Options for water storage and rainwater harvesting to improve health and resilience against climate change in Africa

Boelee, Eline; Yohannes, Mekonnen; Poda, Jean-Noël; McCartney, Matthew; Cecchi, Philippe; Kibret, Solomon; Hagos, Fitsum; Laamrani, Hammou

doi:10.1007/s10113-012-0287-4

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“…In East and West Africa, the construction of small reservoirs and rainwater storage facilities (built for domestic and irrigation purposes) has likely helped deal with rainfall variability but has also resulted in rising rates of water-related diseases, namely malaria and schistosomiasis (Boelee et al 2013).…”

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Climate change, food security, and livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa

2015

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Sub-Saharan Africa is particularly vulnerable to climate change. Multiple biophysical, political, and socioeconomic stresses interact to increase the region's susceptibility and constrain its adaptive capacity. Climate change is commonly recognized as a major issue likely to have negative consequences on food security and livelihoods in the region. This paper reviews three bodies of scholarship that have evolved somewhat separately, yet are inherently interconnected: climate change impacts, vulnerability and adaptation, food security, and sustainable livelihoods. The paper develops a conceptualization of the relationships among the three themes and shows how food security's vulnerabilities are related to multiple stresses and adaptive capacities, reflecting access to assets. Food security represents one of several livelihood outcomes. The framework shows how several research paradigms relate to the issue of food security and climate change and provides a guide for empirical investigations. Recognizing these interconnections can help in the development of more effective policies and programs. The framework is applied here to synthesize findings from an array of studies in subSaharan Africa dealing with vulnerability to climate change, food security, and livelihoods.

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Climate change, food security, and livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa

2015

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“…Precipitation volumes may either increase or decrease depending on the projection model and the region considered [10]. Several studies have examined aspects of rooftop rainwater harvesting in Sub-Saharan Africa in general [11,12] some as an adaptation measure to climate change, focusing e.g., on health impacts [13] or the optimum size of the tanks on the catchment scale [14]. Lupia and Pulighe [15] investigated the water use of residential kitchen gardens in Rome, Italy, and the irrigation with harvested rainwater.…”

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Rainwater Harvesting for Small-Holder Horticulture in Namibia: Design of Garden Variants and Assessment of Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation

Woltersdorf

Liehr

Döll

2015

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Abstract:The design of rainwater harvesting based gardens requires considering current climate but also climate change during the lifespan of the facility. The goal of this study is to present an approach for designing garden variants that can be safely supplied with harvested rainwater, taking into account climate change and adaptation measures. In addition, the study presents a methodology to quantify the effects of climate change on rainwater harvesting based gardening. Results of the study may not be accurate due to the assumptions made for climate projections and may need to be further refined. We used a tank flow model and an irrigation water model. Then we established three simple climate scenarios and analyzed the impact of climate change on harvested rain and horticulture production for a semi-arid region in northern Namibia. In the two climate scenarios with decreased precipitation and medium/high temperature increase; adaptation measures are required to avoid substantial decreases in horticulture production. The study found that the most promising adaptation measures to sustain yields and revenues are a more water efficient garden variant and an enlargement of the roof size. The proposed measures can partly or completely compensate the negative impacts of climate change.

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“…They significantly impair agricultural activities and production, contributing to the degradation of Burkina farmers' living conditions [9,13,43]. Such impacts have already been highlighted by several scientists over the last two decades [3,9,27,44].…”

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Using a New Approach to Design Innovative Tools for Monitoring and Evaluating Water Policy of Burkina Faso in Response to Climate Risks

Gahi

Dongo

Badolo³

2015

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Climate change impacts on water resources have jeopardized human security in the Sahel countries for many decades, especially in achieving food security. Many strategies and policies have been made to address such impacts. However, there are still difficulties to measure progress and the effectiveness of these policies and strategies with regard to climate risks. The lack of practical and consensual monitoring tool is one of the factors that can explain gaps in policies and initiatives to overcome these impacts. To move towards filling this gap, using ClimProspect model and a participatory approach, and based on in-depth vulnerability analysis, this paper makes available some innovative integrated and coherent resilience indicators and a new index for Burkina Faso's water resources. Taking into account both climate and disaster risks, the indicators and index developed are related to warning, responses, recovery and long term resilience. The indicators-based index applied to three sites shows that agriculture water is less resilient to a changing climate with a score varying from 22.66% to 24%. These tools can help in formulating, implementation and reviewing water policy to secure water resources under the stress of climate change. The approach and findings bring together, on one hand, social and ecological resilience to climate risks, and sciences and policy on the other.

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Options for water storage and rainwater harvesting to improve health and resilience against climate change in Africa

Cited by 90 publications

References 33 publications

Climate change, food security, and livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa

Climate change, food security, and livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa

Rainwater Harvesting for Small-Holder Horticulture in Namibia: Design of Garden Variants and Assessment of Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation

Using a New Approach to Design Innovative Tools for Monitoring and Evaluating Water Policy of Burkina Faso in Response to Climate Risks

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