scholarly journals The power and interest indicators of the stakeholders of a Water User Association around Bengawan Solo River, Indonesia

Data in Brief ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
pp. 2398-2403
Author(s):  
Rustinsyah Rustinsyah
Keyword(s):  
User Association ◽  
Water User ◽  
Water User Association

scholarly journals Farmers’ participation in Water User Association in western Iran

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saeed Gholamrezai ◽  
Fatemeh Sepahvand
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Consumption ◽  
User Association ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Water User ◽  
Water User Association ◽  
Agriculture Sector ◽  
Water Pumping ◽  
Pumping Stations ◽  
Agriculture Water

AbstractOne of the main challenges of water scarcity is the water consumption in the agriculture sector. Therefore, optimizing water consumption and applying an optimal management in the agriculture sector is necessary. The implementation of a participatory management of water resources in the rural areas and the creation of Water User Association (WUA) can be a successful approach towards this management. That requires the continuity of the management, the comprehensive participation of farmers, and the exploitation of water resources; however, this action needs to understand the factors affecting the behavior of consumers. Thus identifying the factors influencing farmers’ intentions towards participation in WUA is essential. The purpose of this study is to identify factors affecting farmers' intentions towards participation in water user association, by theory of planned behavior (TPB). There are 21 agriculture water pumping stations active in Lorestan Province. Farmers at each agriculture water pumping stations make up a Water User Association. The population of this study consisted of all WUAs in western Iran (N = 1990), and through a proportional stratified random sampling technique farmers were selected (N = 133) from the population. Moreover, the validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by a panel of experts. The reliability of the questionnaire was calculated at pre-test stage for different parts of the questionnaire ranging from 0.83 until 0.91. The collected data were analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences 20 software. The results revealed that there were effective variables including subjective norm, attitude, and extension training courses which contributed to the importance of participation in the water management, and that the educational level of farmer was a controlled variable that could affect farmers' attitudes towards participating in Water User Association; these factors could explain 53% of farmers' participation totally.

scholarly journals Management of a Karoo fractured-rock aquifer system – Kalkveld Water User Association (WUA)

Water SA ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
BH Usher ◽  
JA Pretorius ◽  
GJ Van Tonder
Keyword(s):  
Fractured Rock ◽  
User Association ◽  
Water User ◽  
Aquifer System ◽  
Water User Association ◽  
Fractured Rock Aquifer

scholarly journals Stakeholder engagement in a water user association for agricultural irrigation management in the villages in Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 181-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rustinsyah Rustinsyah ◽  
Ratna A. Prasetyo
Keyword(s):  
Stakeholder Engagement ◽  
Irrigation Management ◽  
User Association ◽  
Agricultural Irrigation ◽  
Water User Associations ◽  
Water User ◽  
Water User Association ◽  
A Value ◽  
The Government ◽  
Internal Stakeholders

Abstract The fostering and empowerment of water user associations (WUAs) has been regulated by the Minister of Agriculture since 2012. However, the implementation of this guideline varies. Some water user associations have achieved improvement, while some others have not. This study discusses how a WUA in the villages that use Bengawan Solo River water has successfully managed the irrigation. One of the factors leading to the success of this WUA is the stakeholder engagement in the agricultural irrigation management and farm business. This study was conducted from June 2016 to June 2017 by employing a qualitative approach. It aimed to identify and understand the stakeholder engagement in agricultural irrigation management by: 1) conducting an analysis on stakeholder power and interest indices, 2) mapping the positions, responsibilities, and obligations of stakeholders, and 3) identifying the stakeholder engagement in agricultural irrigation management. The research results are as follows: a) the analysis using Likert scale showed that the power index reached a value of 0.76, while the interest index reached a value of 0.78; b) the mapping of internal stakeholders, especially the responsibilities and obligations, has been regulated under the Articles of Incorporation of WUAs and obligations of external stakeholders, especially the government in making government regulations, irrigation infrastructure support, and flood prevention; c) cooperation of the stakeholders has an important role in the agricultural irrigation management and in solving the problems faced by WUAs.

scholarly journals Irrigation sector in Bulgaria: impact of post-socialist policy reforms

Water Policy ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 375-389 ◽  
Author(s):  
Insa Theesfeld
Keyword(s):  
Collective Action ◽  
Property Rights ◽  
World Bank ◽  
Common Ground ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
User Association ◽  
Policy Reforms ◽  
Water User ◽  
Water User Association ◽  
The World Bank

In Bulgaria's irrigation sector, collective action solutions have been propagated by the Bulgarian Government and the World Bank in recent years. However, the introduction of a World Bank Project, the enforcement of the Bulgarian Water Law in 2000 and the Water User Association Act in 2001 find no common ground where collective action can grow. Given that villagers often hardly know anything about the water user associations that had been established on paper, the local situation is closer to one of open access, with efforts by some powerful individuals to exert some authority. This paper will show that what formally gives the impression of being a devolution-oriented policy reform by turning over decision power in resource management to local communities is, in fact, a further concentration of power in the irrigation sector. Empirical evidence is provided for pseudo devolution which is due to the actual implementation process of Bulgaria's recent legislation in the irrigation sector, which results in a concentration of property rights with state authorities. Likewise, individual actors who are capable of achieving short-term access to and management rights for the resource system are able to take advantage of the actual ambiguous local assignments of property rights and gain private benefits.

scholarly journals PROBLEMS OF LAND INPROVEMENT ACT UNDER FARMLAND EXPANSION POLICY – ANALTYSIS OF REPRESENTATIVE CONDITION OF PROJECTS BY WATER USER ASSOCIATION –

2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (4) ◽  
pp. I_283-I_288
Author(s):  
Hajime TANJI ◽  
Kazuhiro SAKURAI ◽  
Ataru NAKAMURA ◽  
Horohide KIRI ◽  
Tetsuo NAKAYA
Keyword(s):  
User Association ◽  
Water User ◽  
Water User Association ◽  
Expansion Policy

Wheat water productivity in Bijori Water User Association (WUA) canal command area>

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1and2) ◽  
pp. 88-92
Author(s):  
Deepak Chouhan ◽  
RK Nema ◽  
YK Tiwari ◽  
KS Kushwaha
Keyword(s):  
Water Productivity ◽  
Command Area ◽  
User Association ◽  
Water User ◽  
Water User Association ◽  
Canal Command ◽  
Canal Command Area
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