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The Water User Associations: potential for HDIs uplifting and

The Water User Associations: potential for HDIs uplifting and local integrated water resource management. Nicolas FAYSSE IWMI South Africa. Workshop CEEPA-CIRAD 1-4 October 2002. main problems of HDIs often local, not externalities. lack of knowledge and organization among

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The Water User Associations: potential for HDIs uplifting and

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  1. The Water User Associations: potential for HDIs uplifting and local integrated water resource management Nicolas FAYSSE IWMI South Africa Workshop CEEPA-CIRAD 1-4 October 2002

  2. main problems of HDIs often local, not externalities lack of knowledge and organization among the HDIs community specific aim of redressing past inequalities a potential dead end in trying to achieve public participation within the existing water rights importance of Water User Association General context • need for integrated water resource • management • - need to redress past inequalities • The 1998 National Water Act • But huge discrepancies between users

  3. The function - the same principal function: distributing water according to existing water rights IWRM uplifting of HDIs - 2 ancillary functions A vision for WUA • The structure association of productive users an initial debate between lower-tier of IWRM

  4. II) the potential for HDIs uplifting B) The use of WUAs to increase HDIs water rights • The potential for improvement given the existing rights Potential gap between theoretical and real allocations Compulsory Licensing Process Day-to-daymanagement Searching for other solutions Research approach: How to give shape to this vision? • I) IWRM • the issues and the current distribution of responsibilities C) WUA role for capacity building and organization of the HDIs community

  5. Mhlatuze? b) Compulsory Licensing Process Methodology mixed Komati\Lomati a) Study of WUAs Gamtoos Pongola and Lower Olifants? Hereford HDIs only WUAs • the current management / distribution of information • the local initiatives • what are the issues; what HDIs can REALLY expect from a • better involvement and understanding • - the representation of new members: Municipalities, upcoming farmers, etc.

  6. Inkomati Basin Kruger National Park Nelspruit Lomati Mozambique Komati Swaziland

  7. The Komati and Lomati Irrigation Boards commercial farmers Driekoppies dam Lomati Tonga weir small-scale growers South Africa Komati Swaziland Sibange weir Maguga dam former KaNgwane

  8. The management - Towards an integrated management of water quantity - A lack of integration of non-farming users Drinking water use The environment The Integrated Water Resource Management (I) • The issues Water quality and quantity Environment problems of erosion, absence of fish ladder

  9. Need to start with the issues, not the structure The Integrated Water Resource Management (II) 2 French experiences regarding local IWRM - River Contract - SAGE: Plan for Investment and Management of Water

  10. emerging farmers upcoming farmers HDIs community drinking water users Issues for the HDIs

  11. Main issues • fragile revenues • water scarcity in Upper Komati • irrigation efficiency • organization at the scheme level • knowledge of water management issues Emerging farmers (I) • General success of small-scale growing • a very well organized sector • stable prices and guarantee to sell • easy cropped culture, with a mechanism to control quality • A specific involvement of the sugarcane industry

  12. Potential role of the WUA • fragile revenues risk management during drought • water scarcity in Upper Komati • irrigation efficiency capacity building? • organization at the scheme level • knowledge of water management issues capacity building Emerging farmers (II) • At the IB level: a general consensus - asymmetry of information - small overlap between WUA duties and HDIs problems

  13. Need of other faster tools - improvement of water use efficiency - stop unlawful use of water - improve risk management • Potential role of the WUA capacity building of some representatives Upcoming farmers • A current refusal of all water allocation demands - a perceived lack of water - a need to protect against risk - the willingness to wait for a global assessment • The Compulsory Licensing Process

  14. Conclusion • DWAF vision can be accepted by Commercial Farmers • - problem of communication (water management fee) • - a need to share information • A possible too strong focus on public participation • for its sake only • not only about structure: what are the issues that • public participation could really address? • while neglecting capacity building • and the reallocation of water

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