Farmer-based Financing of Operations in the Niger Valley Irrigation Schemes

Farmer-based Financing of Operations in the Niger Valley Irrigation Schemes
Author: Charles L. Abernethy
Publisher: IWMI
Total Pages: 45
Release: 2000
Genre: Associations, institutions, etc
ISBN: 929090397X

This report deals with some experiences of a set of irrigation systems situated in the Republic of Niger, along both banks of the Niger River. All these systems draw water from the river through low-lift, electrically powered pumping stations, which have been installed by the Government of Niger over the past 30 years. Irrigation of this kind is not a tradition in Niger. The introduction of this technology caused considerable changes in the way of life of local communities.

Using Remote Sensing Techniques to Evaluate Lining Efficacy of Watercourses

Using Remote Sensing Techniques to Evaluate Lining Efficacy of Watercourses
Author: R. Sakthivadivel
Publisher: IWMI
Total Pages: 38
Release: 2001
Genre: Irrigation canals and flumes
ISBN: 929090416X

Studies the low-cost alternative strategy of selective lining of watercourses to reduce seepage and increase irrigated areas in the Indian subcontinent. Satellite remote-sensing (SRS) is seen as a cost-effective evaluation tool in view of its large area of synoptic and repetitive coverage.

Assessing the outcomes of IWMI's research and interventions on irrigation management transfer

Assessing the outcomes of IWMI's research and interventions on irrigation management transfer
Author: Giordano, Meredith, Samad, Madar, Namara, Regassa
Publisher: IWMI
Total Pages: 37
Release: 2006
Genre: Irrigation
ISBN: 9290906502

The purpose of this paper is to summarize IIMI/IWMI’s past research and interventions related to irrigation management transfer and to document, to the extent possible, the academic, policy, and technical outcomes of these efforts. The application of a range of direct and indirect measurement techniques suggests an overall positive contribution from IWMI to IMT theory and application.

Bridging Troubled Waters

Bridging Troubled Waters
Author: George Keith Pitman
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 152
Release: 2002-01-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780821351406

Today, 166 million people in 18 countries lack access to adequate water resources, and it is estimated that by 2025, the number of people affected will increase to approximately three billion or 40 per cent of the worlds population. There is now an international consensus that the severity of the problem requires a strategic approach that emphasises the equitable and sustainable management of water resources. This report examines the implementation of the World Banks 1993 Water Resources Management policy and evaluates the effectiveness of strategies adopted which seek to address identified problems. It also makes recommendations for improving World Bank policy and strategy in the water sector.

International Research on Natural Resource Management

International Research on Natural Resource Management
Author: Hermann Waibel
Publisher: CABI
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2007-01-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1845932846

Over the past two decades, significant investment has been made into agriculture-related natural resource management research in developing countries. This collection of case studies establishes a methodological foundation for impact assessments of NRMR through a discussion of research conducted by the CGIAR around the world.

Basin-level Use and Productivity of Water

Basin-level Use and Productivity of Water
Author: David Molden
Publisher: IWMI
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2001
Genre: Irrigation
ISBN: 9290904259

Discusses and illustrates concepts for identifying ways of improving productivity of water within basins. The results of applying a water accounting procedure to four sub-basins in South Asia (Bhakra in India; Chishtian in Pakistan; Huruluwewa in nothern Sri Lanka; and Kirindi Oya in southern Sri Lanka) are presented. The methodology used identifies the quantities and productivity of various uses of water within a basin. This information is then used to identify the water-saving potential, and the means of improving the productivity of the managed supplies.

Modeling Scenarios for Water Allocation in the Gediz Basin, Turkey

Modeling Scenarios for Water Allocation in the Gediz Basin, Turkey
Author: G. W. Kite
Publisher: IWMI
Total Pages: 38
Release: 2001
Genre: Irrigation
ISBN: 9290904178

Describes the use of a distributed hydrologic model to evaluate different data scenarios. The study attempted to answer questions such as; what will happen to the basin water resources if a) there is a change in climate; b) it is decided that more water must be retained in the river for environmental reasons; c) more water is extracted for urban and industrial use; d) the timing and accounts used for water are changed?

Intersectoral Management on River Basins

Intersectoral Management on River Basins
Author: Charles L. Abernethy
Publisher: IWMI
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2001
Genre: Watershed management
ISBN: 9290904488

There are four papers focusing on the special recent experience of South Africa, as it replaces former inequitable water laws with a new one tq reflect its major pOlitical reorientation, and at the same time takes this opportunity of change to bring in several other principles of modern thinking about water, with a focus on participation by stakeholders, on the river-basin as management unit, on financial principles such as "users pay" and "polluters pay;' and on the potential role of access to water in addressing social issues such as poverty and gender discrimination. Conflict / Social aspects / Gender / Water law / Institutional constraints / Financing / Investment / Water scarcity / Water users' associations / Privatization / User charges / Water allocation / Political aspects / Water use efficiency / Water policy / Developing countries / Agricultural development / Poverty / Watercourses / River basins / Water management