Baseline Review And Ecosystem Services Assessment Of The Tana River Basin Kenya

Author : Baker, Tracy,Kiptala, J.,Olaka, L.,Oates, N.,Hussain, Asghar,McCartney, Matthew
Publisher : International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2015-06-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9789290908302

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Baseline review and ecosystem services assessment of the Tana River Basin, Kenya by Baker, Tracy,Kiptala, J.,Olaka, L.,Oates, N.,Hussain, Asghar,McCartney, Matthew Pdf

The ‘WISE-UP to climate’ project aims to demonstrate the value of natural infrastructure as a ‘nature-based solution’ for climate change adaptation and sustainable development. Within the Tana River Basin, both natural and built infrastructure provide livelihood benefits for people. Understanding the interrelationships between the two types of infrastructure is a prerequisite for sustainable water resources development and management. This is particularly true as pressures on water resources intensify and the impacts of climate change increase. This report provides an overview of the biophysical characteristics, ecosystem services and links to livelihoods within the basin.

Author : McCartney, Matthew,Foudi, S.,Muthuwatta, Lal,Sood, Aditya,Simons, G.,Hunink, J.,Vercruysse, K.,Omuombo, C.
Publisher : International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Page : 65 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2019-05-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789290908821

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Quantifying the services of natural and built infrastructure in the context of climate change by McCartney, Matthew,Foudi, S.,Muthuwatta, Lal,Sood, Aditya,Simons, G.,Hunink, J.,Vercruysse, K.,Omuombo, C. Pdf

Author : Hussain, Asghar,Baker, Tracy
Publisher : IWMI
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2016-12-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789290908401

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Tana River Basin, Kenya by Hussain, Asghar,Baker, Tracy Pdf

Author : Marloes Mul, Emmanuel Obuobie,Richard Appoh,Kwabena Kankam- Yeboah,Emmanuel Bekoe-Obeng,Barnabas Amisigo,Frederick Yaw Logah,Benjamin Ghansah,Matthew McCartney
Publisher : International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789290908296

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Water Resources Assessment of the Volta River Basin by Marloes Mul, Emmanuel Obuobie,Richard Appoh,Kwabena Kankam- Yeboah,Emmanuel Bekoe-Obeng,Barnabas Amisigo,Frederick Yaw Logah,Benjamin Ghansah,Matthew McCartney Pdf

Author : Maksud Bekchanov,Aditya Sood,Marc Jeuland
Publisher : International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2015-12-31
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9789290908265

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Review of Hydro-economic Models to Address River Basin Management Problems: Structure, Applications and Research Gaps by Maksud Bekchanov,Aditya Sood,Marc Jeuland Pdf

Author : Ayantunde, A. A.,Karambiri, M.,Yameogo, V.,Cofie, Olufunke O.
Publisher : International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Page : 37 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2017-06-13
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789290908456

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Multiple uses of small reservoirs in crop-livestock agro-ecosystems of the Volta River Basin with an emphasis on livestock management by Ayantunde, A. A.,Karambiri, M.,Yameogo, V.,Cofie, Olufunke O. Pdf

Author : Gebregziabher, Gebrehaweria,Abera, D. A.,Gebresamuel, G.,Giordano, Meredith,Langan, Simon
Publisher : International Water Management Institute (IWMI).
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2016-12-29
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789290908449

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An Assessment of Integrated Watershed Management in Ethiopia by Gebregziabher, Gebrehaweria,Abera, D. A.,Gebresamuel, G.,Giordano, Meredith,Langan, Simon Pdf

Sustainable participatory watershed management is an approach promoted by the Ethiopian government to restore natural resources and agricultural productivity across the country. This comparative study between six watershed programs shows that this approach increases farmers’ food security and incomes (around 50% on average), as well as their resilience to drought and other climate shocks. However, the study also confirms that the nature and scale of impact can vary significantly between watershed programs. The success of watershed management depends on multiple factors from the hydrological profile of the watershed to the local social and economic environment. Tailoring watershed interventions to the local context, associating conservation and livelihoods activities, and providing further financial and technical support to watershed committees are among the recommendations of this paper.

Author : Cai, Xueliang,Magidi, J.,Nhamo, Luxon,van Koppen, Barbara
Publisher : International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2017-06-05
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789290908517

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Mapping irrigated areas in the Limpopo Province, South Africa by Cai, Xueliang,Magidi, J.,Nhamo, Luxon,van Koppen, Barbara Pdf

This report summarizes the findings of a collaborative effort to map and assess irrigated areas in the Limpopo Province, South Africa. The study was conducted by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) and the Limpopo Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (LDARD), as part of the DAFF-supported ‘Revitalization of irrigation in South Africa’ project. Based on a combination of Landsat and Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) satellite data, previous irrigated area mapping exercises carried out by DAFF and three-field ground truthing (GT) surveys, a total of 1.6 million hectares (Mha) of cropland were identified, with 262,000 ha actually irrigated in the 2015 winter season. The study also found that only 29% of all land equipped with center pivots was actually irrigated.

Author : Kadyampakeni, Davie M.,Mul, Marloes L.,Obuobie, E.,Appoh, Richard,Owusu, Afua,Ghansah, Benjamin,Boakye-Acheampong, Enoch,Barron, Jennie
Publisher : International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2017-08-08
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789290908548

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Agro-climatic and hydrological characterization of selected watersheds in northern Ghana by Kadyampakeni, Davie M.,Mul, Marloes L.,Obuobie, E.,Appoh, Richard,Owusu, Afua,Ghansah, Benjamin,Boakye-Acheampong, Enoch,Barron, Jennie Pdf

Author : van Koppen, Barbara,Nhamo, Luxon,Cai, Xueliang,Gabriel, M. J.,Sekgala, M.,Shikwambana, S.,Tshikolomo, K.,Nevhutanda, S.,Matlala, B.,Manyama, D.
Publisher : International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2017-06-08
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789290908524

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Smallholder irrigation schemes in the Limpopo Province, South Africa by van Koppen, Barbara,Nhamo, Luxon,Cai, Xueliang,Gabriel, M. J.,Sekgala, M.,Shikwambana, S.,Tshikolomo, K.,Nevhutanda, S.,Matlala, B.,Manyama, D. Pdf

A survey of 76 public smallholder irrigation schemes in the Limpopo Province was jointly conducted by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF), South Africa, and the Limpopo Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (LDARD), as part of the ‘Revitalization of Smallholder Irrigation in South Africa’ project. About one-third of those schemes was fully utilized; one-third partially utilized; and one-third not utilized in the winter of 2015; however, no single socioeconomic, physical, agronomic and marketing variable could explain these differences in utilization. Sale, mostly for informal markets, appeared the most important goal. Dilapidated infrastructure was the most important constraint cited by the farmers. The study recommends ways to overcome the build-neglect-rebuild syndrome, and to learn lessons from informal irrigation, which covers an area three to four times as large as public irrigation schemes in the province.

Author : Saruchera, D.,Lautze, Jonathan
Publisher : International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2015-12-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789290908272

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Measuring Transboundary Water Cooperation by Saruchera, D.,Lautze, Jonathan Pdf

Water cooperation has received prominent focus in the post-2015 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). While proposals for measuring water cooperation appear to be converging toward a small set of indicators, the degree to which these proposed indicators draw on past work is unclear. This paper mines relevant past work to generate guidance for monitoring the proposed SDG target related to transboundary water cooperation. Potential measures of water cooperation were identified, filtered and applied in three countries (Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe). Six indicators were ultimately determined as being suitable for measuring water cooperation. As the SDG process turns its focus to the selection of indicators, the indicators proposed in this paper may merit consideration

Author : Sood, Aditya,Smakhtin, Vladimir,Eriyagama, Nishadi ,Villholth, Karen G.,Liyanage, Nirosha,Wada, Y.,Ebrahim, Girma,Dickens, Chris
Publisher : International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2017-06-02
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789290908470

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Global environmental flow information for the sustainable development goals by Sood, Aditya,Smakhtin, Vladimir,Eriyagama, Nishadi ,Villholth, Karen G.,Liyanage, Nirosha,Wada, Y.,Ebrahim, Girma,Dickens, Chris Pdf

Environmental flows (EF) are an important component of Goal 6 (the ‘water goal’) of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Yet, many countries still do not have well-defined criteria on how to define EF. In this study, we bring together the International Water Management Institute’s (IWMI’s) expertise and previous research in this area to develop a new methodology to quantify EF at a global scale. EF are developed for grids (0.1 degree spatial resolution) for different levels of health (defined as environmental management classes [EMCs]) of river sections. Additionally, EF have been separated into surface water and groundwater components, which also helps in developing sustainable groundwater abstraction (SGWA) limits. An online tool has been developed to calculate EF and SGWA in any area of interest.

Author : Chinnasamy, Pennan,Prathapar, Sanmugam A.
Publisher : International Water Management Institute (IWMI).
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2016-06-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789290908364

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Methods to investigate the hydrology of the Himalayan springs by Chinnasamy, Pennan,Prathapar, Sanmugam A. Pdf

Springs are the major source of freshwater in many small mountainous watersheds within the Himalayan region. In recent years, their flow rates have diminished, but the reasons for this are not self-evident, and hence this paper reviews the methods to investigate Himalayan springs. The review reveals that chemical and isotope analyses – mostly water dating and stable isotope (e.g., d18O) analyses – could be an appropriate entry point to commence field investigations, because of their potential to map complex spring pathways, including linkages between aquifers. This should be combined with the building of hydrogeological maps with the available data. Output from desktop analyses, field investigations and hydrogeological maps could then contribute to the establishment of a conceptual model, which could form the basis for a numerical model.

Author : WWAP
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2018-03-26
Category : Water quality management
ISBN : 9789231002649

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The United Nations world water development report 2018 by WWAP Pdf

Author : Lucy Emerton
Publisher : IUCN
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Biotic communities
ISBN : 9789558177433

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Values and Rewards by Lucy Emerton Pdf