Abstract
Land and Water Resources Planning and Management Options in Floodplain Wetlands in Nyando Basin, Kenya
Highlights
In the year 2000, almost 190 countries committed, through the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), to reduce by half the 800 million food insecure people
The lack of a registered Water Resource Users’ Association (WRUA) albeit the long period of time that the schemes have been in existence could be attributed to: 1) Ignorance—the farmers are not aware of the functions of a WRUA, their role and the benefits of their participation; 2) The view that Water Resources Authority (WRA) is out to exploit the farmers through its mandate of revenue collection; 3) Funding for the association is not forthcoming since the gross margin from the irrigation of rice is currently marginal; 4) Governance issues—after the promulgation of the Kenya Constitution 2010 that led to the creation of a two-tier governance structure, water management was devolved to County governments
This study proposes the harmonization of guidelines, policies and laws from the different actors involved in the land-water-environment-food nexus to avoid encroachment into river banks witnessed in Ombeyi wetland ecosystem (Figure 4(a))
Summary
In the year 2000, almost 190 countries committed, through the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), to reduce by half the 800 million food insecure people This compelled countries to enact policies, strategies and measures that would eradicate poverty and inequality as well as improve physical and economic access to sufficient, nutritionally adequate and safe food all the time. There is a need to establish a balance that ensures sustainability in the use of the wetland’s role to provide for the needs of the community as well as perform its ecological functions To do this the competing users and uses need to be identified and understood by all stakeholders, management options discussed and agreed upon in a participatory manner and strategies towards sustainable use documented. The activities that could ensure the sustainable use of the wetlands from the community’s perspective were discussed and documented
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