improved management of agricultural water in eastern and southern africa
DESCRIPTION
Improved Management of Agricultural Water in Eastern and Southern Africa. Learning alliance on AWM in the ESA region P rojects from Ethiopia, Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Swaziland and Zimbabwe agreed on the key issues for cross project learning. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Phot
o: D
avid
Bra
zier/
IWM
IPh
oto
:Tom
van
Cak
enbe
rghe
/IW
MI
Phot
o : D
avid
Bra
zier/
IWM
IPh
oto:
Dav
id B
razie
r/IW
MI
Water for a food-secure worldwww.iwmi.org
Improved Management of Agricultural Water in
Eastern and Southern Africa
www.iwmi.orgWater for a food-secure world
Learning alliance on AWM in the ESA region
Projects from Ethiopia, Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Swaziland and Zimbabwe agreed on the key issues for cross project learning.
Identified main challenges across projects that they would work to meet, learning together, exchanging experiences and sharing solutions.
www.iwmi.orgWater for a food-secure world
Improving community-based water management
Key challenges for action and learning1. How to improve the effectiveness
of community-based organizations in managing water?
2. What methods and tools can improve engagement between project and communities, and within the communities?
Activities• Capacity building in community
engagement, policy advocacy• Documenting community
engagement, participatory methods and tools
www.iwmi.orgWater for a food-secure world
Challenges to strengthen WUAs and FBOs. How to:1. Facilitate conflict management
and group development2. Strengthen project capacity to
lobby and influence policy on WUAs and related FBOs
3. Facilitate participation, inclusiveness and representation within farmer organizations
4. Monitor, document and evaluate institutional processes
5. Build capacities of the beneficiaries to manage change and improve participatory planning
6. Facilitate ownership and self-reliance
7. Coordinate and harmonize service providers on projects
www.iwmi.orgWater for a food-secure world
Improved community engagement will lead to farmer organizations and water user associations that do things differently:1. Have a clear, shared vision and
strategic plans they develop2. Do operation and maintenance 3. Have inclusive representation4. Have by-laws, constitutions and
legal status within their country framework
5. Operational plans developed and in use by farmers
6. Manage water allocation fairly7. Link to and work with stakeholders
and service providers8. Farmers own and contribute to
their development
www.iwmi.orgWater for a food-secure world
Approaches and lessons –observations so far• Participatory methods exist, but are
often not used. Needs: support from decision makers, time, resources.
• Where used, participatory tools are often not used for a clear purpose.
• Participatory extension approach can improve community-level innovation
• Farmer field school is promising, but requires: strong facilitation skills; consideration of the varied interests of farmers and multiple use needs; to be part of a process that continually revisits community needs and demands
• Training and advocacy in community engagement is required at all levels, from community to regional institutions to national decision-makers
• Farmer-led documentation, video clubs complement extension services
• Need to share what tools work, where
Phot
o: D
avid
Bra
zier/
IWM
IPh
oto
:Tom
van
Cak
enbe
rghe
/IW
MI
Phot
o : D
avid
Bra
zier/
IWM
IPh
oto:
Dav
id B
razie
r/IW
MI
Water for a food-secure worldwww.iwmi.org
For more information on participatory methods and engagement tools, and on
AWM research in the region: www.imawesa.info