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1 Johnson, N.. 1993. New Mexico chili farmers stuff phytophthora. Irrigation Journal, 43(7):14-16.
Irrigated farming ; Plant diseases ; Chillies ; Vegetables ; Irrigation practices ; Furrow irrigation / USA / New Mexico
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H014085)
2 Johnson, N.; Revenga, C.; Echeverria, J. 2001. Managing water for people and nature. Science, 14 May:5p.
Water management ; Water scarcity ; Ecosystems ; River basins ; Water pollution ; Water conservation
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 5733 Record No: H028344)
3 Johnson, N.; Ravnborg, H. M.; Westermann, O.; Probst, K. 2001. User participation in watershed management and research. Unpublished paper on preliminary material and research results of the CGIAR Systemwide Program on Collective Action and Property Rights. Washington, DC, USA: IFPRI. ii, 26p. (CAPRi working paper no.19)
Watershed management ; Participatory management ; Water users ; Research methods ; Research institutes ; Non-governmental organizations
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 5844 Record No: H028761)
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4 Cook, S.; Johnson, N.; Swallow, B.; Ravnburg, H.; Beaulieu, N.; Mulligan, M.; Schreier, H.; Valentin, C.; Wani, S. P.; Penning de Vries, F.; Sanz, N.; Gottriet, V.; Westermann, O. 2002. Multiple use of upper catchments: toward a research agenda for Subtheme Two of the Challenge Program on water and food. Challenge Program on Water and Food background paper 2. In CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food. Challenge Program on Water and Food: background papers to the full proposal. Colombo, Sri Lanka: CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food. pp.43-84.
Catchment areas ; Watershed management ; Agricultural research ; Research projects ; Poverty ; indicators ; Living conditions ; Water use ; Water quality ; Hydrology ; Water balance ; Conflict
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 CGI Record No: H031288)
5 Grossman, A.; Johnson, N.; Sidhu, G. (Eds.) 2003. Diverting the flow: A resource guide to gender, rights and water privatization. New York, NY, USA: Women’s Environment & Development Organization (WEDO) 12p.
Domestic water ; Women ; Gender ; Water shortage ; Water scarcity ; Water resource management ; Privatization ; Water rights / Kenya / Uruguay / Philippines / Egypt / South Africa / USA
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 6790 Record No: H034323)
6 Johnson, N.; Lilja, N.; Ashby, J. A.; Garcia, J. A. 2004. The practice of participatory research and gender analysis in natural resource management. Natural Resources Forum, 28(3):189-200.
Natural resources ; Gender ; Analysis ; Agricultural research ; Resource management ; Participatory management ; Farmer participation
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H035760)
7 Humphreys, E.; Bayot, R. S.; van Brakel, M.; Gichuki, F.; Svendsen, M.; Wester, P.; Huber-Lee, A.; Cook, S.; Douthwaite, B.; Hoanh, Chu Thai; Johnson, N.; Nguyen-Khoa, Sophie; Vidal, Vidal; MacIntyre, I.; MacIntyre, R. (Eds.) 2008. Fighting poverty through sustainable water use: proceedings of the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food, 2nd International Forum on Water and Food, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 10-14 November 2008. Vol.1. Keynotes; Cross-cutting topics. Colombo, Sri Lanka: CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food. 183p.
Water resources development ; Water resource management ; Water use ; Water law ; Fisheries ; Livestock ; Water productivity ; Malaria ; Waterborne diseases ; Wastewater irrigation ; Water market ; Groundwater ; Water quality ; Water governance ; Water allocation ; Farming systems ; Irrigation systems ; Models ; Remote sensing ; Watershed management ; River basins ; Poverty ; Climate change / Africa / Asia / South East Asia / Latin America / Ethiopia / Ghana / Sudan / China / India / Nepal / Iran / Botswana / Pakistan / South Africa / Brazil / Laos / Thailand
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 333.91 G000 HUM Record No: H041767)
http://cgspace.cgiar.org/bitstream/handle/10568/3706/IFWF2_proceedings_Volume%20I.pdf?sequence=1
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H041767.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H041767.pdf
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8 Humphreys, E.; Bayot, R. S.; van Brakel, M.; Gichuki, Francis; Svendsen, M.; Wester, P.; Huber-Lee, A.; Cook, S.; Douthwaite, B.; Hoanh, Chu Thai; Johnson, N.; Nguyen-Khoa, Sophie; Vidal, A.; MacIntyre, I.; MacIntyre, R. (Eds.) 2008. Fighting poverty through sustainable water use: proceedings of the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food, 2nd International Forum on Water and Food, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 10-14 November 2008. Vol.2. Increasing rainwater productivity; Multi-purpose water systems. Colombo, Sri Lanka: CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food. 297p.
Water resource management ; Water productivity ; River basins ; Water quality ; Groundwater ; Irrigation management ; Rice ; Water conservation ; Irrigated farming ; Rainfed farming ; Water harvesting ; Livestock ; Agroecosystems ; Gender ; Soil salinity ; Fertilizers ; Fisheries ; Reservoirs ; Irrigation systems ; Floodplains ; Irrigation systems ; Models ; Watershed management ; Lakes / South East Asia / Bangladesh / China / Cambodia / India / Africa / Zimbabwe / Iran / Ethiopia / South Africa / Vietnam / Colombia / Bhutan / Thailand
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 333.91 G000 HUM Record No: H041790)
http://cgspace.cgiar.org/bitstream/handle/10568/3707/IFWF2_proceedings_Volume%20II.pdf?sequence=1
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H041790.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H041790.pdf
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9 Humphreys, E.; Bayot, R. S.; van Brakel, M.; Gichuki, Francis; Svendsen, M.; Wester, P.; Huber-Lee, A.; Cook, S.; Douthwaite, B.; Hoanh, Chu Thai; Johnson, N.; Nguyen-Khoa, Sophie; Vidal, A.; MacIntyre, I.; MacIntyre, R. (Eds.) 2008. Fighting poverty through sustainable water use: proceedings of the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food, 2nd International Forum on Water and Food, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 10-14 November 2008. Vol.3. Water benefits sharing for poverty alleviation and conflict management; Drivers and processes of change. Colombo, Sri Lanka: CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food. 217p.
Water resource management ; Conflict ; Reservoirs ; Dams ; River basins ; Groundwater ; Electricity supplies ; Policy ; Poverty ; Analysis ; Watersheds ; Water productivity ; Irrigated farming / Africa / Ghana / South Africa / Mozambique / Zimbabwe / Ethiopia / Asia / India / Bangladesh / Iran / South East Asia / Thailand / Cambodia / Nepal / Latin America
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 333.91 G000 HUM Record No: H041791)
http://cgspace.cgiar.org/bitstream/handle/10568/3708/IFWF2_proceedings_Volume%20III.pdf?sequence=1
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H041791.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H041791.pdf
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10 Humphreys, E.; Bayot, R. S.; van Brakel, M.; Gichuki, Francis; Svendsen, M.; Wester, P.; Huber-Lee, A.; Cook, S.; Douthwaite, B.; Hoanh, Chu Thai; Johnson, N.; Nguyen-Khoa, Sophie; Vidal, A.; MacIntyre, I.; MacIntyre, R. (Eds.) 2008. Fighting poverty through sustainable water use: proceedings of the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food, 2nd International Forum on Water and Food, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 10-14 November 2008. Vol.4. Project posters by phase 1 projects of the Challenge Program on Water and Food. Colombo, Sri Lanka: CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food. 40p.
River basin development ; Water resource management ; Water productivity ; Soil management ; Salinity ; Crop management ; Agroforestry ; Collective action ; Models ; Wetlands ; Dams ; Reservoirs ; Livestock ; Wastewater irrigation ; Public health ; Health hazards ; Groundwater ; Water governance ; Poverty ; Climate change ; Water allocation ; Rice / Africa / Ethiopia / Asia / South East Asia / Iran / Vietnam / Bangladesh / Nepal / Colombia / Volta River Basin / Indo-Gangetic River Basin / Nile River Basin / Karkheh River Basin / Mekong River Basin / Red River Basin / Yellow River Basin / Andes
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 333.91 G000 HUM Record No: H041792)
http://cgspace.cgiar.org/bitstream/handle/10568/3709/IFWF2_proceedings_Volume%20IV.pdf?sequence=1
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H041792.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H041792.pdf
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11 Johnson, N.; Swallow, B. M.; Meinzen-Dick, R. 2014. Research on institutions for agricultural water management under the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food [CPWF]. In Harrington, Larry W.; Fisher, M. J. (Eds.). Water scarcity, livelihoods and food security: research and innovation for development. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.125-155. (Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management)
Agriculture ; Water management ; Research programmes ; Research institutes ; Water resources ; Watersheds ; River basins ; Water use ; Stakeholders ; Policy ; Decision making ; Agreements ; Economic growth ; Environmental effects ; Living standards ; Farmers ; Models
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 HAR, e-copy SF Record No: H046813)
12 Stevenson, J.; Vanlauwe, B.; Macours, K.; Johnson, N.; Krishnan, L.; Place, F.; Spielman, D.; Hughes, K.; Vlek, P. 2019. Farmer adoption of plot- and farm-level natural resource management practices: between rhetoric and reality. Global Food Security, 20:101-104. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2019.01.003]
Natural resources management ; Farmer participation ; Agricultural practices ; On-farm research ; Fields ; Smallholders ; Agricultural research ; Sustainability ; CGIAR ; Scientists
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049104)
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There is a significant gap between the rhetoric of claims about adoption of farm-level natural resource management practices and the reality. New empirical evidence of low adoption from several developing countries suggests that on-farm natural resource management practices face significant constraints to adoption, and that they deliver heterogeneous private and public benefits. Five recommendations are given to the research community related to: targeting; scaling-up; the proper role of research; trajectories of diffusion; and measurement of environmental impacts.
13 Khandker, V.; Gandhi, V. P.; Johnson, N.. 2020. Gender perspective in water management: the involvement of women in participatory water institutions of eastern India. Water, 12(1):196. [doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/w12010196]
Water management ; Gender ; Women's participation ; Participatory approaches ; Water institutions ; Water user associations ; Community involvement ; Water policy ; Decision making ; Impact assessment ; Social aspects ; Economic aspects ; Household surveys / India / Assam / Bihar
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049625)
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The paper examines the extent, nature, and factors affecting women’s involvement in participatory irrigation institutions of eastern India. Effective participatory water institutions are urgently needed to improve water management in eastern India, and a significant aspect of this is the involvement of women. There is inadequate representation, participation, and involvement of women in most water institutions. From the participatory and social point of view, this is a significant concern. The relevant data are obtained from the states of Assam and Bihar through a focused survey administered to 109 women in 30 water institutions, and a larger farmer-institutional survey covering 510 households and 51 water institutions. The research examines the extent and nature of the involvement of women in these institutions, as well as in farm decision-making, and the factors that prevent or foster their participation. Additionally, it examines the gender congruence in views regarding water institution activities and their performance, and the perceived benefits of formal involvement of women. The results show that their inclusion is very low (except required inclusion in Bihar), and the concerns of women are usually not being taken into account. Women are involved in farming and water management decisions jointly with men but not independently. Findings indicate that the views of women and men differ on many aspects, and so their inclusion is important. Responses indicate that if women participate formally in water user associations, it would enhance their social and economic standing, achieve greater gender balance, expand their awareness of water management, and contribute to better decision-making in the water institutions.
14 Gandhi, V. P.; Johnson, N.. 2020. Enhancing performance of participatory water institutions in the Eastern Indo-Gangetic Plains: what can we learn from new institutional economics and governance theories? Water, 12(1):70. (Special issue: Using Applied Economics to Study Participatory Irrigation Institutions and their Impact in South Asia) [doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/w12010070]
Water institutions ; Water management ; Participatory management ; Irrigation management ; Institutional development ; Governance ; Performance evaluation ; Financing ; Water user associations ; Land ownership ; Households ; Farmers ; Economic aspects ; Political aspects ; Case studies / India / Indo-Gangetic Plains / Assam / Bihar
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049980)
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The paper examines the performance of participatory water institutions in India’s Eastern Indo-Gangetic plains region using new institutional economics and management governance fundamentals. Water institutions are of great importance for water resource management in India’s Eastern Indo-Gangetic plains since the region has relatively abundant water but lags behind significantly in economic development and growth with a high incidence of poverty. Engineering solutions to water management have been implemented but have not given good results principally because of weak institutional development and design in the region. Effective and efficient participatory water institutions are urgently needed. The research uses concepts from new institutional economics and management governance theory to build a conceptual framework for explaining the performance of participatory water institutions. The framework identifies eight institutional rationalities: technical, environmental, economic, social, political organizational, financial and government; as well as five institutional features: clear objectives, good interaction, adaptiveness, right scale, and compliance, as linked to performance. Based on this, a survey instrument was developed and a survey conducted obtaining responses from more than 500 households across 51 such institutions in the eastern Indo-Gangetic plains states of Assam and Bihar. The data were analyzed through statistical and econometric techniques including Ordered-Probit. The results support the relevance of the concepts in explaining performance of water institutions, and a number of drivers of performance were identified through Ordered-Probit, particularly, four rationalities—technical, economic, social and organizational, (with coefficients (0.4622, 0.3803, 0.4303, 0.2457) and three institutional features—good interaction, adaptiveness and appropriate scale (with coefficients 0.4242, 0.2703, 0.6756) (based on a 5-point Likert scale), as playing a positive and significant role in enhancing performance. The results provide a number of useful insights which can help guide interventions and policy towards better design and development of the water institutions, and help improve water resource management and livelihoods in the region.
15 Johnson, N.. 2021. Measuring the impact of integrated systems research: promising approaches and why CGIAR needs to care. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). 21p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2022.203]
Agricultural research for development ; Integrated systems ; Systems research ; Impact assessment ; CGIAR ; Research programmes ; Monitoring and evaluation ; Natural resources management ; Investment ; Funding ; Organizational learning ; Food systems ; Land use ; Water systems ; Remote sensing
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050911)
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Measuring the impact of integrated systems research has been a challenge to CGIAR since it expanded into natural resource management research in the early 1990s. Despite repeated efforts, it has yet to be adequately addressed. Meanwhile, the demand for evidence of impact on development outcomes has only increased, as have calls for greater methodological rigor. At the same time, there is greater recognition of the complex, systemic nature of many problems facing society today and the need for new approaches to designing, implementing and evaluating research. In an attempt to provide pragmatic guidance to One CGIAR and others on how to address these issues in the design of research for development programs that involve integrated systems research (ISR), CGIAR held a virtual workshop on Measuring the Impact of Integrated Systems Research on September 27–30, 2021. Participants took stock of recent experiences and reviewed existing and new tools and approaches with the potential to overcome conceptual, empirical and institutional challenges that obstruct ISR. In terms of methods for assessing the impact of ISR, the workshop highlighted recent advances in the use of geospatial data and called for more significant investment in both the quantity and quality of qualitative methods. Integrating monitoring, evaluation, learning and impact assessment (MELIA) into the research programs will require greater capacity on the part of managers, researchers and MELIA specialists to use theory of change effectively and efficiently for multiple purposes. It is also becoming increasingly clear that some of the challenges in conducting ISR in CGIAR are not technical but have to do with structures, processes and internal tensions within CGIAR itself about the kind of outcomes it seeks and the way it organizes and implements research. While calling for research that contributes to sustainability and systems transformation, CGIAR has in different ways failed to adequately support, and to learn from, the kinds of integrated systems approaches that will likely underpin success. Workshop participants proposed tackling this head-on through changing CGIAR systems, processes and incentive structures, and engaging directly with funders on how impact is understood and measured.
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