Institutions for integrated water resources management in river basins A synthesis of IWMI research

Institutions for integrated water resources management in river basins  A synthesis of IWMI research
Author: Kurian, Mathew
Publsiher: IWMI
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2004
Genre: Integrated water development
ISBN: 9789290905653

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In recent years Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) has gained widespread support in policy circles. Integrated management poses the challenges of coordinating the use of both natural systems (characterized by multiple land uses) and social systems (characterized by competing end uses of natural resources). Viewed in the context of geohydrological boundaries shaped by river basins, IWRM can place enormous demands on institutions to synchronize the use of natural and social systems to produce optimum results in the form of lower levels of resource conflicts, reduced deforestation and soil erosion in catchment areas and improved livelihoods of the rural populations. Research by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) on IWRM institutions carried out in a diversity of biophysical and socioeconomic settings around the world contributes towards understanding the complexities of naturalresource use in river basins. Water-accounting indicators allow us to visualize seasonal water balance in a river basin while appreciating the historical process of economic development that allows for a particular trajectory of institutional evolution. More recently, IWMI research has highlighted some equity concerns inherent in discussions surrounding Participatory Irrigation Management (PIM). In this context studies have highlighted the influence of poverty, market development and community organizations for enhanced provision of irrigation services.

Institutional analysis of integrated water resources management in river basins A methodology paper

Institutional analysis of integrated water resources management in river basins  A methodology paper
Author: Kurian, Mathew
Publsiher: IWMI
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2004
Genre: Integrated water development
ISBN: 9789290905677

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Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) has in recent years captured the attention of policy makers and policy analysts. A lot has been written on this topic, most often disparately, about institutions for IWRM. However, there has been limited success in bridging disciplinaryboundaries (social versus physical sciences) with the result that conceptual inconsistencies persist with regard to our understanding of institutions for IWRM. This paper outlines key features of an analytical framework for the institutional analysis of IWRM in river basins. Thenovelties of the analytical approach include emphasis on transparent policy processes of state parastatals, modes of water-service provisioning and conditions for collective action in the management of common pool resources in river basins and its implications for sustainable rurallivelihoods. The paper then discusses certain methodological concerns with regard to the operationalizing of various elements of the analytical framework. In particular, the paper discusses issues related to defining the scope of analysis, scale of water use and management and collective action for the management of common pool resources in a river basin. The paper also discusses the process by which the comparative analysis of IWRM may be undertaken by highlighting the importance of problem specification, hypothesis generation and methods of data collection.

Integrated Water Resources Management in Practice

Integrated Water Resources Management in Practice
Author: Roberto Lenton,Mike Muller
Publsiher: Routledge
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2012-08-21
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9781136562877

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Better water management will be crucial if we are to meet many of the key challenges of this century - feeding the worlds growing population and reducing poverty, meeting water and sanitation needs, protecting vital ecosystems, all while adapting to climate change. The approach known as Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) is widely recognized as the best way forward, but is poorly understood, even within the water sector. Since a core IWRM principle is that good water management must involve the water users, the understanding and involvement of other sectors is critical for success. There is thus an urgent need for practical guidance, for both water and development professionals, based on real world examples, rather than theoretical constructs. That is what this book provides. Using case studies, the book illustrates how better water management, guided by the IWRM approach, has helped to meet a wide range of sustainable development goals. It does this by considering practical examples, looking at how IWRM has contributed, at different scales, from very local, village-level experiences to reforms at national level and beyond to cases involving trans-boundary river basins. Using these on-the-ground experiences, from both developed and developing countries in five continents, the book provides candid and practical lessons for policy-makers, donors, and water and development practitioners worldwide, looking at how IWRM principles were applied, what worked, and, equally important, what didn‘t work, and why. Published with the Global Water Partnership

Institutions for integrated water resources management in upland watersheds of Southeast Asia A comparative analysis of Thailand and Lao PDR

Institutions for integrated water resources management in upland watersheds of Southeast Asia  A comparative analysis of Thailand and Lao PDR
Author: Kurian, Mathew
Publsiher: IWMI
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2004
Genre: Water-supply, Agricultural
ISBN: 9789290905691

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Income / Environmental degradation / Domestic water / Food security / Watersheds / Decentralization / Institutions

Institutions for integrated water resources management in river basins An analytical framework

Institutions for integrated water resources management in river basins  An analytical framework
Author: Kurian, Mathew
Publsiher: IWMI
Total Pages: 27
Release: 2004
Genre: Integrated water development
ISBN: 9789290905660

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In recent years, Integrated Water-Resources Management (IWRM) has captured the attention of policymakers and policy analysts. A lot has been written, most often in a disparate way about institutions for IWRM. However, there has been limited success in bridging disciplinary boundaries (social versus physical sciences) with the result that conceptual inconsistencies persist with regard to our understanding of institutions for IWRM. This paper reviews IWMI research on IWRM in Asia and highlights drawbacks in contemporary approaches to the study of institutions for IWRM in river basins. The paper then outlines key features of an alternative analytical framework. In doing so, it discusses certain novel features of the alternative approach: emphasis on transparent policy processes of State parastatals, modes of water-service provisioning and conditions for collective action in the management of common-pool resources in river basins and its implications for sustainable rural livelihoods.

Governance for integrated water resources management in a river basin context proceedings of a regional seminar Bangkok May 2002

Governance for integrated water resources management in a river basin context  proceedings of a regional seminar  Bangkok  May  2002
Author: Bruns, B, Bandaragoda, D. J
Publsiher: IWMI
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2002-05-10
Genre: Water resources development
ISBN: 9789290905141

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Proceedings of Regional Seminar on Governance for Integrated Water-Resources Management in a River-Basin Context, organized by the International Water Management Institute in collaboration with the International Food Policy Research Institute and Kasetsart University.

Synthesis of IWMI work in Nepal

Synthesis of IWMI work in Nepal
Author: Pant, D.,Samad, M.
Publsiher: IWMI
Total Pages: 38
Release: 2010-10-20
Genre: Electronic Book
ISBN: 9789290907299

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The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) has been working in Nepal since 1986 with the objective of undertaking research in water management and to strengthen the research capabilities of concerned government agencies. The research helped to develop appropriate mechanisms for providing support to Farmer-Managed Irrigation Systems (FMIS) and the initiation of participatory irrigation management (PIM). The river basin studies helped policy formulation for integrated planning and management of water resources besides the methodological contribution through the development of appropriate tools for water management studies. It also contributed to enhancing the capabilities of agency officials and local researchers through their involvement in research activities.

Stakeholder Participation in Developing Institutions for Integrated Water Resources Management Lessons from Asia

Stakeholder Participation in Developing Institutions for Integrated Water Resources Management  Lessons from Asia
Author: Anonim
Publsiher: IWMI
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2024
Genre: Electronic Book
ISBN: 9182736450XXX

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A five-country river basin study in Asia used a participatory method for diagnostic investigations to learn about contextual processes, as well as for stakeholder consultation to develop action plans. The use of this methodology was encouraged by the positive results of an earlier action research program conducted in Pakistan for mobilizing farmers to form their own organizations. The method was found to be exceptionally effective, and had many advantages over the conventional methodsof field research and action planning where the stakeholders are treated as objects of research and passive recipients of development messages. The contribution of participatory learning and action in developing institutions appeared to vary across the five selected river basins, depending on thedegree to which stakeholder participation was forthcoming. This variation could be attributed to study constraints in terms of time and other resources, which acted differently on the five study teams. In some cases, conducting full-fledged participatory methods was not possible due to sociopolitical constraints, and in some others, time was too short to build sufficient awareness among the large number of stakeholders for meaningful participation. Of the five river basin case studies in China, Indonesia, Nepal, Philippines and Sri Lanka, satisfactory participation levels achieved in the cases of Sri Lanka, Philippines and Indonesia generated a momentum on their own, which helped them to initiate action plans for further institutional development.