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RESOURCES & DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN SINGIDA REGION FOCUSING ON INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT PLAN AS A RESOURCE JOSEPHINE S. LEMOYAN WASH/ GOVERNANCE ADVISER, AFORD 2013

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RESOURCES&DEVELOPMENTOPPORTUNITIESINSINGIDAREGION

FOCUSINGONINTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT PLAN AS A RESOURCE

JOSEPHINES.LEMOYANWASH/GOVERNANCEADVISER,AFORD2013

OutlineofPresenta/on

1BackgroundandContext

2AgricultureProduc/onand

exampleforreflec/ons

4Objec/vesandKeyProvisionsofIWRMDP

5SWOTFor

AgricultureinSingida

3IntegratedWaterResources

ManagementDevelopmentPlanAsATechnicalResource

BackgroundandContext1OverviewofSingida,PopulaMon,EconomicOverview,ThemaMcFocusofPresentaMon

SINGIDAANOVERVIEW(1)

•  LOCATION:33055”and35026”EofGreenwich;and3052”and7034”SouthofEquator.

•  SIZE:itisappr0ximately6%ofthecountry;49,3412Kms.Theregionisdividedinto6LocalGovernmentAuthoriMes

•  CLIMATE:temperaturerangesbetween150Cand180C

•  Rainfallisbetween500mmand800mmstraMnginNov/DecandendinginApril/May

POPULATIONDistricts Population Households

Singida 1,370,637 225,630Ikungi 272,959 48,043Iramba 236,282 43,196Manyoni 296,763 58.472Mkalama 188,733 34,277Singida(Rural) 225,521 41,257SingidaMunicipal

150,379 30,385

EconomicOverview:RegionalPerCapita–GDP2010

Region RegionalPerCapita–RegionswithinIDB

Arusha 945,437(Tshs)Kilimanjaro 879,432(Tshs)Manyara 772,364(Tshs)Tabora 528,832(Tshs)Shinyanga 510,023(Tshs)Dodoma 485,211(Tshs)Singida 483,921(Tshs)Tanzania(na/onal) 624,894(Tshs)SourceIWRDPInternalDrainageBasin

THEMATICFOCUSOFPRESENTATION

RESOURCESANDOPPORTUNITIESINSINGIDAFROMAWATERRESOURCESPERSPECTIVE:AGRICULTURE

1.2

WhyWaterResourcesPerspecMve?

WaterIsLife•  Waterisakeydriverofeconomicandsocialdevelopment,itplaysimportantroleinnaMonaleconomicandsocialdevelopment.

•  AlsowaterhasabasicfuncMoninmaintainingthenaturalenvironment.

•  WaterItrelevantforallsectorsoftheeconomyincludingdomesMc,agriculture,livestock,fishery,wildlife,industry,mining,energy,forestryandrecreaMon.

WaterIsaResourcewithsocialandeconomicvalues

WaterResourceManagement-AHolisMcApproach

SOCIALANDECONOMICOPPORTUNITIESANDRESOURCESINSINGIDA,HIGHLIGHTEDBYTHEIWRDP

1.3

SocioEconomicOpportuniMesinSingidaRegion

•  Manpower:SkilledandUnskilledHumanResources•  GeographicallocaMonandproximity,business,training

gateway.•  ClimateandWhether•  SocioeconomicacMviMes:-  AgriculturalproducMonforCash&Foodcrops.-  LivestockKeepingandanimalhusbandry(Cajle,sheep,goats,

poultry,pigsanddonkeys)-  MiningandindustrialacMviMes-  TourismandleaisureacMviMes§  PublicFaciliMesandSocialServices§  Presenceofdevelopmentpartners&§  Diversifiedcivilsociety.

SocioEconomicOpportuniMesinSingidaRegion(2)

MineralsfoundinSingidaincludeGold,Diamonds,UraniumaswellasvarieMesofgemstones.

2 AgricultureProduc/onin

Singida:AnExampleforReflec/ons

AGRICULTUREFORWEALTHNOTONLYFORSUBSISTANCE:AWEALTHCREATIONOPPORTUNITYSTILLUNATAPPED,UNDEVELOPED

StateofAgricultureProdu

cMon

inSingidaRegion.

Agricultureisthe‘backbone’ofoureconomy.Itcontributes:25.7%ofnaMonalGDPandabout30.9%ofitsexportearnings,whileemployingover70%ofthenaMon‘sAgriculture:producMvityislowintheregion;a)  itisbasicallysmallholdersusingpoortechnologies:b)  itisrainfedwithmainlyonecropseason-affectedby

clima/cvariability;c)  Irriga/onisirregularandlimitedusingwaterinefficient

methodsd)  Itisbasicallyhandhoebased

MainAgriculturalSystem:Sorghum/Millet/Bulrush/oilseedsandagro-pastoralism.Somecashcropfarmingisemerginginvolvingpaddy,andvegetables;tosomelimitedextenttobacco&cojon.

AgricultureProdu

cMon

(2)

CommonIrrigaMonpracMcesFarmsarelocatedclosetorunningrivers,riverbanks,wetlands,andgroundwaterfromshallowwells;andtosomelimitedextentuseofharvestedrainwaterfromareservoir.

ApplicaMon:UnlinedirrigaMoncanals,manualapplicaMonusingbuckets(Labourintensive,waterinefficient.

IWRMApproachandApplicaMoninSingidaRegion

•  Tanzaniaisdividedinto9river/DrainageBasin,whichare:-  Pangani-  Wami/Ruvu-  LakeTanganyika-  LakeRukwa-  RuvumaandSouthernCoast-  LakeVictoria-  LakeNyasa-  Rufijiand-  InternalDrainage–BWOisinSingidaMunicipality

3

IntegratedWaterResourcesManagementDevelopmentPlanforInternalDrainageBasin:ATechnicalResourceforSingida

AgricultureSec/on

InternalDrainageBasin.

•  SingidaistheHQoftheInternalDrainageBasin(IDB-BondeLaKaM),the2ndlargestarertheRufijiBasin

•  Coverage:26Districts,28LGAs,8regions,withanareaof143,100sqkm

•  AlargepartofSingidaregionisintheInternalDrainageBasin.

•  SmallporMonsoftheSingidaRegionareintheinRufijiBasintheLakeRukwaBasin.

InternalDrainageBasin.

TheInternalDrainageBasinhasdevelopedanIntegratedWaterResourcesManagement

DevelopmentPlanforalldistrictsandregionsintheBasin.

ThisisaTechnicalResourceforallSectors!

4 Objec/vesandKey

ProvisionsinIWRMDP

InaNutShell

ObjecMvesoftheInternalDrainageBasin’sIWRMDP

i)AssessmentofwaterresourcesandidenMficaMonofcurrentandfuturewaterdemandsfordifferentsectors.ii)DevelopmentofstrategiesformeeMngwaterdemandsfordifferentsectors(Agriculture,Livestock,Tourism,Mining,RecreaMon,InsMtuMonsandPublicServices)iii)RecommendaMonsforwaterresourcesdevelopmentandmanagementopMons.TheIWRMDPisphasedinshorttemperspec/ve(2015),mediumterm(2025)andlongtermprojec/ons(2035).

WhatIWRMDPOffers(1)

•  InformaMononavailabilityofSurfaceandGroundwater

•  QualityofWater(PolluMonsources,esMmatesonpolluMonandsocialandenvironmentalrisks

•  Socio–EconomicinformaMon•  EnvironmentalandEcologicalwaterrequirements

WhatIWRMDPOffers(2)

•  SectoralandThemaMcwaterplans:-  WaterfordomesMcuse,-  industrial/mininguse,-  IrrigaMonandagriculturerelatedwateruse,-  HydropowergeneraMon,-  EcosystemconservaMonandotherenvironmentalwaterneeds.

•  CapacityBuildingProgramme•  DataBasesincludingMapsandsatelliteimageries.

5 SWOTFORAGRICULTURE

INSINGIDA

ExtractsfromtheIWRMDP–forInternalDrainageBasin:FocusingonSingidaRegion

SWOTFORAGRICULTUREENTREPRISEINSINGIDASTRENGTHS WEAKNESSES

GoodSoilswithNaturalVegetaMons,agricultureexpansionandintensificaMonispossible

LimotedInvestmentsinAgricultureasabusiness

Rainfall/PrecipitaMonandwaterresources

Undevelopedanduntappedwaterresources-waterrunoffduringtherainseason.Indequatewaterstorage

FavourableWeatherCondiMonsforconMnuous(nonStop)farming(2-3cropseasonsperyear)

WeatherDependency:

PopulaMon:AdrequateLabourfourceforemploymentinagriculturesector

LowSkillsofthepopulaMonwithnegaMvemindsetstowardsagriculture.

PotenMalfor‘SmallHolderIrrigaMon’ SmallSizesoffarms

IndigenousknowledgeandpracMcesprevenMngwaterresourcespolluMon

GenderIssues:Heavywomen’sworkloads,lowparMcipaMonindecisionmaking

FavourableInsMtuMonalSetUp PoorGovernancetooperaMonalizeexisMngInsMtuMons.

EnablingPolicies WeakPolicyApplicaMons,lowscienMficresearch,andenergyproblems

OpportuniMesforImprovedirrigatedfarming

Opportuni/esintermsoftechnicalskills,technology,informa/on,capacitybuilding,regulatoryframesand

partnerships•  IrrigaMonServicesaspartofAgriculturalExtensionServicesthroughtheLGAsandRegionalSecretariats

•  LinkstotheZonalIrrigaMonUnits(IrrigaMonandTechnicalServicesDivisionofMinistryofAgriculture).

•  PresenceofWUAsandIrrigatorsGroups/FarmersGroups•  NGOsandCBOswithBusinessDevelopmentPackagesforAgricultureEntrepreneurship

•  DevelopmentPartnersandProjects•  PrivateSectorOrganisaMons

ImprovedFarmingPracMces

InnovaMveimprovedbucketirrigaMonIssuna

DripIrrigaMonMkiwa

Source:IWRMDP,InternalDrainageBasin,Singida

Tomatoat3growingstagesatthesameMmeinKisasidaClusterIrrigaMonSchemeSource:IWRMDP,InternalDrainageBasinVol.3

TechnicalOpMonsforIrrigaMon,BejerUseofWater

•  TherearedifferenttechnicalopMonsforirrigaMonwhichcanenablefarmerstoharvestupto3or4Mmesannually.

•  CombinedwithotherimprovedfarmingpracMces,producMvitycanalsobeincreasedx10

•  TechnicalOpMons:-  ImprovedirrigaMoncannals-  WaterHarvesMngOpMons&reservoirsforirrigaMon-  AffordableirrigaMontechnologies.•  Waterisnotabigproblem,buthowtomakethebestuseofit.

ASnapshotofDistrictRegional,NaMonalandInternaMonalDevActors

+ LoaclNGOsandCBOsLGAs,RegionalSecretariat

ExploringResourcesandOpportuni/es

SingidaRegionSocialandEconomicDevelopmentStakeholdersSymposium

28December2015,KBHHotel.

AFORD2013C.Ltd(AcMonforDevelopment)P.O.Box1005SingidaTel:0752232323Email:[email protected]:[email protected]:josephine.lemoyan1

Prepared&PresentedByJosephineSebas/anLemoyanWaterSanita/on&Hygiene(WASH)&GovernanceAdviser

»  IwouldliketothanktheInternalDrainageBasinOfficefortheircoachingandsupport.

» MakingtheIWRMDPinformaMonavailabletome

»  SpecificallyEng.Chikarabhani;B.M.(BasinWaterOfficer)andEng.RobertM.Sunday(BWOAssistant)

Acknowledgement