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Water and

agriculture

initiatives

in South Asia

Lifeng LI

WWF International

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• 70% of

water

is

used

by

• Water scarcity / stress

declining

• Pollution

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– In UNEP

top

30

priority

river

basins

for

biodiversity

–

n us:

– Home to the endangered Indus river dolphin

– >

a stract ons

or agr cu ture

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Where to

–

–Thirsty crops

29,000 litres per kg

Shirt – 3,000 litres

– , litres

Sugar – up to ce – up o

5,000 litres per kg grain

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, ,

soil health)

Child labour

Hea t an sa ety

–

11% GDP Pakistan; textiles are 60%

of Pakistan’s exports

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un s rom , ,

BETULCHHINDWARA

SEONI BALAGHAT

NAGPUR

GONDIA

GODAVARI BASIN

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INDIA

NASIK

AHMED NAGAR

AURANGABAD

JALNA

BULDANA AKOLA

PARBHANI

AMRAVATI

WARDHA

YAVATMALCHANDRAPUR

ADILABAD

GARHCHIROLIBASTAR

BHANDARA

RAJNANDGAON

HINGOLI

KANKER

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BEED NANDED KORAPUT

VISHAKHAPATNAM

EASTGODAVARI

WARANGAL

KHAMAM

KARIM NAGARNIJAMABAD

LATUR

BIDAR

MEDAK

OSMANABAD

DANTEWARA

MALKANGIRI

KEY

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GODAVARI

WWF Project in District

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Project approach: Better Management

Practices – Soil management:

» mprov ng so s ruc ure, re uc ng compac on

– Nutrient management

, symptoms of nutrient deficiency, crop rotations

– Pest management

» Deep ploughing, crop rotation, intercropping, trap

cropping, pest monitoring, pesticide application and

handling

– Water management

» Timing of water applications in crop cycle, crop water

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requ rements, met o s

or

water

retent on,

p oug ng

across slopes, bunds, ponds, terraces, land levelling



•

to use BMPs; Outreach /

awareness activities

• Engaging with and influencing

Government – policy research, dialogues

• Engaging with and influencing

corporates‐

working

in

co a orat on w t

an

IKEA

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• 2.75 billion m3 per year of water savings could

applied across

India

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Getting water flowing in the rivers again?

How do we ensure that water saved actually improves the If less water is used by one farmer, or in one area, will it just be used b nei hbourin or downstream farmers? Can

adoption

of

more

efficient

irrigation

techniques

actually

lead to water saving at a basin level? Or can it reduce return

ows an aqu er rec arge

Is it really possible in India and Pakistan to change water Can we ever achieve environmental flows in severely degraded

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maintenance of flows in rivers which still have some functionality and biodiversity?



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