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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 !