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

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Water Management Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.crpWater, Land and Ecosystemsen_US
cg.coverage.countryVietnamen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2VNen_US
cg.coverage.regionSouth-eastern Asiaen_US
cg.creator.identifierChu Thai Hoanh: 0000-0003-0686-6385en_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.7564/14-ijwg59en_US
cg.identifier.wlethemeGender, Poverty and Institutionsen_US
cg.identifier.wlethemeLand and Water Productivityen_US
cg.issn2211-4491en_US
cg.issn2211-4505en_US
cg.issue2en_US
cg.journalInternational Journal of Water Governanceen_US
cg.river.basinMEKONGen_US
cg.volume2en_US
dc.contributor.authorHoanh, Chu Thaien_US
dc.contributor.authorSuhardiman, Dianaen_US
dc.contributor.authorAnh, L.T.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-03-17T14:39:56Zen_US
dc.date.available2015-03-17T14:39:56Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/58408en_US
dc.titleIrrigation development in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta: towards polycentric water governance?en_US
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_US
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Accessen_US
dcterms.available2014-09-22en_US
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: http://dx.doi.org/10.7564/14-IJWG59en_US
dcterms.extentpp. 61-82en_US
dcterms.issued2014-03-01en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseOtheren_US
dcterms.publisherBaltzer Science Publishersen_US
dcterms.subjectirrigation developmenten_US
dcterms.subjectpolicy makingen_US
dcterms.subjectdecision makingen_US
dcterms.subjectirrigation systemsen_US
dcterms.subjectwater governanceen_US
dcterms.subjectwater resourcesen_US
dcterms.subjectdeltasen_US
dcterms.subjectriceen_US
dcterms.subjectcrop productionen_US
dcterms.subjectfarmersen_US
dcterms.subjectaquacultureen_US
dcterms.subjectflood controlen_US
dcterms.subjecthouseholdsen_US
dcterms.subjectincomeen_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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