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1 World Bank. 1998. Project appraisal document on a proposed credit in the amount of SDR 41.7 million (US $ 57.0 million equivalent) to the Democratic Socialistic Republic of Sri Lanka for a Mahaweli Restructuring and Rehabilitation Project, February 23, 1998. Washington, DC, USA: World Bank. Rural Development Sector Unit, South Asia Region. iv, 42p. (Report no.17157-CE.)
Irrigation projects ; Rehabilitation ; Credit ; Development aid ; Financing ; Project appraisal ; Project design ; Performance indexes ; Economic analysis ; Cost benefit analysis / Sri Lanka / Mahaweli Project
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 5630 Record No: H027623)
2 Shah, Tushaar; Krishnan, S.; Hemant, P.; Verma, S.; Chandra, A.; Sudhir, C. 2010. A case for pipelining water distribution in the Narmada Irrigation System in Gujarat, India. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 17p. (IWMI Working Paper 141) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2010.233]
Irrigation projects ; Canals ; Water distribution ; Pipes ; Reservoirs ; Water conservation / India / Sardar Sarovar Project / Narmada Irrigation System / Gujarat
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.6.1 G635 SHA Record No: H043567)
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Thanks to farmers’ resistance to provide land for constructing watercourses below the outlets, India’s famous Sardar Sarovar Project is stuck in an impasse. Against a potential to serve 1.8 million hectares, the Project was irrigating just 100,000 hectares five years after the dam and main canals were ready. Indications are that full project benefits will get delayed by years, even decades. In this paper, IWMI researchers advance ten reasons why the Project should abandon its original plan of constructing open channels and license private service providers to invest in pumps and buried pipeline networks to sell irrigation service to farmers.
3 Amdihun, A. 2008. GIS and remote sensing integrated environmental impact assessment of irrigation project in Finchaa Valley area. In Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele; Loulseged, Makonnen; Yilma, Aster Denekew (Comps.). Impact of irrigation on poverty and environment in Ethiopia: draft proceedings of the symposium and exhibition, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 27-29 November 2007. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). pp.400-417.
GIS ; Remote sensing ; Environmental impact assessment ; Plant cover ; Vegetation ; Irrigation projects ; Soil properties ; Soil degradation ; Land use ; Land cover ; Water quality / Ethiopia / Finchaa Irrigation Project
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H044105)
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This research was conducted in order to assess the environmental impacts of Finchaa irrigation project using GIS and remote sensing techniques. Because of the limited resources only some environmental parameters were selected. These parameters are natural vegetation, soil/land, water quality, climate and health conditions. The normalized vegetation index (NDVI) analysis was used to detect the spatial and temporal change of vegetation biomass in the study area. The result indicated that the natural vegetation biomass is declining. This is mainly due to the expansion of agricultural land and escalating human made structures in the area. The water physico-chemical analysis demonstrated that the down stream water has more chemical substances and degraded physical properties than the up stream counterparts. The direct leakage of industrial liquid waste and the agro-chemicals from irrigation fields are supposed to contribute for this result. The GIS analysis of a 100 meter buffer around Major rivers and tributary streams is found to be a necessary action to mitigate the problem of pollution. The soil chemical and physical property analysis in the irrigated and non irrigated fields reveals that the soil samples taken from irrigated fields contain higher phosphorous, Nitrogen and organic carbon compared to its counter parts. The use of agro-chemicals in the irrigation fields contribute for the result. From the twenty two years rain fall, temperature and humidity data no abrupt inclining or declining trend is observed that could tell the possible impacts of the project. The post irrigation development years witness that some water born diseases and malaria case records have increased. It is also found out that expansion of irrigation fields and the respective Malaria case records are positively correlated. Generally, despite the significance of the Finchaa irrigation project, it has negative environmental repercussions. This is evident from vegetation cover distraction, water quality deterioration in the down stream area, alteration of soil physical and chemical components and increasing health threats. If the current condition continues the problems may out weight the benefits of the irrigation project. Thus in the project site and adjoining areas urgent environmental conservation is necessary. This helps to sustain the existing and revitalize the fading resources.
4 AgWater Solutions Project (Agricultural Water Solutions Project). 2011. Small reservoirs in Sub-Saharan Africa. Based on a report by Jean-Philippe Venot. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). AgWater Solutions Project (Agricultural Water Solutions Project). 2p. (AgWater Solutions, Agricultural Water Management Learning and Discussion Brief)
Reservoirs ; Dams ; Development projects ; Irrigation projects ; Investment ; Water use ; Water user associations ; Governance / Africa South of Sahara
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H044584)
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5 Inocencio, Arlene; Kikuchi, M.; Merrey, Douglas; Tonosaki, M.; Maruyama, A.; de Jong, I.; Sally, Hilmy; Penning de Vries, F. 2005. Lessons from irrigation investment experiences: cost-reducing and performance-enhancing options for Sub-Saharan Africa. Pretoria, South Africa: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 52p.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H044634)
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This study aims to systematically establish whether costs of irrigation projects in SSA are truly high, determine the factors which influence costs and recommend cost-reducing options in order make irrigation investments in SSA more attractive. The study analyzes 314 irrigation projects implemented from 1967 to 2003 in 50 countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America funded (or assisted) by the World Bank, African Development Bank and the International Fund for Agriculture Development. The sample includes “irrigation” projects, irrigation development with power generation (“irrigation with power”) projects, and irrigation component in multi-sectoral projects (MSPs). For the latter two types of project, only the cost of the irrigation component was included in the analyses. The study distinguishes projects according to purpose (ranging from purely new construction to purely rehabilitation), type of irrigation system (river diversion, reservoir-based, tank, river/groundwater-lift, and largely drainage or flood control), mode of O&M (government managed, jointly managed, farmer-managed), and major crops irrigated. All data are obtained from project completion (PCRs) and performance audit reports (PPARs) complemented with information from staff appraisal reports. Unit irrigation costs and project performance measured by economic internal rates of return are actual figures reported in PPARs or PCRs. This report examines whether the difference in unit costs in sub-Saharan Africa compared with other regions is significant, and identifies the key determinants of unit investment costs and performance of irrigation projects. It makes three important contributions: (1) it confirms some earlier findings about irrigation projects; (2) it disproves some popularly-held notions and incorrect perceptions about unit costs and performance of irrigation projects in sub-Saharan Africa; and (3) it provides empirical support to some existing irrigation investment policies and programs and a basis for reconsideration of others and introduction of new ones. The report presents recommendations for formulating better irrigation projects and a clear investment direction in agricultural water in sub-Saharan Africa.
6 Hertzog, T.; Adamczewski, A.; Molle, Francois; Poussin, J.-C.; Jamin, J.-Y. 2012. Ostrich-like strategies in Sahelian sands?: land and water grabbing in the Office du Niger, Mali. Water Alternatives, 5(2):304-321.
Water management ; Water shortage ; Water rights ; Land management ; Land acquisition ; Land use ; Irrigated land ; Irrigation schemes ; Irrigation projects ; Investment ; Social aspects ; Economic aspects ; Dry season ; Flooding ; River basins / Mali / Office du Niger
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H044968)
http://www.water-alternatives.org/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=171
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H044968.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H044968.pdf
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In recent years, large-scale agricultural investment projects have increased in sub-Saharan Africa as a result of the growing appetites of local and international investors for land resources. Research has so far mainly focused on land issues, but the water implications of these land deals are starting to surface. Taking the Office du Niger (ON), in Mali, as a case study, we show that while around 100,000 ha is currently being cultivated, mostly by smallholders, a total of 600,000 ha of land has been allocated in the past ten years to investors in large-scale farming. This process has largely bypassed the official procedure established by the ON at regional level. The allocation of new lands has shifted to the national level, with an attempt to recentralize the management of land deals and associated benefits at the highest level, despite contrary efforts by foreign donors to strengthen the ON. This article describes the complex allocation process based on 'behind-closed-doors' negotiations. It then analyses the implications of the land deals on water issues by focusing on the strategies of actors to limit the risk of future water shortages, the current and expected difficulties in water management and allocation, and the emerging spatial and social redistribution of benefits and risk that signals a process of water grabbing.
7 Malik, Ravinder Paul Singh. 2012. Measuring irrigation subsidies: some conceptual and methodological issues. Journal of the Indian Society of Agricultural Statistics, 66(2):299-311.
Irrigation water ; Irrigation projects ; Economic aspects ; Costs ; Income ; Farmers ; Social aspects ; Environmental effects ; Water supply ; Government ; Water power ; Fishery production
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H045007)
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8 Kuppannan, Palanisami; Malik, Ravinder Paul Singh; Mohan, Kadiri. 2012. Are we over-estimating irrigation subsidies in multipurpose water resources projects in India?— methodological issues and evidence. Agricultural Economics Research Review, 25(January-June):29-38.
Water resources ; Irrigation projects ; Subsidies ; Irrigation water ; Water costs / India / Andhra Pradesh / Nagarjunasagar Irrigation Project
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H045059)
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Irrigation subsidies have become a highly contentious issue over the years and alternative approaches and conventions have been evolved in measuring the magnitude of these subsidies. Given the fact that the capital cost is a sunk cost, this paper has used the O&M cost of the project and the gross receipts in computing irrigation subsidies. Further, the paper has suggested an improvement in the subsidy estimation methods by adjusting the O&M cost of the projects to multiple benefits of the irrigation projects using the Separable Cost Remaining Benefit (SCRB) method in three major multipurpose irrigation projects in the state of Andhra Pradesh. The study has revealed that currently irrigation subsidies are over-estimated. For example, the estimated average irrigation subsidy in Nagarjunasagar Project (NRSP) Right Bank canal based on currently practised methods, works out to be ` 428 per ha, whereas using the SCRB approach, it come to be ` 111/ ha. The irrigation subsidy for NRSP is thus being currently over-estimated to the tune of almost 286 per cent. Similar is the case with the other two projects studied, though the magnitude of subsidy over-estimation could differ. The study has demonstrated how through the use of appropriate accounting methodologies, more informed and transparent estimates of irrigation subsidy can be derived. The inference from this paper is that reliable information about subsidies actually going to the irrigation sector could help in framing better pricing policies for irrigation water and in promoting more efficient use of irrigation water and utilization of subsidies. The outcome from the study will also be useful in finetuning the subsidy related discussions in the 12th Five-Year Plan documents.
9 Nepal. Department of Irrigation. Irrigation Management and Water Utilization Division. 2006? Irrigation Management Transfer Project, TA NO.1435-NEP. Final report - main report. Kathmandu, Nepal: ADB; Kathmandu, Nepal: GITEC Consult GMBH; Kathmandu, Nepal: GEOCE Consultants Pvt. Ltd. 90p. +Annexes.
Irrigation management ; Participatory management ; Farmer participation ; Irrigation projects ; Drainage ; Privatization ; Agricultural production ; Institutions ; Legal aspects ; Social aspects ; Economic analysis / Nepal
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: P 8134 Record No: H045171)
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10 Shah, Tushaar; Singh, M. 2012. Indian accelerated sectoral development programs: what can water sector learn from power sector? IWMI-Tata Water Policy Research Highlight, 13. 7p.
Water management ; Irrigation projects ; Development projects ; Energy sources ; Electricity supplies / India
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H045274)
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11 Allan, T.; Keulertz, M.; Sojamo, S.; Warner, J. 2012. Handbook of land and water grabs in Africa: foreign direct investment and food and water security. Abingdon, UK: Routledge. 488p.
Land acquisition ; Land tenure ; Land ownership ; Land development ; Soil erosion ; Customary law ; History ; Water availability ; Water acquisition ; Water resources ; Water management ; Water scarcity ; Water security ; Virtual water ; Water balance ; Water productivity ; Food security ; Food prices ; Agricultural production ; Rainfed farming ; Catchment areas ; Moisture content ; Pastures ; Foreign investment ; Organizations ; International cooperation ; Irrigation projects ; Water power ; Oils ; Biofuels ; Climate change ; Evapotranspiration ; Environmental effects ; Dams ; Human rights ; Case studies ; Rural poverty ; Social aspects ; Economic aspects ; Environmental effects / Africa / Sudan / Liberia / China / Ethiopia / Morocco / Zambia / Egypt / Ghana / Mali
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G100 ALL Record No: H045667)
12 de Silva, Sanjiv. 2012. The experiences of water management organizations in Bangladesh: a literature review. [Project report prepared by IWMI for the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF) under the project "Increasing the Resilience of Agricultural and Aquacultural Systems in the Coastal Areas of the Ganges Delta: Project G3 - Water Governance and Community Based Management"]. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 51p.
Water management ; Organizations ; Non governmental organizations ; Institutions ; Participatory management ; Water governance ; Water resources development ; Research projects ; Development projects ; Land resources ; Reclaimed land ; Irrigation projects ; Rural development ; Literature reviews ; Models ; Stakeholders ; Policy ; Poverty ; Agriculture / Bangladesh
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H045714)
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13 Chu, J. M. 2012. A blue revolution for Zambia?: large-scale irrigation projects and land and water 'grabs' In Allan, T.; Keulertz, M.; Sojamo, S.; Warner, J. (Eds.). Handbook of land and water grabs in Africa: foreign direct investment and food and water security. London, UK: Routledge. pp.207-220.
Irrigation projects ; Land acquisitions ; Land rights ; Water resources ; Agricultural development ; Economic growth ; Case studies ; Public-private cooperation / Zambia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 ALL Record No: H045680)
14 van Koppen, Barbara; Hope, Lesley; Colenbrander, W. 2012. Gender aspects of small-scale private irrigation in Africa. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 17p. (IWMI Working Paper 153) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2013.201]
Gender ; Irrigation projects ; Small scale systems ; Lift irrigation ; Technology ; Irrigated sites ; Pumps ; Households ; Income ; Decision making ; Surveys ; Irrigated farming ; Rainfed farming ; Fields ; Farm size ; Labor / Africa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H045854)
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This Working Paper presents methodological and substantive findings of gender-differentiated quantitative farm household surveys about smallholders’ private irrigation technology adoption in Ghana and Zambia. Focusing on three gender variables, household headship, labor provision and plot management, the paper examines adoption rates, types of technologies and gendered labor provision in female- and male-headed households; compares adoption rates on women’s own plots with overall rates; compares women’s decision-making on irrigated plots and rainfed plots; and examines impacts of targeting strategies. Findings suggest that women are proactive irrigation adopters in spite of the many obstacles they face. Removing those obstacles serves both gender equality and irrigation policies.
15 Chaturvedi, M. C. 2012. India's waters: environment, economy, and development. Boca Raton, FL, USA: CRC Press. 381p.
Water resources development ; Watershed management ; Water requirements ; Water balance ; Water supply ; Waterborne diseases ; Groundwater management ; River basin development ; History ; Climate change ; Flooding ; Drought ; Soils ; Environmental effects ; Agriculture ; Crops ; Waste management ; Economic development ; Irrigation projects ; Irrigation systems ; Flow discharge ; Legal aspects / India
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G635 CHA Record No: H045862)
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16 Mathur, G. N.; Chawla, A. S. (Eds.) 2005. Water for sustainable development - towards innovative solutions: proceedings of the XII World Water Congress, New Delhi, India, 22-25 November 2005. Vol. 1. New Delhi, India: Central Board of Irrigation and Power; Montpellier, France: International Water Resources Association (IWRA). 337p.
Water management ; Water resources development ; Groundwater recharge ; River basin management ; Water quality ; Drinking water ; International waters ; Water sharing ; Water allocation ; Ecosystems ; Environmental flows ; Water supply ; Sanitation ; Water use efficiency ; Technology ; Water distribution ; Water transfer ; Water user associations ; Conflicts ; Irrigation projects ; Irrigation water ; Water storage ; Aquifers ; Dams ; Land use ; Stakeholders / Central Asia / India / Australia / Cameroon / Nigeria
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 MAT Record No: H045957)
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17 Mathur, G. N.; Chawla, A. S. (Eds.) 2005. Water for sustainable development - towards innovative solutions: proceedings of the XII World Water Congress, New Delhi, India, 22-25 November 2005. Vol. 5. New Delhi, India: Central Board of Irrigation and Power; Montpellier, France: International Water Resources Association (IWRA). 265p.
Water management ; Water resources development ; Crop production ; Watersheds ; Natural disasters ; Flooding ; Drought ; Water quality ; Groundwater ; Surface water ; Water supply ; Water security ; Water scarcity ; Ecosystems ; Water use efficiency ; Sanitation ; Water storage ; Dams ; Stakeholders ; Irrigation projects ; Irrigation management ; Participatory management ; Private sector ; GIS ; Remote sensing ; Land use ; Financing ; Urban areas ; Capacity building ; Information technology / India / Tunisia / Brahmaputra River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 MAT Record No: H045964)
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18 Mathur, G. N.; Chawla, A. S. (Eds.) 2005. Water for sustainable development - towards innovative solutions: Abstracts of the XII World Water Congress, New Delhi, India, 22-25 November 2005. New Delhi, India: Central Board of Irrigation and Power; Montpellier, France: International Water Resources Association (IWRA). 182p.
Water management ; Water resources development ; Groundwater ; Water pollution ; Water quality ; Water allocation ; Water supply ; International waters ; Irrigation projects ; Irrigation development ; Water sharing ; Water security ; Watershed ; Hydrology ; Urban areas ; Risk management ; Financing ; Economic aspects ; Capacity building ; Remote sensing / Asia / Sri Lanka / India / Malaysia / Thailand / Nigeria / Australia / Turkey / Cameroon / North Africa / South Africa / Nepal / Canada / North China / Murray Darling River Basin / Haryana / Faridabad / Harran Plain / Andhra Pradesh
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 MAT Record No: H045970)
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19 Asian Development Bank (ADB). 2010. Climate change adaptation in Himachal Pradesh [India]: sustainable strategies for water resources. Manila, Philippines: Asian Development Bank (ADB). 75p.
Climate change ; Adaptation ; Risks ; Water resources ; Water policy ; Water rights ; Water conservation ; Agriculture ; Irrigation projects ; Water power ; Institutions / India / Himachal Pradesh
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 ADB Record No: H046000)
http://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/cca-himachal-pradesh.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H046000.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H046000.pdf
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20 Niaz, S. M. 1985. International funding of groundwater development schemes. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, 18(1):3-12.
Groundwater development ; Development projects ; Irrigation projects ; International organizations ; World Bank ; Investments ; Bank loans ; Drainage ; Legislation ; Public sector ; Private sector ; Wells
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H045771)
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