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Author: M. Samad
Publisher: IWMI
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 39
ISBN-13: 9290903848
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Describes the application of a standard methodology developed by IWMI to assess the impact of irrigation management transfer on the performance of irrigation schemes. Includes detailed analysis of the effects of participatory management on the performance of irrigation schemes in Sri Lanka.
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Publisher: IWMI
Published:
Total Pages: 113
ISBN-13: 929090304X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This paper reports on a detailed sociological study carried out as the NGO (or change agent) was completing three-year projects in two sites, Nagadeepa and Pimburettewa. The study describes the change agent's strategy, and analyzes its impact and the perceptions of farmers and government officials regarding its impact. The case study is placed in a wider context, in terms of both the participatory management policy of the Government of Sri Lanka, and the lessons learned that are relevant for NGOs working in other countries as well.
Author: Irna van der Molen
Publisher: IWMI
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 65
ISBN-13: 9290904305
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Analyses the participation of female farmers in the farmer organizations (FO) of minor irrigation systems and identifies factors that hamper the participation of women in decision-making processes with regard to land, cultivation and irrigation. The paper argues that participation does not necessarily result in equity and that other forms of equity interact with gender inequity in the FOs.
Author: Sophie Nguyen-Khoa
Publisher: IWMI
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 43
ISBN-13: 9290905859
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The paper reviews the existing methods used in India for estimation of flow characteristics at ungauged sites. It focuses on low and high flows, long-term mean flow and flow duration curves. Since it lists the actual formulae, it can be used as a quick reference guide for selecting a suitable technique for various geographical regional and/or river basins in India.
Author: Norman Uphoff
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2019-05-20
Total Pages: 172
ISBN-13: 0429712588
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Traditionally, indigenous irrigation in many countries of Asia, Africa, and Latin America has been managed quite well by water users, who design, build, operate, and maintain often sophisticated, but usually small-scale, systems. More recently, in connection with large-scale development programs and government-managed schemes, the planned introduct
Author: Paul Gosselink
Publisher: IWMI
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 72
ISBN-13: 9290903228
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