ALCOM                                                                                         GCP/INT/555/SWE Aquaculture for Local Community Development Programme     GCP/RAF/277/BEL ALCOM Report No. 11 RAPID APPRAISAL FOR SMALL WATER BODIES by Philip Townsley Consultant Socio-Economist Funding Agencies: SWEDISH INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY BELGIUM ADMINISTRATION FOR DEVELOPMENT CO-OPERATION Executing Agency: FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS Harare, Zimbabwe, November 1992. TABLE OF CONTENTS

This report was prepared during the course of the project identified on the title page. The conclusions and recommendations given in the report are those considered appropriate at the time of its preparation. They may be modified in the light of further knowledge gained at subsequent stages of the project.

The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this document do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the United Nations or the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations concerning the legal or constitutional status of any country, territory or sea area, or concerning the delimination of frontiers.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SUMMARY

I.       BACKGROUND TO THE CONSULTANCY

1.       Small water bodies in Southern Africa

1.1 Small water bodies in Zimbabwe

1.2 Problems in small water body development

2.       Rapid Appraisal

2.1 Issues in Rapid Appraisal

2.2 Main features of Rapid Appraisal

2.3 Uses of Rapid Appraisal

2.4 ALCOM's requirements from Rapid Appraisal

II.       RAPID APPRAISAL AND SMALL WATER BODY DEVELOPMENT

1.       Outline of three Rapid Appraisals in Zimbabwe

1.1 Objectives of the appraisals

1.2 Selection of locations

1.3 Appraisal planning

2.       Appraisal findings

2.1 Chichewo Dam

2.2 Taru Dam

2.3 Mwenje Dam

2.4 Discussion of findings

3.       Lessons learnt

3.1 A Rapid Appraisal package

3.2 Training of ALCOM and counterpart staff

3.3 Training of trainers

3.4 Training materials for Rapid Appraisal

4.       What is Rapid Appraisal for ?

III.     RECOMMENDATIONS

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