1 Overview of theTA Project Task A – ICM Plan, Pilot catchments, guidelines, road map to implement ICM 8 th April 2016, Maseru TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR INTEGRATED CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT EUROPEAID/132633/C/SER/MULTI
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O v e r v i e w o f t h e TA
P r o j e c t Ta s k A – I C M P l a n , P i l o t c a t c h m e n t s , g u i d e l i n e s , r o a d m a p t o i m p l e m e n t I C M
8 t h A p r i l 2 0 1 6 , M a s e r u
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR
INTEGRATED CATCHMENT MANAGEMENTEUROPEAID/132633/C/SER/MULTI
THE ISSUE – A SIMPLIFIED MESSAGE
“It has been estimated that an average 1.3 tonnes of soil flows across the border every second, of every day in every year…..”
This has inspired some commentators to suggest that “all the soil will have gone by 2040”.
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or 15 five tonne trucks, every minute….
“IF THAT HAPPENS …”WHITE GOLD” IS UNDER THREAT.
all storage will have been compromised by sedimentation,
and instead of being attenuated by both natural and built infrastructure,
all rainfall will run-off immediately and become raging floods leaving drought in its wake for the rest of the year”
Quote from “water agriculture and energy security nexus in Africa” –IWA/IUCN/ICA Nexus Tradeoffs conference, Geneva Dec 2015
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BUT
Ho ribeha motho ka pitsa ya moeta. ……….(To tell one what he already knows.)
And .
Dikgomo ke banka ya Mosotho……………... (Cattle are the bank of a Mosotho.)
Notwithstanding the above – monetising this loss could translate into a serious
impact on national ‘water security’ – which has a wide ranging meaning
RATIONALE FOR THIS TA (FROM THE TOR)
Currently, there appears insufficient coordination in efforts in terms of managing land and water resources
Various land and water resources institutions are applying individualisedevaluation strategies with their unique objectives and methods in mind.
This “compartmentalised” approach to ICM does not bring much progress and improvement on land and water resources management in the country.
Such disconnected compartments will not put the ICM train on the right track …!
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THE TASK FOR THIS TA, IS TO ASSIST IN…
Joining up the compartments – Develop Connected Guidelines & Plans
Putting it on the right track –formally designate the boundaries of catchments
Providing it with a proper engine – get the legislation, the institutions & capacitated people in place
All of this is needed - NOW !!!
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SCOPE OF THIS TASK
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Lesotho Experience
• Analyse past ICM related activities
Local &
Central
• Evaluate Local actions & Centralactions
Piloting
• Select a pilot catchment and implement well structured GUIDELINES , underpinned by a sound legal framework
LESSONS FROM PAST EXPERIENCE
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STAKEHOLDERS SAY WHAT THEY MEAN BY “ICM” TO
RESOLVE ISSUES
5 said - Soil erosion / degradation / water harvesting
5 said - Loss of water resource / supply / over abstraction
2 said - Collaboration between institutions
1 said - Water pollution
2 said - Monitoring, compliance, enforcement
2 said - livelihoods & food security
1 said - overgrazing
CONCLUSION ? – ICM as a means to resolve key issues, can mean many things to different people …..
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Serious
droughts and
serious floods
have occurred
and, WILL
reoccur
OVER RIDING AIM – SOCIO-ECONOMIC WELL BEING,
FOR THE LONG TERM….
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SCIENTIFIC & KNOWLEDGE BASED PLANNING – THE
ONLY ROAD TO SOUND ICM
Coordinating role
Water resources planning
Water data management
Allocating water
Prevention, monitoring & enforcing
Protecting & conserving ecosystems
Resolving conflicts
Preparing against water disasters (floods, draughts)
Operation & management
Constructing facilities
Maintaining facilities
Education of basin communities
Mobilizing financial resources10
A ROAD MAP – KICK STARTS THE JOURNEY TO GOOD ICM
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Formalise the Long Term
Strategy - Gazetted
Designate the six catchments
- Gazetted
Confirm the ICM
responsibility to LA’s
Establish formal MoU’s
between Mayors (Planning)
Assign ICM duty to Dist
Planning Unit, (Exec Secy)
Seek TA for community
based design of ICM actionsThere might be
twists & turns
ahead…
The catchment / basin must
be seen as a “whole” –
water is the life blood of the
land…
DEDICATED ICM PLANS – CUMULATING ALL THE EFFORTS
IN ALL THE MICRO CATCHMENTS
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Community A – focus on issues associated
with steep slopes, wetlands etc
Community B – focus on issues associated
with lower slopes, agric, etc
Community C – focus on issues associated
with flatter lands, commercial agric, etc
Major investments – addressing basin wide
issues – sediment control, flood retention, etc
– carried out in direct conjunction with upper
community actions – never in isolation.
A link & a sequence is essential
WHAT ELSE IS NEEDED ?
• Process Indicators: eg‘proportion of land covered by legally enabled ICM Plans’;
• Output Indicators: eg ‘area under irrigation (ha)’, or ‘volume of water harvested for use’;
• Outcome Indicators: egSediment Load, Water Quantity and Quality from the selected catchments, improvements in livelihoods.
Process indicators
Output indicators
Outcome indicators
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WHERE TO PILOT COMPREHENSIVE ICM PLANS?
Catchment(s) where we can:
get early gains
improve / consolidate past (poor) work
get water for critical demands
get socio-economic losses on key infrastructure, if not managed properly
deliver benefits to community
gain multi sectoral benefits
Strengthen existing institutional structures
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National data is available
(not great, but ok) – Just
choose the catchment(s)
to work in !
South Puthiasana
catchment could be a
high ranking candidate ?
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE…
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The object of our efforts are people who
live in the catchments
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EU TA - Lesotho Integrated Catchment Management
TA TEAM S Puri IWRM / Team Leader
J Berkhout Water Resources Expert
E Smidt Capacity Development Expert
Thank you
for your
attention !