Green Water Credits
Green Water Credits (GWC) is a mechanism for transfer of cash to rural people in return for water management activities that determine the supply of all fresh water at source - these activities are presently unrecognised and un-rewarded. Direct payment will enable better management of the resource. For details see GWC Policy Brief
The water cycle
Green water is the water held in soil and available to plants. It is the largest fresh water resource but can only be used in situ, by plants. Blue water is groundwater and stream flow, supporting aquatic ecosystems and that can be tapped for use elsewhere: for domestic and livestock water, irrigation, industrial and urban use.
This proof-of-concept program, co-ordinated by ISRIC, is supported by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). Other partners include the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), and the Agricultural Economic Research Institute (LEI) of Wageningen UR.
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