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1 Starkloff, R.. 1998. Water scarcity in Kitulwatte: The social causes and consequences of environmental degradation in a highland Uva village of Sri Lanka. World Development, 26(6):913-932.
Water scarcity ; Villages ; Crop production ; Rice ; Vegetables ; Settlement ; History ; Households ; Irrigated farming ; Public health ; Living conditions ; Soil degradation ; Land use ; Water supply ; Rural sociology ; Social impact ; Forestry ; Watersheds / Sri Lanka / Uva / Kitulwatte
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H022836)
(1.90 MB)
2 Starkloff, R.. 1998. Social and environmental aspects of watershed vulnerability in the Sri Lankan hill country. Paper 135 of Session 13. In International Irrigation Management Institute (IIMI). National Water Conference on Status and Future Directions of Water Research in Sri Lanka, BMICH, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 4-6 November 1998. Session 13: Watershed management II; Session 14: Rural water quality; Session 15: Precipitation and evapotranspiration. Research papers presented. 20p.
Watersheds ; Environmental effects ; Social aspects ; Models ; Rain ; Land use ; Afforestation ; Forests ; Settlement ; Vegetables / Sri Lanka
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 333.91 G744 INT Record No: H023527)
(1.7 MB)
3 Starkloff, R.. 1995. Nature: Adversary or victim?: The problem of control in the relationship between nature and society. In Mehta, M. D.; Ouellet, E. (Eds.), Environmental sociology: Theory and practice. North York, UK: Captus Press. pp.99-123.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 5188 Record No: H024680)
4 Starkloff, R.. 1996. Participatory discourse and practice in a water resource crisis in Sri Lanka. In Bastian, S.; Bastian, N. (Eds.), Assessing participation: A debate from South Asia. New Delhi, India: Konark Publishers. pp.93-134.
Water resources development ; Development projects ; Social participation ; Labor ; Social aspects ; Water scarcity ; Conflict ; Villages / Sri Lanka / Kitulwatte
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 338.9 G570 BAS Record No: H024681)
(2.04 MB)
5 Starkloff, R.. 1998. Industrial forestry and resource conflict: The discourse on pine plantations in Sri Lanka. Sabaragamuwa University Journal, 1(1):93-116.
Forest management ; Forest resources ; Conflict ; Environmental effects ; Ecology ; Hydrology ; Farmers ; Villages / Sri Lanka / Kitulwatte / Uma Oya Catchment
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IIMI 634.9 G7444 STA Record No: H024684)
(1.41 MB)
6 Starkloff, R.; Bandaragoda, D. J.; Cheema, M. A.; Bhatti, M. A. 1999. Social organization for improved system management and sustainable irrigated agriculture in small dams: an action research program. Final report. Lahore, Pakistan: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). Pakistan National Program. x, 57p. (IWMI Pakistan Report R-080) [doi: https://doi.org/10.3910/2009.510]
Irrigation management ; Participatory management ; Farmer participation ; Irrigated farming ; Sustainability ; Dams ; Small scale systems ; Irrigation programs ; Land tenure ; Cropping systems ; Crop yield ; Research institutes ; Diagnostic techniques ; Organizational development ; Social organization ; Water user associations / Pakistan / Punjab Province / Pothwar Plateau / Shahpur Dam / Mirwal Dam / Kot Raja Dam
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IIMI 631.7.3 G730 STA Record No: H024724)
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The final report of this project documents the lessons learned by researchers, social organizers, agency personnel and farmers. The project has demonstrated the willingness and ability of farmers and agency personnel to manage the land and water resources of the area jointly. The view of the researchers is that the small dams offer an excellent opportunity for the promotion of reforms in the irrigation sector.
7 Starkloff, R.. 2000. Farmers' perceptions of the short-term impacts of the social mobilization of water user organizations in LBOD, Sindh. Lahore, Pakistan: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). Pakistan National Program. x, 63p. (IWMI Pakistan Report R-105) [doi: https://doi.org/10.3910/2009.419]
Water user associations ; Irrigation management ; Participatory management ; Farmer participation ; Irrigation programs ; Farmer-agency interactions ; Legislation ; Decision making ; Leadership ; Water distribution ; Water allocation ; Maintenance ; Watercourses / Pakistan / Sindh / Bareji Distributary / Heran Distributary / Khadwari Minor / Dhoro Naro Minor
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.3 G730 STA Record No: H026996)
(3.78MB)
8 Starkloff, R.. 2001. Farmers' perceptions of the social mobilization of water user organizations in the Sindh, Pakistan. Lahore, Pakistan: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) xi, 61p. (IWMI Working Paper 033) [doi: https://doi.org/10.3910/2009.163]
Water user associations ; Participatory management ; Farmer participation ; Leadership ; Water supply ; Water distribution ; Maintenance ; Privatization ; Irrigation programs ; Irrigation canals ; Farmers' associations / Pakistan / Sindh
(Location: IWMI-PAK Call no: IWMI 631.7.3 G730 STA Record No: H029323)
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9 Ul Hassan, Mehmood; Starkloff, R.; Nizamedinkhodjaeva, Nargiza. 2004. Inadequacies in the water reforms in the Kyrgyz Republic: an institutional analysis. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). vii, 44p. (IWMI Research Report 081) [doi: https://doi.org/10.3910/2009.082]
Water resource management ; Analysis ; Irrigation management ; Participatory management ; Water user associations ; Research methods ; Agrarian reform ; Irrigation programs ; Operations ; Maintenance ; Conflict ; Rivers / Kyrgyzstan
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.3 G774 ULH Record No: H035614)
(1.60MB)
This report analyzes the evolving water-management institutions and their performance of five core water management functions, in the context of the ongoing economic and agrarian reform in the Kyrgyz Republic. These core water-management functions are, operation of water systems, maintenance, resource mobilization, conflict resolution and organizational management. The report also identifies key issues and challenges that constrain effective stakeholder participation in water-resources management.
10 Starkloff, R.; Waheed-uz-Zaman. 1999. Farmers' participation, empowerment and the institutional reform of Pakistan's irrigation and drainage sector: key concepts and farmers' perceptions. Lahore, Pakistan: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). Pakistan National Program. vi, 83p. (IWMI Pakistan Report R-089) [doi: https://doi.org/10.3910/2009.533]
Irrigation programs ; Farmer participation ; Drainage ; Farmers' attitudes ; Equity ; Social organization ; Water user associations ; Farmers' associations ; Research methods ; Leadership ; Water distribution ; Maintenance ; Privatization ; Institution building / Pakistan / Fordwah Eastern Sadiqia South
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IIMI 631.7.3 G730 STA Record No: H025505)
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