Productivity and Efficiency

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, water efficiency is the smart use of our water resources through water-saving technologies and simple steps. Using water efficiently will help ensure reliable water supplies today and for future generations. Topics addressed in this theme provide insights, lessons, and guidance on how diverse stakeholders are working to improve water management and reduce water use.

Productivity and Efficiency Resources

Final Report Period Covering January 1987 to December 1990: Design and Evaluation of Low Cost Flow Sensor for Irrigation Water Management in Sri Lanka

Published: 
December 1, 1990
U.S. Agency for International Development
A collaborative research project was undertaken with the main objective of Designing and Evaluation of a Low Cost Electronic Flow Sensor for Irrigation Management in Sri Lanka. Other secondary objectives of the project were to establish a collaborative link with Virginia Polytechnic & State...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sri LankaSouth East Asia

Tank Irrigation in South India: What Next?

Published: 
July 1, 1990
U.S. Agency for International Development
Tanks are a common feature of the south Indian cultural landscape, irrigating about one third of the total rice area in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu. The concentration of tanks is high in these states because of topographical features such as undulating terrain, hard...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndiaSouth East Asia

Irrigation Systems Management-II Project: Plan of Work

Published: 
July 1, 1990
U.S. Agency for International Development
The Irrigation Systems Management (ISM) project is the first major instance of foreign donors directly supporting the activities of the Provincial Irrigation Departments (PIDs) in the construction, operation and maintenance of irrigation and drainage systems. Each department has extensive field...Read more
Regional focus: 
PakistanSouth East Asia

Water Production Functions as Related to Time and Amount of Irrigation and Rain

Published: 
May 29, 1990
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentWinrock International
The workshop had the following objectives: 1. Consider the basic processes that determine crop water use and soil water balance characteristics. 2. Discuss the theoretical and experimental methods for evaluation of evapotranspiration (soil evaporation and transpiration). 3. Consider the effect...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndiaSouth East Asia

Start - Up Workshop for the Irrigation Systems Management II Project, Quetta, Pakistan, March 12-15, 1990

Published: 
March 1, 1990
U.S. Agency for International Development
The workshop group came to major agreements about how the technical assistance team provincial advisors were to coordinate and collaborate with the Pakistani provincial coordinators in the Provincial Irrigation Departments. Specific responsibilities were defined, based on the needs of the provinces...Read more
Regional focus: 
PakistanSouth East Asia

International Shortcourses, Workshops and Conferences on Irrigation Management and Related Topics

Published: 
January 1, 1990
U.S. Agency for International Development
This document contains a calendar of international short courses, workshops, and conferences on irrigation management and related topics.Read more
Regional focus: 
IndiaSouth East Asia

Irrigation Management in Relation to Waterlogging and Salinity

Published: 
September 1, 1989
U.S. Agency for International Development
This paper presents an overview of the current state of knowledge on the relationship between irrigation management in Pakistan and the incidence of waterlogging and salinity. It is emphasized that management research should focus on the whole system, including surface and ground water resources...Read more
Regional focus: 
PakistanSouth East Asia

IRIES -- Irrigation Impact Evaluation System: an Evaluation of the Direct and Indirect Impacts of Irrigation on Income, Employment and Health in the State of Maharashtra, India

Published: 
March 31, 1989
U.S. Agency for International Development
Evaluates the impact of three irrigation projects in the Indian state of Maharashtra: (1) Mula, a major project in the drought- prone Ahemednagar district; (2) Chulband, a medium-scale project in the assured rainfall district of Bhandara; and (3) Sidhanath, a small-scale project in the rainfall-...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndiaSouth East Asia

Irrigation Systems Management II: Amendment No. 2

Published: 
February 1, 1989
U.S. Agency for International Development
The project's original purpose was to rehabilitate the system and establish appropriate funding levels, funding mechanisms, and operations and maintenance procedures and practices to keep the system in its improved state. The project was designed with four components: (1) Rehabilitation Works...Read more
Regional focus: 
PakistanSouth East Asia

Water Resources Management and Training Program: Irrigation Management and Training Program -- Handbook for Improving Irrigation System Maintenance Practices

Published: 
January 1, 1989
U.S. Agency for International Development
In this handbook four maintenance plans, namely (a) essential structures maintenance, (b) normal maintenance, (c) "catch-up" maintenance, and (d) preventive maintenance, have been developed to provide guidelines to identify problems, develop solutions and implement the same for improving...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndiaSouth East Asia

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