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Estimating the global potential of water harvesting from successful case studies

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Piemontese, Luigi, Castelli, Giulio, Fetzer, Ingo, Barron, Jennie, Liniger, Hanspeter, Harari, Nicole, Bresci, Elena, Jaramillo, Fernando·2020·Global Environmental Change
DOI 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2020.102121
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Water harvesting has been widely applied in different social-ecological contexts, proving to be a valuable approach to sustainable intensification of agriculture. Global estimates of the potential of water harvesting are generally based on purely biophysical assessments and mostly neglect the socioeconomic dimension of agriculture. This neglect becomes a critical factor for the feasibility and effectiveness of policy and funding efforts to mainstream this practice. This study uses archetype analysis to systematically identify social-ecological regions worldwide based on >160 successful cases of local water harvesting implementation. We delineate six archetypal regions which capture the specific social-ecological conditions of the case studies. The archetypes cover 19% of current global croplands with hotspots in large portions of East Africa and Southeast Asia. We estimate that the adoption of water harvesting in these cropland areas can increase crop production up to 60–100% in Uganda, Burundi, Tanzania and India. The results of this study can complement conventional biophysical analysis on the potential of these practices and guide policy development at global and regional scales. The methodological approach can be also replicated at finer scales to guide the improvement of rainfed agricultural.

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  • Rainwater harvesting can be an appropriate option as the region receives heavy rainfall concentrated to a few days, which also exacerbates soil erosion.

    “Likewise, rainwater harvesting can be an appropriate option as the region receives heavy rainfall concentrated to a few days, which also exacerbates soil erosion (Piemontese et al. 2020).”

    From Perspectives on agroecological transition: the case of Guachetá municipality, Colombia (2023) · cites this paper as Piemontese et al. 2020

  • Feasible and effective water harvesting systems need to consider both biophysical assessments and the socio-economic dimension, since for instance the location determines the possibility to implement rainwater harvesting measures such as terracing, storing rainwater in pits or obtaining water from streams.

    “However, feasible and effective water harvesting systems need to consider both biophysical assessments and the socio-economic dimension, since for instance the location determines the possibility to implement rain water harvesting measures such as terracing, storing rainwater in pits or obtaining water from streams (Piemontese et al. 2020).”

    From Perspectives on agroecological transition: the case of Guachetá municipality, Colombia (2023) · cites this paper as Piemontese et al. 2020

  • Feasible and effective implementation of agricultural practices requires assessments of both biophysical and socio-economic dimensions.

    “Feasible and effective implementation of agricultural practices requires assessments of both biophysical and socio-economic dimensions (Piemontese et al. 2020).”

    From Perspectives on agroecological transition: the case of Guachetá municipality, Colombia (2023) · cites this paper as Piemontese et al. 2020

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Authors
Piemontese, L., Castelli, G., Fetzer, I., Barron, J., Liniger, H., Harari, N., Bresci, E., & Jaramillo, F.
Affiliations
  • Stockholm Resilience Centre (SE)
  • University of Florence (IT)
  • Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SE)
  • University of Bern (CH)
Corresponding author
Piemontese, Luigi
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Global Environmental Change
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2020-07
Volume
63
Pages
102121
ISSN
0959-3780 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2020.102121
OpenAlex
W3041186583
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  • Global Environmental Change (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
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  • Open Access CRIS of the University of Bern
Funders
  • Western
  • Swedish Research Council (2015-06503, ERC-2016-ADG 743080)
  • Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning (942-2015-740)
  • Earth resilience in the Anthropocene
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agronomy and Crop Science › Climate change impacts on agriculture
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Irrigation Practices and Water Management
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Land Use and Ecosystem Services
Keywords
water harvesting, archetype analysis, sustainable intensification, rainfed agriculture, agricultural policy, East Africa, Southeast Asia

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