ◽  
Mohamed ELbouhadioui ◽  
Ali Essahlaoui ◽  
...  

This work aims to develop integrated water resources management (IWRM) and conduct an IWRM implementation assessment based on the study area's indicators. In this way, we have adopted a participatory approach for IWRM indicators development. As for assessing implementation at the local level, a survey was conducted among water sector actors in the study area to collect opinions regarding their management mode. In terms of results, four categories of indicators were developed in consultation with participating stakeholders, and an assessment of IWRM implementation was carried out. This assessment shows that the current management system is generally medium and that there is a difference between stakeholders regarding their capacity to IWRM implement. Some needs were identified for the majority of stakeholders to meet the requirements of integrated water management fully. The final target is to apply the IWRM in Meknes city as a case study that will eventually allow us to evaluate the water management system developed based on these indicators.


2018 ◽  
pp. 5-7
Author(s):  
X. Xamidov

This article presents ideas on the significance of the four most important elements, the sun, earth, water, air which play a unique role in the creation of nature, all living things as well as plants, animals and human being. The importance of the water element is emphasized separately. Water is the source of all life, people must appreciate it, protect it and use it efficiently, without wasting the water. In the article all this is illustrated in the context of the life and activity of the first irrigator - the Uzbek woman - Holbibi, who is represented as a high specialist in the field of agriculture and water resources management. For several years, she selflessly led the water management system in the Namangan region and left a bright mark in this area.


AGROFOR ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Masoumeh FOROUZANI ◽  
Zeinab NOROUZI

Concern about water resources in semi-arid areas of the world has led to theintroduction of a participatory management system of water, which potentiallychallenges farmers’ willingness to involvement. Establishing water userassociations has altered the water management system in irrigation and drainagenetworks. Undoubtedly, promoting these changes in rural areas, where the newsocial changes are slowly accepted, is encountered with various obstacles. As such,this study was conducted to recognize the impediments of establishing water userassociations through the eyes of those working in an irrigation and drainagenetwork. Data were collected through a questionnaire which consisted of questionsregarding social, financial, cultural, organizational, management and attitudebarriers. Analysis of data revealed that management barriers were ranked at thefirst place followed by the cultural, attitude and social ones. However, lack ofmotives to stimulate users into participatory system of water management, farmers’inabilities to combat with those who illegally extract water, inability to equal andjustice-based allocation of water to different users, farmers’ preferences to instantindividual advantages instead of future common advantages, negative attitude offarmers toward efficacy of local associations, lack of informative opportunities formaking farmers aware of the WUAs’ benefits were recognized as the strongestbarriers, respectively. The results also showed that there was significantly positivecorrelation among four categories of barriers including social, cultural,management and attitude. This means that they were interrelated and anyintervention to change one could affect the others. Hence, to initiate involvement ofthe local people into decentralized systems of water resources management, salientattempts are needed to empower farmers for removing the barriers, mainlymanagement and social.


Author(s):  
Olga Chernova

The level of the water management complex development affects the state of the resource potential of the region and its structural and sectoral features. The purpose of this article is to reveal the relations and interdependence of the processes of strategic development of the water management complex and regional economy; to form recommendations that contribute to the development of these relations. The problem of forming a strategy for the water management complex development is considered within the framework of the sustainable development concept, which takes socio-economic and environmental aspects into account. As a result of the study the influence of the water management complex on the socio-economic potential of the southern Russian regions was analyzed. Scenario variants of the water management complex development in the regions are identified, their typology is carried out. The necessity of forming a mechanism of interdepartmental coordination to improve the efficiency of the management system for the strategic development of the water management complex is justified. Conclusions are drawn about the need to supplement the basin approach to water resources management with a regional-sectoral approach. This will make it possible to link the development strategy of the water management complex with the sectoral structural changes in the region. The results of the study can be used by regional authorities and water resources management to solve the problems of increasing the sustainability of water and regional ecosystems.


The water resources management affords many solutions to manage water more holistically and optimally. In essence, they are a call to stop fragmentary approaches to water management and high-handed development decisions made for the benefit of a single user group of action.The Integrated Water Basin Management and its components are used to find a suitable flood mititgation measure. The study area is Orathur of Kancheepuram district. The data that are used in this work is been taken for the consecutive 20 years and it has been analysed. With the overall data the GIS mapping is done using ArcGIS software to locate the area precisely. Its tributaries and origin from Manimangalam tributary is located clearly to estimate the inflow and outflow of the water and the demand for water at the particular region is found and then analysed for the planning of water management and flood control..


Author(s):  
Sabyasachi Nayak

This chapter explores grassroots interventions by forging partnerships with stakeholders in improving the management of water resources at the community level. In order to gain insight into the nuances of managing water resources in partnership, a pilot study was instituted in the State of Rajasthan, India. The efficacy of the partnership approach in ensuring equitable water management is demonstrated. The analysis is supported by data collected through the administration of a questionnaire for five different stakeholders. The impact of the intervention reiterates the positive social, economic, and environmental outcomes in a more sustainable manner.


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