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Water and
agriculture
initiatives
in South Asia
Lifeng LI
WWF International
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• 70% of
water
is
used
by
• Water scarcity / stress
declining
• Pollution
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– In UNEP
top
30
priority
river
basins
for
biodiversity
–
n us:
– Home to the endangered Indus river dolphin
– >
a stract ons
or agr cu ture
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Where to
–
–Thirsty crops
29,000 litres per kg
Shirt – 3,000 litres
– , litres
Sugar – up to ce – up o
5,000 litres per kg grain
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soil health)
Child labour
Hea t an sa ety
–
11% GDP Pakistan; textiles are 60%
of Pakistan’s exports
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BETULCHHINDWARA
SEONI BALAGHAT
NAGPUR
GONDIA
GODAVARI BASIN
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ADILABAD
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BHANDARA
RAJNANDGAON
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KANKER
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LATUR
BIDAR
MEDAK
OSMANABAD
DANTEWARA
MALKANGIRI
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Project approach: Better Management
Practices – Soil management:
» mprov ng so s ruc ure, re uc ng compac on
– Nutrient management
, symptoms of nutrient deficiency, crop rotations
– Pest management
» Deep ploughing, crop rotation, intercropping, trap
cropping, pest monitoring, pesticide application and
handling
– Water management
» Timing of water applications in crop cycle, crop water
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requ rements, met o s
or
water
retent on,
p oug ng
across slopes, bunds, ponds, terraces, land levelling
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to use BMPs; Outreach /
awareness activities
• Engaging with and influencing
Government – policy research, dialogues
• Engaging with and influencing
corporates‐
working
in
co a orat on w t
an
IKEA
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• 2.75 billion m3 per year of water savings could
applied across
India
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Getting water flowing in the rivers again?
How do we ensure that water saved actually improves the If less water is used by one farmer, or in one area, will it just be used b nei hbourin or downstream farmers? Can
adoption
of
more
efficient
irrigation
techniques
actually
lead to water saving at a basin level? Or can it reduce return
ows an aqu er rec arge
Is it really possible in India and Pakistan to change water Can we ever achieve environmental flows in severely degraded
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maintenance of flows in rivers which still have some functionality and biodiversity?
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