1. Kick-off Workshop, 4-5 February, 2010 Holiday Inn Hotel, Amman, Jordan
Middle East Water Livelihoods
Initiative ( WLI)
Improving Rural Livelihoods Through Sustainable Water &
Land- Use Management In Middle East Countries
(Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria and Yemen)
Dr. Ahmed Alfalahi, Senior Researcher, SBAR/ IRAQ
Kick-off Workshop, 4-5 February, 2010
Holiday Inn Hotel, Amman, Jordan

2. Ranked Cross-cutting Issues
Priority Issues at the Abu Ghraib Site
Priority Issues
Ranked Cross-cutting Issues
Community empowerment.
Training and capacity development.
Communication between stakeholders including between countries.
Decision-support for water master plan and monitoring on the Mesopotamian plain.
On-farm using freshwater / marginal water.
Saline soil management.
Cropping system management Design, Operation, and Maintenance of subsurface drainage systems.

3. Expected Outputs
Integrated water and land-use strategies for policy- making at Abu-Ghraib site:
1.1 Feasible and sustainable policy recommendations for the benchmark
site developed.
Develop and implement a strategic policy plan for Abu Ghraib site.
Policy analysis and support provided to key institutions, SBAR/MOA, by
ICARDA, IWMI and US Universities.
Validated policy recommendations extended to national and provincial
governments.

4. Expected Outputs (Integrated)…….cont
1.2 Enhanced extension system for the dissemination of sustainable
water and land use practices and livelihood strategies:
Develop working partnerships for improved institutional
collaboration between SBAR/MOA, CGIAR Centers, regional and
national universities and US universities
Strengthen SBAR and create links between national and provincial
agricultural research and extension organizations and farmers.
Facilitate reorientation of existing national extension systems

5. Expected Outputs (Integrated)…….cont
1.3 Development of tools and structures for the effective Implementation
of the WLI Iraq-Irrigated:
Development of WLI portal for knowledge sharing and training.
Hiring of key staff for the project management.
Develop monitoring and evaluation system.
Develop scaling-up plan for Abu Ghraib Benchmark site.

6. Expected Outputs (Integrated)…….count
1.4 Integrated watershed decision-support model for the modeling
of irrigation demand in relation to water quality for the
development of a water master plan and monitoring system:
Model assessment, verification and selection
Baseline study for model selection and M&E
Baseline analysis including uncertainty and risk analysis
Benchmark development including study findings
Develop and test model with relevant stakeholders
Test decision-support capability of model
Conduct analysis of relevant policies
Identify feasible changes to existing policies and strategies

7. Expected Outputs( Integrated)…….cont
1.5 Creation of enabling environment and SAG for stakeholder
participation and inclusion in strategy and development at the
Abu-Ghraib site:
Carry out stakeholder analysis of the Abu-Ghraib site identifying
key partners at all levels for inclusion in the SAG
Formation of the SAG
Establish the position and role of the SAG within the WLI
implementation structure
Publicize the goals and aims of the WLI to community stakeholders
for the development of community organizations, FIGs, FAs, SHGs
and producer groups

8. Expected Outputs stakeholders in Abu-Ghraib sites:
2. Enhanced knowledge, skills and qualifications for key
stakeholders in Abu-Ghraib sites:
2.1 Agreed training and e-learning plan for the benchmark site
Establish the e-learning committee and develop the e-learning strategy.
Carry out the needs and resource matching exercise
Develop benchmark training plan including the allocation of postgraduate
degrees and priority stakeholders for short course and train the trainer
Conduct training needs assessment and develop curricula for key
stakeholders at the community level
Tender out English language, computer and study skills
Develop the infrastructure and capacity of the University of Baghdad
Enroll and commence relevant post-graduate degree programs

9. Expected Outputs ( Enhanced Knowledge)…….cont
2.2 Trained Abu Ghraib benchmark technical team
Identify key members of the benchmark technical teams and conduct
training needs assessment.
Carry out train-the-trainer courses in PRA, SWOT other relevant
participatory techniques and extension.
2.3 Dissemination of aggregated knowledge and public goods to a broader
group of stakeholders at Abu Ghraib Benchmark Site, in Iraq and
regionally between participating WLI countries
Develop knowledge sharing plan
Develop, aggregate and adapt, training and research outputs
Hold regional and national conferences, workshops and knowledge sharing
fora.
Enroll relevant stakeholders in non-WLI affiliated international conferences
and workshops held in the region and internationally.

10. Expected Outputs
3. Improved rural livelihoods of farmers in Abu Ghraib Site through the
adoption of sustainable land and water management practices and
livelihood strategies:
3.1 Sustainable locally appropriate water and land use technologies
identified and tested for development and dissemination
Introduce identified and tested water-use management technologies
Develop a scaling up strategy for Abu Ghraib Benchmark Site
Ensure dissemination of methods alongside crop /livelihood
technologies for income generation
Increase the capacity of local communities to manage water resource
allocation and use through the formulation of WUAs
Empirically document that water and land use strategies in the
Abu Ghraib benchmark site have been improved

11. Expected Outputs (Improved)…….cont
3.2 Livelihood study and stakeholder analysis undertaken and Strategic
Research and Extension Plan developed for Abu Ghraib Benchmark Site
Conduct livelihood study and stakeholder analysis
Develop SREP for Abu Ghraib Benchmark site
Identify constraints to implementing identified improved
crop/livestock technologies and market development

12. Expected Outputs (Improved)…….cont
3.3 Implementation of improved livelihood strategies
Test, refine adapt and disseminate water efficient crop/livestock strategies
to farm households through on-farm trials and demonstrations
Organize farmers and farm women interested in producing and marketing
water efficient crops/products into FIGs, SHGs or producer groups
Conduct exposure visits for FIGs, FAs and SHGs
Facilitate contracts and agreements between FIGs and buyers
Conduct targeted training for producer groups
Facilitate inputs at the inception stage
Produce crops or products to specification
Harvest, handle and deliver crop/product

13. Expected Outcome
The initiative is expected to achieve the following outcomes: .
Income increased in rural households/villages.
New livelihoods adapted/diversified production systems adopted.
Access to clean, high quality water improved by adoption of better
water management systems.
Natural resources managed better at community and institutional levels.
Land use intensified, decreasing pressure to move agriculture to
new or fragile lands.
Status of land degradation and water quality monitored.
Improved capacity of extension and research institutions.

14. How to Enhance Funding for Iraq Bilateral Proposal
Local Representative of USAID.
2. INMA.
PRT ( Baghdad)
We will open a discussion with many organization and agency like ???????? to co-fund this project and to assist the implement of above activities.

15. Thank You