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Community irrigation systems in the province of Balochistan
Development of effective water-management institutions, final report, vol.IV, appendix I: basin profiles
Regional study implemented by IWMI with financial support from the Asian Development Bank (RETA 5812)
Farmers' organized behavior in irrigated agriculture in Pakistan's Punjab: a case study of six watercourse command areas in Junejwala Minor, Lower Chenab Canal System
From government to farmer-managed smallholder rice schemes: The unresolved case of the Mwea Irrigation Scheme
Gender analysis and reform of irrigation management: concepts, cases, and gaps in knowledge: proceedings of the Workshop on Gender and Water, 15-19 September 1997, Habarana, Sri Lanka
Proceedings of the workshop which focused particularly on gender analysis of rights to land and water, the implications of privatization and water markets for women's access to resources, how women (as well as men) can participate fully in collective action projects and the relation between problems like water scarcity and pollution, multiple uses of water in irrigation systems and gender.
Impact on livelihoods: PRADAN's collaboration study of the 5% technology Purulia, West Bengal, India. Poverty-Focused Smallholder Water Management: an IWMI research project supported by DFID. Final report document 3 of 9
Institutional alternatives in African smallholder irrigation: lessons from international experience with irrigation management transfer
This report reviews several decades of global experience in transferring management of government-run irrigation systems to farmer associations or other nongovernmental agencies in an attempt to apply the lessons of success to the African smallholder irrigation context.
Institutional changes to reduce land preparation delay in the North Central Province of Sri Lanka
Although many irrigation systems in the dry zone of Sri Lanka have water shortage problems, water consumption is very high during land preparation. This paper analyzes the impact of institutional interventions on efficient water management, especially during the land preparation period. It provides a comprehensive understanding of the factors behind prolonged periods of land preparation so that system managers and farmers communities can develop appropriate interventions to reduce water consumption
Integrated management of water, forest and land resources in Nepal: opportunities for improved livelihood
Land tenure on the Arabie-Olifants Irrigation Scheme
Landlordism, tenants and the groundwater sector: lessons from Tarai-Madhesh, Nepal
Over recent decades, there has been a shift in the focus of government irrigation schemes towards groundwater development throughout the Gangetic Plains, especially in the Nepal Tarai-Madhesh. This report explores the impact of landlord-tenant relations on access to groundwater irrigation. Tenant farmers have a reduced incentive to invest in pumping equipment and the boring of tube wells due to the high cost involved, insecure tenure and high rent payments, while landlords themselves have been shown to offer little support.