How  can  rainwater  management  help  support  smallholder  farmers’  ability  to  adapt  to  climate  variability  and  change?  

 

Learning  Event  Objec>ve  

 •  To  demonstrate  the  value  of  inves>ng  in  rainwater  management  to  strengthen  adap>ve  capacity  of  smallholder  farmers    

Dependence on green and blue water 2000

Rainfed  farming  at  risk    from  increasing  climate  variability  

…but  large  dams  are  not  the  only  op>on,  nor  a  sufficient  op>on,  for  climate  smart  agriculture  

Per  capita  water  storage  in  cubic  meters  in  human-­‐made  reservoirs  by  con>nent…    

 

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Climate  smart:  adapta>on,  mi>ga>on  and  livelihoods  start  with  rain,  manage  for  variety  of  livelihood  

strategies  and  landscape  niches    

Consider  A  Range  of  Agricultural  Water  Management  Op>ons  

Fish, Livestock, Crops, Ecosystem Services

Rainwater  Management  •  It  is  about  capturing,  storing,  managing  and  increasing  produc>vity  of  water    

•  It  can  rehabilitate  landscapes  under  scenarios  of  increasing  or  decreasing  rainfall  and  increased  climate  variability.    

•  It  can  be  decentralized,  adaptable,  inexpensive,  relevant  to  large  areas  of  lands  currently  being  used  for  rainfed  agriculture.  

Storing  water    

Ins.tu.ons!    

Ins.tu.ons!    

Ins.tu.ons!    

Managing  landscapes    yield  more  water  

 Improved  WP  

Capturing  water    In  landscapes      

Collec.ve  ac.on  

Rainwater  Management  Systems    

More  Food  /    More  Income  /  Resilient      

Inves.ng  in  Watershed  Management      Upstream-­‐downstream  linkages    (Irriga.on)  

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Market  Incen.ves:  Rainwater  harves.ng  with  high  value  crops  

Need  to  think  beyond  crop  produc.on  

§  Feed  quality;  reduce  methane  emissions  

§  Integrate  livestock  into  wider  development  agenda  (e.g.  irriga>on;  watershed  management);  

§  Watering  points  in  closer  distances    (>  35%  milk  yield);  

§  Limit  conversion  of  range  to  annual  croplands;  C  sequestra>on  

§  Maximize  transpira>on  at  the  expense  of  evapora>on  (feed);  

§  Market  Incen>ves  

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Policy Implications..

•  Investment  priority  towards  landscape  rainwater  management,  water  storage;  

•  Strengthening  /  Building  local  ins.tu.ons  (byelaws/  religious  organiza.ons/    WUA);  

•  Facilitate  informa.on  flow  /  technologies  using  local  channels;  

•  Policy  commitment  to  link  development  with  ecosystem  services  -­‐  Water;      

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 •   Policy  geared  towards  climate-­‐sensi.ve  systems      (Agriculture  /  wetlands  /  water  towers)  and  vulnerable  communi.es;    

 •  Na.onal  government  investments  favoring  small  

storage  structures  

•  Cross-­‐boundary  hydrological  planning  /  watershed  management;  (drought  and  flood  monitoring  and  informa.on  system;  coping  strategies);    

•  Market  infrastructure  /  Incen.ves  

Policy Implications..

Bus  Stops  on  Successful  Examples  

•  Objec>ves  – Present  successful  examples  of  small  scale  Rainwater  management    

– Get  feedback  on  how  these  can  go  to  scale  

Successful  Examples  

1.  Zai  pits  for  in  situ  water  management:  Mathias  Fosu  (Back  of  Room)  

2.  Groundwater  u>liza>on:  Deborah  Bossio  (Outside  lec)  

3.  Landscape  water  management:  Enyew  Adgo  (Inside  front)  

4.  In-­‐field  rainwater  harves>ng:  Jacobus  Botha  (In  the  corner  outside)  

Process  •  2  rounds  of  bus  stops  x  15  minutes  •  Presenters  will  present  for  5-­‐6  

minutes  on  the  innova>on,  why  successful  and  its  limita>ons  –  Discussion  :  “How  can  we  bring  the  innova>on  to  scale”    

–  Try  to  balance  number  of  people  in  each  bus  stop  

•  Acer,  come  back  to  synthesize  key  messages  and  how  RWM  approaches  can  be  beier  integrated  into  regional  and  na>onal  debates    

Learn  more  at  

•  CPWF  website  Hip://www.waterandfood.org  – More  on  rainwater  management:    – hip://waterandfood.org/page/News-­‐and-­‐Events/news:83  

 •  IWMI  website:  www.iwmi.org