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Clement, FlorianePradhan, P.Koppen, Barbara C.M. van[Understanding the non-institutionalization of a socio-technical innovation: the case of multiple-use water services (MUS) in Nepal]Understanding the non-institutionalization of a socio-technical innovation: the case of multiple-use water services (MUS) in Nepal

Wetlands are a key livelihood resource in southern Africa. Historically they have been managed using local knowledge systems, but these systems have in many instances been undermined by colonial and postcolonial legal requirements. The IUCN's Ramsar initiative, supported by organisations such as ...


Mapedza, EveristoGeheb, KimKoppen, Barbara C.M. vanChisaka, J.[Narratives from a wetland: sustainable management in Lukanga, Zambia]Narratives from a wetland: sustainable management in Lukanga, Zambia
AbdulRahim, M.A.Shehu, D.J.Mensah, S.A.Hartemink, A.E.Ruf, FUprety, K.Koppen, Barbara C.M. vanBahri, AkissaTirado, R.Johnston, P.Riley, J.J.Abalu, G.I.Hall-Matthews, D.Bissonnette, J.F.[Experts address the question: "What are the most important constraints to achieving food security in various parts of Africa?"]Experts address the question: "What are the most important constraints to achieving food security in various parts of Africa?"

Irrigation tanks in India are common property resources. Tanks provide not only for irrigation, but also forestry, fishing, domestic water supply, livestock, and other uses. Using empirical results from a study of tank performance from 80 tanks in Tamil Nadu, South India in two time period: 1996-...


Kuppannan, PalanisamiMeinzen-Dick, Ruth S.Giordano, MarkKoppen, Barbara C.M. vanRanganathan, C.R.[Tank performance and multiple uses in Tamil Nadu, South India-comparison of 2 time periods (1996-97 and 2009-10).]Tank performance and multiple uses in Tamil Nadu, South India-comparison of 2 time periods (1996-97 and 2009-10).

The division of Central Asia into several independent states, and the transition from the centrally planned economy to a market economy in the majority of those states, affected all sectors and all social levels in the region. One such example is irrigation. Centrally planned and financed from Mo...


Gunchinmaa, TumurHamdamova, D.Koppen, Barbara C.M. van[Gender in irrigated farming: a case study in the Zerafshan River Basin, Uzbekistan]Gender in irrigated farming: a case study in the Zerafshan River Basin, Uzbekistan

It has been suggested that the collective action needed for integrated water management at larger spatial scales could be more effective and sustainable if it were built, bottom-up, on the nested arrangements by which local communities have managed their water resources at homestead, plot, villag...


Komakech, H.C.Zaag, P. van derKoppen, Barbara C.M. van[The dynamics between water asymmetry, inequality and heterogeneity sustaining canal institutions in the Makanya Catchment, Tanzania]The dynamics between water asymmetry, inequality and heterogeneity sustaining canal institutions in the Makanya Catchment, Tanzania
Shah, TushaarKoppen, Barbara C.M. vanMerrey, Douglas J.Lange, M. deSamad, M.[Institutional alternatives in African smallholder irrigation]Institutional alternatives in African smallholder irrigation

This research assesses the widespread transfer of government-run smallholder irrigation schemes in Africa to the management of organized groups of farmers in the light of decades of experience by various countries . The comparative study of the Irrigation Management Transfer (IMT) suggests that i...


Shah, TushaarKoppen, Barbara C.M. vanMerrey, Douglas J.Lange, M. deSamad, M.[Farmer management of irrigation systems: can Africa's smallholder black farmers do it?]Farmer management of irrigation systems: can Africa's smallholder black farmers do it?

Emerging approaches to water resources development and management typically highlight equity and productivity as two main objectives. In the context of integrated water resources management within a river basin, managers and stakeholders often need a comparative assessment of different options fo...


Prasad, Krishna C.Koppen, Barbara C.M. vanStrzepek, K.M.[Equity and productivity assessments in the Olifants River Basin, South Africa]Equity and productivity assessments in the Olifants River Basin, South Africa

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