From 2009-09-07 to 2009-09-18

Venue: Delft, The Netherlands

Summary:
Spate irrigation is an ancient form of water harvesting and managing unpredictable and sometimes destructive flash floods for crop and livestock production. The system is unique to semi arid and arid areas where it has existed for over 70 centuries.
Today spate irrigation is still the major source of livelihood for many poor communities in South Asia, the Middle East and North Africa, whereas the area under spate irrigation is on the increase in the Horn of Africa and other parts of Sub-Saharan Africa.

Organizers: UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education
Contact Name: Abraham Mehari Haile
E-mail: a.meharihaile@unesco-ihe.org
URL: http://www.unesco-ihe.org/Education/Short-courses/Regular-short-courses/Spate-Irrigation-and-Water-Management-under-Drought-and-Water-Scarcity