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In the absence of visual canals, wet vegetation detected is possibly irrigated by an underground water source or natural vegetation around springs.<\/td><td>It is assumed that the currently irrigated areas are the most promising for expansion, assuming adequate water availability, suitable land for expansion and an adequate market for the sale of irrigated crops and products.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Riverine areas with loss of tree cover in the period 2000 - 2022 (Hansen)<\/td><td>The recent clearing of riparian forests and trees can be a good indicator of the areas selected by the local population for the introduction and expansion of irrigation<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Areas with possible recent irrigation expansion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table aligncenter has-small-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\" colspan=\"2\"><h4>Example Potential Areas for Assessment<\/h4> November 2023<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Along national road 100, the Cuvelo area upstream of the Bambolo and its tributary has large deforested areas. Pump irrigation is expected on this recently developed agricultural land.<\/td><td>West (coastal) section Balombo Basin<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left translation-block\" data-align=\"left\">The zones subject to restrictions for the expansion of irrigation include: Protected Areas (Wildlife, Tourism, National Parks, Forest Reserves, etc.) Military bases, reserved land related to public services, urban areas excluded for agriculture, private land. Areas with inadequate water and unsuitable soil for irrigated agriculture.<\/td><td>Currently there is not information available of restricted areas in the West Section of the Balombo Basin<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Areas with possible recent irrigation expansion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table aligncenter has-small-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\" colspan=\"2\"><h4>Areas exclude from further irrigation development assessment<\/h4> November 2023<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left translation-block\" data-align=\"left\">The zones subject to restrictions for the expansion of irrigation include: Protected Areas (Wildlife, Tourism, National Parks, Forest Reserves, etc.) Military bases, reserved land related to public services, urban areas excluded for agriculture, private land. Areas with inadequate water and unsuitable soil for irrigated agriculture.<\/td><td>Currently there is not information available of restricted areas in the West Section of the Balombo Basin<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Excluded Areas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Map for analysis of riverine areas with clared tree cover since 2000, for irrigation expansion potential<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\" colspan=\"2\">Map Legend<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/angola.majiyetu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lossyears_Balombo.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"width: 350px;\"><\/figure><\/td><td>Colour chart representing the year of tree loss for the years 2000 to 2022.<br><br>You can inspect the banks of the Balombo River and Tributaries for recent irrigation developments by using the layers \"google satellite\", \"lossyear..\" and \"1km-buffer..\" in the interactive image below<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 500px;\" src=\"https:\/\/angola.majiyetu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Greyed_1km_River_zone_lossyear_trees.png\" alt=\"\"><\/figure><\/td><td>The image represents the approximate course of the river, a 1 km riparian buffer and the areas with year of loss (see colour scheme) inside and outside the riparian zone. The demonstrated section of the Balombo River is the Canjala - Coastal section. See layer \"1km_buffer_balombo_Benguela\" <br><br>See layer \"1km_Buffer_Balombo_Benguela\"<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Features on the Irrigation Expansion Map<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/angola.majiyetu.org\/wp-content\/gismaps_maps\/Benguela_Canjala_Balombo_Expans\u00e3o_da_\u00e1rea_regada\/index.html\" height=\"800\" width=\"1000\" title=\"Clique no link\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"FullScreen_Map_Link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/angola.majiyetu.org\/wp-content\/gismaps_maps\/Benguela_Canjala_Balombo_Expans\u00e3o_da_\u00e1rea_regada\/index.html\">View (full screen)<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00c1reas potenciais para avalia\u00e7\u00e3o da expans\u00e3o da irriga\u00e7\u00e3o Novembro de 2023 1) As zonas atualmente irrigadas s\u00e3o zonas de terreno mais elevado com vegeta\u00e7\u00e3o h\u00famida no final da esta\u00e7\u00e3o seca (setembro-outubro de 2023). 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