@article{fdi:010092832,
  title = {{A} framework for the sustainable maintenance of permanent runoff management structures in rainfed agriculture under climate change},
  author = {{R}izzo, {D}avide and {V}inatier, {F}. and {J}acob, {F}r{\'e}d{\'e}ric and {F}erchichi, {I}. and {M}ekki, {I}. and {A}lbergel, {J}ean and {B}ailly, {J}. {S}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{R}ainfed agriculture supports a significant share of global food production, balancing water storage with competing demands through runoff management. {H}uman interventions to manage runoff range from temporary practices (e.g., tillage adjustments, crop residue retention) to permanent structures such as terraces and ditches. {W}hile practices are adaptable, structures are less flexible but critical for climate resilience. {T}heir life-cycle comprises design/construction, maintenance, abandonment/destruction, and rehabilitation. {D}espite extensive research on design, rehabilitation, and abandonment, the description, understanding, and impact of maintenance practices remain understudied. {T}his paper addresses this gap through a configurative review (1954-2024), integrating scattered knowledge. {W}e show that rainfall variability, driven by climate change, accelerates biophysical degradation (e.g., terrace deformation, ditch occlusion), requiring adaptation and knowledge sharing to ensure structural stability and hydrological connectivity. {R}esults highlight how regional inconsistencies in structure names hinder cross-regional comparisons and research consolidation. {O}ur contributions include a framework for standardizing: (1) a context-specific evaluation of maintenance practices and (2) an assessment of runoff management structure efficiency under climate change. {B}y integrating biophysical durability, socioeconomic feasibility, and adaptive governance, this framework provides stakeholders and academic actors with a common basis for systematically evaluating and improving runoff management. {I}n practice, we urge policymakers and practitioners to adopt proactive, climate-adaptive maintenance, and to incentivize local community involvement for hybridizing traditional knowledge and technical innovation. {B}y integrating maintenance into farming system design and management, these structures may effectively mitigate the impacts of an increasingly unpredictable climate, ensuring long-term resilience and sustainability in rainfed agriculture.},
  keywords = {{R}ainfed farming systems ; {S}ustainable land management ; {P}ermanent ; rainwater harvest ; {M}aintenance practices ; {C}limate-resilient agriculture ; {W}ater resource conservation ; {C}onfigurative review},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {E}nvironmental {M}anagement},
  volume = {377},
  numero = {},
  pages = {124718 [15 p.]},
  ISSN = {0301-4797},
  year = {2025},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.124718},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010092832},
}