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: Sri Lanka

Published: 
September 1, 1982
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
Rather than explicitly considering irrigation development options, this paper identifies the problems facing Sri Lanka's irrigation sector and offers recommendations for their resolution. First, the Government of Sri Lanka has not given sufficient attention to the role of irrigation in future...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sri LankaSouth East Asia

Irrigation Development Options and Investment Strategies for the 1980'S: Bangladesh

Published: 
May 1, 1981
U.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
Regional focus: 
South East Asia

Irrigation Development Options and Investment Strategies for the 1980'S: Pakistan

Published: 
May 1, 1981
U.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
Regional focus: 
PakistanSouth East Asia

Irrigation Development Options and Investment Strategies for the 1980'S: Nepal

Published: 
March 1, 1981
U.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
Regional focus: 
NepalSouth East Asia

Irrigation Projects Document Review: The Indian Subcontinent

Published: 
February 1, 1981
U.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
Regional focus: 
South East Asia

Reducing Farm Delivery Losses in Pakistan

Published: 
January 1, 1981
U.S. Agency for International Development
Irrigation is an essential component of Pakistan's agriculture with more than 13 million ha irrigated. This study reviews the on-farm irrigation water delivery and then details the benefits and costs of a number of alternative improvements for reducing delivery losses. A strategy for future...Read more
Regional focus: 
PakistanSouth East Asia

Watercourse Improvement in Pakistan; Pilot Study in Cooperation With Farmers At Tubewell 56L

Published: 
January 1, 1977
U.S. Agency for International Development
Over half the water supplied to the watercourse at Tubewell 56L was lost before it reached the farmers' fields. This loss was primarily through the upper porous portions of the banks and in the vicinity of junctions where banks were thin. The 35 farmers in the 900-acre area served by this...Read more
Regional focus: 
PakistanSouth East Asia

Institutional Framework for Improved on - Farm Water Management in Pakistan

Published: 
January 1, 1976
U.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
Regional focus: 
PakistanSouth East Asia

Development Institutions, Projects, and Aid in the Water Development Program of East Pakistan

Published: 
March 1, 1972
U.S. Agency for International Development
Water is a critical factor in East Pakistan's economy. Of the total surface area, 6% is river. The rural inhabitants (90% of populations) are subject to flood and drought. During drought months agriculture is only possible if water can be obtained from the rivers or groundwater for irrigation.Read more
Regional focus: 
South East Asia

Islamic Republic of Afghanistan; Kabul Municipality; Sanitation Policy; Sanitation Department

U.S. Agency for International Development
Kabul Municipality's Department of Sanitation is the primary body responsible for solid waste removal, drainage, and maintenance of public toilets within Kabul city limits. The legal basis for the Municipality's authority in this area resides in the 2000/1397 Law on Municipalities; this...Read more
Regional focus: 
AfghanistanSouth East Asia

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