To what end? Drip irrigation and the water–energy–food nexus in Morocco

Jobbins, Guy; Kalpakian, Jack; Chriyaa, A.; Legrouri, A.; Mzouri, El Houssine El

doi:10.1080/07900627.2015.1020146

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“…They describe the nexus approach as "conceptually inconclusive" and highlight the need for clarity on overarching objectives and guiding principles. In this vein, Jobbins et al (2015) come to the conclusion that nexus approaches are not per se pro-poor and ask: is "the reduction of trade-offs between water, energy and food security considered an end in itself, or does it support higher-level social goals such as the reduction of poverty?" For this paper we argue that the nexus can help to achieve better social and economic outcomes while reducing pressure on natural resources and the environment-so called "decoupling, " e.g., through enhancing resource use efficiencies across resources, through integrated management and governance and policy coherence.…”

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A Nexus Approach for the MENA Region—From Concept to Knowledge to Action

Hoff

Alrahaife²,

Hajj

et al. 2019

Front. Environ. Sci.

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There is wide agreement that a nexus or integrated approach to managing and governing natural resources such as land, water, and energy can improve environmental, climate, human, and political security. However, few if any countries in the MENA region have made progress in implementing such an approach. There appear to be several constraints inhibiting the development and adoption of nexus approaches. These constraints include strong sectoral silos, insufficient incentives for integrated planning and policy making at all levels, and limited vision, knowledge, and practical experience to guide successful implementation. In turn, the limited implementation and hence lack of empirical evidence of a nexus approach, which could demonstrate its benefits, does little to strengthen political will for the development of adequate incentives, structures, and procedures. Against this backdrop, this paper presents five case studies which take an integrated approach, in three MENA countries, namely Jordan, Lebanon, and Morocco. Based on an analytical framework developed here, the paper analyses and compares the success factors for nexus implementation, and also for transfer and upscaling. The analysis emphasizes the need for appropriate framework conditions, targeted investments and pioneering actors, to make integrated approaches across sectors and levels work. With the evidence presented, the paper aims to set in motion a positive or virtuous cycle of generating more nexus evidence, improved framework conditions, further nexus implementation on the ground, and from that even more nexus evidence. Finally, the paper contributes to overcoming the repeated requests for better definition and conceptualization of the nexus, which often has slowed down adoption of the concept.

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A Nexus Approach for the MENA Region—From Concept to Knowledge to Action

Hoff

Alrahaife²,

Hajj

et al. 2019

Front. Environ. Sci.

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“…This choice was designed to highlight the possible differences between women, men and mixed organizations. At the same time, the level of education is an important variable influencing the access to the main internal management positions, the knowledge of the necessary bureaucratic procedures to achieve any financial support and the general degree of sustainability of horticultural and drip irrigation interventions [9], including better levels of food security and children protection. Another sphere in which most of the times women may be excluded is the provision of technical training and suitable extension services [34] actually designed to the specific requirements and limits of women active in agricultural contexts (e.g., lack of mobility, lower level of education, etc.…”

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Water Gender Indicators in Agriculture: A Study of Horticultural Farmer Organizations in Senegal

Centrone

Mosso

Busato

et al. 2017

Water

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This paper intends to contribute to the debate on gender equality and water within the Sustainable Development Goals SDGs 5 and 6. Farmers organizations are often considered key stakeholders whose participation should be fostered to achieve a good water governance in agriculture and irrigation programs. Nonetheless, many water management interventions tackle participation as an instrumental and formal process. A common assumption is that granting sufficient space for women in water management will automatically ensure a greater gender empowerment. Nevertheless, often low importance is given to assessing who really actively participates and benefits from water development projects, favoring the technical aspects. This paper addresses the articulation between gender, water management and indicators, using male, female and mixed farmer organizations as touchstones in three regions of Senegal. The authors defines a system of water gender indicators grouped into five sections. The first results show more similarities between mixed and female organizations, while the main gender inequalities are visible in the water technique and economic domains. Thanks to this study, we can see how a gender-based analysis may allow to more deeply understand some more or less "hidden" water governance mechanisms and their related implications in terms of project management and policy making.

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“…At the same time, it has great potential to enhance agricultural water efficiency, by which water saving irrigation is thus strongly encouraged [75]. For instance, drip irrigation is proposed by using networks of pipes to water the soil surface or root zone of plants directly, which is a management option to reduce water consumption and maintain agricultural production and productivity [76]. Compared with the conventional surface flooding irrigation commonly used in China, drip irrigation is more efficient in reduction of energy consumption and carbon emissions [77].…”

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Regional Water Footprint Assessment: A Case Study of Leshan City

Zhao

Zhang

2015

Sustainability

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This paper presents an assessment of urban water footprint in the period of 2001 to 2012 by taking Leshan City, China as a typical case study. The water footprint is calculated by the sum of the water footprints of various sectors, i.e., crop production, animal products, industrial processes, domestic waster, eco-environment, and virtual water trade. Results show that the water footprints of the various sectors rose by degrees varying from 19% to 55%, which gave rise to an increase of the total water footprint of 43.13% from 2001 to 2012. Crop production and animal products are identified as the major water intensive sectors, accounting for about 68.97% of the total water footprint. The water footprint in the Northeastern area of Leshan City is greater than that of the Southwestern area in the period 1992-2012, resulted in an expansion of water footprint in the Sha Wan and Wu Tongqiao Districts due to the development of urbanization. The application of water footprint assessment is expected to provide insight into the improvement of urban water efficiency, and thus aid in better water resources management.

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To what end? Drip irrigation and the water–energy–food nexus in Morocco

Cited by 48 publications

References 26 publications

A Nexus Approach for the MENA Region—From Concept to Knowledge to Action

A Nexus Approach for the MENA Region—From Concept to Knowledge to Action

Water Gender Indicators in Agriculture: A Study of Horticultural Farmer Organizations in Senegal

Regional Water Footprint Assessment: A Case Study of Leshan City

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