Setting up agricultural water management interventions – learning from successful case studies in the Volta and Limpopo river basins

Bruin, Annemarieke de; Pateman, Rachel; Barron, Jennie; Balima, Mariam Myriam Dama; Ouédraogo, Issa; Dapola, Evariste Da; Fosu, Mathias; Annor, Frank; Magombeyi, M.; Onema, Jean‐Marie Kileshye

doi:10.1016/j.wrr.2015.09.001

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“…To adapt to the increased aridity in West Africa, farmers have used indigenous and modern coping strategies. Examples of these techniques include soil and water conservation practices [9,10], agricultural water harvesting techniques [11][12][13][14] and, very recently, climate information services or early warning systems [15][16][17]. The introduction of weather forecasting systems for risk management in agricultural practices sounds relevant as it provides timely weather information, helping producers to take appropriate decisions [17].…”

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Closing the Gap between Climate Information Producers and Users: Assessment of Needs and Uptake in Senegal

Ouédraogo

Diouf

Ouédraogo

et al. 2018

Climate

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West Africa is a very vulnerable part of the world to the impacts of climate change due to a combination of exposure and low adaptive capacity. Climate change has induced an increase in rainfall variability which in turn has affected the availability of water resources, ecosystem services and agricultural production. To adapt to the increased aridity, farmers have used indigenous and modern coping strategies such as soil and water conservation techniques, the use of drought-tolerant crops and varieties, crop diversification, etc., and lately, climate information services (CIS). The latter, according to the discourses, has positively contributed to suitable decision-making in terms of farming, pastoral and fishing management systems. However, the scientific documentation of the engagement approaches, the uptake of the CIS and the ways the delivered information is being used, as well as feedback from the users, is lacking. Additionally, in most of the cases where CIS are introduced, the disconnect between the users and producers of the CIS seems to undercut large-scale uptake. The objective of this paper is to examine the approach used to involve stakeholders in the CIS uptake process in Senegal. We analyzed the experiences and lessons learnt in the country where various CIS products were introduced using participatory methods (stakeholder consultations, interviews, field demonstrations, training workshops, etc.) and innovative stressors (SMS, voice messages, radios, mobile applications, etc.) to effectively involve producers, technicians and policy-makers. Results showed that 16 relevant CIS have been produced out of 27 identified by the various users; 11 CIS diffusion channels have been developed out of 13 requested; 27 climate advisory bodies (MWGs) have been created in 27 districts out of 30 districts in the study zone; about 6800 users have been trained directly and indirectly to effectively use CIS and about 8500 people are receiving CIS via SMS, voice messaging and emails. The opportunities for CIS uptake as well as the challenges that may impede the long-term sustainability of CIS upscaling in the country are highlighted. Recommendations that will improve and sustain the governance system of CIS in Senegal and the rest of West Africa include the involvement of private sectors in the chain of production, delivery and training, and the inciting of producers to largely subscribe to the weather-based index insurance.

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Closing the Gap between Climate Information Producers and Users: Assessment of Needs and Uptake in Senegal

Ouédraogo

Diouf

Ouédraogo

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“…It can also improve the environment by reducing the load of environmental contaminations [22], as well as providing economic and health advantages such as reducing the cost of wastewater disposal as well as the cost for irrigation water [18,29]. In addition to that, long term investment in the management system for agricultural water is a challenge, especially in the concern of rural development [11].…”

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Evaluation of wastewater post-treatment options for reuse purposes in the agricultural sector under rural development conditions

Gharbia

Aish

Abushbak

et al. 2016

Journal of Water Process Engineering

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a b s t r a c tReuse of wastewater is a sustainable and renewable source of water, mainly used in the agricultural sector and can contribute to rural development. Agriculture is the second highest sector for water consumption in the Gaza Strip, using more than 50% of water abstractions from the stressed polluted Gaza's coastal aquifer. This paper aims to present and evaluate two available wastewater post-treatment options which could be employed to reuse wastewater for agriculture in Gaza: sand filtration using a textured geomembrane sand filter and the Soil Aquifer Treatment (SAT) system. This evaluation is based on applying hierarchy grey relational analysis and the comparison matrix through an environmental assessment for each option using a semi-empirical methodology that combines results from field tests and computer hydrological simulations. In addition, it is based on a social and economic and the operational aspects for the Gaza City Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) and its infiltration basin. The evaluation factors for the two options are juxtaposed in a Comparison Matrix with associated weighted scores and predefined scales to quantify the evaluation process before using the hierarchy grey relational analysis. The results show that the operational costs and the environmental aspects are the main factors that affect the evaluation process for wastewater post-treatment options. The sand filtration (with textured geomembrane) option is ranked higher than the SAT system for this particular case study with an overall integrated grey relational grade equal to 0.3276, compared to 0.2596 for the SAT system.

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Exploring the opportunities and constraints to the development of locally applicable water management technology in three sub-Saharan African cities

Moore

Steynor

Waagsaether

et al. 2021

Environmental Science & Policy

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Setting up agricultural water management interventions – learning from successful case studies in the Volta and Limpopo river basins

Cited by 9 publications

References 13 publications

Closing the Gap between Climate Information Producers and Users: Assessment of Needs and Uptake in Senegal

Closing the Gap between Climate Information Producers and Users: Assessment of Needs and Uptake in Senegal

Evaluation of wastewater post-treatment options for reuse purposes in the agricultural sector under rural development conditions

Exploring the opportunities and constraints to the development of locally applicable water management technology in three sub-Saharan African cities

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