Institutional change and shared management of water resources in large canal systems: results of an action research program in Pakistan

Demonstrates the viability of farmers organizations for managing parts of the water resource system to achieve efficient and equitable use of water in a hierarchical society such as Pakistan. Suggests a successful conceptual and methodological framework for taking a bottom-up approach to the formation of water users associations and identifies possible constraints on its wider application.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bandaragoda, Don Jayatissa
Format: Report biblioteca
Language:English
Published: International Water Management Institute 1999
Subjects:water resource management, irrigation canals, property rights, privatization, social organization, social participation, leadership, land ownership, farmers' associations, water users' associations, equity, farmer-agency interactions,
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39823
https://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/Publications/IWMI_Research_Reports/PDF/pub036/Report36.pdf
https://doi.org/10.3910/2009.042
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