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1 van der Zaag, P.. 1992. The material dimension of social practice in water management: A case study in Mexico. In Diemer, G.; Slabbers, J. (Eds.) Irrigators and engineers: Essays in honour of Lucas Horst. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Thesis Publishers. pp.73-83.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7 G000 DIE Record No: H010146)
2 Van der Zaag, P.. 1992. Users, operators and hydraulic structures: a case of irrigation management in Western Mexico. London, UK: Overseas Development Institute (ODI). 14p. (ODI Irrigation Management Network paper 19)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: ODI/92/19 Record No: H011313)
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3 Meijers, T.; Ombara, D.; van der Zaag, P.. 1993. Design as an interactive process: Shaping irrigation systems with the users. In Ubels, J.; Horst, L. (Eds.), Irrigation design in Africa: Towards an interactive method. Wageningen, Netherlands: Wageningen Agricultural University. pp.71-92.
Irrigation design ; Irrigation systems ; Farmer participation ; Social aspects ; Villages / Africa / Kenya / Senegal
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.1 G100 UBE Record No: H013915)
4 Sijbrandij, P.; van der Zaag, P.. 1993. Canal maintenance: A key to restructuring irrigation management: A case of farmer participation and turnover from Mexico. Irrigation and Drainage Systems, 7(3):189-204.
Irrigation canals ; Maintenance ; Irrigation management ; Farmer participation ; Privatization / Mexico
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H013084)
Farmers becoming involved in canal maintenance is a recent trend in many government managed irrigation systems. Before being able to assess the pitfalls and perspectives of this trend, it is necessary to examine in detail the issue of canal maintenance itself, an issue which has received relatively little attention. The paper focuses on canal maintenance in an irrigation system in Western Mexico, and finds that canal maintenance differs in several aspects from water distribution. A first difference is that water distribution often results in competition among water users along the same canal, whereas the need for canal maintenance may bring these people together in cooperation, which may help to forestall possible conflicts over water supply. A second important difference is that water distribution is directly productive, whereas canal maintenance involves the reproduction of the canal system, the (often considerable) costs involved being investments. In the case study reviewed, canal maintenance gave rise to certain relationships between different groups of people, and between them and the canal infrastructure, relationships which may not have been uncovered if only water distribution had been studies. It is argued that interventions aimed at handing over management responsibilities to water users would be more effective if such locally specific expressions of cooperation and initiative of the actors involved are taken as a starting point.
5 van der Zaag, P.. 1993. Factors influencing the operational flexibility of three farmer-managed irrigation systems in Mexico. In ICID, 15th International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage, The Hague, The Netherlands, 1993: Water management in the next century. Transactions: Vol.1-B, Question 44, R36-R72: Planning and design of irrigation and drainage systems. New Delhi, India: ICID. pp.651-661.
Farmer managed irrigation systems ; Irrigation operation ; Irrigation systems ; Private ownership ; Water user associations ; Communal irrigation systems ; Water rights ; Water demand ; Water supply ; Water distribution ; Irrigation canals / Mexico
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: ICID 631.7 G000 ICI Record No: H015235)
6 Manzungu, E.; van der Zaag, P.. (Eds.) 1996. The practice of smallholder irrigation: Case studies from Zimbabwe. Harare, Zimbabwe: University of Zimbabwe Publications. xii, 235p.
Irrigation practices ; Farmer participation ; Women ; Gender ; Households ; Farmer managed irrigation systems ; Policy ; Irrigation scheduling ; Farmers' associations ; Agricultural extension ; Water distribution ; Marketing ; Pest control ; Irrigation management ; History ; Water scarcity ; Labor ; Furrow irrigation ; Rivers ; Catchment areas ; Water rights ; Legislation ; Economic aspects ; Case studies / Zimbabwe / Nyanyadzi Irrigation Scheme / Nyamaropa Irrigation Scheme / Mutare District / Nayachowa Catchment Area / Mundotwe Irrigation Scheme / Nyanyadzi Catchment / Nyamaropa / Mutambara / Umvumvumvu River / Ruwedza River / Chinzara
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.3 G176 MAN Record No: H023365)
7 Manzungu, E.; van der Zaag, P.. 1996. Continuity and controversy in smallholder irrigation. In Manzungu, E.; van der Zaag, P. (Eds.), The practice of smallholder irrigation: Case studies from Zimbabwe. Harare, Zimbabwe: University of Zimbabwe Publications. pp.1-28.
Irrigated farming ; Small scale systems ; Farmers' attitudes ; Farmer participation ; Farmer-agency interactions ; Economic aspects ; Maintenance ; Gender ; Rural women ; Woman's status ; Irrigation scheduling ; Farmer managed irrigation systems ; Design ; Policy ; Labor / Zimbabwe
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.3 G176 MAN Record No: H023366)
8 van der Zaag, P.; Röling, N. 1996. The water acts in the Nyachowa Catchment area. In Manzungu, E.; van der Zaag, P. (Eds.), The practice of smallholder irrigation: Case studies from Zimbabwe. Harare, Zimbabwe: University of Zimbabwe Publications. pp.161-190.
Irrigation programs ; Catchment areas ; Rivers ; Water users ; Farmers ; Social aspects ; Water rights ; Legislation / Zimbabwe / Nyachowa River
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.3 G176 MAN Record No: H023373)
9 Bolding, A.; Manzungu, E.; van der Zaag, P.. 1996. Farmer-initiated irrigation furrows: Observations from the eastern highlands. In Manzungu, E.; van der Zaag, P. (Eds.), The practice of smallholder irrigation: Case studies from Zimbabwe. Harare, Zimbabwe: University of Zimbabwe Publications. pp.191-218.
Furrow irrigation ; Farmer managed irrigation systems ; Irrigation practices ; Labor ; Catchment areas ; Rivers ; Legislation ; History / Zimbabwe / Nyanyadzi Catchment / Umvumvumvu Catchment / Chinzara
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.3 G176 MAN Record No: H023374)
10 Manzungu, E.; Senzanje, A.; van der Zaag, P.. (Eds.) 1999. Water for agriculture in Zimbabwe: Policy and management options for the smallholder sector. Harare, Zimbabwe: University of Zimbabwe Publications. xvi, 275p.
Irrigated farming ; Climate ; Rain ; Precipitation ; Water balance ; Evaporation ; Political aspects ; Conflict ; Gender ; Women ; Social aspects ; Water conservation ; Crop yield ; Furrow irrigation ; Appropriate technology ; Groundwater ; Wells ; Pumps ; Common property ; Small scale systems ; Catchment areas ; River basin development ; Irrigation programs ; Water rights ; Water allocation ; Equity ; Legislation ; Water costs ; Price policy ; Economic aspects ; Environmental effects ; Water resource management ; Hydrology / Zimbabwe / Nyanyadzi River / Chibuwe / Nyamaropa / Nyachowa Stream / Umvumvumvu Catchment
(Location: IWMI-SA Call no: 631.7.8 G176 MAN Record No: H025866)
Comprehensive account of water related issues in the smallholder farming sector of Zimbabwe. Part I discusses rainfall; part II some technologies that can be used to make efficient use of the limited water resources available; part III discusses the catchment management and part IV presents relevant policy issues.
11 van der Zaag, P.. 1999. Water allocation principles in catchment areas: Some notes on constraints and opportunities. In Manzungu, E.; Senzanje, A.; van der Zaag, P. (Eds.), Water for agriculture in Zimbabwe: Policy and management options for the smallholder sector. Harare, Zimbabwe: University of Zimbabwe Publications. pp.168-178.
Water allocation ; Catchment areas ; River basins ; Constraints ; Water rights ; Water distribution ; Furrow irrigation ; Villages ; Legislation ; Water transfer / Zimbabwe / Mumvura River / Chinzara / Mutare District / Nyachowa Stream
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.8 G176 MAN Record No: H025874)
12 Bolding, A.; Manzungu, E.; van der Zaag, P.. 1999. A realistic approach to water reform in Zimbabwe. In Manzungu, E.; Senzanje, A.; van der Zaag, P. (Eds.), Water for agriculture in Zimbabwe: Policy and management options for the smallholder sector. Harare, Zimbabwe: University of Zimbabwe Publications. pp.225-253.
Water resource management ; Water allocation ; Equity ; Water rights ; Water law ; Water use ; Colonialism ; Irrigation water ; Pricing ; Sustainability / Zimbabwe / Chile / Mexico
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.8 G176 MAN Record No: H025879)
13 Savenije, H. H. G.; van der Zaag, P.. 2000. Conceptual framework for the management of shared river basins: With special reference to the SADC and EU. Water Policy, 2(1-2):9-45.
River basins ; Catchment areas ; Water availability ; Water resource management ; International cooperation ; Legal aspects ; Institutions ; Decentralization ; Organizations ; Economic aspects ; Flood control ; Social participation / Southern Africa
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H026049)
14 van der Zaag, P.; Savenije, H. H. G. 2000. Towards improved management of shared river basins: Lessons from the Maseru Conference. Water Policy, 2(1-2):47-63.
River basins ; Water resource management ; International cooperation ; Conferences ; Political aspects ; Legal aspects
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H026050)
15 Savenije, H. H. G.; van der Zaag, P.. 2002. Water as an economic good and demand management paradigms with pitfalls. Water International, 27(1):98-104.
Water management ; Water demand ; Water allocation ; Economic aspects ; Pricing ; Cost recovery ; User charges ; Water supply ; Poverty
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H029978)
16 van der Zaag, P.; Seyam, I. M.; Savenije, H. H. G. 2002. Towards measurable criteria for the equitable sharing of international water resources. Water Policy, 4(1):19-32.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H030189)
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17 van der Zaag, P.; Vaz, A. C. 2003. Sharing the Incomati waters: Cooperation and competition in the balance. Water Policy, 5(4):349-368.
River basins ; Water law ; Watercourses ; International cooperation ; History ; Political aspects ; Water use ; Conflict / South Africa / Swaziland / Mozambique / Incomati River Basin
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H033749)
18 Bolding, A.; Mutimba, J.; van der Zaag, P.. (Eds.) 2003. Interventions in smallholder agriculture: Implications for extension in Zimbabwe. Harare, Zimbabwe: University of Zimbabwe Publications. vi, 345p.
Agricultural extension ; Irrigation programs ; Small scale systems ; Labor ; Technology transfer ; Forestry ; Political aspects ; Women ; Gender ; Farmers’ attitudes ; Farmer participation / Zimbabwe
(Location: IWMI-SA Call no: 630 G176 BOL Record No: H034336)
19 Merrey, D. J.; Meinzen-Dick, R.; Mollinga, P. P.; Karar, E.; Huppert, W.; Rees, J.; Vera, J.; Wegerich, K.; van der Zaag, P.. 2007. Policy and institutional reform: the art of the possible. In Molden, David (Ed.). Water for food, water for life: a Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture. London, UK: Earthscan; Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). pp.193-231.
Water resource management ; Policy ; Institutional reform ; River basins ; Organizations ; Governance ; Irrigation water ; Farmers
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 630.7 G000 IWM Record No: H040198)
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20 Molle, Francois; Wester, P.; Hirsch, P.; Jensen, J. R.; Murray-Rust, H.; Paranjpye, V.; Pollard, S.; van der Zaag, P.. 2007. River basin development and management. In Molden, David (Ed.). Water for food, water for life: a Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture. London, UK: Earthscan; Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). pp.585-625.
River basin development ; River basin management ; Governance ; Water rights ; Water allocation ; Water use ; Ecosystems ; Water conservation ; International cooperation
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 630.7 G000 IWM Record No: H040208)
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