When good practices by water committees are not relevant: Sustainability of small water infrastructures in semi-arid mozambique

Ducrot, Raphaëlle

doi:10.1016/j.pce.2016.08.004

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“…Furthermore, a lack of transparency and confusion in the distribution of agricultural support during the recovery phase have increased mistrust between small‐scale farmers and the decision‐level layer made up of association leaders and technicians, which is perceived as favouring only some farmers. This could jeopardize collective engagement and directly affects the maintenance of infrastructure as underlined in the recent case of borehole maintenance in an upstream district (Ducrot, ). Improving communication and farmers' participation in maintenance planning could be a starting point in improving trust between actors, provided technicians take care to include small‐scale farmers' perspectives better in the process.…”

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Strengthening the capacity of irrigation schemes to cope with flood through improved maintenance: a collaborative approach to analySe the case of Chókwè, Mozambique

Ducrot

Leite²,

Gentil³

et al. 2018

Irrigation and Drainage

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Large‐scale irrigation schemes, which are often developed in flood plains, overvalue technical expertise and the control of natural hazards and are particularly vulnerable to flooding, but there has been limited study on the impact of floods on irrigation functioning. Using a transdisciplinary approach developed in the Chokwe Irrigation Scheme during the 2013 post‐flood recovery period, we analysed the impact of flooding on the scheme with a focus on maintenance. We argue that the flood crisis provided windows of opportunity to reconsider maintenance procedures by rethinking the relations and responsibilities between actors in this large‐scale irrigation scheme; but the robustness of the system can only be increased if the changes strengthen the collective action capacity. Copyright © 2018 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Strengthening the capacity of irrigation schemes to cope with flood through improved maintenance: a collaborative approach to analySe the case of Chókwè, Mozambique

Ducrot

Leite²,

Gentil³

et al. 2018

Irrigation and Drainage

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“…Shortcomings concerned not only exchanges between HICEP and farmers but also how the association functions. The limited knowledge about the CPG displayed by participants might reflect a gatekeeping role of WUA presidents, a common bias among association and community leaders in Mozambique (Ducrot, 2017). But the difficulties went beyond the problem of information flow as highlighted by the difficulty in dealing with damage caused by cattle: all the participants were aware of the impact of cattle on the infrastructure and agreed on the need to banish cattle from the scheme.…”

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Upscaling Maintenance Operations in a Large‐scale Irrigation Scheme to Solve Drainage Issues: Going Beyond a Managerial Perspective

Ducrot

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Riera

et al. 2018

Irrigation and Drainage

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In large-scale irrigation schemes built in flood plains the state of the drainage systems not only affects the performance of irrigation but also the quality of life of the population. However, maintenance of the drainage infrastructure is often neglected. This paper draws from two transdisciplinary interventions dealing with the maintenance of drainage infrastructure in the Chokwe Irrigation Scheme in Mozambique: one tested an experimental intervention that called on farmers and experts to solve local drainage issues. The other used a participatory mapping, modelling and simulation approach to discuss the barriers to upscaling different solutions at scheme levels. Managerial issues such as a good communication between actors, a good match between tasks and resources, and the scheduling of maintenance activities were important, but the most difficult challenge was addressing the underlying economic, social and political drivers that affected the relationships between actors and consequently their willingness to cooperate. Thus, the development of perennial solutions calls for (re)internalization of the social and political dimensions in scheme management and to rethink the issue of equity not as a moral injunction but as a condition for irrigation success. RÉSUMÉDans les systèmes d'irrigation à grande échelle construits dans les plaines inondables, l'état des systèmes de drainage affecte non seulement la performance de l'irrigation mais aussi la qualité de vie de la population. Pourtant, l'entretien de l'infrastructure de drainage est souvent négligé. Cet article s'inspire de deux interventions transdisciplinaires portant sur la maintenance des infrastructures de drainage dans le système d'irrigation de Chókwè au Mozambique: l'une a testé une intervention expérimentale qui a demandé aux agriculteurs et aux experts de résoudre les problèmes de drainage locaux. L'autre a utilisé une approche participative de cartographie, de modélisation et de simulation pour discuter des obstacles à la mise à l'échelle des différentes solutions au niveau des systèmes. Les questions managériales telles que la bonne communication entre les acteurs, le bon équilibre entre les tâches et les ressources et l'ordonnancement des activités de maintenance étaient importantes, mais le défi le plus difficile demeurait de s'attaquer aux moteurs économiques, sociaux et politiques sous-jacents qui affectaient les relations entre les acteurs et par voie de conséquence leur volonté de coopérer. Ainsi, le développement de solutions pérennes appelle à la (ré) intériorisation des dimensions sociales et politiques dans la gestion du système et à repenser la question de l'équité non comme une injonction morale mais comme une condition du succès de l'irrigation.

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“…Salah satu persoalan yang dihadapi oleh sistem penyediaan air minum berbasis komunitas adalah keberlanjutan dari sistem tersebut (Ducrot, 2017). Keberlanjutan infrastruktur didefinisikan sebagai infrastruktur yang beroperasi terus-menerus, menjalankan fungsi yang memuaskan dan penggunaan yang efektif (UNICEF, 2010).…”

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“…Keberlanjutan infrastruktur didefinisikan sebagai infrastruktur yang beroperasi terus-menerus, menjalankan fungsi yang memuaskan dan penggunaan yang efektif (UNICEF, 2010). Keberlanjutan sistem sebagian besar ditentukan oleh faktor institusional (Agrawal & Chhatre, 2006;Dickin dkk., 2017;Ducrot, 2017;Lejano & Fernandez de Castro, 2014). Dickin dkk.…”

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Keberlanjutan Sistem Penyediaan Air Minum Berbasis Komunitas (Studi Kasus: Hippam Mandiri Arjowinangun, Kota Malang)

Maryati¹,

Rahmani²,

Rahajeng³

2018

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Limited capacity of government on drinking water supply has demanded the implementation of Community Based Water Supply System, one of them in the form of a Drinking Water User Association (Hippam). An important issue in community-based water supply is sustainability, from which institutions play a critical factor in the sustained provision of drinking water. Institutions relate to management, maintenance and financing systems, and contribute to technology selection and decision making. The purpose of this study is to explore the institutional conditions as a determinant factor for the sustainability of community-based water management. The study also aims to develop a framework for sustainable institutional assessment in community-based drinking water supply. In this study Hippam Mandiri Arjowinangun (HMA) in Malang City, East Java Province was chosen as a case study. HMA has been operating since 1994. The sustainability of HMA regarding applying the principles of institutional support for sustainability was very interesting as a case. The research method applied qualitative research by comparing the benchmark of institutional principles of sustainability with institutional principles applied to HMA. The result shows that HMA has applied the principles of institutional support for sustainability. However, some issues should be addressed in the HMA sustainability include the delineation of the water source boundary, specific attributes for the users, and the rules of water utilization. The study has also produced an assessment framework for the sustainability of community-based drinking water supply systems from the institutional perspective.

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When good practices by water committees are not relevant: Sustainability of small water infrastructures in semi-arid mozambique

Cited by 7 publications

References 13 publications

Strengthening the capacity of irrigation schemes to cope with flood through improved maintenance: a collaborative approach to analySe the case of Chókwè, Mozambique

Strengthening the capacity of irrigation schemes to cope with flood through improved maintenance: a collaborative approach to analySe the case of Chókwè, Mozambique

Upscaling Maintenance Operations in a Large‐scale Irrigation Scheme to Solve Drainage Issues: Going Beyond a Managerial Perspective

Keberlanjutan Sistem Penyediaan Air Minum Berbasis Komunitas (Studi Kasus: Hippam Mandiri Arjowinangun, Kota Malang)

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