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Improved Management of Agricultural Water in Eastern and Southern Africa

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.

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Improved Management of Agricultural Water in Eastern and Southern Africa

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  1. Improved Management of Agricultural Water in Eastern and Southern Africa

  2. Learning alliance on AWM in the ESA region Projects fromEthiopia, 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.

  3. Improving community-based water management • Key challenges for action and learning • How to improve the effectiveness of community-based organizations in managing water? • 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

  4. Challenges to strengthen WUAs and FBOs. How to: Facilitate conflict management and group development Strengthen project capacity to lobby and influence policy on WUAs and related FBOs Facilitate participation, inclusiveness and representation within farmer organizations Monitor, document and evaluate institutional processes Build capacities of the beneficiaries to manage change and improve participatory planning Facilitate ownership and self-reliance Coordinate and harmonize service providers on projects

  5. Improved community engagement will lead tofarmer organizations and water user associations that do things differently: Have a clear, shared vision and strategic plans they develop Do operation and maintenance Have inclusive representation Have by-laws, constitutions and legal status within their country framework Operational plans developed and in use by farmers Manage water allocation fairly Link to and work with stakeholders and service providers Farmers own and contribute to their development

  6. 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

  7. For more information on participatory methods and engagement tools, and on AWM research in the region: www.imawesa.info

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