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    Decision support system (DSS) for water distribution management: theory and practice

    Reports & Research
    December, 1994
    Sri Lanka, South-Eastern Asia
    water management

    The impact of information techniques in all economic activities has been tremendous during the past decade. However, the potential of the multiple management methods and technologies derived from this field has not been fully realized in the irrigation sector. One area of application of information techniques concern the design and installation of Decision Support Systems (DSS). This area, used for the particular activities relating to the management of water in irrigation schemes, constitutes the theoretical background of this paper

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    Effectiveness of nongovernment organizations in developing local irrigation organizations: a case study from Sri Lanka

    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1994
    Sri Lanka, South-Eastern Asia
    water management

    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.

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    Farmer management of groundwater irrigation in Asia: selected papers from a South Asian Regional Workshop on Groundwater Farmer-Managed Irrigation Systems and Sustainable Groundwater Management, Dhaka, Bangladesh 18-21 May 1992

    Conference Papers & Reports
    December, 1994
    India, Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Asia

    In this workshop the participants identified five priority areas of concern relative to sustainable management of groundwater irrigation by farmers:1) aquifer drawdown; 2) FMIS groundwaterwater support services, 3) management problems under water-surplus conditions; 4) management problems under water-deficit conditions; 5) management problems in conjunctive use areas .

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    Farmer-managed irrigation systems in Chitral

    Reports & Research
    December, 1994
    Pakistan, Southern Asia
    water management

    Study of three traditional farmer-developed and -managed irrigation systems in the Chitral region of Pakistan which adds to the existing inventory of information available about indigenous irrigation institutions , technologies, performance, and development needs .

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