Irrigation development in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta: towards polycentric water governance?

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Water Management Instituteen
cg.contributor.crpWater, Land and Ecosystems
cg.coverage.countryVietnam
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2VN
cg.coverage.regionSouth-eastern Asia
cg.creator.identifierChu Thai Hoanh: 0000-0003-0686-6385
cg.creator.identifierDiana Suhardiman: 0000-0001-7892-4148
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.7564/14-ijwg59en
cg.identifier.wlethemeGender, Poverty and Institutions
cg.identifier.wlethemeLand and Water Productivity
cg.issn2211-4491en
cg.issn2211-4505en
cg.issue2en
cg.journalInternational Journal of Water Governanceen
cg.river.basinMEKONGen
cg.volume2en
dc.contributor.authorHoanh, Chu Thaien
dc.contributor.authorSuhardiman, Dianaen
dc.contributor.authorAnh, L.T.en
dc.date.accessioned2015-03-17T14:39:56Zen
dc.date.available2015-03-17T14:39:56Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/58408
dc.titleIrrigation development in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta: towards polycentric water governance?en
dcterms.abstractVietnam’s irrigation development policy directions are divided between the objective to continue increasing rice production through agricultural intensification and to improve farmer’s livelihoods through crop diversification and integrated farming. While the first objective requires the construction of new large-scale irrigation system in deeply flooded area of the Vietnamese Mekong River Delta, the latter demands the modification in management of existing irrigation physical infrastructure for non-rice crops, in particular brackish aquaculture in the coastal zones. This article looks at Vietnam’s irrigation policy formulation processes in the last three and half decades in relation to the idea of polycentric governance. It discusses the current shortcomings and potential role of polycentric governance networks to capture stakeholders’ interests at multiple governance levels essential for future policy development. It partially sheds light on the dark side of water governance, bringing to light the fragmented polycentric decision-making processes in Vietnam’s irrigation development policies.en
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Access
dcterms.available2014-09-22
dcterms.bibliographicCitationHoanh, Chu Thai; Suhardiman, Diana; Anh, L. T. 2014. Irrigation development in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta: towards polycentric water governance? International Journal of Water Governance, 2:61-82. doi: https://doi.org/10.7564/14-IJWG59en
dcterms.extentpp. 61-82en
dcterms.issued2014-03-01
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseOther
dcterms.publisherBaltzer Science Publishersen
dcterms.subjectirrigation developmenten
dcterms.subjectpolicy makingen
dcterms.subjectdecision makingen
dcterms.subjectirrigation systemsen
dcterms.subjectwater governanceen
dcterms.subjectwater resourcesen
dcterms.subjectdeltasen
dcterms.subjectriceen
dcterms.subjectcrop productionen
dcterms.subjectfarmersen
dcterms.subjectaquacultureen
dcterms.subjectflood controlen
dcterms.subjecthouseholdsen
dcterms.subjectincomeen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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