How to support effective and inclusive irrigation water users’ associations: a guide for practitioners

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Water Management Instituteen_US
cg.creator.identifierNicole Lefore: 0000-0003-1649-2479en_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.5337/2018.227en_US
cg.isbn9789290908784en_US
cg.issn2522-7106en_US
cg.issn2522-7076en_US
cg.placeColombo, Sri Lankaen_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
dc.contributor.authorMerrey, Douglas J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorLefore, Nicoleen_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-10T06:29:54Zen_US
dc.date.available2019-01-10T06:29:54Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/99029en_US
dc.titleHow to support effective and inclusive irrigation water users’ associations: a guide for practitionersen_US
dcterms.abstractThe purpose of this Guide is to provide an overview of the major considerations and steps to be followed in organizing new irrigation farmers’ organizations or Irrigation Water Users’ Associations (IWUAs). The Guide should support developing or strengthening a specialized formal IWUA for implementing a program aimed at creating or improving a collectively managed irrigation scheme. The Guide is focused on programs involving construction of new irrigation schemes; rehabilitation, modernization or revitalization of existing irrigation schemes; or supporting farmers wishing to improve the performance of their irrigation scheme. While based on extensive research and evidence, the intended audience for this Guide is the set of practitioners responsible for planning and implementing communal irrigation programs. This may include managers of publicly or externally supported projects, government agricultural and irrigation officials, private investments and nongovernmental organizations. The Guide draws on over 50 years of experience organizing farmers to participate in the creation, improvement and management of both farmer-managed and government-managed irrigation schemes. The major lesson learned is that investing in the “software” component – training and institutional development – of irrigation is critical for success. If the IWUA is weak or ineffective, the scheme will fail to achieve its potential, no matter how good the hardware is. The Guide seeks to avoid imposing a specific organizational design for what an institution should look like and do, but suggests a process organized around six ‘steps’ to be followed, more or less in sequence. Using these steps creatively as a guideline, not as a recipe to be followed precisely, will increase the likelihood that irrigation investments achieve the desired project goals.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.available2018en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationMerrey, D. J.; Lefore, Nicole. 2018. How to support effective and inclusive irrigation water users’ associations: a guide for practitioners. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE).. 16p. (WLE Research for Development (R4D) Learning Series 9) doi: 10.5337/2018.227en_US
dcterms.extent16p.en_US
dcterms.issued2018en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; Non-commercial use onlyen_US
dcterms.publisherInternational Water Management Instituteen_US
dcterms.subjectresearch and developmenten_US
dcterms.subjectlearningen_US
dcterms.subjectirrigation wateren_US
dcterms.subjectirrigation schemesen_US
dcterms.subjectirrigation efficiencyen_US
dcterms.subjectwater user associationsen_US
dcterms.subjectbest practicesen_US
dcterms.subjectguidelinesen_US
dcterms.subjectfarmers organizationsen_US
dcterms.subjectinvestmenten_US
dcterms.subjectcollective actionen_US
dcterms.subjectsmall scale systemsen_US
dcterms.subjectwater governanceen_US
dcterms.subjectevaluationen_US
dcterms.subjectwater policyen_US
dcterms.subjectwater availabilityen_US
dcterms.subjectnongovernmental organizationsen_US
dcterms.subjectsustainabilityen_US
dcterms.subjectinfrastructureen_US
dcterms.subjectstakeholdersen_US
dcterms.subjectsocioeconomic environmenten_US
dcterms.subjectcommunitiesen_US
dcterms.subjectlocal authoritiesen_US
dcterms.subjectgenderen_US
dcterms.subjectpolicy makingen_US
dcterms.typeBooken_US

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