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1 Kizito, Fred; Baron, J.; van Wijk, M.; Douxchamps, Sabine; Cofie, Olufunke; Naaminong, K.; Lamptey, B.; Abunyewa, A. 2011. Volta storylines and scenarios: a mouthpiece for interventions that enhance livelihoods. [Abstract only]. Paper presented at the 3rd International Forum on Water and Food, Tshwane, South Africa, 14-17 November 2011. 2p.
River basins ; Water management ; Water use ; Institutions ; Multiple use / Africa / Burkina Faso / Volta River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H044650)
http://cgspace.cgiar.org/bitstream/handle/10568/10418/VSt001_Final_RD_1410.pdf?sequence=1
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H044650.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H044650.pdf
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2 Douxchamps, Sabine; Ayantunde, A.; Andah, W.; Barron, J. 2011. Learning from the past: rainwater management in the Volta Basin. [Abstract only]. Paper presented at the 3rd International Forum on Water and Food, Tshwane, South Africa, 14-17 November 2011. 2p.
Rain water management ; River basin development ; Development projects ; Agricultural production ; Multiple use / Africa / Burkina Faso / Ghana / Volta River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H044729)
http://mahider.ilri.org/bitstream/handle/10568/10405/VRwSe004_Final_RD_1310.pdf?sequence=1
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H044729.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H044729.pdf
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3 Douxchamps, Sabine; Ayantunde, A.; Barron, J. 2012. Evolution of agricultural water management in smallholder crop-livestock systems of the Volta Basin. [Presented at the Workshop on Rainfed Production under Growing Rain Variability: Closing the Yield Gap]. [Abstract only]. In Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI). Water and food security. Abstract volume, World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden, 26-31 August 2012. Stockholm, Sweden: Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI). pp.127-128.
Agriculture ; Water management ; Technology ; Smallholders ; River basins ; Crop production ; Livestock ; Investment / Burkina Faso / Ghana
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H045047)
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4 Kizito, Fred; Douxchamps, Sabine; Venot, Jean-Philippe. 2012. Resilience assessment and modeling of ecosystem services in the Volta Basin: towards plausible interventions that enhance livelihoods. [Presented at the Workshop on Safeguarding Global Food Security and Life Supporting Ecosystems]. [Abstract only]. In Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI). Water and food security. Abstract volume, World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden, 26-31 August 2012. Stockholm, Sweden: Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI). pp.191-192.
Ecosystems ; River basins ; Living standards ; Vegetation ; Environmental effects / West Africa / Volta River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H045051)
http://www.worldwaterweek.org/documents/Resources/Synthesis/Abstract-Volume-2012.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H045051.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H045051.pdf
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5 Douxchamps, Sabine; Ayantunde, A.; Barron, J. 2012. Evolution of agricultural water management in rainfed crop-livestock systems of the Volta Basin. Colombo, Sri Lanka: CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF). 64p. (CPWF Research for Development (R4D) Series 4)
Agricultural production ; Water management ; Water productivity ; River basins ; Poverty ; Water availability ; Rainfed farming ; Livestock ; Farmers ; Senses ; Rain water management ; Corporate culture ; Political aspects ; Small scale systems ; Irrigation systems ; Development projects ; Research projects / Burkina Faso / Northern Ghana
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H045269)
http://cgspace.cgiar.org/bitstream/handle/10568/21721/AWM%20Volta%20review%20final%20rv%20sm.pdf?sequence=3
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H045269.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H045269.pdf
(0.99 MB) (0.90MB)
6 Douxchamps, Sabine; Ayantunde, A.; Barron, J. 2014. Taking stock of forty years of agricultural water management interventions in smallholder systems of Burkina Faso. Water Resources and Rural Development, 3:1-13. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wrr.2013.12.001]
Agriculture ; Water management ; Small scale farming ; Smallholders ; Living standards ; Investment ; Project design ; Yields ; Food security ; Poverty / Burkina Faso
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H046430)
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Agricultural water management (AWM) strategies have been extensively studied and promoted in Burkina Faso during the past four decades. However, rainfall variability and water access continue to limit agricultural production of most of the smallholder farming systems of the country. Our goals in this paper are: (i) to review the evolution of AWM development with respect to the technologies promoted, while emphasizing the context, approaches, investments and outcomes; (ii) to explore the linkages between the evolution of AWM projects, their outcomes and their impacts on rural livelihoods; and (iii) to provide recommendations to enhance the impact of new development initiatives. Between 1970 and 2009, 195 bilateral and multilateral AWM projects were implemented in Burkina Faso, corresponding to an investment of US$ 641 million.The study of the evolution of these projects allows one to assess the reasons for their success or failure. While projects involved many technical solutions, their actual impact on livelihoods is debatable. Using an outcome–impacts framework, we provide recommendations for enhancing the effectiveness and sustainability of investments in agricultural water management.
7 Douxchamps, Sabine; Ayantunde, A.; Panyan, E. K.; Ouattara, K.; Kabore, A.; Karbo, N.; Sawadogo, B. 2015. Agricultural water management and livelihoods in the crop - livestock systems of the Volta Basin. Water Resources and Rural Development, 6:92-104. (Special issue: Managing Rainwater and Small Reservoirs in Sub-Saharan Africa). [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wrr.2014.10.001]
Agriculture ; Water management ; Crop production ; Livestock ; Water availability ; Reservoirs ; Living standards ; Indicators ; Households ; Labour ; Income ; Food consumption ; Access to information ; Strategies / Burkina Faso / Ghana / Volta Basin / Ouahigouya / Koubri / Lawra / Tolon-Kunbungu
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047522)
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With mixed crop-livestock systems projected to be the principal source of food in developing countries in the coming decades, opportunities exist for smallholders to participate and benefit from emerging crop and livestock markets in the Volta Basin. Given the economic, social and environmental vulnerability due to high water scarcity and variability in the basin, improvements in agricultural water management (AWM) are needed to ensure sustainable benefits. A survey was conducted among 326 crop-livestock households in four water scarce sites of the basin in Burkina Faso and Ghana to characterize households in terms of access to water, services and information, AWM intensity and livelihoods, and to explore the linkages between these characteristics. The sources of water were more diverse for study sites in Ghana than in Burkina, allowing different types of AWM strategies. Most of the farmers perceived a strong positive impact of AWM strategies on their livelihoods. Almost 70% of the variation in livelihood assets was explained by variation in AWM intensity, affecting mainly food consumption, sources of income and housing index. With increasing access to water, services and information, AWM intensity significantly increased, as well as labour for water-related activities and food consumption. This increase in AWM was significantly related to an increase in livelihood assets (R2 = 52%). Policies should be developed to improve access to information and services as well as access to market in rural areas of the Volta Basin, to enhance positive impact of AWM strategies on livelihoods of the rural households.
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