Most African countries underwent water legislation reform since the 1990s, through
which existing plural legal systems were changed into nation-wide permit systems, in
which the state acts as custodian of the nation’s water resources. Although globally
heralded as the best way to manage water res...
Koppen, Barbara C.M. van
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[Water rights in informal economies in the Limpopo and Volta basins]
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Water rights in informal economies in the Limpopo and Volta basins
The CPWF-supported project ‘Models for implementing multiple-use water supply
systems for enhanced land and water productivity, rural livelihoods and gender equity’
(‘CPWF-MUS’) innovated, tested, and documented homestead-scale and communityscale
models for Multiple Use water Services in 30 rural...
Koppen, Barbara C.M. van
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Smits, S.
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Moriarty, P.
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Vries, F.P. de
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Mikhail, M.
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Boelee, Eline
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[The multiple-use water services (MUS) project]
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The multiple-use water services (MUS) project
Koppen, Barbara C.M. van
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Lacombe, Guillaume
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Mwendera, Emmanuel
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[Trends and Outlook: Agricultural Water Management in southern Africa. Synthesis report. [Project report submitted to United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID’s) Feed the Future Program].]
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Trends and Outlook: Agricultural Water Management in southern Africa. Synthesis report. [Project report submitted to United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID’s) Feed the Future Program].
Koppen, Barbara C.M. van
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Keraita, Bernard N.
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[Multiple use water services in Tanzania scoping study]
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Multiple use water services in Tanzania scoping study
Koppen, Barbara C.M. van
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Jha, N.
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Merrey, Douglas J.
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[Redressing racial inequities through water law in South Africa: revisiting old contradictions? Draft]
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Redressing racial inequities through water law in South Africa: revisiting old contradictions? Draft
This report reviews several decades of global experience in transferring management of government-run irrigation systems to farmer associations or other nongovernmental agencies in an attempt to apply the lessons of success to the African smallholder irrigation context.
Shah, Tushaar
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Koppen, Barbara C.M. van
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Merrey, Douglas J.
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Lange, M.de
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Samad, M.
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[Institutional alternatives in African smallholder irrigation: lessons from international experience with irrigation management transfer]
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Institutional alternatives in African smallholder irrigation: lessons from international experience with irrigation management transfer
Stevens, Joe
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Koppen, Barbara C.M. van
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[Trends and Outlook: Agricultural Water Management in southern Africa. Country report - South Africa. [Project report submitted to United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID’s) Feed the Future Program].]
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Trends and Outlook: Agricultural Water Management in southern Africa. Country report - South Africa. [Project report submitted to United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID’s) Feed the Future Program].
Although gender issues are today a priority on the agendas of irrigation policy makers, interventionists, farm leaders and researchers, there is still a considerable gap between positive intentions and concrete action. An important but hitherto ignored reason for this is the lack of adequate gene...
Koppen, Barbara C.M. van
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[A gender performance indicator for irrigation: concepts, tools and applications]
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A gender performance indicator for irrigation: concepts, tools and applications
Kumwenda, Ian
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Koppen, Barbara C.M. van
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Matete, Mampiti
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[Trends and Outlook: Agricultural Water Management in southern Africa. Country report - Malawi. [Project report submitted to United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID’s) Feed the Future Program].]
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Trends and Outlook: Agricultural Water Management in southern Africa. Country report - Malawi. [Project report submitted to United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID’s) Feed the Future Program].
These guidelines are based on the IWRM Demonstration Projects in Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland and Zambia, implemented by the SADC Regional Water Sector Programme supported by Danida, and synthesized by Barbara van Koppen. It provides a practical step-by-step guide on how to apply commun...
Koppen, Barbara C.M. van
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[Guidelines for community-driven water resource management: as initiated by the Integrated Water Resource Management Demonstration Projects in Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland and Zambia]
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Guidelines for community-driven water resource management: as initiated by the Integrated Water Resource Management Demonstration Projects in Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland and Zambia