Green Water Credits

The Green Water Credits programme focuses on the improvement of water quantity and quality in river basins. ‘Green water’ is defined as rainwater that is stored in the soil and that is available for uptake by plants. Green water is the largest fresh water resource on Earth. This resource can be increased by reducing runoff and evaporation from the soil. This will lead to a larger amount of water available for crops and also to more water that can be used downstream (the so called ‘blue water’). Farmers will be paid to apply soil- and water conservation measures, as a result of which upstream and downstream water quantity and quality will increase.

GWC Policy brief.

 

 

The picture above explains the principle of Green Water Credits: current and innovative soil- and water management techniques are applied by farmers upstream, leading to more water being available downstream. This water may then be tapped for irrigation, industrial and domestic purposes. The funds needed for the soil- and water management measures are supplied by the Green Water Credits programme
The concept of Green Water Credits

 
 
Workshops Kenya

A Pre-concluding workshop for GWC Kenya, Phase II, was held from 6-7 September 2011 at KARI, Nairobi. Presentations and documents can be viewed here.

The meeting has been followed by a concluding workshop in Nyeri from 20-22 September 2011. Presentations and documents can be viewed here.

 
Participants Concluding Workshop