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1 Project Management Institute. 2013. A guide to the project management body of knowledge. (PMBOK guide). 5th ed. Newtown Square, PA, USA: Project Management Institute. 589p.
Project management ; Guidelines ; Standards ; Corporate culture ; Time management ; Human resources management ; Communication ; Cost analysis ; Budgets ; Risk management ; Risk analysis ; Procurement planning ; Quality assurance ; Quality controls ; Monitoring ; Planning ; Integrated management ; Stakeholders ; Techniques
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 658.404 G000 PRO Record No: H047336)
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2 Thomas, E.; Andres, L. A.; Borja-Vega, C.; Sturzenegger, G. (Eds.) 2018. Innovations in WASH [Water, Sanitation and Hygiene] impact measures: water and sanitation measurement technologies and practices to inform the sustainable development goals. Washington, DC, USA: World Bank. 123p. (Directions in Development - Infrastructure) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1596/978-1-4648-1197-5]
Water quality ; Sanitation ; Technological changes ; Innovation ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Drinking water ; Quality assurance ; Measurement ; Sensors ; Guidelines ; Water supply ; Wastewater treatment ; Water use ; Hygiene ; Monitoring ; Indicators ; Public health ; Health programmes ; Households ; Behaviour ; Hand washing ; Satellite observation ; Remote sensing ; Unmanned aerial vehicles
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048488)
https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/29099/9781464811975.pdf?sequence=4&isAllowed=y
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H048488.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H048488.pdf
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3 Bhatti, Muhammad Tousif; Anwar, Arif A.; Ali Shah, Muhammad Azeem. 2019. Revisiting telemetry in Pakistan’s Indus Basin Irrigation System. Water, 11(11):1-20. [doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/w11112315]
Irrigation systems ; Telemetry ; Flow discharge ; Estimation ; Sensors ; Irrigation canals ; Rivers ; Data collection ; Quality assurance ; Measuring instruments / Pakistan / Indus Basin Irrigation System
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049422)
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The Indus Basin Irrigation System (IBIS) lacks a system for measuring canal inflows, storages, and outflows that is trusted by all parties, transparent, and accessible. An earlier attempt for telemetering flows in the IBIS did not deliver. There is now renewed interest in revisiting telemetry in Pakistan’s IBIS at both national and provincial scales. These investments are typically approached with an emphasis on hardware procurement contracts. This paper describes the experience from field installations of flow measurement instruments and communication technology to make the case that canal flows can be measured at high frequency and displayed remotely to the stakeholders with minimal loss of data and lag time between measurement and display. The authors advocate rolling out the telemetry system across IBIS as a data as a service (DaaS) contract rather than as a hardware procurement contract. This research addresses a key issue of how such a DaaS contract can assure data quality, which is often a concern with such contracts. The research findings inform future telemetry investment decisions in large-scale irrigation systems, particularly the IBIS.
4 Babiso, W. Z.; Ayano, K. K.; Haile, Alemseged Tamiru; Keche, D. D.; Acharya, K.; Werner, D. 2023. Citizen science for water quality monitoring in the Meki River, Ethiopia: quality assurance and comparison with conventional methods. Water, 15(2):238. (Special issue: Field Methods for Water Quality Surveying) [doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/w15020238]
Water quality ; Monitoring ; Citizen science ; Scientists ; Quality assurance ; Pollution ; Physicochemical properties ; Parameters ; Rivers ; Irrigation / Ethiopia / Meki River
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052097)
https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/15/2/238/pdf?version=1673577779
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H052097.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H052097.pdf
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A lack of water quality information for many water bodies around the world makes it difficult to identify global change and discover early signs of myriad threats to freshwater resources. This problem is widely seen in Ethiopia due to absence of regular monitoring. Citizen science has a great potential to fill these gaps in water quality data, but there is concern about the accuracy of data collected by citizen scientists. Moreover, there is a gap to engage citizen scientists in water quality monitoring, and there is still insufficient awareness of how citizen scientists can become part of a collaborative scheme. This study aimed to evaluate the accuracy of water quality collected by citizen scientists and characterize the water quality of the Meki River with the involvement of citizen scientists. The suitability of the river water for irrigation was evaluated using a combination of citizen science and conventional water quality data collection methods. Water temperature, turbidity, ammonia, phosphate, nitrate, nitrite, total alkalinity, total hardness, and pH were analyzed by both citizen scientists and in a conventional laboratory. The citizen scientists’ data, expressed as percent of synthetic standard solution concentrations, indicated good agreement for selected water quality parameters: 123.8 ± 24.7% for PO4 3-, 115.6 ± 6.3% for NO3 -, 105.8 ± 7.4% for pH, and 133.3 ± 23.6% for NH4 + . Thus, citizen scientists can monitor and collect water quality data accurately. From the results, the Meki River water can be used for irrigation, but pollution sources should be controlled to reduce further quality deterioration as the population increases.
5 Hailu, H.; Abdella, Y.; Seid, Abdulkarim; Haileslassie, Amare. 2024. Irrigation infrastructure quality management system toolkit for Sub-Saharan Africa using Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda as a case study: technical report. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 27p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2024.221]
Small-scale irrigation ; Irrigation development ; Infrastructure ; Quality assurance ; Quality control ; Toolkits ; Case studies ; Quality standards ; Projects ; Planning ; Guidelines ; Frameworks ; Contracts ; Regulations ; Stakeholders ; Capacity development ; Institutional reform / Africa South of Sahara / Ethiopia / Kenya / Uganda
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052937)
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Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries have identified small-scale irrigation development as a priority to ensure food security and improve agricultural production. However, they have encountered challenges related to inadequate planning, study, design and inferior-quality construction of irrigation infrastructure. To bridge these quality gaps, the concept of developing a quality management system (QMS) toolkit was initiated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the International Water Management Institute (IWMI). The objective of the toolkit is to establish a management framework that directs and controls small-scale irrigation development processes in SSA as per contractual requirements, quality standards and governing regulations to ensure quality outputs in all development phases. Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda were chosen as focal countries. Two approaches were employed to develop the toolkit. A literature review on quality management practices in irrigation development within the focal countries and global experiences was conducted to learn lessons and identify parameters that have key roles in quality management practices. This was followed by case studies and analyses of irrigation development practices in each focal country through stakeholder consultations, project site observations and focus group discussions. Based on the findings, a toolkit with a comprehensive set of guidelines, checklists, templates and resources was developed. The toolkit is presented in two volumes. Volume I is the toolkit guidelines, which cover the goals and scope of the toolkit along with details of the approaches employed and the findings from the development process. It also presents the proposed checklists, tools, templates and forms. It briefly explains how to use them to conduct quality management in small-scale irrigation project (SSIP) development. Volume II includes the key parameters and to-do lists segregated by development phases, stages, components and subcomponents of the SSIP development process. It also includes proposed institutional arrangements for implementing the QMS initiative by the focal countries. Furthermore, a user-friendly webpage was developed to allow for quick access to various additional open-source resources, including guidelines, standards and best practices. The toolkit aims to help governments and other implementers introduce an effective quality management system in the irrigation development process adapted to country-specific irrigation regulations and standards. For effective implementation of the toolkit, the commitment of the implementing organizations, institutionalizing quality management in project development and regular capacity building of implementing agents are recommended.
6 Amare, M.; Abdella, Y.; Seid, Abdulkarim; Haileslassie, Amare. 2024. Irrigation infrastructure quality management system toolkit for Sub-Saharan Africa using Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda as a case study: volume I – guidelines. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 50p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2024.222]
Small-scale irrigation ; Irrigation development ; Infrastructure ; Quality assurance ; Quality control ; Toolkits ; Case studies ; Quality standards ; Guidelines ; Project design ; Planning ; Project implementation ; Project management ; Best practices ; Regulations ; Parameters ; Policies ; Feasibility studies ; Checklists ; Stakeholders ; Water user associations ; Government agencies ; Consultants ; Contractors ; Irrigated farming / Africa South of Sahara / Ethiopia / Kenya / Uganda
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052990)
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The issue of quality in developing small-scale irrigation projects in Sub-Saharan countries has become a concern. This necessitated the development of a quality management system (QMS) toolkit covering all phases of irrigation project development. The current toolkit was developed to provide guidance and support to establish a robust system that aligns with irrigated agriculture development best practices, standards and regulatory requirements. Literature from the three focal countries – Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda – was reviewed and stakeholder consultations, field visits and focus group discussions were conducted to learn lessons and gain insight to enrich the proposed parameters and checklists. Based on the lessons learned, the QMS toolkit was created, including a comprehensive set of guidelines, checklists, tools, resources, forms and templates that can help irrigation agencies and stakeholders at all levels implement and maintain an effective quality management system. It is an essential tool for organizations such as irrigation and agriculture ministries, regional bureaus and county offices to assess and improve their performance by meeting quality requirements, standards, regulations and specifications. The toolkit is prepared in two volumes. Volume I covers the reasoning behind the toolkit, its goals and scope, and provides guidelines on how to use the toolkit. It also includes the organization of the toolkit and defines the terminology used. Further, it provides the approach and methods employed and findings obtained during toolkit development.
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