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A Plot of One's Own
Explores the effects of plots allocation on women’s labor contributions in the Dakiri irrigation system of Burkina Faso. Compares intra-household distribution of income derived from agricultural activities when men are the sole owners of plots to income distribution when both men and women within the same household own irrigated plots.
Advancements in IIMI's Research 1989-91
Financial and human resources : irrigation investment trends in Sri Lanka, implication for policy and research in irrigation management;organizational dynamics in a corporate-type irrigation organization, and analysis of the national irrigation administration in the Philippines;system turnover to farmers in the Philippines;management training through special awards;reinforcing management at system level: a comparativestudy of farmer-managed systems in northern Pakistan;irrigation management for crop diversication;studies on rice-based irrigation systems management in Bangladesh;emerging issues and trends:issues in conjunctive management of groundwater and surface irrigation systems in Punjab, Pakistan, an initial assessment;salinity in Punjab watercourse commands and irrigation systems operations;application of mathematicalmodels for simulation of canal operations at Kirindi Oya, Sri Lanka, preliminary results;towards better performance:performance of new irrigation settlement schemes, a case study of kirindi Oya, Sri Lanka;performance of secondary canals in Pakistan Punjab, research on equity andvariability at the distributary level.
Intersectoral Management on River Basins
There are four papers focusing on the special recent experience of South Africa, as it replaces former inequitable water laws with a new one tq reflect its major pOlitical reorientation, and at the same time takes this opportunity of change to bring in several other principles of modern thinking about water, with a focus on participation by stakeholders, on the river-basin as management unit, on financial principles such as "users pay" and "polluters pay;' and on the potential role of access to water in addressing social issues such as poverty and gender discrimination. Conflict / Social aspects / Gender / Water law / Institutional constraints / Financing / Investment / Water scarcity / Water users' associations / Privatization / User charges / Water allocation / Political aspects / Water use efficiency / Water policy / Developing countries / Agricultural development / Poverty / Watercourses / River basins / Water management
Farmer-based Financing of Operations in the Niger Valley Irrigation Schemes
This report deals with some experiences of a set of irrigation systems situated in the Republic of Niger, along both banks of the Niger River. All these systems draw water from the river through low-lift, electrically powered pumping stations, which have been installed by the Government of Niger over the past 30 years. Irrigation of this kind is not a tradition in Niger. The introduction of this technology caused considerable changes in the way of life of local communities.
Understanding Institutional Diversity
The analysis of how institutions are formed, how they operate and change, and how they influence behavior in society has become a major subject of inquiry in politics, sociology, and economics. A leader in applying game theory to the understanding of institutional analysis, Elinor Ostrom provides in this book a coherent method for undertaking the analysis of diverse economic, political, and social institutions. Understanding Institutional Diversity explains the Institutional Analysis and Development (IAD) framework, which enables a scholar to choose the most relevant level of interaction for a particular question. This framework examines the arena within which interactions occur, the rules e...
