Water resources policy and administrative management

The save catchment area covers 8,455 millionha .Most of the catchmentarea falls within agroecological regions which are characterised by unreliable rainfall and sandy granite derived soils of poor qualty. Human populations in the area have tended to exceed the carrying capacity at current technology levels and the future of the population living in the Save catchment area is threatened by soil loss and siltation. The proposed intervention will directly contribute towards the mitigation and reduction of siltation into the save river and the protection and maintenance of biodiversity.Some of the key activities underpining this project such as gully reclamation, afroforesrty and vertiver grass plantations will significantly contribute to reduction of widespread land degradation thai is evident in the save catchment area.The reduction of runoff containing fertilizers will also be curtailed and this will reduce colonisation of water bodies by noxious aquatic weeds like water hyacinth,water lettuce and salvinia molesta. project goal is to contribute to improved local atchment management and rehabilitation of the save river basin for sustainable livelihoods project activities -faciitating relevant exposur and training for key institutions -reasing awareness through public education material development and practical demonstrations -facilitating community to community information sharing and education. -building strategic partenerships with relevant support rganisations such as GTZ, forestry commission. -rehabilitate the Dziwande ,Nyarewani and KMakangani gulleys -protect stream bank cultivated areas. -strengthening soil and water conservation measures. -training communities on principles of sustainable agriculture. project outputs -local community institutions playing anactive role in managing their resources. -improved community dialogue and action on protection and management of the save catchment area -alternative options that include energy efficient stoves , biogas ,soil stabilized bricks are developed ,demonstreated and disseminated -community based rehabilitation and protection methods demonstrated in the save catchmet area -lessons on environment protection and management captured ,shared and disseminated -sustainable agriculture practised in the save catchment area. participants and beneficiaries -the primary beneficiaries are the dry land farmers in ward 8 CRDCand the plot holders in the nyanyadzi irrigation scheme.the local comunity will greately benefit from the protection of the sve river by carrying out income generating projects like the nyanyadzi irrigation scheme which is already functional.

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