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1 Kurian, Matthew. 2004. Public-Private partnerships in watershed management: evidence from the Himalayan foothills. Water Policy, 6(2):131-152.
Partnerships ; Watersheds ; Collective action ; Cooperation ; Private sector / India / Haryana / Himalayas
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER, IWMI 631.7.3 G635 KUR Record No: H032502)
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Public-private partnerships have emerged in recent years as an important policy option to ensure service provision in the water resources sector. However, there is very little analysis of past experience of partnerships between the public sector and various arms of the private sector: water companies, NGO’s or even farmers groups. Further, there is limited conceptualization of what is meant by partnerships between the public and private sectors. This paper draws on a study of watershed management in Haryana to analyze the evolution of public-private partnerships in natural resource management. The paper finds that the public sector has an important role to play in facilitating design of an institutional contract that clarifies water rights and rules for benefit sharing and conflict resolution. Interestingly, the paper finds that when a proper institutional structure is in place well endowed individuals with sufficient interest in a common pool good (like an irrigation system) may emerge to provide irrigation services with positive equity and efficiency outcomes for the environment and rural communities. However, the paper argues that State parastatals have an important role to play in monitoring impact of watershed management on traditionally marginalized groups like women and landless and coordinating inter-sectoral policy change to ensure that public-private partnerships can be sustained in the long term .
2 Mohamed, Yasir; Loulseged, Makonnen. 2008. The Nile Basin water resources: overview of key research questions pertinent to the Nile Basin initiative. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 26p. (IWMI Working Paper 127) [doi: https://doi.org/10.3910/2009.308]
River basin management ; River basin development ; Research projects ; Research institutes ; Partnerships ; International cooperation / Africa / Nile River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 333.9162 G100 MOH Record No: H041336)
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The Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) is a remarkable achievement towards the cooperative management of the common Nile water resources. Based on a Shared Vision Program and a Subsidiary Action Program, the NBI has numerous ongoing projects on the ground. Research on the Nile water resources has been recognized to be crucial for successful implementation of the NBI projects. Therefore, IWMI and other research centers have worked together with the NBI to identify knowledge gaps pertinent to the Nile water resources. This report presents prioritized research questions, pertinent ongoing research projects and the implementing institutions; and available databases on the Nile.
3 Global Water Partnership (GWP). 2006. Local action through area water partnerships. Final Report. Stockholm, Sweden: Global Water Partnership (GWP). 80p.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 GLO Record No: H043922)
http://www.gwp.org/Global/The%20Challenge/Resource%20material/AWP_Report.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H043922.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H043922.pdf
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4 Osterwalder, A.; Pigneur, Y.; Clark, T. 2010. Business model generation: a handbook for visionaries, game changers, and challengers. Hoboken, NJ, USA: Wiley. 278p.
Business management ; Models ; Customer relations ; Partnerships ; Costs ; Communication ; Handbooks
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 658.4012 G000 OST Record No: H044734)
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5 Mwendera, Emmanuel; Chilonda, Pius; Chigura, Patrick. 2013. Options for operation and maintenance partnerships - a case study of Rupike Irrigation Scheme, Zimbabwe. Sustainable Agriculture Research, 2(3):136-147.
Irrigation schemes ; Small scale systems ; Operations ; Maintenance ; Partnerships ; Infrastructure ; Sustainability ; Farmers ; Pumping ; Case studies / Zimbabwe / Rupike Irrigation Scheme
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H046301)
http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/sar/article/viewFile/23277/17200
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H046301.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H046301.pdf
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Adequate operation and maintenance (O&M) of irrigation infrastructure sustains irrigation scheme facilities, reduces repair costs, helps the system last longer, and keeps irrigation efficiency at design levels. In cases where farmers do not have sufficient capacity to operate and maintain the irrigation infrastructure sustainably, it is necessary for the farmers to enter into partnerships with external entities. The paper presents assessment of partnerships required for small-scale farmers at Rupike Irrigation scheme, in Masvingo, Zimbabwe, to operate and maintain their irrigation infrastructure sustainably. The O&M domain in the irrigation scheme consisted of five components of water acquisition (WA), water transmission (WT), water pumping (WP), water distribution (WD) and field water application (WAP). Group discussions of the farmers were held to obtain farmers’ input in the identification of components and activities for which partnerships were required. It was proposed that the scheme requires public-community partnership (PUCP) to operate and maintain the dam, public-private-community partnership (PUPVTCP) to operate and maintain the pump house, private-community partnership (PVTCP) to operate and maintain the transmission and mainline and field distribution pipelines, and public-community partnership (PUCP) to operate and maintain field application and crop production systems. It was also proposed that each partnership be formalised through contractual arrangements. It was recommended that the farmers improve funding for O&M through increased contributions as well as through partnerships with the private sector. It was also recommended that, for effective partnerships in irrigation schemes, it is important to analyse the scheme components and identify where and how such partnerships are needed for sustainable O&M of scheme infrastructure.
6 Harrington, Larry W.; Fisher, M. J. (Eds.) 2014. Water scarcity, livelihoods and food security: research and innovation for development. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. 245p. (Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management)
Water scarcity ; Living standards ; Food security ; Water productivity ; Water allocation ; Poverty ; Agriculture ; Water management ; Research projects ; International organizations ; Institutions ; Water policy ; River basins ; Gender ; Knowledge management ; International cooperation ; Partnerships
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 HAR Record No: H046679)
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7 Harrington, Larry W.; Fisher, M. J. (Eds.) 2014. Water scarcity, livelihoods and food security: research and innovation for development. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. 245p. (Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management)
Water scarcity ; Living standards ; Food security ; Water productivity ; Water allocation ; Poverty ; Agriculture ; Water management ; Research projects ; International organizations ; Institutions ; Water policy ; River basins ; Gender ; Knowledge management ; International cooperation ; Partnerships
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 HAR c2 Record No: H046694)
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8 Victor, Michael; Douthwaite, B.; Schuetz, T.; Harding, A.; Harrington, Larry W.; Cofie, Olufunke. 2014. Harnessing research for development to tackle wicked problems. In Harrington, Larry W.; Fisher, M. J. (Eds.). Water scarcity, livelihoods and food security: research and innovation for development. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.45-76. (Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management)
Research projects ; Development ; Models ; Policy ; Stakeholders ; Partnerships ; Gender ; Capacity building ; Knowledge management ; Communication
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 HAR, e-copy SF Record No: H046680)
9 Pukinskis, Ilse. 2014. The institutional history of 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.77-98. (Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management)
Research programmes ; Corporate culture ; Partnerships ; Stakeholders ; Funding ; Development ; Food security ; Living standards / South America / Asia / Africa / Iran / Andes River Basins / Sao Francisco River Basin / Niger River Basin / Nile River Basin / Limpopo River Basin / Karkheh River Basin / Indus-Ganges Basin / Yellow River Basin / Mekong River Basin / Volta River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 HAR, e-copy SF Record No: H046785)
10 Sullivan, A.; Clayton, Terry; Harding, Amanda; Harrington, Larry W. 2014. Partnerships, platforms and power. In Harrington, Larry W.; Fisher, M. J. (Eds.). Water scarcity, livelihoods and food security: research and innovation for development. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.156-177. (Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management)
Research programmes ; Development ; Partnerships ; Stakeholders ; Decision making ; Strategies ; Policy ; Innovation ; Water scarcity ; Water productivity ; Communities ; Poverty ; Living standards
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 HAR, e-copy SF Record No: H046787)
11 Harrington, Larry W.; Vidal, Alain. 2014. Messages and meaning. In Harrington, Larry W.; Fisher, M. J. (Eds.). Water scarcity, livelihoods and food security: research and innovation for development. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.200-216. (Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management)
Research programmes ; Water management ; Infrastructure ; Water scarcity ; Water governance ; Water power ; Sustainability ; Poverty ; Institutions ; Innovation ; Decision making ; Planning ; Partnerships ; Stakeholders ; Investment ; Marketing ; Models
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 HAR, e-copy SF Record No: H046789)
12 Puckridge, D. 2004. The burning of the rice: Cambodia beyond the Khmer Rouge. Victoria, Australia: Sid Harta Publishers. 330p.
Agricultural development ; Agricultural research ; Rice ; Farming systems ; Training programmes ; Farmers ; Households ; Women's participation ; Partnerships ; International organizations ; Research institutes ; Political aspects ; Conflict ; Social aspects / Cambodia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 959.6 G700 PUC Record No: H046833)
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13 Imbulana, K. A. U. S.; Wijesekara, N. T. S.; Neupane, B. R.; Aheeyar, M. M. M.; Nanayakkara, V. K. (Eds.) 2010. Sri Lanka water development report 2010. Colombo, Sri Lanka: Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources Management; Paris, France: UN. World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP); Paris, France: UNESCO; Colombo, Sri Lanka: Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute (HARTI); Moratuwa, Sri Lanka: University of Moratuwa. 177p.
Water resources development ; Water management ; Water governance ; Water use ; Groundwater ; Climate change ; Rain ; Natural disasters ; Energy demand ; Environmental effects ; Economic growth ; Financing ; Partnerships ; Policy ; Capacity building ; Information dissemination ; Land use ; Urban rural migration ; Population growth ; Poverty ; Health hazards ; Waterborne diseases ; Gender / Sri Lanka
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G744 IMB Record No: H046859)
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14 Sahni, P.; Ariyabandu, M. M. (Eds.) 2003. Disaster risk reduction in South Asia. New Delhi, India: Prentice-Hall of India. 372p.
Natural disasters ; Disaster risk management ; Risk reduction ; Disaster preparedness ; Public education ; Capacity building ; Community involvement ; Gender ; Living standards ; Organizations ; Partnerships ; Health services ; Development plans ; Building construction ; Information technology ; Remote sensing ; Insurance ; Drought ; Cyclones ; Case studies ; Stakeholders / South Asia / Pakistan / India / Bangladesh / Nepal / Tharparkar
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 363.348 G570 SAH Record No: H047086)
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15 Buechler, S.; Hanson, A.-M. (Eds.) 2015. A political ecology of women, water and global environmental change. Oxon, UK: Routledge. 262p.
Political ecology ; Gender ; Women's participation ; Women in development ; Water resources ; Water management ; Environmental factors ; Globalization ; Partnerships ; Climate change ; Adaptation ; Water availability ; Water governance ; Watersheds ; Lakes ; Urban areas ; Rural settlement ; Mining ; Social aspects ; Violence ; Ethnic groups ; Riparian zones ; Sustainability ; Cultivation ; Irrigation methods ; Seaweeds ; Wastes / South Africa / USA / Brazil / Mexico / Egypt / Canada / Tajikistan / Lesotho / Los Angeles / Rayon / Sonora / Yucatan / Yukon Territory
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 305.42 G000 BUE Record No: H047093)
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16 Buerkert, A.; Marschner, B.; Steiner, C.; Schlecht, E.; Wichern, M.; Schareika, N.; Lowenstein, W.; Drescher, A. W.; Glaser, R.; Kranjac-Berisavljevic, G.; Gnankambary, Z.; Drechsel, Pay; Jean-Pascal Lompo, D. 2015. UrbanFoodplus – African-German Partnership to enhance resource use efficiency in urban and peri-urban agriculture for improved food security inWest African cities [Abstract only] In Tielkes, E. (Ed.). Management of land use systems for enhanced food security: conflicts, controversies and resolutions. Book of abstracts. International Research on Food Security, Natural Resource Management and Rural Development, Tropentag 2015, Berlin, Germany, 16-18 September 2015. Witzenhausen, Germany: German Institute for Agriculture in the Tropics and Subtropics. pp.350-351.
Urban agriculture ; Periurban agriculture ; Irrigation ; Food security ; Nutrients ; International cooperation ; Partnerships ; Resource evaluation ; Farmers ; Soil fertility ; Organic fertilizers ; Inorganic fertilizers / West Africa / Burkina Faso / Ghana / Mali / Cameroon / Ouagadougou / Tamale / Bamako / Bamenda
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047212)
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Food security in West Africa not only depends on productivity increases in marginal rural areas, but also on enhanced use of intensively farmed agricultural “niche” lands such as the urban and peri-urban spaces. They are characterised by easy market access and input availability which allows self-reinforcing processes of agricultural intensification. However, too little is known about resource use efficiencies, matter flows and negative externalities in these systems. Starting from general assessments (status quo analyses), the African-German UrbanFoodPlus (UFP) network develops and tests site-specific, farmer-tailored innovations. These directly address the above mentioned knowledge gaps in the fourWest African cities of Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), Tamale (Ghana), Bamako (Mali), and Bamenda (Cameroon). At all locations farmers attempt to cope with increasing land pressure by cultivating along electrical power lines, on public property, and on undeveloped private land.
17 Beinecke, F. 2013. Global partnerships for environmental progress. In Brittlebank, W.; Saunders, J. (Eds.). Climate action 2013-2014. [Produced for COP19 - United Nations Climate Change Conference, Warsaw, Poland, 11-22 November 2013]. London, UK: Climate Action; Nairobi, Kenya: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). pp.52-55.
International cooperation ; Partnerships ; Environmental sustainability ; Climate change ; Emission reduction ; Greenhouse gases ; Carbon ; Energy policies ; Energy conservation ; International organizations / China / India
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 577.22 G000 BRI Record No: H047243)
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18 Forrister, D.; Mansell, A. 2013. Taking action: around the world in carbon markets. In Brittlebank, W.; Saunders, J. (Eds.). Climate action 2013-2014. [Produced for COP19 - United Nations Climate Change Conference, Warsaw, Poland, 11-22 November 2013]. London, UK: Climate Action; Nairobi, Kenya: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). pp.77-80.
Carbon markets ; Climate change ; Greenhouse gases ; Emission ; Partnerships ; Policy ; International organizations ; Economic aspects / USA / China / California
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 577.22 G000 BRI Record No: H047245)
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19 Jagerskog, A.; Clausen, T. J.; Holmgren, T.; Lexen, K. (Eds.) 2014. Energy and water: the vital link for a sustainable future. Stockholm, Sweden: Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI). 61p. (SIWI Report 33)
Energy conservation ; Water resources ; Water power ; Water security ; Water supply ; Water demand ; Freshwater ; Environmental effects ; Natural gas ; Carbon dioxide ; Emission ; Forests ; Climate change adaptation ; Sustainability ; Ecosystems ; International cooperation ; Partnerships ; Economic aspects ; Social aspects ; Poverty ; Urban areas
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.79 G000 JAG Record No: H047354)
http://www.worldwaterweek.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014_WWW_Report_web-2.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047354.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047354.pdf
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20 Hassan, R.; Thiam, D. R. 2015. Implications of water policy reforms for virtual water trade between South Africa and its trade partners: economy-wide approach. Water Policy, 17(4):649-663. [doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wp.2014.242]
Virtual water ; Water policy ; Water market ; Reforms ; Partnerships ; Water allocation ; Agricultural production ; Water use efficiency ; Macroeconomics ; Economic policy ; International trade ; Exports ; Models / South Africa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047429)
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This paper employs an economy-wide framework to evaluate impacts of water and trade policy reforms in South Africa (SA) on virtual water flows. To pursue this analysis, the study derives net virtual water trade flows between SA and its partners to assess implications of recent trade agreements within the South African Development Community compared to economic cooperation with other major trading blocks (e.g. European Union, Asia, and Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC)). Recent trends in actual trade confirm model predictions that liberalization of water allocation would switch water from field crops to horticulture and promote growth in non-agricultural exports. The results suggest that it is necessary to introduce policies that enhance likely outcomes of liberalization promoting higher water use efficiency within irrigation agriculture such as increased adoption of more efficient irrigation methods (sprinkler, drip, etc.) as water becomes more expensive under wider open competition. Moreover, investment in higher water use efficiency and improved competitiveness of dryland agriculture therefore represent the sound economic options for strengthening the capacity to achieve food security objectives as the country strives to lower net water exports. Finally, careful coordination of trade and water policy reforms is another necessary challenge for SA’s strive to manage a water stressed economy.
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