Participatory irrigation management in Turkey

Yildirim, Yusuf; Çakmak, Belgin

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“…Thirdly, based on the revealed weaknesses and strengths, recommendations are made to improve functioning of the institutions and their outcomes. In most studies concerning the functioning of irrigation management performance, simple indicators are used (Lam, 2001;Malano et al, 2004;Yildirim & Cakmak, 2004;Kadiri et al, 2009). Such indicators, however, do not reveal the reasons for good or bad performance.…”

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Institutional analysis of irrigation management in Haiti: a case study of three farmer managed schemes

2011

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In the late 1990s, like many other developing countries, Haiti started a process of devolving responsibilities over irrigation scheme management to water users' associations. In this paper, a three-step methodology for institutional analysis is applied to investigate the functioning of this new setting in Haiti, using three irrigation schemes managed by farmers as case studies. First, the institutional structures are described using an adapted version of the Institutional Decomposition and Analysis framework. Secondly, the efficiency of the institutional structures is assessed against a set of criteria for sustainable management. The combination of these two steps allows the identification of strengths and weaknesses, and leads to the third and final step of formulation of practical recommendations. Results indicate that authorities in Haiti had a clear vision of the reform process which was translated in sound objectives, a comprehensive reform methodology and efforts to revise the legal framework. However, the outcome of the reform process has been negatively affected by a perceived organizational deficiency, and by the absence of a functioning water pricing system and of clearly defined and enforceable water rights. Finally, similar to the situation in many other countries, the major constraint faced by the established water users' associations appears to be financial self-sufficiency.

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Institutional analysis of irrigation management in Haiti: a case study of three farmer managed schemes

2011

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“…Another challenge which is also gender related concerns limited participation in the management process by women. As observed in Turkey by Yildirim and Çakmak (2004), women's participation in irrigation management at West Kano is nil. For instance, members of the WUA are distributed as shown in Table II.…”

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“…Stakeholder participation is the main focus of IMT, hence it is sometimes referred to as participatory irrigation management; see e.g. Samad and Vermillion (1999) and Yildirim and Çakmak (2004).…”

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Local Experiences in Irrigation Management Transfer (IMT): The Case of the West Kano Scheme in Kenya

2016

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The paradigm of the public management of irrigation infrastructure and services has failed in developing countries. Currently, there is a general tendency to transfer the management of such infrastructure and services to local farmer organizations (also known as water user associations) in an exercise technically known as irrigation management transfer (IMT). As these transfers take place in different parts of the developing world, it becomes imperative to look at how the new management model is being implemented on the ground and compare the different experiences. This paper contributes the experience of the West Kano Irrigation Scheme in Kenya where the implementation of IMT is found to have buoyed up the morale of farmers. But in terms of performance, the model is not working perfectly owing to the lack of a clear policy framework, high water costs and environmental challenges.

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“…Perhaps the most common adjustment to the failures of top-down management to achieve its objectives was the creation of Water Users Associations (WUAs) to enable farmers to participate in the operations and maintenance of local irrigation systems (among many others: Attia, 2005;Yildirim & Cakmak, 2004;Salman et al, 2008; and Supplement 3 to Volume 58 of Irrigation and Drainage, 2009). Water-use efficiency typically increases by 30 to 50 percent with WUAs, and the energy used for pumping is cut in half or even more Water Governance in the Middle East and North Africa 149 (Attia, 2005;Doukali, 2005).…”

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Water Governance in the Middle East and North Africa: An Unfinished Agenda

Rached¹,

Brooks²

2010

International Journal of Water Resources Development

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All aspects of the fresh water situation in the Middle East and North Africa are underlain by the scarcity of fresh water in the region compared with the demands for it. However, physical scarcity has been worsened by institutions that may once have been adequate but that are increasingly failing to meet modern needs for water to be extracted in ways that are ecologically sustainable, used in ways that are economically efficient, and distributed in ways that are socially equitable. Despite this discouraging picture, the thesis of this article is that, in response to both internal and external forces, water-related institutions in MENA are slowly changing in ways that seem likely to improve the situation. Of three key goals identified early in the article-greater attention to demand management, wider stakeholder participation, and adoption of pro-poor strategies-modest gains are evident on the first two, but little on the third.

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Participatory irrigation management in Turkey

Cited by 18 publications

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Institutional analysis of irrigation management in Haiti: a case study of three farmer managed schemes

Institutional analysis of irrigation management in Haiti: a case study of three farmer managed schemes

Local Experiences in Irrigation Management Transfer (IMT): The Case of the West Kano Scheme in Kenya

Water Governance in the Middle East and North Africa: An Unfinished Agenda

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