TypeJournal Article
Subjects
- Irrigation
- Livelihoods
- Water productivity
Languageen
Solutions
Irrigation has been, and will remain, instrumental in addressing water security (Sustainable Development
Goal (SDG) 6), food insecurity (SDG 2) and poverty (SDG 1) goals. However, the global context in which irrigation takes
place is changing rapidly.Acall for healthier and more sustainable food systems is placing new demands on how irrigation
is developed and managed. Growing pressures from competing water uses in the domestic and industrial sectors, as well
increasing environmental awareness, mean irrigation is increasingly called on to perform better, delivering acceptable
returns on investment and simultaneously improving food security, rural livelihoods and nutrition, as well as supporting
environmental conservation. Better integration of fisheries (including aquaculture) in irrigation planning, investment and
management can contribute to the modernisation of irrigation and the achievement of the multiple objectives that it is
called on to deliver. A framework illustrating how fisheries can be better integrated with irrigation, and how the two can
complement each other across a range of scales, from scheme to catchment and, ultimately, national level, is presented.
Citation
McCartney, M. P.; Whiting, L.; Makin, I.; Lankford, B. A.; Ringler, C. 2019. Rethinking irrigation modernisation: realising multiple objectives through the integration of fisheries. Marine and Freshwater Research. csiro publishing. 10p. doi: https://doi.org/10.1071/MF19161
Authors
- McCartney, Matthew P.
- Whiting, L.
- Makin, I.
- Lankford, B.A.
- Ringler, Claudia