Spate Irrigation

"Floods are not always a hazard. They may also sustain aquatic life and riverine biodiversity, recharge aquifers, enrich soilds and in some of the world's poorest areas they are the main source of irrigation."

Global Water Partnership (2000) 'Toward water security: a framework for action'

News & Recent Additions

News
- Flood-Based Farming for Livelihoods in Ethiopia Lowlands, status, potential , now downloadable from the library section.This investment guide is a result of an extensive reconnaissance into the potential for spate irrigation in the lowlands of Ethiopia, a request of GIZ. It will be officially launched in May, but a preview is available in the library.
- The practical note Reducing women's work load by electric milk churners is available.
- A new Overview Paper is added to the resource documents: Spate irrigation in Myanmar

THE SPATE IRRIGATION NETWORK

is a network of spate irrigation professionals and practitioners. The network stimulates the development of programmes of implementation that improve the livelihoods of those in spate irrigation areas, exchanges experiences and good practices, helps upgrade training, identify priority fields for improvement and research and development. Read more...