Irrigation management transfer in Mexico

Gorriz, Cecilia M.; Subramanian, Ajay; Simas, José Martim Marques

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“…During the first years of his administration (1989-1991), the political climate was in favour of consensus building, and a large number of meetings were organised in the irrigation districts first in line for transfer, such as Culiacan, Delicias and Alto Rio Lerma and other districts in the Northwest of the country. For example, in Alto Rio Lerma more than 400 meetings were organised with thousands of farmers from the district (Gorriz and Groenfeldt, 1995), among other reasons because of significant resistance and difficulties in convincing influential groups of farmers. When Urzua arrived, he found the users more 'tame' and more adapted to the idea that the government would apply this policy.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…At a later stage, the policy network brought the transfer in Mexico to the attention of foreign policy makers, World Bank officials, irrigation experts, by bringing them to these pilot areas. These privileged areas were believed to be typical for irrigation in Mexico (Gorriz and Groenfeldt, 1995 Thirdly, the succession of consecutive seminar elements worked somewhat like a funnel. The participants were taken from field visits and presentations of the guidelines for successful transfer, towards the formulation of national action plans.…”

Section: The Cultural Performance Of Success In Policy Eventsmentioning

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The success of a policy model: Irrigation management transfer in Mexico

Rap

2006

The Journal of Development Studies

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The Mexican policy of Irrigation Management Transfer has been widely propagated as a success and has become a model for other countries seeking to improve the performance of their irrigation systems while also cutting public expenditures. This article analyses the process of policy-making that has generated the policy model and follows the practices, means, and events through which it has achieved increasing transnational circulation, popularity, and support. The main argument of this article is that the success of a policy model is only a success within the cultural and ideological understandings of a policy network and given the means, practices, and events that generate and disseminate it. This particular case further suggests that success in policy-making, rather than being based on straightforward evidence of improved management performance, is often part of a cultural performance.

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The success of a policy model: Irrigation management transfer in Mexico

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2006

The Journal of Development Studies

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“…To promote the decentralization of the irrigation and drainage sectors, the National Water Comission (Conagua) was established in 1989. It became the administrative body charged with the use, allocation, handling and conservation of water resources in urban and rural Mexico for agricultural and industrial activities (Gorriz, Subramanian, & Simas, 1995). Under the 1989 changes, the Conagua is ultimately in charge of the planning, programming, study, construction, administration, operations, management and rehabilitation of the irrigation systems across the land.…”

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Water Resource Management in Five Mexican States

Miguel¹

2017

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“…Traditionally, Mexican irrigation has been plagued by poor maintenance, low water efficiency, poor water control, and low levels of user contribution. In response to this inefficiency and other pressures, the large Irrigation Districts have experienced an ambitious program of management transfer which was initiated by the National Water Law of 1992 [CNA, 2000;Palacios, 2000;Gorriz et al, 1995].…”

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Evolving water management institutions in Mexico

Hearne

2004

Water Resources Research

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[1] Mexico's water management institutions are undergoing a gradual but dramatic change that corresponds to other changes in Mexican society. Implementing these changes has led to the creation of new institutions, including river basin councils, state water commissions, aquifer management committees, and water user associations. Established institutions such as the National Water Commission have accepted new roles. Some of these changes can be considered to be superficial, but this institutional change is impressive. Successful practices can be identified. These include the transfer of the management of large irrigation districts to the users, the periodic practice of establishing a national water plan, the cautious approach to private sector participation in water supply and sanitation, and the national registry of water use. Remaining challenges include weak river basin and aquifer management organizations, overexploitation of key aquifers, polluted surface water, and the inability of water markets to facilitate intersectoral water transfers.

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Irrigation management transfer in Mexico

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The success of a policy model: Irrigation management transfer in Mexico

The success of a policy model: Irrigation management transfer in Mexico

Water Resource Management in Five Mexican States

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