Download or read book Effectiveness of nongovernment organizations in developing local irrigation organizations A case study from Sri Lanka written by and published by IWMI. This book was released on with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper reports on a detailed sociological study carried out as the NGO (or change agent) was completing three-year projects in two sites, Nagadeepa and Pimburettewa. The study describes the change agent's strategy, and analyzes its impact and the perceptions of farmers and government officials regarding its impact. The case study is placed in a wider context, in terms of both the participatory management policy of the Government of Sri Lanka, and the lessons learned that are relevant for NGOs working in other countries as well.
Download or read book The Turnover and Self Management of Irrigation Institutions in Developing Countries written by Douglas Lynn Vermillion and published by IWMI. This book was released on 1991 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Expanding the Frontiers of Irrigation Management Research written by Douglas J. Merrey and published by IWMI. This book was released on 1997 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research results: performances assessment; Research results: design and operation of irrigation systems; Research results: policy, institutions, and management; Research results: health and environment; Training and institutional strengthening; Conclusions: outputs, impacts, and future directions.
Download or read book Local Organizations For Social Development written by David M Freeman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-11-28 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1989. This study is based on field research at the Niazberg site in Pakistan, a small tank system in Madhya Pradesh, India and two tanks systems located in the Sri Lankan Dry Zone
Download or read book Organizational Effectiveness of User and Non user Controlled Irrigation Systems in Nepal written by Ganesh Prasad Shivakoti and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Institutional Design Principles for Accountability in Large Irrigation Systems written by Douglas J. Merrey and published by IWMI. This book was released on 1996 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Argues that single irrigation systems managed by autonomous system-specific organizations accountable to their customers, perform better and are more sustainable than those managed by agencies dependent on the government, or by agencies responsible for multiple systems. Selected cases are reviewed and the plausibility of this hypothesis established. General recommendations are made for policy makers designing irrigation reform programs.
Download or read book User Organizations for Sustainable Water Services written by Ashok Subramanian and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Russia is a recognized leader in forest conservation, research and development. This book analyzes the country's forest sector and the severe management problems that threaten its socioeconomic stability and environmental integrity. It outlines the significance of Russia's forest resources, review the sector's performance, identifies the key challenges, proposes and agenda for forest sector reform, and assesses the need for assistance from the international community. The book's main focus is on Siberia and the Far East. Tables, boxes and figures show various factors that contribute to and are affected by Russia's environmental problems and the expected reforms in the forest sector. Also available in Russian: Stock No. 14005 (ISBN 0-8213-4005-0).
Download or read book How to support effective and inclusive irrigation water users associations written by Merrey, D. J. and published by International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE).. This book was released on 2018-12-14 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Role of Social Organizers in Assisting Farmer managed Irrigation Systems written by Shaul Manor and published by IWMI. This book was released on 1990 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Overview of the workshop;mobilization of the rural poor fir access to agricultural; irrigation water management in Gylepphug lift irrigationscheme; role of the institutional organizer in assisting farmers to participate in the rehabilitation of tank systems; using irrigation agency staff as institutional organizers: the small systems turnover program in Indonesia; community organizers and farmer participation: a casestudy of traditional irrigation systems in south Sumatra,Indonesia;role of the social organizers in pumped irrigation systems in Subang, west java, Indonesia; community-based irrigation management in Laos; roleof social organizers in assisting farmer-managed irrigation systems: the case of the agricultural bank of Nepal; role of social organizersin improving irrigation management: the experience in Nepal; role of social organizers: the aga khan rural support programme for irrigation infrastructure development, Gilgit; role of social organizers in communal irrigation development in the Philippines; role of the irrigation community organizers: the siwaragan experience; prospects of using social mobilizers in the management of minor irrigation systems in Sri Lanka; adjusting the process for participatory management through a teamapproach: a case study in North central Sri Lanka; role of social orgnizers in the development of small irrigation systems in Northeast Thailand by the royal irrigation department; opening active communicationbetween agency and peoples irrigation associations through the...
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Download or read book Water for Food Water for Life written by David Molden and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-07-23 with total page 930 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Managing water resources is one of the most pressing challenges of our times - fundamental to how we feed 2 billion more people in coming decades, eliminate poverty, and reverse ecosystem degradation. This Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture, involving more than 700 leading specialists, evaluates current thinking on water and its interplay with agriculture to help chart the way forward. It offers actions for water management and water policy - to ensure more equitable and effective use. This assessment describes key water-food-environment trends that influence our lives today and uses scenarios to explore the consequences of a range of potential investments. It aims to inform investors and policymakers about water and food choices in light of such crucial influences as poverty, ecosystems, governance, and productivity. It covers rainfed agriculture, irrigation, groundwater, marginal-quality water, fisheries, livestock, rice, land, and river basins. Ample tables, graphs, and references make this an invaluable work for practitioners, academics, researchers, and policymakers in water management, agriculture, conservation, and development. Published with IWMI.
Download or read book The World Bank and Non Governmental Organizations written by P. Nelson and published by Springer. This book was released on 1995-10-27 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book assesses the World Bank's interaction with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in projects, policy dialogue and elsewhere. Based on extensive project documents, public and private policy statements and interviews, the author identifies central organizational barriers to greater collaboration and accountability, and links these to the international political economy of the World Bank. The author suggests guidelines for judging organizational change in the World Bank, reviews opportunities and dangers for NGOs in relating with major aid donors, and discusses agenda and strategy.
Download or read book Innovation Issues in Water Agriculture and Food written by Maria do Rosario Cameira and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2019-07-15 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a worldwide context of ever-growing competition for water and land, climate change, droughts and man-made water scarcity, and less-participatory water governance, agriculture faces the great challenge of producing enough food for a continually increasing population. In this line, this book provides a broad overview of innovation issues in the complex water–agriculture–food nexus, thus also relative to their interconnections and dependences. Issues refer to different spatial scales, from the field or the farm to the irrigation system or the river basin. Multidisciplinary approaches are used when analyzing the relationships between water, agriculture, and food security. The covered issues are quite diverse and include: innovation in crop evapotranspiration, crop coefficients and modeling; updates in research relative to crop water use and saving; irrigation scheduling and systems design; simulation models to support water and agricultural decisions; issues to cope with water scarcity and climate change; advances in water resource quality and sustainable uses; new tools for mapping and use of remote sensing information; and fostering a participative and inclusive governance of water for food security and population welfare. This book brings together a variety of contributions by leading international experts, professionals, and scholars in those diverse fields. It represents a major synthesis and state-of-the-art on various subjects, thus providing a valuable and updated resource for all researchers, professionals, policymakers, and post-graduate students interested in the complex world of the water–agriculture–food nexus.
Download or read book Agriculture Rural Development Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations for 2015 written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 902 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Interior Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations for 2013 written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Public health pesticide management a course module written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2023-11-22 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The course module provides the students with the knowledge and skills for developing and implementing effective strategies to control disease vectors and domestic pests (e.g. integrated vector management), with emphasis on improved management of public health pesticides throughout their life cycle. Alternative methods and strategies for pest and vector control, their cost-effectiveness and their sustainability are discussed. Students will also examine the WHO strategies, policies and guidelines for using pesticides in public health. This course was first developed in 2012 by the World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with the University of Cape Town (South Africa) and was revised in 2015. The current version incorporates major revisions and updates of the course material.
Download or read book Gender Sensitive Approaches for the Extractive Industry in Peru written by Bernie Ward and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2010-11-11 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Large amounts of development assistance in the form of infrastructure and social programs are annually made available to communities across Peru due the presence of extractive industry companies. These investments however do not always achieve the social development impact anticipated. As one company pointed out: our company has invested millions of dollars in social programs in our neighboring communities, however the indicators for child malnutrition and maternal health have seen no noticeable improvement . Communities base their support or rejection for extractive industry operations by weighing up the benefits against the risks; where the risk-benefit balance sheet does not look positive, conflict is likely. Companies, and the governments who benefit from their tax revenues, therefore work hard to reduce risks and increase benefits for communities: but this report confirms an overlooked aspect of the development outcomes: men are capturing more of the benefits and these are not necessarily reaching the wider family; whereas it is the women and children who experience more of the risks that arise from the presence of extractive industry projects. The impact on women could be significantly improved by taking simple steps with little additional effort or cost disaggregating data by sex, strengthening consultations with women, investigating issues of risk to women, improving women s access to benefits. Additionally this report challenges the development industry (those non-governmental organizations, community-based organizations, universities, research centers, think tanks, funders, foundations and training organizations for whom the development of theories and practices to alleviate poverty is a primary objective.) to work more closely with local government and companies, sharing its knowledge on thematic issues such as gender (and other areas such as Rights-Based Approaches or Community-Driven Development) and on programs (such as maternal health, bi-lingual education, or productive chain development) to achieve what the NGOs, civil society and local government have within their mandates to deliver, and what the EI sector seeks.
