Small reservoirs in Africa: a review and synthesis to strengthen future investment

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dc.creatorSaruchera, Davison
dc.creatorLautze, Jonathan F.
dc.date2019
dc.date2019-07-22T08:38:20Z
dc.date2019-07-22T08:38:20Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:32:33Z
dc.descriptionSmall reservoirs are a critical coping mechanism in water-stressed rural areas in Africa, providing immense livelihood benefits that include improved food and water security, entrepreneurial activities and climate resilience. Challenges associated with the implementation of investments in small reservoirs include appropriate site selection, weak institutions, insufficient maintenance and sedimentation. The findings from this study suggest that the benefits of small reservoirs may be tapped more efficiently by rehabilitating old sites rather than building new infrastructure. However, the findings also point to broader lessons on the need to change the way of doing business, i.e., to adopt a long-term, more holistic approach (or model) to the construction and maintenance of small reservoirs that matches the degree of the challenge associated with sustainably tapping the benefits of the water that they store.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/102237
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/158907
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Water Management Institute
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceSaruchera, D.; Lautze, Jonathan. 2019. Small reservoirs in Africa: a review and synthesis to strengthen future investment. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI).. 45p. (IWMI Working Paper 189) doi: 10.5337/2019.209
dc.subjectsmall scale systems
dc.subjectreservoirs
dc.subjectrehabilitation
dc.subjectirrigation management
dc.subjectirrigation investment
dc.subjectreinvestment
dc.subjectcost benefit analysis
dc.subjectwater availability
dc.subjectwater storage
dc.subjectwater institutions
dc.subjectwater supply
dc.subjectwater use
dc.subjectwater users
dc.subjectdams
dc.subjectsedimentation
dc.subjectinfrastructure
dc.subjectperformance indexes
dc.subjectfood security
dc.subjectliving standards
dc.subjecthousehold income
dc.subjectpublic health
dc.subjectenvironmental sustainability
dc.subjectland use
dc.subjectimpact assessment
dc.subjectnongovernmental organizations
dc.subjectstate intervention
dc.subjectfinancing
dc.subjectfunding
dc.subjectsocioeconomic development
dc.subjectrural communities
dc.subjectentrepreneurship
dc.subjectgender
dc.subjectwomen's participation
dc.subjectempowerment
dc.subjectlivestock
dc.subjectcase studies
dc.titleSmall reservoirs in Africa: a review and synthesis to strengthen future investment
dc.typeWorking Paper

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