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1 Uphoff, N.; Meinzen-Dick, R.; St. Julien, N. 1985. Improving policies and programs for farmer organization and participation in irrigation water management. Ithaca, NY, USA: Cornell University. vi, 41p. (Water management synthesis project professional paper no.1)
Policy ; Water user associations ; Equity ; Maintenance ; Farmer participation ; Irrigation management ; Cost benefit analysis
(Location: IWMI-SA Call no: 631.7.8 G000 UPH Record No: H000933)
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2 Meinzen-Dick, R.; Svendsen, M. 1989. Determinants of groundwater exploitation in Tamil Nadu. Paper presented at the Workshop on Policies and Management Strategies for Groundwater Development in Low-Rainfall Hardrock Areas, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, 4-6 October 1989. 24p.+ maps & graphs.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IIMI 631.7.6.3 G656 MEI Record No: H06607)
3 Meinzen-Dick, R.; Svendsen, M. (Eds.) 1991. Future directions for Indian irrigation research and policy issues. Washington, DC, USA: IFPRI. xiv, 333p.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 631.7.8 G635 MEI Record No: H07480)
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4 Cernea, M. M.; Meinzen-Dick, R.. 1992. Design for water user associations: Organizational characteristics. In Le Moigne, G.; Barghouti, S.; Garbus, L., Developing and improving irrigation and drainage systems: Selected papers from World Bank seminars. Washington, DC, USA: The World Bank. pp.45-56.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7 G000 LEM Record No: H011811)
Also published in Water Resources Journal, March 1995:23-30
5 Strosser, P.; Meinzen-Dick, R.. 1994. Ground water markets in Pakistan: An analysis of selected issues. In IIMI. Pakistan, Tenth progress report on managing irrigation systems to minimize waterlogging and salinity problems. Lahore, Pakistan: IIMI. pp.41.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IIMI 631.7.5 G730 IIM Record No: H014225)
6 Cernea, M. M.; Meinzen-Dick, R.. 1994. Design for water user associations: Organizational characteristics. London, UK: 17p. (ODI network paper 30)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: ODI/94/30 Record No: H010211)
Also published in Water Resources Journal, March 1995:23-30
7 Strosser, P.; Meinzen-Dick, R.. 1993. Ground water markets in Pakistan: An analysis of selected issues. Paper prepared for the Workshop on Water Management: India's Ground Water Challenge, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, December 1993. 36p.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IIMI 631.7.4 G730 STR Record No: H014633)
The major transformation that has taken place in the irrigation sector in Pakistan during the last decade is the increasing role of private tubewells for supplying irrigation water, as an answer to the deficiencies of the publicly administered irrigation system. The development of private tubewells has been accompanied by the emergence of localized informal markets for ground water. To date, very little research has been undertaken to analyse ground water transactions and their impact on agricultural productivity in Pakistan, and to estimate the potential for ground water markets development. The present paper investigates the functioning of ground water markets in Pakistan, based on two case studies and a review of the literature. Following the description of current ground water markets, a conceptual framework to analyse the impact of key factors on ground water market activities is proposed. The framework is then used to analyze the influence of specific technical, economic and social factors on ground water transactions. The relationship between ground water markets operation and factors such as the canal water supply, physical environment, and socio- economic characteristics of farmers are emphasized. The impact of ground water markets on the quality of irrigation services, agricultural productivity and environmental variables is evaluated. The main finding is that, although groundwater markets improve the quality of irrigation services and agricultural productivity, tubewell owners exert control over their ground water supplies and consequently have a higher agricultural productivity than water purchasers. The different elements analyzed in the study provide a good basis for addressing issues related to the potential for ground water markets development in Pakistan. The major policy implications are the need for a disaggregated regional approach to such development, based on the operation and impact of ground water markets.
8 Meinzen-Dick, R.; Sullins, M. 1994. Water markets in Pakistan: Participation and productivity. Washington, DC, USA: IFPRI. iii, 68p. (EPTD discussion paper no.4)
Water market ; Irrigation water ; Research ; Policy ; Groundwater ; Tube wells ; Agricultural production ; Social aspects ; Farmer participation / Pakistan / Punjab / Faisalabad / Dir
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 3419 Record No: H014423)
Report of research completed under USAID Grant No.391-0492-G-00-1791-00 for the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Pakistan
9 Meinzen-Dick, R.; Mendoza, M.; Sadoulet, L.; Abiad-Shields, G.; Subramanian, A. 1994. Sustainable water user associations: Lessons from a literature review. Paper presented at World Bank Water Resources Seminar, Lansdowne, Virginia, USA, 13-15 December 1994. x, 91p.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.3 G000 MEI Record No: H016493)
10 Meinzen-Dick, R.. 1995. Timeliness of irrigation: Performance indicators and impact on agricultural production in the Sone Irrigation System, Bihar. Irrigation and Drainage Systems, 9(4):371-387.
Irrigation management ; Performance indexes ; Agricultural production ; Rice ; Water delivery ; Irrigation canals ; Tube wells ; Irrigation efficiency / India / Bihar
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H017893)
Despite considerable discussion of the importance of timeliness as a key dimension of irrigation performance, few studies have assessed how well irrigation systems deliver timely water supplies, nor the magnitude of the effect on agricultural production. This paper lays out indicators of timeliness of irrigation supply which distinguish between deliveries which meet crop needs, and surplus water supplies which cannot be used by crops. These indicators are then applied to empirical data from the Sone Irrigation System of Bihar, India. Using these indicators in an analysis of the contribution of irrigation to rice production shows that incorporating measures of timeliness explains much more of the variability in agricultural production than do simple measures of total water applications over a season. Results of production functions show that if water deliveries cannot be matched with crop requirements, they have a negative, rather than a positive, impact on yields. Water scarcity has the greatest adverse impact in production in the middle of the season, while surpluses are most damaging at the beginning and end of the season. Temporal redistribution from surplus periods to times of water scarcity therefore offers considerable scope to increase productivity without increasing water use.
11 Scherr, S. J.; Buck, L.; Meinzen-Dick, R.; Jackson, L. A.; Bebbington, T.; Merrill-Sands, D.; Shepherd, G. 1995. Designing policy research on local organizations in natural resource management. Synthesis of international workshop co-sponsored by IFPRI, CIFOR and ODI in October 1994. x, 130p. (EPTD workshop summary paper no.2)
Natural resources ; Resource management ; Policy ; Research methods ; Data collection ; Indicators ; Forest management ; Irrigation
(Location: IWMI-SA Call no: P 4189 Record No: H017940)
12 Meinzen-Dick, R.; Subramanian, A. 1996. Incentives for water users' associations: Evidence from experience. In ICID, 16th Congress on Irrigation and Drainage, Cairo, Egypt, 1996: Sustainability of Irrigated Agriculture - Transactions, Vol.1A, Q.46.R.1.04 - Farmers' participation towards sustainable irrigated agriculture. New Delhi, India: ICID. pp.33-44.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: ICID 631.7.3 G000 ICI Record No: H019513)
13 Meinzen-Dick, R.. 1996. Groundwater markets in Pakistan: Participation and productivity. Washington, DC, USA: IFPRI. viii, 76p. (IFPRI Research Report 105)
Groundwater ; Water market ; Productivity ; Economic aspects ; Irrigation water ; Tube wells ; Irrigated farming ; Water supply ; Policy ; Wheat ; Crop yield ; Irrigation canals ; Research priorities / Pakistan
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.6.3 G730 MEI Record No: H019943)
14 Meinzen-Dick, R.. 1997. State administration, devolution, and water markets in irrigation management. In German Association for Water Resources and Land Improvement (Ed.), Deregulation, decentralization and privatization in irrigation: State functions move to the free market. Bonn, Germany: Wirtschafts und Verlagsgesellschaft Gas und Wasser. pp.5-24.
Irrigation management ; Public administration ; Decentralization ; Privatization ; Government managed irrigation systems ; Farmer participation ; Economic aspects ; Water market ; Policy
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.3 G000 GER Record No: H020338)
15 Meinzen-Dick, R.; Mendoza, M. 1996. Alternative water allocation mechanisms: Indian and international experiences. Economic and political Weekly, March 30:A25-30.
Water allocation ; Water market ; Water scarcity ; Water resource management ; Irrigation water ; Public sector ; Private sector ; Water policy / India
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 4592 Record No: H021413)
16 Meinzen-Dick, R.; Zwarteveen, M. 1998. Gender participation in water management: issues and illustrations from water users' associations in South Asia. In Merrey, D.; Baviskar, S. (Eds.) Gender Analysis and Reform of Irrigation Management: Concepts, cases, and gaps in knowledge - Proceedings of the Workshop on Gender and Water, 15-19 September 1997, Habarana, Sri Lanka. Colombo, Sri Lanka: IIMI. pp.173-192.
Gender differences ; Water management ; Social participation ; Water user associations ; Women in development ; Households ; Resource management / South Asia
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IIMI 631.7088042 G000 MER Record No: H021513)
17 Meinzen-Dick, R.. 1997. Valuing the multiple uses of irrigation water. In Kay, M.; Franks, T.; Smith, L. (Eds.), Water: Economics, management and demand. London, UK: E & FN Spon. pp.50-58.
Water management ; Irrigation water ; Water use ; Water policy ; Economic analysis ; Water rights ; Water supply ; Crop production ; Livestock ; Fish farming ; Agricultural production ; Environmental effects / Sri Lanka / India
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7 G000 KAY Record No: H023042)
18 Meinzen-Dick, R.; Rosegrant, M. W. 1997. Water as an economic good: Incentives, institutions and infrastructure. In Kay, M.; Franks, T.; Smith, L. (Eds.), Water: Economics, management and demand. London, UK: E & FN Spon. pp.312-320.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7 G000 KAY Record No: H023072)
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19 Meinzen-Dick, R.. 1997. Farmer participation in irrigation: 20 years of experience and lessons for the future. Irrigation and Drainage Systems, 11(2):103-118. (IFPRI reprint no.371)
Irrigation management ; Participatory management ; Farmer participation ; Water user associations ; Privatization / Philippines / Sri Lanka / Pakistan / Senegal / USA / Mexico / Columbia Basin
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER, P 4636 Record No: H023611)
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20 Svendsen, M.; Meinzen-Dick, R.. 1997. Irrigation management institutions in transition: A look back, a look forward. Irrigation and Drainage Systems, 11(2):139-156.
Irrigation management ; Institution building ; Organizational change ; Water resource management ; Water user associations ; Water rights ; Farmer participation ; Privatization
(Location: IWMI-SA Call no: PER Record No: H023612)
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