Poor performance of government-managed irrigation systems persists globally. This paper argues that addressing performance requires not simply more investment or different policy approaches, but reform of the bureaucracies responsible for irrigation management. Based on reform experiences in The ...
Suhardiman, Diana
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Giordano, Mark
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Rap, Edwin
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Wegerich, Kai
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[Bureaucratic reform in irrigation: a review of four case studies]
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Bureaucratic reform in irrigation: a review of four case studies
Rap, Edwin
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Molle, Francois
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Al-Agha, D.E.
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Ismail, A.
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El Hassan, W.A.
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[Branch canal water user associations in the Central Nile Delta]
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Branch canal water user associations in the Central Nile Delta
This study was undertaken to analyze farmers’ adaption to water scarcity in the command area of a secondary canal in the Nile Delta of Egypt. The results revealed that farmers’ responses were driven by a multiplicity of factors, beyond water scarcity or profit maximization. These additional facto...
Ghazouani, Wafa
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Molle, Francois
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Swelam, A.
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Rap, Edwin
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Abdo, A.
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[Understanding farmers’ adaptation to water scarcity: a case study from the western Nile Delta, Egypt]
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Understanding farmers’ adaptation to water scarcity: a case study from the western Nile Delta, Egypt
Molle, Francois
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Rap, Edwin
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El-Agha, D.E.
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Zaki, N.
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El-Gamal, T.
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Hassan, W.
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Meleha, M.
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Yassa, E.
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Ismail, E.
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[An exploratory survey of water management in the Meet Yazid Canal command area of the Nile Delta. Draft final report]
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An exploratory survey of water management in the Meet Yazid Canal command area of the Nile Delta. Draft final report
Molle, Francois
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Rap, Edwin
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Al-Agha, D.E.
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Ismail, A.
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El Hassan, W.A.
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Freeg, M.
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[Irrigation improvement projects in the Nile Delta: promises, challenges, surprises]
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Irrigation improvement projects in the Nile Delta: promises, challenges, surprises
Ecological and Economic Zoning (EEZ) is a Land Use Planning (LUP) methodology that aims at defining separate areas for productive uses and conservation. EEZ is designed as a method that balances different interests and it devises land use policy through stakeholder participation, technical expert...
Jeronimo, R.P.
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Rap, Edwin
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Vos, J.
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[The politics of land use planning: gold mining in Cajamarca, Peru]
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The politics of land use planning: gold mining in Cajamarca, Peru
The Nile Delta and its 2.27 million ha of irrigated land makes up two thirds of Egypt’s agricultural land. It is also the terminal part of a river basin that spans and feeds 11 countries. Increases in dam and irrigation development in upstream parts of the basin is poised to conflict with agricul...
Molle, Francois
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Gaafar, I.
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El-Agha, Doaa E.
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Rap, Edwin
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[The Nile Delta’s water and salt balances and implications for management]
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The Nile Delta’s water and salt balances and implications for management
Molle, Francois
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Gaafar, I.
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El-Agha, D.E.
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Rap, Edwin
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[Irrigation efficiency and the Nile Delta water balance]
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Irrigation efficiency and the Nile Delta water balance
Molle, Francois
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El Hassan, W.A.
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Salama, S.
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Al-Agha, D.E.
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Rap, Edwin
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[Water and salt dynamics at the meso-level in IIIMP areas, Mares El Gamal canal]
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Water and salt dynamics at the meso-level in IIIMP areas, Mares El Gamal canal
The paper presents and contrasts the experiences and challenges of three Regional Water Education Networks in Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) - WaterNet (Southern and Eastern Africa), Crossing Boundaries (South Asia) and Concertacion (Andes, Latin America). These continental water ne...
Rap, Edwin
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Prakash, A.
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Zwarteveen, M.Z.
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[Organizing water education regionally: the innovations, experiences and challenges of three southern water networks]
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Organizing water education regionally: the innovations, experiences and challenges of three southern water networks