Innovation – Open view page
General information
| Innovation ID | 601 |
| Version ID | 94 |
| Innovation Title | New generation of fish friendly irrigation innovations (sluice gates, irrigation canals, dams) to strengthen the resilience and sustainability and livelihoods of fisheries-dependent communities in Asia and Africa |
| Innovation description | This nature-based solution serves to integrate fisheries into irrigation systems. The innovation produces mutual benefits to both fisheries and irrigation systems through allowing fish migration, the creation of new aquatic habitats for fish species in irrigated lands and the enhancement of inland fisheries productivity through integrated systems, such as irrigated rice-fish farming systems. |
| Reporting Staff | Sonali Senaratna Sellamuttu (IWMI), Mark Dubois (WF) |
| Year (Reporting) | 2020 |
| Reporting status | Approved |
| Innovation Type | Production systems and Management practices |
Stage reached
| Stage of Innovation | Stage 1: discovery/proof of concept |
| Year (Stage) | 2020 |
| Stage Description | Guidelines for planners and mangers produced on increasing benefits and sustainability of water infrastructure through integration of fisheries. FIsh4thought Webinar delivered with multidisciplinary experts in water management, aquatic food systems, capacity building, research and development to explore opportunities and benefits from a technical, social, institutional and a policy angle. |
| Has a lead organization | yes |
| Lead Organization | International Water Management Institute |
| Top 5 contributors | WorldFish |
Contributions and mapping
| All partners | Australian National University-Academic Institutions (universities, colleges, etc.); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations-International Development Organizations (including Development Projects); Independent / Not associated-Private Sector; International Rice Research Institute-CGIAR Center/Program (Center); International Water Management Institute-CGIAR Center/Program (Center); Kansas State University-Academic Institutions (universities, colleges, etc.); World Agroforestry Center-CGIAR Center/Program (Center); WorldFish-CGIAR Center/Program (Center); Asian Development Bank-Financing Institutions (including Foundations); Charles Sturt University-Academic Institutions (universities, colleges, etc.) |
| Main CRP | CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems |
| Flagship project | FP2-Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries |
| Cluster | FP2-2-Fish in multifunctional landscapes |
| Other CRPs-Flagships-Clusters |
Scope
| Geographic scope | Global |
| Regions | |
| Countries |
Targeted outcomes
| Main Sub-IDO | More productive and equitable management of natural resources |
| Other Sub-IDO | Increased value capture by producers |
| Other Sub-IDO | More efficient use of inputs |
Evidences
| Evidences | "Freed, S. Barman, B. Dubois, M. et al. (2020). Maintaining diversity of integrated rice and fish production confers adaptability of food systems to global change. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 4: 576179."WorldFish, Nov 2020. Fish4Thought Event: Fish Friendly Irrigation. WorldFish Web Site. [https://www.worldfishcenter.org/events/fish4thought-event-fish-friendly-irrigation] "Sarah Freed, Matthew McCartney. (18/11/2020). Rice-fish Systems – Back to the Future. Blog. URL: http://blog.worldfishcenter.org/2020/11/rice-fish-systems-back-to-the-future/"FAO, WorldFish and IWMI. (2020). Increasing the benefits and sustainability of irrigation through the integration of fisheries - A guide for water planners, managers and engineers. Colombo. [https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12348/4403] FAO, WorldFish and IWMI. 2019. Increasing irrigation benefits and sustainability by integrating fisheries. Penang, Malaysia. 2 pp [https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12348/3766] WorldFish. A win-win approach: Integrating fish into rice systems in Myanmar. Penang, Malaysia: WorldFish. Infographic. [https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12348/3782] |
Linked Elements
| Milestones | 6967-168-41070 - Adoption of improved co-management models in focal countries on a wider scale, and policy recognition and support for complementary governance models |
| Outcome Impact Case |
| Policy |