Spate Irrigation Systems
Topic outline
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General Information
Introduction
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For Whom?
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Learning Objectives
After this course you will be able to:
Commodo mi, rhoncus atque
Rutrum duis litora
Consequuntur cillum porro
Natoque harum eget
Rhoncus odit
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UNESCO-IHE and MetaMeta as co-conveners of the Spate Irrigation Network, have, with support from UNW-DPC and DUPC produced this series of lectures on Spate Irrigation Systems. The series aims to capture and disseminate key aspects and emerging issues of Spate Irrigation systems relevant to rural livelihoods, and food and water security. The lectures feature experts and stories from major spate-irrigated areas from Yemen, Pakistan, Ethiopia and Sudan.
The Spate Irrigation Network aims to improve the livelihoods of those living in spate irrigated areas. It exchanges experiences and good practices, initiates and supports new programs and policies, and mainstreams education and training. It is supported by IFAD, World Bank/EKN, UNW-DPC, UNESCO-IHE/DUPC and FAO.
The Video Lecture Series on Spate Irrigation Systems is a follow-up from the "Mainstreaming Spate Irrigation in Higher Education" Workshop, jointly organized by FAO, UNESCO-IHE, UNW-DPC, The Spate Irrigation Network and MetaMeta in Delft, the Netherlands from 20-22 September 2010.
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Spate irrigation is the art and science of water management that is unique to semi-arid environments. It is found in the Middle East, North Africa, West Asia, East Africa and parts of Latin America. Flood water from mountain catchments is diverted from river beds (wadis) and spread over large areas. Spate systems are very risk-prone. The uncertainty comes both from the poorly predictable nature of the floods and the frequent changes to the river beds from which the water is diverted. It is often the poorest segments of the rural population whose livelihood and food security depends on spate flows. Substantial local wisdom has developed in organizing spate systems and managing both the flood water and the heavy sediment loads that go along with it.
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Meeting Rural Livelihoods and Climate Variability Changes with Spate Irrigation
Dr. Abraham Haile
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