Game changers for irrigated agriculture – do the right incentives exist?
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Game changers for irrigated agriculture – do the right incentives exist?
Jeremy Bird International Water Management Institute
1st World Irrigation ForumMardin, Turkey, 29 September 2013
Game changers for irrigated agriculture – do the right incentives exist?
Examples of water transfers exist
…as allocation to agriculture was reduced and transferred to urban use
Agricultural production levels maintained…
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Social conflicts between brackish (shrimp) and freshwater (rice) environments
Higher incomeUS$2,150 /ha8700 farmers adopted innovation
Reduced pollution
Low income< US$ 1,500/haPolluted aquatic
environment
Improved locally-responsive zoning together with sluice gate management
…and co-management of competing uses rice – shrimp production in Viet Nam (and Bangladesh)
Provisioning services
Regulatory services
Cultural services
Supporting services
Natural basin
CropsHydropower
IndustrialRegulation of water balance
Erosion control
Climate regulationSoil
formation
Nutrient cycling
Recreation
CropsHydropower
IndustrialRegulation of water balance
Erosion control
Climate regulationSoil
formation
Nutrient cycling
Recreation
Intensively utilized basin
CropsHydropower
Industrial Regulation of water balance
Erosion control
Climate regulationSoil
formation
Nutrient cycling
Recreation
Multifunctional “green” basin
Natural and built infrastructure… striking a balance – increasing the total benefit stream
Wastewater
Piped water
A problem, but also an opportunity?
Agro-industrial waste - EnergyWastewater – Water (irrigation, aquaculture)
MSW, Faecal sludge - Nutrients (ag. production)
Innovative RRR initiatives – to close water and nutrient cycles
Water Land and Ecosystem Vision:A world in which agriculture thrives within vibrant ecosystems, where communities have higher incomes, improved food security and the ability to continuously improve their lives
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