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Water in Agriculture: From use to stewardship by Dr. Steven N Schonberger
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Transcript of Water in Agriculture: From use to stewardship by Dr. Steven N Schonberger
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www.worldbank.org/water | www.blogs.worldbank.org/water | @WorldBankWater
Water in Agriculture:From Use to Stewardship
Presentation by Steven Schonberger, Global Lead of Water in Agriculture Solutions Group to the 2nd World Irrigation Forum, Chiang Mai, Thailand
• November 6, 2016
Who are the most important water managers in the World?
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Water utility managers
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farmers
Reintroduction to the World Bank Group
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Global Practices
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Our global support for irrigation and drainage
How we see the water in agriculture challenge
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• In 2050, 52% of the population will live in water-stressed regions
• Water stress will rise sharply under current systems of water management
Source WRI Aquastat and Gassert et al 2013N.B. Water use shown on map
Increasing water stress
…could become constraint on on economic growth
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North America Western Europe Middle East Sahel Central Africa Central Asia East Asia Southeast Asia World
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GDP (%)
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Increasing water competition will focus on agriculture
• More than 90% of water consumption in water‐scarce regions goes to irrigated agriculture
15 Sadoff et al. (2015) Securing Water, Sustaining Growth. OECD/GWP
Water quality is also an increasing concern
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But agriculture is also a driver of growth and livelihoods
So what needs to happen?
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More water will have to move physically
Water rights can facilitate win‐win transfers
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Water rights & trades are becoming more prevalent• This map released by The Nature Conservancy shows country where water rights are present and
where there is evidence of trading.
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More water will also need to move virtually
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Agricultural policies need to reflect that food security is not self‐sufficiency
From Ag Water Users to Ag Water Stewards
Agricultural W
ater Use
Defend Allocation
ConveyenceEfficiency
Application Efficiency
Drainage
Agricultural W
ater
Stew
ardship Resource
Assessment
Reduce Water Footprint
Maximize Contribution to Society
Minimize Negative Impacts
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Is this really something new?
Technology and institutional innovations are supporting this shift
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We want to work with you and other partners to take this agenda forward:
Identify, document and share innovations
Develop and disseminate tools for assessments and implementation
Advocate the necessary policy and institutional changes
Finance research and implementation
We look forward to working together
Water GP website: http://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/water
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