Irrigation Water Management and Livelihood System of Farm Households: A Case Study of Improved and Unimproved Irrigation System Areas in the Northern Delta

2017 ◽  
pp. 255-265
Author(s):  
A. T. Elbendary ◽  
M. Nawar ◽  
S. Matsushita
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Irrigation Water ◽  
Irrigation System ◽  
Farm Households ◽  
Irrigation Water Management ◽  
Livelihood System

Water User Organizations and Social Capital

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dalia M. Gouda
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Social Capital ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Irrigation Water ◽  
Water User ◽  
Irrigation Water Management ◽  
Water Users ◽  
The Impact

Chapters 3 and 4 four set out the findings of four case studies in two different governorates, Kafr al-Sheikh and Fayoum, covering two periods: the 1950s and 1960s, and the 1970s onward. They described and analyzed similar village fields and contrasting irrigation water management fields. This chapter draws on this material to examine the role played by social capital in influencing the functioning of water users' organizations (WUOs). First, it sets out the findings from using the developed framework in the four case study areas. This is followed by a discussion, based on these findings, of the limitations of Putnam's theory and approach in explaining the impact of social capital on the functioning of WUOs. Next, it discusses the enhancements of the conceptual framework based on the empirical findings and their theoretical implications. Finally, the chapter looks at how the framework can be generalized.

Value the Irrigation Water: A Case Study in Northwest China

2010 ◽  
Vol 113-116 ◽  
pp. 2385-2388
Author(s):  
Zeng Tang
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Irrigation Water ◽  
Northwest China ◽  
Price Policy ◽  
Contingent Valuation Study ◽  
Irrigation Water Management ◽  
Valuation Study ◽  
Market Good ◽  
Value Of Irrigation Water

As a non-market good, the value of irrigation water can be approximated by empirical investigations of farmers’ willingness to pay (WTP) for irrigation water. In this paper, a contingent valuation study on farmer WTP for irrigation water was conducted. With double-bounded bidding, an average WTP of 1021 RMB/ha/yr was found. The perceived value of water is falls short of the costs of irrigation water provisioning. This suggests that the use of irrigation water in Zhangye is not sustainable, and the price policy alone may not serve the purpose of efficient irrigation water management.

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