The book; under review provides a valuable account of the
issues and factors in managing the irrigation system, and presents a
lucid and thorough discussion on the performance of the irrigation
bureaucracies. It comprises two parts: the first outlines the factors
affecting irrigation performance under a wide range of topics in the
first five chapters. In Chapter One, the authors have attempted to
assess the performance of the irrigation bureaucracies, conceptualise
irrigation management issues, and build an empirical base for analysis
while drawing upon the experience of ten country cases in Asia, Africa,
and Latin America. The Second Chapter focuses on the variations in the
management structures identified and the types of irrigation systems;
and it defines the variables of the management structures. The
activities and objectives of irrigation management are discussed in
Chapter Three. The objectives include: greater production and
productivity of irrigation projects; improved water distribution;
reduction in conflicts; greater resource mobilisation and a sustained
system performance. The authors also highlight the performance criterion
in this chapter. They identify about six contextual factors which affect
the objectives and the performance of irrigation, which are discussed in
detail in Chapter Four. In Chapter Five, some organisational variables,
which would lead to improvements in irrigation, are examined.
Calibration and validation of hydrological model using HEC-HMS for Kuantan River Basin