Water and Livelihoods Initiative (WLI)
http://temp.icarda.org/wli/
Decision Support Tools & Models for: Assessing Water Balance & Productivity
Dr. Caroline King (WLI Manager)
Email: [email protected]
WLI Objectives & Outputs Goal
NARRATIVE The goal of WLI is to improve the livelihoods of households and communities in the benchmark sites of the participating countries by increasing economic, social and educational opportunities through addressing the key priority issues
identified in each country .
Purpose To pilot test a sustainable and integrated water, land use and livelihoods strategy in the benchmark sites for scaling up, which will optimize new and income generating crop and livestock activities.
Outputs 1 .Integrated water and land-use strategies for policy-making, tools for
sustainable benchmark management and organizational mechanisms for community inclusion at the benchmark sites.
2 .Enhanced knowledge, skills and qualifications for key stakeholders in the benchmark sites.
3 .Improved rural livelihoods of farmers in the benchmark sites through the adoption of sustainable land and water management practices and livelihood strategies
WORKSHOP PURPOSE:To identify scope for available watershed and basin-scale water balance assessments to include scenarios demonstrating improvements in integrated management of land, water and livelihoods to be achieved through upscaling of WLI pilot-tested strategies and technologies
1950 1970 1990 2010 2030 2050
potential water savings inagriculture
agricultural water use
min ETP for foodproduction
industry
domestic
with impr. mgtCropping PatternHa cereals: Ha horticulture: N/ha livestock:
Annual Water Use
m3/yr
Cropping PatternHa cereals: Ha horticulture: N/ha livestock:
Annual Water Use
m3/yr
Cropping PatternHa cereals: Ha horticulture: N/ha livestock:
Annual Water
Use m3/yr
Pres
ent
w.out impr. mgt
Allocation to Ag.reuse
groundwater
Surface inflows
rainfed
Fu
ture
Mg
t S
trat
egie
s
Other Sectorsdomestic
industrial
(ecological flows)
> Positive balance?
> Negative balance?
A STRATEGIC VIEW
Workshop Objectives Review available assessments of present and future water availability
and use at the watershed and basin-scale and identify scope for updates to reflect the full potential of improvements in on-farm land and water management
> Inform regional decision-makers and other key stakeholders at the benchmark sites of the relevance and potential further use of outputs from decision support tools to evaluate options for improved management of land, water and livelihoods
> Stimulate knowledge exchange and research collaboration amongst WLI research teams using and developing tools to support integrated water and land-use strategies with key stakeholders
Results Anticipated
Outputs >Enhanced Annual Reports, Country Research Reports and
PPTs from 8 countries and regional team >Short workshop report including list of participants
>Materials online for other interested researchers to benefit from
Outcomes >WLI thematic research group on decision support tools and models activated
>WLI thematic research group on water use efficiency activated >Improved connection of WLI pilot testing to strategic level decision-making and
improved outscaling strategies for integrated land and water management >Improved management of land, water and livelihoods in WLI countries
1.… .WHAT IS A LIVELIHOOD? (see Workshop Report on WLI Website)
2. WHAT IS AN IMPROVED LIVELIHOOD?3. HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE TO IMPROVE RURAL LIVELIHOODS?4. HOW WILL WE KNOW THAT IT IMPROVED?5. HOW WILL WE KNOW THAT THE IMPROVEMENT RESULTED FROM THE WLI
PILOT TESTING ACTIVITY?
Pragmatic Indicators of Water & Livelihoods?(/sustainable water and livelihoods?)
CAPITAL/ ASSETS
INDICATOR 2012 2013 2014
HUMAN Key stakeholders ‘ short-term training
Key stakeholders ‘ knowledge
PHYSICAL Agricultural land (ha, tons & value of crops)
Land under improved management
NATURAL Water availability at the watershed level
Water use in agriculture
FINANCIAL Income from agriculture
Total household income
SOCIAL Associations (producers’ assns, WUAs, etc)
(All indicators gender disaggregated)
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