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1 Brooks, R. H.; Neilson, E. 1984. Problem identification report for El-Minya. Cairo: Egypt Water Use and Management Project. ix, 103p. (EWUP project technical report no.25)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.6.2 G232 BRO Record No: H038)
The Egypt Water Use and Management Project team selected the Abyuha area, in Middle Egypt, to conduct irrigation management studies. The maize-cotton-sugarcane cropping pattern, typical in this area, is representative of much of Middle Egypt. The team characterized the major physical, hydrologic, biological, and socio-economic factors operating inthe system under study; then they analyzed the data and identified major factors that were acting as constraints or problems of the system. The results of the study were used to develop a research program designed to assist both governmental organizations and the farmer in removing, where possible, irrigation management constraints in the system. This process is called "problem identification".
2 Skaggs, R. W.; Miller, D. E.; Brooks, R. H.. 1983. Soil water. Parts 1 & 2 : Properties, dynamics. In Jensen, M. E. (Ed.), Design and operation of farm irrigation systems. St. Joseph, MI, USA: ASAE. pp.77-142. (ASAE monograph no. 3)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.1 G000 JEN Record No: H03201)
3 Brooks, R. H.. 1990. Reservoir water quality and management. In Le Moigne, G. et al. (Eds.) Dam safety and the environment. Washington, DC, USA: The World Bank. pp.142-148.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 627.8 G000 LEM Record No: H06375)
4 Richardson, E. V.; Brooks, R. H.. 1980. Farm water management in the Nile valley: Conference on Water Resources Planning in Egypt 25-27 June 1979, Cairo, Egypt. In Egypt Water Use and Management Project. Egyptian and American Team Members. Egypt water use and management project: Mid project report. Vol. IV - Appendix c: Technical articles. Fort Collins, CO, USA: Colorado State University. 12p.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.1 G232 EGY Record No: H08299)
5 Brooks, R. H.; Metawie, A. F.; Abu-Zeid, M. 1992. A concept for modernizing irrigation systems for sustainability. In Feyen, J.; Mwendera, E.; Badji, M. (Eds.), Advances in planning, design and management of irrigation systems as related to sustainable land use: Proceedings of an International Conference organized by the Center for Irrigation Engineering of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in cooperation with the European Committee for Water Resources Management, Leuven, Belgium, 14-17 September 1992. Vol. 1. Leuven, Belgium: Center for Irrigation Engineering. pp.73-80.
Irrigated farming ; Sustainable agriculture ; Irrigation systems ; Modernization ; Rehabilitation / Egypt
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.1 G000 FEY Record No: H014337)
The concept of modernization of irrigation systems is distinguished from the concept of rehabilitation by the International Congress of Irrigation and Drainage (ICID). In dealing with the subject of modernization as opposed to rehabilitation, one is faced with the question of what does modernization mean in terms of specific changes? During the past 10 years, five international conferences have convened to discuss modernization and rehabilitation of irrigation systems. Almost without exception authors and discussers have only dealt with rehabilitation. On-farm water management in many developing countries has been described as a "no man's land" producing uncertainty as how to proceed with modernization. This has resulted in rehabilitation of systems rather than modernization. The authors contend, however, that modernization should occur using a rational process with an end result that is appropriate for its users and the system. The process should deal with not only the requirements affecting modernization internal to the area, but also, the external requirements and the associated feedback mechanisms for achieving the objectives of the modernized area and the enhancement of its performance. A concept was suggested for modernizing Egypt's irrigation system and more particularly its irrigation-farming system. A process was developed by an interdisciplinary team of engineers and scientists for modernizing the farming system. The task was largely a learning experience during development and testing of the process. This process involves: (1) Problem identification, (2) Search for solutions, (3) Test solutions and (4) Dissemination of proven solutions. This process is discussed as it is applied to a farming system in the Lower Delta of Egypt. Although the process is simple and it can generally be handled by local consultants, it nonetheless, represents a quantitative way to proceed with modernization. As a result of this process, Egypt has adopted a National Irrigation Improvement Program to modernize their irrigation system.
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