Presented at the Basin Focal Project workshop 'Clarifying the global picture of water, food and poverty' from 18-20th September in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Q-Factor General Quiz-7th April 2024, Quiz Club NITW
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1. Limpopo Basin
Focal Project
LBFP Research Team
18 September, 2009
Chiang Mai, Thailand
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2. Limpopo Basin
Botswana (60% of population in the basin),
South Africa (25% of nat’l population in basin),
Mozambique, Zimbabwe
14 Million People in 416,000 km (34/km2)
Nearly half rural/urban
Water Scarce
Less than 3,000,000 ha under crops
91% under rain fed conditions
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8. Influences
History: uneven development
Neighbors
Regional bodies:
SADC, COMESA, AMCOW, OKACOM,
ORASACOM, LIMCOM
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9. Line color (by type of relationship)
Now- Limpopo BFP
Node color (by attitude)
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Positive
Negative
No Info
10. Change Processes
Who were we talking with/listening to?
What do we hope to change?
What do we offer that can positively affect
the change we anticipate?
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11. Key Stakeholders
1st tier
National level policy makers
LIMCOM
2nd tier
GWP, FANRPAN
3rd tier
Implementing agencies, NGOs, district level authorities
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18. Lim popo
229 bcm Irrigation Net Runoff
Woodland 57% of the basin is
classified as grassland
40% is estimated to be
Rain fed under rain fed agriculture.
Cropping
.6% is devoted to irrigated
agriculture, yet they use
.8% of available water
Grassland
resources.
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19. Where is the water?
250 mm in theLimpopo River central Focal Project
hot dry west & Basin areas
1,050 mm in the high rainfall eastern escarpment
20. Where is the water?
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21. When is the water available?
Water Availability over Time
100.000
Million cubic metres per Month
10.000
1.000
0.100
1 31 61 91 121 151 181 211 241 271 301 331 361 391 421 451 481 511 541 571 601 631 661 691 721 751 781 811
Simulation Month
Monthly Runoff Priority Demands
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22. Supply Risks
Water Available to Agriculture
100
Million cubic metres per Month
10
1
0.1
1 31 61 91 121 151 181 211 241 271 301 331 361 391 421 451 481 511 541 571 601 631 661 691 721 751 781 811
Simulation Month
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27. water stress 8-day ET (mm)
ETa/ETp Basin average
Limpopo Province - Rainfed
Olifants- irrigated
Olifants - irrigated
Rainfall
Downstream - XaiXai
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Day of year
29. Water productivity
Water Productivity (WP) values in Limpopo basin
are generally low & extremely variable;
Gross value production of agriculture major driving
factor of WP differences. It is caused not only by
yield variation, but also highly fluctuating prices in
different markets (same yield = very different
income);
Poor rainfall distribution makes the predominant
rain fed areas and the associated famers more
vulnerable to risks (small irrigated area);
Huge gap in annual potential and actual ET. Room
for increased productivity with targeted investment
in certain areas (Mozambique). Project
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30. Institutions
All riparian countries have policies aimed at supporting
small-scale farmers to increase their productivity and
profits, yet effectiveness of implementation varies
considerably;
Limited inter-ministerial and departmental collaboration
for promoting agricultural water management limits
cross-cutting integrated policies to support agricultural
water management, hinder best arrangements;
LIMCOM’s emergence as an effective RBO
significantly enhances the capacity of the basin
countries to implement major benefit-sharing programs
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31. Institutions
IWRM guiding policies—serious implementation lags.
Ownership and access to land & water
Women’s contribution to irrigated farms (48% of global
ag workforce, higher in Africa--90% in some areas)
Decision making at farm level
Participation in WUAs
Access of poor women & men to irrigation benefits
Domestic and other uses of water
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34. Water, agriculture and poverty
in basins are linked by
women.
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35. Poverty
The feminization of poverty is the
tragic consequence of women’s
unequal access to economic
opportunities.
—UNDP 1995
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36. Water, agriculture, livelihoods &
poverty
A livelihoods approach=
Water (availability + access) +
Income +
Education +
Infrastructure +, +, +
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37. Water, agriculture, livelihoods &
poverty in Mozambique
Mozambique - Poverty level N
Mozambique Drought
W E
S
MASSANGENA
MABOTE MASSANGENA
MABOTE
CHIGUBO
CHIGUBO
CHICUALACUALA
CHICUALACUALA
FUNHALOURO MASSINGA
FUNHALOURO MASSINGA
MABALANE
MABALANE
Poverty level (%)
50 - 59 LEGEND
60 - 69
MASSINGIR MASSINGIR
PANDA
70 - 79
PANDA Drought
80 - 89
GUIJÁ GUIJÁ
90 - 95 1 - 9.99
CHIBUTO CHIBUTO
10 - 19.99
CHÓKWE CHÓKWE
MANJACAZE MANJACAZE 20 - 29.99
N
XAI-XAI XAI-XAI 30 - 39.99
BILENE BILENE
CIDADE DE XAI-XAI CIDADE DE XAI-XAI 40 - 55
W E
200 0 200 Kilometers
200 0 200 Kilometers
S
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38. Poverty & Water in South Africa
LEGEND
Limpopo basin boundary
SA district boundary
SA Water source
Poverty level by municipality
0 - 16 %
N
17 - 34 %
35 - 46 % Vhembe
Vhembe W E
47 - 57 %
58 - 70 %
71 - 81 %
S
> 81 %
Mopani
Capricorn
Mopani
Waterberg Capricorn
Waterberg
Greater Sekhukhune
Greater Sekhukhune
Ehlanzeni
Bojanala
Central Ehlanzeni Basin boundary
City of Tshwane
Bojanala Nkangala District boundary
City of Tshwane Metsweding Piped water inside house
Metsweding Nkangala
City of Johannesburg 0 - 10%
Central 11 - 20%
Bophirima N West Rand Ekurhuleni
City of Johannesburg 21 - 30%
West RandEkurhuleni 31 - 40%
Southern Gert Sibande Sedibeng 41 - 50%
Sedibeng W E Gert Sibande 51 - 60%
61 - 70%
71 - 80%
S
200 0 200 400 Kilometers
100 0 100 200 Kilometers
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39. Unemployment and HH headedness
in Botswana
Percentage of Unemployed Persons Percentage of Female Headed Households
N
N
W E
W E
S
S
North East district
North East district
Francitown City
Francitown City
Central district
Selibe Phikwe town Basin boundary Basin boundary
Selibe Phikwe town
International boundary International boundary
Central district % Unemployed % Female headed households
10 - 15 30 - 35
16 - 20 36 - 40
21 - 25 41 - 45
46 - 50
26 - 30
51 - 55
31 - 35 56 - 60
Kweneng district Kweneng district
Kgatleng district Kgatleng district
Gaborone city Gaborone city
Southern district South east district Southern district South east district
Lobatse town Lobatse town
300 0 300 600 Kilometers
300 0 300 600 Kilometers
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40. Land tenure and water in Zimbabwe
Land Tenure Percentage of Population with No Access to Clean Water
N
N
W
W E
S
S
BULILIMA
UMZINGWANE
INSIZA
BULILIMA
UMZINGW ANE
MBERENGWA
INSIZA MANGWE
MBERENGWA MATOBO
MANGWE
GWANDA
MATOBO
MWENEZI CHIREDZI
GWANDA
MWENEZI CHIREDZI
Basin boundary BEITBRIDGE
BEITBRIDGE No access to clean water (%)
10 - 20
21 - 30
31 - 40
41 - 45
Basin boundary
District boundary
Landtenure
Communal Land
Ressetlement Area
Large Scale Commercial Farming Area
Small Scale Commercial Farming Area
100 0 100 200 300 Kilometers National Park 100 0 100 200 300 Kilometers
Forest Land
lake
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41. Development and Poverty in
Zimbabwe
Human Development Index
N Human Poverty Index
N
W E
W E
S
S
BULILIMA
UMZINGWANE BULILIMA
INSIZA UMZINGWANE
INSIZA
MBERENGWA
MANGWE MBERENGWA
MATOBO MANGWE
GWANDA MATOBO
MWENEZI GWANDA
CHIREDZI
MWENEZI CHIREDZI
Basin boundary
HDI
BEITBRIDGE Basin boundary
0.4 - 0.45
BEITBRIDGE
HPI
0.45 - 0.5 10 - 15
0.51 - 0.55
0.56 - 0.6 16 - 20
0.6 - 0.65 21 - 25
25 - 30
100 0 100 200 300 Kilometers
100 0 100 200 300 Kilometers
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44. Strategic Interventions
Political voice=Governance=Institutions
1. Formulation of general development strategies
and plans LAND, WATER
2. Formulation of ag sector policies and plans
LAND, WATER, RURAL FINANCE
3. Formulation of plans at the local level
4. Development of political processes leading to
institutional reforms.
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45. Strategic Interventions
Gender sensitivity through strengthened women’s
capacity:
1. To participate effectively in policy processes
2. Conduct relevant analyses (gender specific ag
expenditures, budgeting)
3. Use research based knowledge in policy
process
4. Analyze political economy of specific policy
processes through a gendered lens
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46. Major Issues
-Role of small holder agriculture in poverty
reduction across the basin—ask the question!
-Vulnerability of smallholder farmers to water
shortages (increased risk of food insecurity)
-Where water productivity is low and can be
increased, it should be a priority (depends upon
diagnosis)
-Underdeveloped institutional frameworks for nr
management at different levels (targeting)
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