Institutional Structures and Management
According to the International Water Management Institute, institutions evolve depending on the nature of water resource issues that a river basin faces and, in that sense, are not static systems but adaptive and dynamic systems. IWRM’s potential contribution to increasing water productivity lies in its ability to approach natural resource management problems in an integrated fashion. Resources available in this sub-theme include models and evaluations of water management systems, examples of institutional frameworks and others that support managing integrated water resources.
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Institutional Structures and Management Resources
Irrigation Development Options and Investment Strategies for the 1980'S: Bangladesh
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May 1, 1981U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
A brief history of A.I.D. irrigation projects in Bangladesh prefaces this analysis of development options (e.g., irrigated vs. rain fed farming, expansion vs. intensification of irrigation) and investment strategies (e.g., direct and indirect funding) for A.I.D. involvement during the 1980's...Read more
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South East AsiaIrrigation Development Options and Investment Strategies for the 1980'S: Pakistan
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May 1, 1981U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
Due to poorly maintained public watercourses and inadequate field ditches, water conveyance and application efficiencies are low in Pakistan's Indus Basin, the world's largest continuous irrigation system. This paper reports a study team's findings and recommendations for improving...Read more
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PakistanSouth East AsiaIrrigation Development Options and Investment Strategies for the 1980'S: Nepal
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March 1, 1981U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
The irrigation development options and investment strategies available to A.I.D. in Nepal's hill country are assessed. First, review of development options concludes in favor of irrigation system improvement over expansion and of small- over large-scale projects. Considerable effort should be...Read more
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NepalSouth East AsiaIrrigation Projects Document Review
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February 1, 1981U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
This study was conducted as part of the Water Management Synthesis Project, a program funded and assisted by USAID. Utah State University and Colorado State University served as lead universities for the project.Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaIrrigation Projects Document Review: Near East and Africa
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February 1, 1981U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
This study was conducted as part of the Water Management Synthesis Project, a program funded and assisted by USAID. Utah State University and Colorado State University served as lead universities for the project. This report focuses on findings in Africa.Read more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaIrrigation Projects Document Review: East Asia
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February 1, 1981U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
This study was conducted as part of the Water Management Synthesis Project, a program funded and assisted by USAID. Utah State University and Colorado State University served as lead universities for the project. This report focuses on findings in East Asia.Read more
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East Asia and PacificIrrigation Projects Document Review: The Indian Subcontinent
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February 1, 1981U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
This study was conducted as part of the Water Management Synthesis Project, a program funded and assisted by USAID. Utah State University and Colorado State University served as lead universities for the project. This report focuses on findings on the Indian subcontinent.Read more
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South East AsiaIrrigation Projects Document Review: Central and South America
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February 1, 1981U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
This study was conducted as part of the Water Management Synthesis Project, a program funded and assisted by USAID. Utah State University and Colorado State University served as lead universities for the project. This report focuses on findings in Central and South America.Read more
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Latin America and the CaribbeanField Evaluation of Methods for Measuring Basin Irrigation Performance
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February 1, 1980U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
Even though basin irrigation methods have been practiced for millennia and are used today to irrigate more of the world's land than any other method, little research has been conducted to evaluate the hydraulic performance of basin irrigation or to develop criteria for improving present basin...Read more
Institutional Framework for Improved on - Farm Water Management in Pakistan
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January 1, 1976U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
Sufficient data has been collected and analyzed to define some of the major irrigation water management problems in Pakistan, as well as the technologies that could be employed to correct many of these problems. Thus, there is a strong basis for undertaking a program of improved on-farm water...Read more
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