1. Decision Support Tools & Models for: Assessing Water Balance & Productivity
Water and Livelihoods Initiative (WLI)
Dr. Caroline King (WLI Manager)

2. WLI Objectives & Outputs
Goal
NARRATIVE
The goal of WLI is to improve the livelihoods of households and communities in the benchmark sites of the participating countries by increasing economic, social and educational opportunities through addressing the key priority issues identified in each country.
Purpose
To pilot test a sustainable and integrated water, land use and livelihoods strategy in the benchmark sites for scaling up, which will optimize new and income generating crop and livestock activities.
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 sites.
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. Workshop Purpose:
To identify scope for available watershed and basin-scale water balance assessments to include scenarios demonstrating improvements in integrated management of land, water and livelihoods to be achieved through upscaling of WLI pilot-tested strategies and technologies

4. m3/yr m3/yr w.out impr. mgt with impr. mgt Future Mgt Strategies
A STRATEGIC VIEW
Cropping Pattern
Ha cereals:
Ha horticulture:
N/ha livestock:
Cropping Pattern
Ha cereals:
Ha horticulture:
N/ha livestock:
Cropping Pattern
Ha cereals:
Ha horticulture:
N/ha livestock:
Future Mgt Strategies
Annual Water Use
m3/yr
Annual Water Use m3/yr
Annual Water Use
m3/yr
Present
Allocation to Ag.
reuse
groundwater
Surface inflows
rainfed
Other Sectors
domestic
industrial
(ecological flows)
> Negative balance?
> Positive balance?

5. Workshop Objectives
Review available assessments of present and future water availability and use at the watershed and basin-scale and identify scope for updates to reflect the full potential of improvements in on-farm land and water management
> Inform regional decision-makers and other key stakeholders at the benchmark sites of the relevance and potential further use of outputs from decision support tools to evaluate options for improved management of land, water and livelihoods
> Stimulate knowledge exchange and research collaboration amongst WLI research teams using and developing tools to support integrated water and land-use strategies with key stakeholders

6. Results Anticipated Outputs Outcomes
> Enhanced Annual Reports, Country Research Reports and PPTs from 8 countries and regional team > Short workshop report including list of participants > Materials online for other interested researchers to benefit from
Outcomes
> WLI thematic research group on decision support tools and models activated
> WLI thematic research group on water use efficiency activated
> Improved connection of WLI pilot testing to strategic level decision-making and improved outscaling strategies for integrated land and water management
> Improved management of land, water and livelihoods in WLI countries

7. 1. …. WHAT IS A LIVELIHOOD. (see Workshop Report on WLI Website) 2
1. ….WHAT IS A LIVELIHOOD? (see Workshop Report on WLI Website) 2. WHAT IS AN IMPROVED LIVELIHOOD? 3. HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE TO IMPROVE RURAL LIVELIHOODS? 4. HOW WILL WE KNOW THAT IT IMPROVED? 5. HOW WILL WE KNOW THAT THE IMPROVEMENT RESULTED FROM THE WLI PILOT TESTING ACTIVITY?

8. Pragmatic Indicators of Water & Livelihoods
Pragmatic Indicators of Water & Livelihoods? (/sustainable water and livelihoods?)
CAPITAL/ ASSETS
INDICATOR
2012
2013
2014
HUMAN
Key stakeholders ‘ short-term training
Key stakeholders ‘ knowledge
PHYSICAL
Agricultural land (ha, tons & value of crops)
Land under improved management
NATURAL
Water availability at the watershed level
Water use in agriculture
FINANCIAL
Income from agriculture
Total household income
SOCIAL
Associations (producers’ assns, WUAs, etc)
(All indicators gender disaggregated)
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9. THANKYOU