NL-KVK-27378529-FDW17072ET Netherlands Enterprise Agency Based on a systematic approach, the project aims to address the key problems causing the decline in water quantity and quality in the Ziway-Shalla basin, namely:• Unchecked and inefficient use of irrigation water by smallholder horticultural farmers;• Lack of transparent and fair water allocation and sharing model;• Limited institutional framework and capacity for basin management;• Poor watershed management causing erosion and sedimentation.The partners simultaneously engage in four groups of activities. Work Package 2 focuses on supporting smallholder farmers to improve their productivity and water use efficiency. Demonstration fields will be established at 150 lead farmers at multiple locations; another 650 farmers will participate in the pilot. Through training and field days, partners aim to broadly demonstrate a business case for improved farming practices with efficient irrigation, reaching the majority of irrigation farmers in the area.The local public authority responsible for the basin management – RVLBA – will be supported to develop, in a participatory way, a Water Allocation Plan (WAP) based on water permits and tariffs, and ensure that this plan is endorsed by stakeholders. Water meters will be introduced at the pilot group by the end of the project (Work Package 3).Furthermore, Dutch expert partners will engage in institutional strengthening of RVLBA, aiming to enhance the organisation with the right infrastructure and capacities to manage the basin resources responsibly, based on real-time data and clear internal procedures, while covering its operational costs from water revenues (Work package 4).Finally, in Work package 5, the project will undertake a range of watershed interventions at the most critical sites, generating on-farm benefits for upland farmers while increasing their awareness with regard to unsustainable land management, subsequent erosion and long-term consequences of such practices.By the end of the project, results will be achieved in terms of decreased water abstraction and sedimentation, with improved income for smallholder farmers. Conditions will be in place for broad rollout of the Water Allocation Plan, including the introduction of water meters at irrigated farms, which is the precondition for sustainable management of the water resources in the area. Acacia Water B.V. Basin Development Authority (BDA) Joytech Meki Batu Cooperative Union Netherlands Enterprise Agency Netherlands Enterprise Agency Rift Valley Lakes Basin Authority Stichting Wereld Waternet Stichting Wetlands International 7.9507716 38.6921203 2973450 2973450 Stichting Wetlands International 148418 Stichting Wetlands International 87280 Stichting Wetlands International 128831 Stichting Wetlands International 255389 Stichting Wetlands International 76354 Stichting Wetlands International 76354 Stichting Wetlands International 781908 Stichting Wetlands International 113007 Stichting Wetlands International 113007 Stichting Wetlands International 475728 Stichting Wetlands International 95080 Stichting Wetlands International 289136 Stichting Wetlands International 35613 Stichting Wetlands International 2973450 Business development, by investment or trade of local or Dutch companies with(in) low and middle income countries This is the total target for the project not included in M&E Business development, by investment or trade of local or Dutch companies with(in) low and middle income countries Business development, by investment or trade of local or Dutch companies with(in) low and middle income countries This is the total target for the project Business development, by investment or trade of local or Dutch companies with(in) low and middle income countries This is the total target for the project Business development, by investment or trade of local or Dutch companies with(in) low and middle income countries This is the total target for the project Efficient water use, especially in agriculture baseline data not yet known not yet known This is the total target for the project onions Efficient water use, especially in agriculture not yet known not yet known baseline niet verrekend tomatoes Improved river basin management and safe deltas WAP developed WAP developed WAP developed This is the total target for the project Improved river basin management and safe deltas final report mentions 2.000.000 as # of people living in the river basin. not yet known This is the total target for the project Integrated Water Resource Management Qualitative 162 This is the total target for the project 250 38 (actual) 50 (actual) Integrated Water Resource Management Qualitative Achieved. See endline evaluation. Integrated Water Resource Management This is the total target for the project Strengthened economic governance and institutions 0 WAP endorsed Water, sanitation and hygiene Thisis the total target for the project local = vulnerable to be checked in final report Water, sanitation and hygiene to be checked in final report This is the total target for the project Water, sanitation and hygiene to be checked in final report This is the total target for the project Water, sanitation and hygiene to be checked in final report This is the total target for the project