Does the Limpopo River Basin have sufficient water for massive irrigation development in the plains of Mozambique?

Zaag, Pieter van der; Juízo, Dinis; Vilanculos, A.; Bolding, Alex; Uiterweer, Nynke Post

doi:10.1016/j.pce.2010.07.026

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“…The hydraulic structures in the irrigation scheme include the Massingir dam, Macarretane weir, the main, secondary and tertiary canals, as well as the drainage network. Massingir dam is located nearly 130 km from Chókwè City and has a role to store water and convey it through Limpopo River stream to the Macarretane weir, at 30 km from Chókwè City [52]. Here water level is managed at the allowable height to continue its course to the CIS.…”

Section: Hydraulics In the Irrigation Schemementioning

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Assessment of Water Flow and Sedimentation Processes in Irrigation Schemes for Decision-Support Tool Development: A Case Review for the Chókwè Irrigation Scheme, Mozambique

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Water flow and sedimentation processes have been significantly erratic at the Chókwè Irrigation Scheme (CIS) and have affected its hydraulic performance. Given its expansion there is need to understand these processes taking place on-site and along the channels of the scheme. CIS being the biggest project of its kind in Mozambique requires proper management of water flow and sedimentation processes. Therefore, the effect of water flow, sediment transport and deposition parameters on the performance of the CIS is needed. In order to determine the effect of spatial and temporal water flow and sediment distribution trends along the irrigation canals, there is need to establish a correlation between these parameters. Determining the influence of water flow velocity on sediment settling rate at different depths along the canal reaches is important in managing the CIS. In addition, a developed decision-support tool to predict sediment deposition is required. For this reason, it is therefore crucial to carry out a timely assessment of water flow and sedimentation processes in CIS in a review concept. From the current review, some gaps that exist for more focused research on Chókwè Irrigation Scheme have been identified. In this regard therefore, there is need to develop an effective support tool for managing water flow and sediment deposition along the canal reaches with a view to increasing crop production in CIS.

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Section: Hydraulics In the Irrigation Schemementioning

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Assessment of Water Flow and Sedimentation Processes in Irrigation Schemes for Decision-Support Tool Development: A Case Review for the Chókwè Irrigation Scheme, Mozambique

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“…Richard F. Weisfelder, in contrast, argues that the intervention was misconstrued by some as a ‘water war’ and, while there were several initial missteps, ultimately the intervention was one element of many SADC interactions ‘vital in sustaining its democratic government and restoring political stability’. Nevertheless, the lesson to be learned, according to these scholars, is that South Africa will remain the dominant actor in the region for the forseeable future . It is interesting to note how this behavior and these interpretations have been pushed to the margins of the discourse on sharing water, as other frameworks such as ‘benefit sharing’ reveal the win‐win outcomes of the LHWP in general …”

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Water conflict and cooperation in Southern Africa

Swatuk

2015

WIREs Water

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The water resources of southern Africa have featured centrally in the global literature on water conflict and cooperation. This scholarship has appeared in two waves: (1) the post-Cold War focus on resource scarcities and the possibility of 'water wars' and (2) the mid-2000s rise of fears surrounding the impact of a changing climate on water resource regimes. The first wave, in the region, ironically resulted in a significant body of scholarship demonstrating the predominance of cooperation rather than conflict. The second wave has served primarily as a spur to better governance and management, and to better integration across the policy making landscape. Running as something of a countercurrent to these dominant trends, is critical scholarship that focuses primarily on water rights and regards conflict as a necessary means to more equitable resource access ends. A key challenge for scholars of water conflict and cooperation across the region is, therefore, to reconcile both theoretically and practically the macro studies of largely transboundary water politics with the micro studies of social struggles for water in urban and rural settings. The article concludes that for a third wave of studies to add value to questions of regional water security, scholars must (1) recognize the simultaneous presence of conflict and cooperation, (2) acknowledge that not all conflict is bad, neither is all cooperation good, (3) approach the analysis more systematically through hard data gathering, and (4) read beyond their disciplines in order to more fully understand the social dynamics of the region.

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“…Accordingly, the potential risk of permits became the easy way for large-scale users across the country to quickly obtain first-class entitlements to the nation's water resources and bypass any water resource planning, as epitomized by the actions of the foreign company Procana. That company started a new sugarcane plantation in the lower Limpopo basin river in 2007 but unexpectedly closed down in 2009 due to a projected water deficit, owing to its anticipated water use when taken together with the water needs of other imminent agribusiness ventures in the catchment, despite the temporary permit right of 555 mm 3 water use per annum that it had been granted (which exceeded the then total use of 524 mm 3 of water per annum in the basin) (van der Zaag et al, 2010).…”

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Is the water permit system a panacea or a bed of inefficiency? The case of South Africa

Tewari

Oumar

2013

Water Policy

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Although South Africa has adopted a very modern permit/license system to control access to water as a resource, the attainment of the lofty objectives (efficiency, equity and sustainability) of the National Water Act of 1998 depends on two critical factors: (1) the institutional efficiency of the water management system; and (2) the development of water markets and their efficient functioning. This study lists a number of concerns that the Act is not geared to resolve efficiently or in a timely manner. These concerns include the high administrative costs of implementation, poor incentives for long-term investments, bureaucratic inefficiency, practical problems in water pricing and adaptability to climate change threat. There is a need to re-think the ways and means with which to make water distribution more efficient in the country. One possible solution would be to develop water markets in the country.

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Does the Limpopo River Basin have sufficient water for massive irrigation development in the plains of Mozambique?

Cited by 30 publications

References 8 publications

Assessment of Water Flow and Sedimentation Processes in Irrigation Schemes for Decision-Support Tool Development: A Case Review for the Chókwè Irrigation Scheme, Mozambique

Assessment of Water Flow and Sedimentation Processes in Irrigation Schemes for Decision-Support Tool Development: A Case Review for the Chókwè Irrigation Scheme, Mozambique

Water conflict and cooperation in Southern Africa

Is the water permit system a panacea or a bed of inefficiency? The case of South Africa

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