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1 Suhardiman, Diana. 2008. Bureaucratic designs: the paradox of irrigation management transfer in Indonesia. Thesis. Wageningen, Netherlands: Diana Suhardiman. 281p.
Irrigation management ; Privatization ; Policy ; Political aspects ; Participatory management ; Farmer participation ; Bureaucracy ; Rent seeking ; Water user associations ; Water distribution ; Water control ; Legislation ; Irrigation programs ; Operations ; Maintenance / Indonesia / Kulon Progo District
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: D 631.7.3 G662 SUH Record No: H040966)
2 Suhardiman, Diana. 2008. Bureaucratic designs: the paradox of irrigation management transfer in Indonesia. Thesis. Wageningen, Netherlands: Diana Suhardiman. 281p.
Irrigation management ; Privatization ; Policy ; Political aspects ; Participatory management ; Farmer participation ; Bureaucracy ; Rent seeking ; Water user associations ; Water distribution ; Water control ; Legislation ; Irrigation programs ; Operations ; Maintenance / Indonesia / Kulon Progo District
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: D 631.7.3 G662 SUH c2 Record No: H042413)
3 Johnston, Robyn M.; Hoanh, Chu Thai; Lacombe, Guillaume; Noble, Andrew D.; Smakhtin, Vladimir; Suhardiman, Diana; Kam, Suan Pheng; Choo, P. S. 2009. Scoping study on natural resources and climate change in Southeast Asia with a focus on agriculture. Final report. Vientiane, Laos: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) South East Asia Office, for Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) 107p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.3910/2010.201]
Climate change ; Natural resources ; Environmental effects ; Agroecology ; Agricultural production ; Crops ; Cropping systems ; Farming systems ; Livestock ; Fisheries ; Food security ; Water management ; Economic aspects ; Rural poverty ; Policy ; Nutrient management / South East Asia / Cambodia / Laos / Thailand / Vietnam / Myanmar / China / Greater Mekong Subregion / Tonle Sap / Yunnan
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H042414)
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4 Johnston, Robyn M.; Hoanh, Chu Thai; Lacombe, Guillaume; Noble, Andrew; Smakhtin, Vladimir; Suhardiman, Diana; Kam, S. P.; Choo, P. S. 2010. Rethinking agriculture in the Greater Mekong Subregion: how to sustainably meet food needs, enhance ecosystem services and cope with climate change. [Summary report]. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 24p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.3910/2010.207]
Agricultural production ; Rice ; Fisheries ; Livestock ; Farming systems ; Coastal area ; Flood plains ; Climate change ; Environmental effects ; Food production ; Ecosystems ; Water management / South East Asia / Greater Mekong Subregion
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H042771)
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5 Mukherji, Aditi; Fuleki, Blanka; Shah, Tushaar; Suhardiman, Diana; Giordano, Mark; Weligamage, Parakrama. 2010. Irrigation reform in Asia: a review of 108 cases of irrigation management transfer. Report submitted to the Asian Development Bank, October 2009. 118p.
Irrigation management ; Privatization ; Policy ; Case studies ; Indicators ; Analysis ; Common property ; Irrigation schemes ; Farmer-agency interactions ; Water user associations / Asia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H042851)
https://data.opendevelopmentmekong.net/dataset/a2022053-b870-411d-902a-76cf3e135132/resource/9c9a21ca-bcb3-4cc8-8aa9-e00bf5d96b68/download/2aab15ae-bec6-440c-9aca-47c4cea21542.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H042851.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H042851.pdf
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6 Johnston, Robyn M.; Lacombe, Guillaume; Hoanh, Chu Thai; Noble, Andrew D.; Pavelic, Paul; Smakhtin, Vladimir; Suhardiman, Diana; Kam, S. P.; Choo, P. S. 2010. Climate change, water and agriculture in the Greater Mekong subregion. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 52p. (IWMI Research Report 136) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2010.212]
Climate change ; Adaptation ; Indicators ; Water resource management ; River basins ; Water availability ; Water quality ; Groundwater ; Fisheries ; Ecosystems ; Water power ; Population growth ; Land use ; Biofuels ; Sea level / South East Asia / Cambodia / Laos / Myanmar / Thailand / Vietnam / China / Greater Mekong Subregion / Yunnan Province
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 333.91 G800 JOH Record No: H043300)
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The impacts of climate change on agriculture and food production in Southeast Asia will be largely mediated through water, but climate is only one driver of change. Water resources in the region will be shaped by a complex mixture of social, economic and environmental factors. This report reviews the current status and trends in water management in the Greater Mekong Subregion; assesses likely impacts of climate change on water resources to 2050; examines water management strategies in the context of climate and other changes; and identifies priority actions for governments and communities to improve resilience of the water sector and safeguard food production.
7 Hoanh, Chu Thai; Suhardiman, Diana; Tuan, L. A. 2010. Irrigation development for rice production in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam: what’s next? Paper presented at the International Rice Congress 2010, 28th International Rice Research Conference, Hanoi, Vietnam, 8-11 November 2010. 4p.
Rice ; Irrigated farming ; Salt water intrusion ; Shrimp culture ; Brackishwater aquaculture ; Canals / Vietnam / Mekong River Delta
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H043364)
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The Vietnamese Mekong River Delta (MRD) has a total area of four million hectares for more than 18 million inhabitants in 2009 with abundant water resources (Can, 2000). Due to high seasonal variation with over 90% of rainfall and surface water concentrated during the flood season from May to November, the great potential for agriculture and aquaculture production in the MRD is only exploited if flood is controlled and irrigation in the dry season is improved. Therefore an extensive network of canals comprises of over 14,000 km of principal and primary canals, 27,000 km of secondary canals and 50,000 km of tertiary canals, and more than 20,000 km of protection dykes were built in the last 300 years. In 1985 Vietnam was still a net rice importing country, but in 1989 and 1999 it exported 1.4 and 4.6 million tons, respectively, of which the contributed more than 90%. This remarkable increase in rice production is related to the rapid growth of rice planted area in the past 35 years aided by the expansion and increased density of the irrigation and drainage system.
8 Suhardiman, Diana; Giordano, Mark; Molle, Francois. 2012. Scalar disconnect: the logic of transboundary water governance in the Mekong. Society and Natural Resources, 25(6):572-586. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/08941920.2011.604398]
Water management ; International waters ; Water governance ; Institutions ; Corporate culture ; Decision making ; Government ; Bureaucracy ; Funding ; River basins / South East Asia / China / Mekong River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H044374)
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This article provides an institutional analysis of the Mekong River Commission and brings to light the institutional dissonances between regional and national decision-making landscapes in the Lower Mekong Basin. The current scalar disconnect between regional and national decision-making processes reflects how international donors and member country representatives obscure potential conflict/tension in transboundary water governance in the Mekong. From a scholarly perspective, it questions academic approaches that assume that the state is the sole or primary actor in international relations.
9 Pierret, A.; de Rouw, A.; Chaplot, V.; Valentin, C.; Noble, Andrew; Suhardiman, Diana; Drechsel, Pay. 2011. Reshaping upland farming policies to support nature and livelihoods: lessons from soil erosion in Southeast Asia with emphasis on Lao PDR. [Report of the Management of Soil Erosion Consortium (MSEC) Project]. Marseille, France: Institut de Recherche pour le Developpment (IRD); Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 40p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2011.213]
Upland areas ; Farming systems ; Shifting cultivation ; Agricultural policy ; Erosion ; Soil conservation ; Tillage ; Land use ; Site ; Monitoring ; Catchment areas ; Surface runoff ; Riparian zones ; Water management ; Vegetation ; Rain / Southeast Asia / Laos
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H044693)
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10 Suhardiman, Diana; Mollinga, P. P. 2012. Correlations, causes and the logic of obscuration: donor shaping of dominant narratives in Indonesia’s irrigation development. Journal of Development Studies, 48(7):1-16. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2011.638052]
Irrigation management ; Privatization ; Canals ; Policy ; International cooperation ; Crop production ; Water user associations ; Farmers / Indonesia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H044803)
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This article analyses policy trends in Indonesian irrigation, particularly during the last five decades, from the perspective of dominant narratives, as authored, suggested and pushed by international donors. It argues that international donors’ adherence to ‘deferred maintenance’ as the core element of irrigation policy problem framing does not match with farmers’ and the irrigation agency staff perceptions and practices. The logic of obscuration and the discursive manoeuvers that maintain it are analysed. The article concludes that there is space for more profound conceptual contestation and for alternative actions pathways even within the ‘dominant paradigm’ to address management problems more effectively.
11 Suhardiman, Diana; Giordano, Mark. 2012. Process-focused analysis in transboundary water governance research. International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, 12(3):299-308. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10784-012-9176-z]
International Waters ; Water governance ; Decision making ; Non governmental organizations ; Conflict ; Cooperation ; Dams ; River basins / Turkey / Ilisu dam
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H044882)
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Previous analysis of transboundary water governance has been focused primarily on state-centred approaches. The articles in this special section move us forward from this focus in three ways. First, they highlight the crucial role played by non-state actors in shaping water governance outcomes. Second, they show us how these actors can increase the ‘room for manoeuvre’ in negotiations. Third, they provide an entry point for developing process-focused approaches in transboundary water governance research. This article argues such an approach might improve our understanding of transboundary water outcomes and suggests new focus on how key actors form networks of alliances and shape decision-making landscapes at multiple governance levels and arenas. From a scholarly perspective, it brings to light the blurred boundary between state and non-state actors, as derived from a better understanding of the elusive links between actors and organisations; it unravels additional layers of complexity in the hydro-hegemony concept and bends the rigid notion of power asymmetry, towards the subtleties of power relations and interplays in transboundary decision-making processes.
12 Senanayake, Nari; Mukherji, Aditi; Suhardiman, Diana. 2012. Constraints and missed opportunities: a review of IFAD’s Investments in participatory irrigation management. [Presented at the Workshop on Governance for Water and Food Security]. [Abstract only]. In Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI). Water and food security. Abstract volume, World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden, 26-31 August 2012. Stockholm, Sweden: Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI). pp.191-192.
Irrigation management ; Participatory management ; Investment ; Water user associations ; Policy ; Food security ; Water security ; Farmers / Sri Lanka / Cambodia / Philippines / Nepal / Bangladesh
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H045052)
http://www.worldwaterweek.org/documents/Resources/Synthesis/Abstract-Volume-2012.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H045052.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H045052.pdf
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13 Shah, Tushaar; Anwar, Arif; Amarasinghe, Upali; Hoanh, Chu Thai; Reddy, Junna Mohan; Molle, Francois; Mukherji, Aditi; Prathapar, Sanmugam A.; Suhardiman, Diana; Qureshi, Asad Sarwar; Wegerich, Kai. 2012. Canal irrigation conundrum: applying contingency theory to irrigation system management in India. IWMI-Tata Water Policy Research Highlight, 25. 9p.
Irrigation systems ; Canal irrigation ; Irrigation management ; History ; Water user associations / India
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H045400)
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14 Suhardiman, Diana. 2013. The power to resist: irrigation management transfer in Indonesia. Water Alternatives, 6(1):25-41.
Irrigation management ; Privatization ; Bureaucracy ; Irrigation systems ; Water management ; Water law ; Policy ; Water user associations / Indonesia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H045630)
http://www.water-alternatives.org/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=197
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H045630.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H045630.pdf
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In the last two decades, international donors have promoted Irrigation Management Transfer (IMT) as an international remedy to management problems in government irrigation systems in many developing countries. This article analyses the political processes that shape IMT policy formulation and implementation in Indonesia. It links IMT with the issue of bureaucratic reform and argues that its potential to address current problems in government irrigation systems cannot be achieved if the irrigation agency is not convinced about the need for management transfer. IMT’s significance cannot be measured only through IMT outcomes and impacts, without linking these with how the irrigation agency perceives the idea of management transfer in the first place, how this perception (re)defines the agency’s position in IMT, and how it shapes the agency’s action and strategy in the policy formulation and implementation. I illustrate how the irrigation agency contested the idea of management transfer by referring to IMT policy adoption in 1987 and its renewal in 1999. The article concludes that for management transfer to be meaningful it is pertinent that the issue of bureaucratic reform is incorporated into current policy discussions.
15 Suhardiman, Diana; Wichelns, D.; Lestrelin, G. 2013. Payments of ecosystem services in Vietnam: market-based incentives or state control of resources. [Abstract only]. In German Aerospace Center (DLR); Germany. Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). Mekong Environmental Symposium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 5-7 March 2013. Abstract volume, Topic 02 - Hydropower development and impacts on economy. Wessling, Germany: German Aerospace Center (DLR); Bonn, Germany: Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). pp.32.
Ecosystem services ; Natural resources management ; Policy ; Poverty ; Development projects / Vietnam
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H045750)
http://www.mekong-environmental-symposium-2013.org/frontend/file.php?id=3020&dl=1
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H045750.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H045750.pdf
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We question whether payments for ecosystem services (PES) programs have the potential to enhance natural resource management in Vietnam, where the state essentially designs and implements the programs. In such settings, the welfare gains achieved through PES programs will be determined by how the state incorporates the programs into national development strategies and aligns them with other land use and environmental policies. We consider also whether PES programs can be relied on to reduce poverty and enhance livelihoods, either alone or in combination with other policy interventions. To these ends, we trace the development of PES programs within the context of forest conservation policies and in relation to watershed management. Taking Vietnam as our case study, we illustrate how PES programs are implemented within the context of a monopsonistic, non-competitive market. We conclude that in the absence of a competitive market structure and with appropriate regulations governments can reshape PES programs so that they function primarily as tools for strengthening state control over natural resources.
16 Tran, T. T. H.; Zeller, M.; Suhardiman, Diana; Milan, Florence; Hoanh, Chu Thai. 2013. Institutional arrangement and transaction cost in implementing of the National Five Million Hectares Reforestation Program in Vietnam [Abstract only]. In German Aerospace Center (DLR); Germany. Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). Mekong Environmental Symposium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 5-7 March 2013. Abstract volume, Topic 03 - Mekong Basin forest dynamics and REDD+. Wessling, Germany: German Aerospace Center (DLR); Bonn, Germany: Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). 1p.
Natural resources management ; Reforestation ; Costs ; Stakeholders ; Households / Vietnam / National Five Million Hectares Reforestation Program
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H045823)
http://www.mekong-environmental-symposium-2013.org/frontend/file.php?id=3020&dl=1
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H045823.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H045823.pdf
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17 Suhardiman, Diana; Wichelns, D.; Lestrelin, G.; Hoanh, Chu Thai. 2013. Payments for ecosystem services in Vietnam: market-based incentives or state control of resources? Ecosystem Services, 5:e94-e101. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2013.06.001]
Natural resources management ; Ecosystems ; Watershed management ; Forest protection ; Policy ; Case studies ; Households / Vietnam
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H045911)
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Payments for ecosystem services often are viewed as an innovative approach toward improving natural resource management, while also providing opportunities for enhancing incomes and livelihoods. Yet not all PES programs are designed and implemented in ways that reflect voluntary transactions between buyers and providers of well-defined, measurable ecosystem services. When third-party interests, such as donors or governments, design PES programs to achieve goals that lie outside the conceptual scope of payments for ecosystem services, the improvements in resource management and enhancements in livelihoods can fall short of expectations. We examine this potential dissonance in PES program implementation, taking the case of PES in the forestry sector in Vietnam. We question whether PES in Vietnam has the potential to enhance forest protection and watershed management. We highlight the importance of institutions and governance (i.e., the policies, rules, and regulations) in determining program significance and we illustrate how PES programs are implemented as part of the government's subsidy scheme. We conclude that in the absence of a competitive market structure and appropriate regulations, governments can reshape PES programs to function primarily as tools for strengthening state control over natural resources.
18 Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali; Joffre, O.; Suhardiman, Diana; Balasubramanya, Soumya; Pavelic, Paul; Htut, U. Y. T.; McCartney, Matthew; Johnston, Robyn. 2013. Community survey on water access, availability and management issues in the dry zone of Myanmar: final report for component 2. [Project report of the Livelihoods and Food Security Trust Fund (LIFT) Dry Zone Program]. Vientiane, Laos: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Yangon, Myanmar: Myanmar Marketing Research and Development (MMRD). 74p.
Water management ; Water resources ; Water availability ; Arid zones ; Surveys ; Villages ; Climate change ; Weather hazards ; Rain ; Income ; Livestock ; Groundwater irrigation ; Groundwater resources ; Water quality ; Water allocation ; Water use ; Water user associations ; Irrigated farming ; Rainfed farming ; Crops ; Food security ; Institutions ; Research projects ; Investment ; Income / Myanmar / Dry Zone
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H046134)
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19 Johnston, Robyn; Rajah, Ameer; Balasubramanya, Soumya; Douangsavanh, Somphasith; Lacombe, Guillaume; McCartney, Matthew; Pavelic, Paul; Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali; Sotoukee, Touleelor; Suhardiman, Diana; Joffre, O. 2013. Identifying priority investments in water in Myanmar’s dry zone: final report for component 3. [Project report of the Livelihoods and Food Security Trust Fund (LIFT) Dry Zone Program] Vientiane, Laos: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 53p.
Water resources development ; Water management ; Water supply ; Research projects ; Investment ; Living standards ; Arid zones ; Agroecosystems ; Irrigation systems ; Irrigation schemes ; Groundwater irrigation ; Supplemental irrigation ; Rainwater ; Water harvesting ; Water storage ; Reservoirs ; Dams ; Wells ; Watershed management ; Food security ; Farmland ; Rainfed farming ; Irrigated farming ; Social aspects / Myanmar / Dry Zone
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H046135)
20 Suhardiman, Diana; Giordano, Mark. 2014. Is there an alternative for irrigation reform? World Development, 57:91-100. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2013.11.016]
Irrigation management ; Irrigation systems ; Reform ; Policy making ; Bureaucracy ; Hydrology ; Developing countries ; Farmers
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H046290)
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Poor performance of government-managed irrigation systems persists in developing countries despite numerous policy interventions over the last four decades. We argue that many of these interventions have failed, because they did not recognize irrigation bureaucracies as prime actors in policy change. This paper examines the varied actors and agendas within irrigation bureaucracies, highlighting the dichotomy between “hydraulic missions” on the one hand and direct service provision to farmers on the other. To increase the significance of future reform, bureaucracies must be considered as explicit actors, and reform efforts should derive from better understanding of the farmer–agency interface.
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