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.

Institutional Structures and Management Resources

Planning Irrigation Improvements in Egypt: the Impact of Policies and Prices on Farm Income and Resource Use

Publication date:
August 1, 1983
U.S. Agency for International Development
Colorado State University
The most profitable use of resources on a typical Egyptian farm is analyzed in view of resource, institutional, and government policies constraints. The linear programming model of a farm management decision problem, based on an average sized farm found in a survey of 50 farms in Kafr El Sheikh,...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Egypt, Arab Rep.
Middle East and North Africa

Workshop for the National Water Supply and Drainage Board of Sri Lanka, June 6-10, 1983

Publication date:
August 1, 1983
U.S. Agency for International Development
A workshop to discuss and resolve eight previously identified problem areas was held from 6/6-6/10/83 for 25 central- and regional-level managers of Sri Lanka's National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB). The workshop, reported on herein, was rated 8.6 on a 10-point scale by...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Sri Lanka
South East Asia

Community Participation and Irrigation Development: a Case Study from Indonesia

Publication date:
July 1, 1983
U.S. Agency for International Development
The High Performance Sederhana Irrigation Systems (HPSIS) Project, which is a farmer-oriented pilot project involving 14 sites in Indonesia, was funded jointly by USAID/Jakarta and the Ford Foundation. In this case study, background information is presented on irrigation development in Indonesia,...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Indonesia
East Asia and Pacific

Farm Irrigation Structures

Publication date:
March 1, 1983
U.S. Agency for International Development
Colorado State University
A handbook of information on small irrigation structures is presented. Individual sections treat: delivery channels and ditches and control, water measuring, and other structures; low pressure pipe systems; construction and installation of ditches and pipes; and operation and maintenance...Read more

Malawi Self-Help Rural Water Supply Program: a Mid-Term Evaluation of the USAID-Financed Project

Publication date:
January 1, 1983
U.S. Agency for International Development
Evaluates project to help the Government of Malawi expand its rural piped water system and provide health education. Special mid-term evaluation covers the period 8/80-8/83 and is based on document review, site visits, and interviews with Ministry of Health (MOH), Departments of Lands, Valuation...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Malawi
Sub-Saharan Africa

A Proposed Action Plan for a National Training Program in the Water Sector for the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Publication date:
September 1, 1982
U.S. Agency for International Development
A national action plan is presented for training Government of Jordan (GOJ) water sector personnel. After a review of water supply organizations, planned facilities, personnel needs, and available educational/training institutions, the project's objectives are set forth, along with a...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Jordan
Middle East and North Africa

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

Publication date:
September 1, 1982
U.S. Agency for International Development
Colorado 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/Country focus:
Sri Lanka
South East Asia

Irrigation Water Pumping Technologies: a Brief Overview

Publication date:
August 1, 1982
U.S. Agency for International Development
Various published sources are collated to present a description of 12 technologies used for pumping irrigation water. The pump technologies are grouped under three categories: (1) human powered (simple hand, pendulum, rower, diaphragm, bellows, and chain/bucket pumps, the Archimedean screw, and...Read more

Program Implementation for the Decade for Water

Publication date:
July 1, 1982
U.S. Agency for International Development
A summary of a book entitled "Safe Water and Waste Disposal for Rural Health: A Program Guide" published as a part of a "Water for the World" materials.Read more
Regional/Country focus:
United States
North America

Irrigation Development Options and Investment Strategies for the 1980'S: General Asian Overview

Publication date:
May 1, 1982
U.S. Agency for International Development
Colorado State University
Four papers on A.I.D.'s irrigation investment options and strategies for Asia are presented. The first two papers review, respectively, reports prepared by interdisciplinary study teams for Bangladesh, Northwest India, Pakistan, and Northeast Thailand and reports prepared by an Asia Bureau...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
East Asia and Pacific

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