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1 International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2009. IWMI Annual report 2008. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 57p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2011.006]
Research institutes ; Agricultural research ; Research priorities ; Research projects ; Performance indexes ; Organizational change ; Risk management ; Financial situation ; Research grants
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7 G000 INT Record No: H042274)
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2 International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 2006. IWMI Annual report 2005-2006. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 51p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2011.010]
Research institutes ; Agricultural research ; Research priorities ; Research projects ; Performance indexes ; Financial situation ; Financing ; Risk management ; Water management ; Food production ; Fisheries ; Gender
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7 G000 INT Record No: H042298)
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3 International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2009. IWMI medium term plan 2010-2012. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 110p.
Research institutes ; Strategy planning ; Financial situation ; Research priorities ; Research projects ; Project planning ; Maintenance costs ; Water resource management ; Irrigated farming
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H042469)
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4 International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2010. IWMI Annual report 2009. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 53p. + CD. [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2011.005]
Research institutes ; Agricultural research ; Water management ; Irrigation ; Research priorities ; Research projects ; Organizational change ; Risk management ; Financial situation ; Research grants
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7 G000 INT Record No: H043006)
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5 United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA); African Union (AU). 2009. Economic report on Africa 2009: developing African agriculture through regional value chains. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). 193p.
Macroeconomics ; Economic development ; Agricultural development ; Social change ; Women ; Financial situation ; Trade / Africa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 330 G100 UNI Record No: H043438)
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6 International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2011. IWMI Annual report 2010. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 28p. + Insert: 1 Book (IWMI celebrating 25 years of research achievements), 2 DVDs (IWMI Publications 1985-2010; IWMI@25: interviews with some past and present Board Chairs and Directors General). [doi: https://doi.org/ 10.5337/2011.203]
Research institutes ; Agricultural research ; Water management ; Food security ; Risk management ; Research projects ; Irrigation ; Financial situation ; Research grants ; Income ; Organizational change
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H043911)
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7 Garrett, J.; Natalicchio, M. (Eds.) 2011. Working multisectorally in nutrition: principles, practices and case studies. Washington, DC, USA: IFPRI. 205p.
Nutrients ; Malnutrition ; Case studies ; History ; Models ; Research methods ; Food security ; Policy ; Institutions ; Organizations ; Corporate culture ; Capacity building ; Social aspects ; Economic growth ; Financial situation / Senegal / Colombia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 363.8 G000 GAR Record No: H044824)
http://www.ifpri.org/sites/default/files/publications/oc68.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H044824.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H044824.pdf
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8 Kuppannan, Palanisami; Raman, S.; Mohan, Kadiri. (Eds.) 2012. Micro-irrigation: economics and outreach. New Delhi, India: Macmillan. 345p.
Irrigation systems ; Irrigation schemes ; Microirrigation ; Drip irrigation ; Sprinkler irrigation ; Irrigation practices ; Economic analysis ; Cost benefit analysis ; Financial situation ; Water resources ; Water availability ; Water demand ; Water supply ; Water use efficiency ; Groundwater irrigation ; Wells ; Surface water ; Tank irrigation ; Irrigated sites ; Capacity building ; Indicators ; Assessment ; Horticulture ; Cropping patterns ; Crop production ; Agroclimatic zones ; Rainfall patterns ; Land use ; Farmland ; Farm size ; Farmers ; Social aspects / India / Karnataka / Andhra Pradesh / Tamil Nadu / Kerala / Maharashtra / Gujarat / Orissa / Uttar Pradesh / Rajasthan / Punjab / Haryana
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H044862)
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9 Network of Asian River Basin Organisations (NARBO). 2006. Benchmarking the performance of River Basin Organizations through a peer review process: peer review orientation and certification and Jasa Tirta II public corp. peer review. Jatiluhur, Indonesia, 31 October - 3 November 2006. Saitama, Japan: Network of Asian River Basin Organisations (NARBO). 246p.
River basins ; Organizations ; Performance evaluation ; Performance indexes ; Monitoring ; Assessment ; Stakeholders ; Living standards ; Water allocation ; Financial situation / Asia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 658.3125 G000 NET Record No: H046364)
10 Fernandez, D. 2015. Water pricing in Colombia: from bankruptcy to full cost recovery. In Dinar, A.; Pochat, V.; Albiac-Murillo, J. (Eds.). Water pricing experiences and innovations. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. pp.117-138. (Global Issues in Water Policy Volume 9)
Water rates ; Pricing ; Financial situation ; Bankruptcy ; Cost recovery ; State intervention ; Regulations ; Water supply ; Wastewater ; Irrigation rates ; Institutions / Colombia / Medellin / Cali
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy SF Record No: H047121)
Despite having one of the largest water resources of the world, in the early 1990s, the Colombian water and wastewater sector was in a deep crisis, with low coverage, low investment, and financial infeasibility of most of the companies responsible for the provision of these services. Rates were not consistent with the needs of maintenance, operation, management, and investment, and providing companies were almost totally dependent on state resources. The enactment of Law 142 of 1994 and regulations issued by the new (CRA acronym for Comision de Regulacion de Agua Potable y Saneamiento Basico) completely changed the landscape of the sector. In 1995, CRA set a clear methodology for the calculation of costs and charges for water and sewerage services, which aimed to cover the full costs of administration, operation, and investment. The law defined specific levels of subsidy only applicable to the basic consumption of poor families. Implementation of the new tariff scheme began in 2006 and lasted for several years, finally achieving financial viability of most businesses.
11 Anarbekov, Oyture; Wichelns, D.; Akramov, I. 2016. Assessing the financial and economic viability of water user associations and canal management organizations in Ferghana Valley countries of Central Asia [Abstract only]. Paper presented at the IAAE [International Association of Agricultural Economists] Inter-Conference Symposium on Agricultural Transitions along the Silk Road Restructuring, Resources and Trade in the Central Asia Region, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 4-6 April 2016. 3p.
Water user associations ; Financial situation ; Sustainability ; Irrigation water ; User charges ; Economic value ; Irrigation canals ; Irrigation management ; Farmers / Central Asia / Kyrgyzstan / Tajikistan / Uzbekistan / Ferghana Valley
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047519)
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12 Sok, S.; Yu, X. 2015. Adaptation, resilience and sustainable livelihoods in the communities of the Lower Mekong Basin, Cambodia. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 31(4):575-588. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/07900627.2015.1012659]
Community development ; Sustainability ; Living standards ; Rural poverty ; Food shortages ; Natural disasters ; Adaptation ; Resilience ; Households ; Assets ; Social aspects ; Natural resources ; Financial situation ; Agricultural production ; Villages / Cambodia / Lower Mekong Basin / Stung Treng / Kompong Cham / Prey Veng / Ou Svay / Ro’ang / Kaoh Roka
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047560)
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This paper analyses key contributors to sustainable livelihoods in the Lower Mekong Basin (LMB), Cambodia, by focusing upon villagers’ access to assets, adaptation to shock and stress, and their degree of resilience to declines in natural resources. The study reveals that their access to the five assets for sustainable livelihoods is limited; that their capacity to adapt to shock and stress is low due to floods, drought and high food prices; and that their resilience to declines in natural resources is weak. Improvement in their capacity to adapt and in their resilience will be influenced by the degree to which they can access human, physical and social assets.
13 Haileslassie, Amare; Hagos, Fitsum; Agide, Z.; Tesema, E.; Hoekstra, D.; Langan, Simon. 2016. Institutions for irrigation water management in Ethiopia: assessing diversity and service delivery. Nairobi, Kenya: Livestock Research Institute (ILRI). 31p. (Livestock and Irrigation Value Chains for Ethiopian Smallholders (LIVES) Working Paper 17)
Irrigation management ; Irrigation schemes ; Irrigation systems ; Water management ; Performance evaluation ; Institutions ; Equity ; Water distribution ; Water governance ; Water users ; Water user associations ; Water supply ; Irrigation water ; Financial situation ; Organization ; Sustainable agriculture ; Sedimentation ; Women's participation / Ethiopia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H047677)
https://cgspace.cgiar.org/bitstream/handle/10568/76127/LIVES_wp_17.pdf?sequence=1
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047677.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047677.pdf
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Irrigation systems cannot ensure the equitable distribution of water among users and sustainable operation and maintenance of the schemes without capable irrigation institutions. In Ethiopia, traditional institutions have emerged with the expansion of traditional irrigation schemes and most of them were established and operated on the initiative of the farmers. These often have very limited financial and technical capacities. Current trends show that developing infrastructure is the major concern in irrigation development efforts. However, managing the schemes is largely overlooked, particularly for externally initiated irrigation schemes. Operation and maintenance of the irrigation schemes, particularly those at tertiary levels, are commonly not well set and often neglected or left to farmers without building their capacities. The overarching objectives of the study were to: i) assess the nature and diversity of irrigation institutions in the study schemes; ii) evaluate existing institutions service delivery with respect to selected attributes and draw useful lessons; and iii) identify appropriate interventions. This study focused on 10 irrigation schemes located in four regional states of Ethiopia (Tigray, Amhara, Oromia and SNNP). Various approaches were used to generate data required for this study, such as household interview, transect walk and systematic observation, focus group discussion, key informant interviews and the review of existing literature. We clustered the study schemes as modern, semi-modern and traditional, using selected criteria (operation and maintenance service delivery, managing financial service delivery, level of inequity) to generate empirical evidence for evaluation of their performances. The results found two forms of irrigation institutions: irrigation water users associations (IWUA) and irrigation cooperatives or water committee. More than 30% of the irrigation schemes considered in the study, regardless of their typology, had no institution. Membership in the irrigation institution for traditional schemes was 100%, while the average membership both in modern and semi-modern schemes was about 70% of the respondents. This contrasts with the new proclamation in Ethiopia on IWUA which suggest mandatory membership for any water user in a scheme. Without exception bylaws were either not detailed enough to address scheme specific problems or not recorded at all. Ambiguity associated with these, and probably presence of non-member water users, deterred the decision-making processes and the enforcement of rules and regulations for water use, thus create opportunities for free riders. This also explains the reason for occasional conflict between irrigators and the inequity of water distribution within scheme. In many cases, irrigation institutions service delivery limited to operational management and other services, such as financial management, were not common even at those schemes where irrigation fee exists. Problems associated with a lack of empirical evidence as to what to pay for and how much to pay and the application of flat rate-regardless of the amount of irrigation water used, which is not measured—and crop types grown as currently practised will not act as an incentive for prudent water use. Establishing the amount and types of irrigation water fees will be an important step to finance irrigation schemes. Understanding this diversity and these gaps and tailoring actions to local conditions is vital efforts to improve the service delivery of irrigation institutions in Ethiopia. Secondly, the service required for the sustainable management of irrigation schemes and mechanisms to operate them needs to be standardized.
14 Das, P. 2014. Women’s participation in community-level water governance in urban India: the gap between motivation and ability. World Development, 64:206-218. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.05.025]
Gender ; Women's participation ; Water governance ; Water supply ; Community organizations ; Development projects ; Urban areas ; Households ; Socioeconomic environment ; Poverty ; Financial situation ; Motivation / India / Madhya Pradesh / Gwalior / Indore / Jabalpur
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047683)
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Efforts by international development agencies to design gender-sensitive projects have sharpened their focus on women’s participation in community-level water governance. In some cases, such goals have enhanced women’s self-confidence and developed their skills despite having negligible impact on project outcomes. In others, they have simply been reduced to tokenism. This paper analyzes community-managed water supply projects for the urban poor in Madhya Pradesh, India, to provide a better understanding of the gap between women’s motivation to participate and their ability or agency to do so. It highlights how bridging this gap could be pivotal in strengthening women’s role in water governance.
15 Foster, T.; Hope, R. 2016. A multi-decadal and social-ecological systems analysis of community waterpoint payment behaviours in rural Kenya. Journal of Rural Studies, 47(Part A):85-96. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2016.07.026]
Water supply ; Groundwater ; Water users ; User charges ; Rural communities ; Collective action ; Consumer behaviour ; Social aspects ; Ecology ; Manual pumps ; Financial situation ; Income ; Models ; Sustainability ; Households / Africa South of Sahara / Kenya / Kwale
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047768)
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Community-based financing of rural water supply operation and maintenance is a well-established policy principle in sub-Saharan Africa. Yet evidence from over 90,000 waterpoints in five sub-Saharan African countries suggests a majority of communities fail to establish and sustain a revenue collection system. As a result, insufficient finances to repair waterpoints can lead to lengthy downtimes or abandonment, threatening the health and welfare of millions of water users forced to revert to unsafe or distant alternatives. Applying a social-ecological systems framework to community waterpoints in rural Kenya, we empirically assess the prevalence and determinants of financial contributions among water users. The analysis draws on multi-decadal data covering 229 years' worth of water committee financial records consisting of more than 53,000 household payments. Results reveal that non-payment and late payment are prevalent, and payment behaviours are predicted by groundwater quality, waterpoint location, productive water use, and rainfall season. The findings reflect the socio-ecological nature of waterpoint sustainability in rural sub-Saharan Africa and confirm that households are not always willing and able to pay for an improved water supply. This situation is symptomatic of a fundamental operation and maintenance financing challenge that must be addressed if the Sustainable Development Goal of universal access to safe water is to be achieved.
16 Karugia, J.; Massawe, S.; Guthiga, P.; Ogada, M.; Nwafor, M.; Chilonda, Pius; Musaba, E. 2016. Factors influencing the effectiveness of productivity-enhancing interventions: an assessment of selected programs. In Benin, S. (Ed.). Agricultural productivity in Africa: trends, patterns, and determinants. Washington, DC, USA: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). pp.247-333.
Agricultural production ; Productivity ; Intervention ; Development projects ; Program effectiveness ; Performance evaluation ; Performance indexes ; Environmental sustainability ; Community involvement ; Leadership ; Group approaches ; Partnerships ; Financial situation ; Investment ; Farming systems ; Local government ; Political aspects ; Policy ; Gender ; Farmers ; Capacity building ; Case studies / Africa / Benin / Burkina Faso / Burundi / Democratic Republic of the Congo / Eritrea / Ethiopia / Ghana / Guinea / Kenya / Malawi / Mali / Mozambique / Nigeria / Rwanda / Sudan / Tanzania / Togo / Uganda / Zambia / Zimbabwe
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 338.16 G100 BEN Record No: H048032)
http://www.ifpri.org/cdmref/p15738coll2/id/130468/filename/130679.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H048032.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H048032.pdf
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17 Otoo, Miriam; Fernando, Sudarshana; Jayathilake, Nilanthi; Aheeyar, Mohamed; Madurangi, Ganesha. 2016. Opportunities for sustainable municipal solid waste management services in Batticaloa: business strategies for improved resource recovery. [Project report submitted to United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) as a part of the research project on Opportunities for Sustainable Municipal Solid Waste Management Services in Batticaloa: Business Strategies for Improved Rresource Recovery and Reuse] Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 71p.
Urban wastes ; Waste management ; Solid wastes ; Resource recovery ; Composting ; Local authorities ; Health hazards ; Waste water treatment plants ; Organic wastes ; Waste disposal ; Urban wastes ; Food wastes ; Curing ; Business management ; Market economics ; Assessment ; Farmer participation ; Organic fertilizers ; Nutrients ; Cost recovery ; Financial situation ; Profitability ; Price fixing ; Capacity building ; Training / Sri Lanka / Batticaloa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048062)
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18 Beilfuss, R. D.; Nhemachena, Charles. 2017. Climate change vulnerability and risk. In Lautze, Jonathan; Phiri, Z.; Smakhtin, Vladimir; Saruchera, D. (Eds.). 2017. The Zambezi River Basin: water and sustainable development. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.50-81. (Earthscan Series on Major River Basins of the World)
Climate change ; Temperature ; Evapotranspiration ; Precipitation ; Rainfall-runoff relationships ; Dam construction ; Agricultural production ; Productivity ; Hydrological factors ; Water power ; Financial situation ; Ecosystem services ; Environmental flows ; Institutional constraints / Africa / Angola / Botswana / Malawi / Mozambique / Nambia / Tanzania / Zambia / Zambizi River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H048273)
19 Dutta, S.; Salama, S.; Molle, Francois; Rap, Edwin; Hassan, W. 2013. Understanding Mesqa and Marwa Water Management Practices in IIP areas of the Nile Delta. Final Report. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 74p.
Water management ; Water allocation ; Water user associations ; Water supply ; Water distribution ; Best practices ; Traditional farming ; Irrigation systems ; Irrigation scheduling ; Project management ; Planning ; Pumps ; Financial situation / Egypt / Nile Delta
(Location: IWMI HQ Record No: H048360)
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20 Molle, Francois; Rap, Edwin; Al-Agha, D. E.; Ismail, A.; El Hassan, W. A.; Freeg, M. 2015. Irrigation improvement projects in the Nile Delta: promises, challenges, surprises. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 117p.
Irrigation programs ; Economic aspects ; Costs ; Financial situation ; Farmers ; Pumps ; Water user associations ; Water distribution ; Water productivity ; Water management ; Collective action ; Land productivity ; Equity ; Drainage ; Cultivated land ; Saline water / Egypt / Nile Delta
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048362)
(6.26 MB)
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