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Dr. Khader Balem Atroosh WLI Focal Point, Yemen

Strategic Approaches to Integrated Management of Land, Water and Livelihoods in the Abyan Delta, Yemen. Dr. Khader Balem Atroosh WLI Focal Point, Yemen. WLI Goal and Intended Outputs.

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Dr. Khader Balem Atroosh WLI Focal Point, Yemen

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  1. Strategic Approaches to Integrated Management of Land, Water and Livelihoods in the Abyan Delta, Yemen Dr. KhaderBalemAtroosh WLI Focal Point, Yemen

  2. WLI Goal and Intended Outputs Overall Goal: To improve the livelihoods of rural households and communities in areas where water scarcity, land degradation, and associated problems are prevalent. Intended 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 site. 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.

  3. Map of Water Resources Management Region in Yemen

  4. General information Abyan Delta: • Geographic location: Between latitudes 13o 04’ to 13o 18’ N, and longitudes 45o 08’ to 45o 30’ E. Climate: Hot and arid climate Area: 53,600 hectares. Location: Located about 55 km east of Aden and situated in the southwest of the Abyan governorate at the coast of Aden Gulf. Water Resources: Floods draining from the catchments of Bana and Hassan are the main source of both surface and groundwater water resources. Population: 134568 (census 2004)

  5. Overall Water Balance in Abyan Delta

  6. National Water Sector Strategy and Investment Program, 2005-2009 (NWSSIP) Management and Coordination (47,000,000 USD$) Urban Water Supply and Sanitation (798,000,000 USD$) Rural Water Supply and Sanitation (482,000,000 USD$) Irrigation and Watershed Management (190,000,000 USD$) Human and Environmental Aspects (21,000,000 USD$) Total: 1538, 000,000 USD$

  7. Approaches for implementing Technology and strategies under pilot testing at the field level in the Abyan Delta • Irrigation Department at agricultural office in the Abyan Governorate. • Agricultural extension under agricultural office. • Since 1955, Elkod Agricultural Research Station. • In 1997 established branch of national water resources authority (NWRA) in the Abyan Delta. • In 2009 established committee of Delta Abyan basin supported by with GTZ. • Private sector and a number of WUA. • In 2009, appoint the director of Hassan Dam project. • Government subsidies, 30-50% from the cost of irrigation equipments . • Constructing of Hassam Dam and reconstruction of spate irrigation network. • Participatory research with farmer for rabid adoption the new research technology related to water productivity.

  8. WLI Out puts in the Abyan Delta: • Assessment of water resources • Updated Soil classification • Updated land use classification • Preparation of land suitability maps for the main crops (Banana, Papaya, Citrus-Limon, Mango, Cotton, Sorghum, Millet, Maize, Sesame, Groundnut, Tomatoes, Onion). Increasing On-farm Income By Using Supplemental Irrigation of Spate Irrigated Sesame

  9. Projection of impacts of improved land and water management in 2014 • Expanding the dissemination of techniques to increase water use efficiency (WUE) • Using applicable software models to improve water productivity. • Completion of the land-use planning in the Abyan Delta • Socio-Economic Assessment of adopted technologies on water productivity and livelihoods in the Abyan Delta.

  10. Thank You for your attention

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