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1 Molle, Francois; Hoogesteger, J.; Mamanpoush, A. 2008. Macro and micro level impacts of droughts: the case of the Zayandeh Rud River Basin, Iran. Irrigation and Drainage, 57(2):219-227.
Drought ; Water scarcity ; River basins ; Dams ; Reservoirs ; Groundwater ; Wells ; Conjunctive use ; Irrigation programs ; Water allocation ; Crop production / Iran / Zayandeh Rud River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: PER Record No: H041829)
2 Molle, Francois; Wester, P. (Eds.) 2009. River basin trajectories: societies, environments and development. Wallingford, UK: CABI; Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 311p. (Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture Series 8)
River basin management ; River basin development ; Hydrology ; Water governance ; Water use ; History ; Water allocation ; Water transfer ; Water quality ; Irrigation management ; Groundwater management ; Surface irrigation ; Water lifting ; Pumping / Middle East / Jordan / South Africa / Mexico / Tunisia / Tanzania / Iran / India / China / USA / Australia / Lower Jordan River Basin / Olifants River Basin / Lerma-Chapala River Basin / Mediterranean River Basin / Great Ruaha River / Zayandeh Rud River Basin / Krishna River Basin / Bhavani River Basin / Yellow River Basin / Colorado River Basin / Murray Darling River Basin / Merguellil Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 333.9162 G000 MOL Record No: H042436)
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3 Molle, Francois; Ghazi, I.; Murray-Rust, H. 2009. Buying respite: Esfahan and the Zayandeh Rud River Basin, Iran. In Molle, Francois.; Wester, P. (Eds.). River basin trajectories: societies, environments and development. Wallingford, UK: CABI; Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). pp.196-213. (Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture Series 8)
River basin development ; Water use ; Water resources development ; Wells ; Groundwater management ; Water quality / Iran / Esfahan River Basin / Zayandeh Rud River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 333.9162 G000 MOL Record No: H042454)
4 Molle, Francois; Wester, P. (Eds.) 2009. River basin trajectories: societies, environments and development. Wallingford, UK: CABI; Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 311p. (Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture Series 8)
River basin management ; River basin development ; Hydrology ; Water governance ; Water use ; History ; Water allocation ; Water transfer ; Water quality ; Irrigation management ; Groundwater management ; Surface irrigation ; Water lifting ; Pumping / Middle East / Jordan / South Africa / Mexico / Tunisia / Tanzania / Iran / India / China / USA / Australia / Lower Jordan River Basin / Olifants River Basin / Lerma-Chapala River Basin / Mediterranean River Basin / Great Ruaha River / Zayandeh Rud River Basin / Krishna River Basin / Bhavani River Basin / Yellow River Basin / Colorado River Basin / Murray Darling River Basin / Merguellil Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 333.9162 G000 MOL c2 Record No: H042460)
5 Molle, Francois; Venot, Jean-Philippe; Lannerstad, M.; Hoogesteger, J. 2010. Villains or heroes?: farmers’ adjustments to water scarcity. Irrigation and Drainage, 59(4):419-431. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/ird.500]
Water scarcity ; Drought ; Farmers ; Conjunctive use ; River basins ; Irrigation water ; Irrigation efficiency / Thailand / China / India / Jordan / Iran / Chao Phraya River Basin / Zhanghe Irrigation System / Bhavani River Basin / Krishna River Basin / Jordan Valley / Zayandeh Rud River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: PER Record No: H042656)
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Although farmers are often seen as wasting water and getting a disproportionate share of water, irrigation is losing out in the competition for water with other sectors. In cases of drought, water restrictions are overwhelmingly imposed on irrigation while other activities and domestic supply are only affected in cases of very severe shortage. All over the world, farmers have been responding to the challenge posed by both short- and long-term declining water allocations in many creative ways, but these responses have often been overlooked by policy makers. This paper examines how farmers have adapted to water scarcity in six different river basins of Asia and the Middle East. It inventories the different types of adjustments observed and shows not only their effectiveness in offsetting the drop in supply but also their costs to farmers and to the environment and their contribution to basin closure. The conclusion calls for a better recognition of the efforts made by the irrigation sector to respond to water challenges and of its implications in terms of reduced scope for efficiency gains in the irrigation sector.
6 van Dijk, J. D. H. 2005. Making do with what we have: understanding drought management strategies and their effects in the Zayandeh Rud Basin, Iran. MSc thesis. Wageningen, Netherlands: Wageningen University. 75p. + annexes.
Drought ; River basins ; Water management ; Water resources development ; Water scarcity ; Water control ; Water allocation ; Water rights ; Water market ; Water use ; Conjunctive use ; Water law ; Irrigation practices ; Irrigation systems / Iran / Zayandeh Rud River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: D 632.12 G690 VAN Record No: H044526)
http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/assessment/files_new/research_projects/River_Basin_Development_and_Management/Zayandeh%20Rud/Making%20do%20with%20what%20we%20have_Hoogesteger_Thesis.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H044526.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H044526.pdf
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Droughts usually lead to scarcity of water resources and create challenges for water managers and farmers. In the Zayandeh Rud basin, in the past five years, a historical low rainfall in the head of the basin, combined with a growing demand for water, has triggered changes in water management at basin and irrigation system level. At basin and irrigation system level these changes basically imply creating a broader decision making body at basin level and reducing the allocations to agriculture while spreading the remaining water among other water use sectors. In view of such measures, farmers have been forced to find strategies to cope with water scarcity at field level. The used strategies are mainly increasing groundwater use, adapting the production strategies, or shifting their livelihoods to other activities. This study is based on the analysis of institutional and irrigation practices within the basin and the Abshar Irrigation System. Based on this analysis some options to increase the ‘room to maneuver’ at outlet level are explored.
7 Molle, Francois; Mamanpoush, A. 2012. Scale, governance and the management of river basins: a case study from Central Iran. Geoforum, 43(2):285-294. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2011.08.004]
River basin management ; Water resources development ; Water governance ; Case studies ; Valleys ; Water rights ; Water use ; Wells / Central Iran / Zayandeh Rud River Basin / Mourhab Valley
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H045085)
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Aquatic socio-ecological systems show pervasive cross-scale interactions and problems of fit between ecosystems and institutions. Nested bio-hydrological processes within river basins are prone to thirdparty impacts, and equitable/sustainable management of water resources requires adequate governance patterns that both cover relevant scalar levels and handle cross-scale interactions. This paper provides the example of the Zayandeh Rud basin, in central Iran, and describes the historical evolution of water use at three different nested scales. It shows how the gradual overallocation of water resources (basin closure) and the manipulation of the hydrological cycle by the state and other actors have resulted in a constant spatial and social redistribution of water use and associated benefits and costs. State-centered modes of governance characterized by the priority to large-scale infrastructure, vested political and financial interests, lack of attention to local processes and hydrological interconnectedness, and the neglect of environmental degradation, must give way to forms of comanagement that better articulate the different levels of control and governance.
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