Water availability and per capita water use (liters/day)

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Water availability and per capita water use
(liters/day)
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Under five children in 200 households, Pakistan
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Issues to consider

• Risks
• Health hazard of using canal water for drinking
• Water source insufficient
• Damage to canals and pipes by livestock
• Contamination of sources
• Access and equity
• Health benefits through more water for hygiene
• Management issues
• Improving efficiency may cut off some uses and
  possibly reduce overall value of output

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CANAL LINING Reduced seepage to wells?
Increase in F?
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Conclusions

• Irrigation water produces more than just grain or
  fiber
• Water for rural development
• Identify all uses, users ? provide access to
  marginal users, for livelihood security
• Information on value of all uses leads to better
  policies
• Implications for water rights, especially in
  transfers
• Who will take responsibility?
• Impact of water scarcity, food prices, and
  climate change?