Overview of participatory water management to overcome drought towards agricultural sector

Drought gives severe impact on agricultural system on fulfilling global food demands. Addressing the root causes of drought related to the community as water users can be done by combating illegal water extraction and controlling water supply. The discussion is based on information obtained from scientific literatures, such as Science Direct, Google Scholar and Scopus. From literature survey, participatory water management engage stakeholders harmonizing water supply and demand to tackle drought through water resources protection and efficient water use. Giving more power of people in the system impacts their better involvement in planning and decision-making processes. Top-down and bottomup participation models have different dynamics in water governance and both can be implemented based on the local contexts. Trade-offs and dilemmas should be considered in order to produce an effective participation. Collaboration and good communication among water users result in a better water management.

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Adaptation in the Water Sector: Science & Institutions

Daedalus ◽

10.1162/daed_a_00342 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 144 (3) ◽

pp. 59-71 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Katharine L. Jacobs ◽

Lester Snow

Keyword(s):

Water Management ◽

Water Supply ◽

Supply And Demand ◽

Societal Factors ◽

Water Users ◽

Temperature And Precipitation ◽

Land Owners ◽

Water Supply And Demand ◽

Local Water ◽

Societal Expectations

Water management activities involve a complex and interconnected web of science, infrastructure considerations, societal expectations, and institutional limitations that has evolved over time. Much of the water management system's current complexity developed in response to the interests of local water users and land owners, historical water supply and demand issues, political demands, and water quality and environmental considerations. Climate change poses a new set of questions for water managers and may require more flexible solutions than those that have evolved historically. Although the implications of changes in the climate on water supply and demand are recognized (if not well quantified), ongoing changes in temperature and precipitation, as well as the linkages between environmental and societal factors, lead to major uncertainties in future conditions. New tools, techniques, and institutions will be needed to sustain water supplies for communities and watersheds in the future.

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Impacts of Legal and Institutional Changes on Irrigation Management Performance: A Case of the Gezira Irrigation Scheme, Sudan

Water ◽

10.3390/w10111579 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 10 (11) ◽

pp. 1579 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Ahmed Elshaikh ◽

Shi-hong Yang ◽

Xiyun Jiao ◽

Mohammed Elbashier

Keyword(s):

Water Management ◽

Water Supply ◽

Irrigation System ◽

Irrigation Management ◽

Institutional Arrangements ◽

Institutional Changes ◽

Management Performance ◽

Water Users ◽

Water Surplus ◽

The Right

This study aims to offer a comprehensive assessment of the impacts of policies and institutional arrangements on irrigation management performance. The case study, the Gezira Scheme, has witnessed a significant decrease in water management performance during recent decades. This situation led to several institutional changes in order to put the system on the right path. The main organizations involved in water management at the scheme are the Ministry of Irrigation & Water Resources (MOIWR), the Sudan Gezira Board (SGB), and the Water Users Associations (WUAs). Different combinations from these organizations were founded to manage the irrigation system. The evaluation of these organizations is based on the data of water supply and cultivated areas from 1970 to 2015. The measured data were compared with two methods: the empirical water order method (Indent) that considers the design criteria of the scheme, and the Crop Water Requirement (CWR) method. Results show that the MOIWR period was the most efficient era, with an average water surplus of 12% compared with the Indent value, while the most critical period (SGB & WUAs) occurred when the water supply increased by 80%. The other periods of the Irrigation Water Corporation (IWC), (SGB & MOIWR), and (WUAs & MOIWR) had witnessed an increase in water supply by 29%, 63%, and 67% respectively. Through these institutional changes, the percentage of excessive water supply jumped from 12% to 80%. Finally, the study provides general recommendations associated with institutional arrangements and policy adoption to improve irrigation system performance.

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The Water Governance Reform Framework: Overview and Applications to Australia, Mexico, Tanzania, U.S.A and Vietnam

Water ◽

10.3390/w11010137 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 137 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

R. Grafton ◽

Dustin Garrick ◽

Ana Manero ◽

Thang Do

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Water Policy ◽

Water Governance ◽

Supply And Demand ◽

Public Access ◽

Reform Process ◽

Freshwater Ecosystem ◽

Policy Cycle ◽

Governance Reform ◽

Trade Offs

The world faces critical water risks in relation to water availability, yet water demand is increasing in most countries. To respond to these risks, some governments and water authorities are reforming their governance frameworks to achieve convergence between water supply and demand and ensure freshwater ecosystem services are sustained. To assist in this reform process, the Water Governance Reform Framework (WGRF) is proposed, which includes seven key strategic considerations: (1) well-defined and publicly available reform objectives; (2) transparency in decision-making and public access to available data; (3) water valuation of uses and non-uses to assess trade-offs and winners and losers; (4) compensation for the marginalized or mitigation for persons who are disadvantaged by reform; (5) reform oversight and “champions”; (6) capacity to deliver; and (7) resilient decision-making. Using these reform criteria, we assess current and possible water reforms in five countries: Murray–Darling Basin (Australia); Rufiji Basin (Tanzania); Colorado Basin (USA and Mexico); and Vietnam. We contend that the WGRF provides a valuable approach to both evaluate and to improve water governance reform and, if employed within a broader water policy cycle, will help deliver both improved water outcomes and more effective water reforms.

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The Existence of Multiple Hydro-Mentalities and their Implications for Water Governance: A Case Study from Sri Lanka

Water ◽

10.3390/w12072043 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (7) ◽

pp. 2043

Author(s):

Kavindra Paranage ◽

Nancy Yang

Keyword(s):

Water Management ◽

Sri Lanka ◽

Management Practices ◽

Water Governance ◽

Point Of View ◽

Water Users ◽

Alternative Position ◽

Downstream Communities ◽

Technical Solutions

Traditionally, the literature on water management has considered water from a techno-realist point of view by focusing on finding the most effective technical solutions to distribute the largest quantities of water among populations. This paper takes an alternative position by suggesting that particular “ways” of managing water are culturally embedded and that water management practices stem from an underlying hydro-mentality among water users and system designers. To this end, we explore two different water systems in Sri Lanka and argue that each system is underpinned by a particular hydro-mentality that influences the ways in which water is managed by downstream communities.

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Water Supply and Water Scarcity

Water ◽

10.3390/w12092347 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (9) ◽

pp. 2347 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Vasileios A. Tzanakakis ◽

Nikolaos V. Paranychianakis ◽

Andreas N. Angelakis

Keyword(s):

Water Management ◽

Water Resources ◽

Water Supply ◽

Water Scarcity ◽

Rainwater Harvesting ◽

Climatic Variability ◽

Health Issues ◽

Water History ◽

Water Users ◽

Use Efficiency

This paper provides an overview of the Special Issue on water supply and water scarcity. The papers selected for publication include review papers on water history, on water management issues under water scarcity regimes, on rainwater harvesting, on water quality and degradation, and on climatic variability impacts on water resources. Overall, the issue underscores the need for a revised water management, especially in areas with demographic change and climate vulnerability towards sustainable and secure water supply. Moreover, general guidelines and possible solutions, such as the adoption of advanced technological solutions and practices that improve water use efficiency and the use of alternative (non-conventional) water resources are highlighted and discussed to address growing environmental and health issues and to reduce the emerging conflicts among water users.

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ТЕОРЕТИЧЕСКИЕ ПОДХОДЫ К ОПТИМИЗАЦИИ ВОДОПОЛЬЗОВАНИЯ НА РИСОСЕЮЩИХ АГРОМЕЛИОРАТИВНЫХ КОМПЛЕКСАХ НИЖНЕЙ КУБАНИ

НАУЧНО-МЕТОДИЧЕСКОЕ ОБЕСПЕЧЕНИЕ РАЗВИТИЯ МЕЛИОРАТИВНО-ВОДОХОЗЯЙСТВЕННОГО КОМПЛЕКСА ◽

10.37738/vniigim.2020.95.92.038 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 7

Author(s):

A.L. Buber ◽

Y.P. Dobrachev

Keyword(s):

Water Supply ◽

Crop Yields ◽

Optimization Problems ◽

Management Decision ◽

Agricultural Producers ◽

Water Users ◽

Trade Offs ◽

Influence Of Water ◽

Complex Development ◽

The One

Анализ водопользования рисосеющих агрокомплексов в зоне Нижней Кубани свидетельствует о напряженной водохозяйственной ситуации, обостряющейся в маловодные годы. Возникающие дефициты водообеспечения наносят существенный ущерб всем водопользователям и особенно отраслям сельского хозяйства. Предлагаемые авторами подходы совершенствования водообеспечения и водопользования оросительных систем базируются на разработке интегрированной системы управления распределением водных ресурсов и продуктивностью агромелиоративного комплекса. Новая технологии управления строится на двух взаимосвязанных оптимизационных задачах, решаемых в одном пространственном и временном формате: с помощью динамической гидравлической модели формируются и изучаются оптимальные варианты подачи поливной воды от водоисточников до орошаемого поля, а модели продуктивности отражают влияние параметров водоподачи на урожайность культур. Гидродинамическое моделирование позволяет формировать режимы работы водохранилищ и гидроузлов таким образом, чтобы с одной стороны обеспечить командные высоты на водозаборах, а с другой, удовлетворить конфликтующие интересы водопользователей, в том числе сельхозпроизводителей. Выработка приемлемого управленческого решения реализуется методами многокритериального анализа и теории компромиссов с ориентацией на прогноз недобора урожая в зависимости от варианта вододеления.Analysis of water of rice-growing agricultural complexes use in the Lower Kuban region indicates a tense water management situation that worsens in low-water years. Occurring water supply deficits cause significant damage to all water users and especially to agricultural sectors. The approaches proposed by the authors to improve water supply and water use of irrigation systems are based on the integrated management system for the water resources distribution and productivity of the agro-reclamation complex development. The new management technology is based on two interrelated optimization problems that are solved in the same spatial and temporal format: optimal options for irrigation water supply from water sources to an irrigated field are formed and studied using a dynamic hydraulic model, and productivity models reflect the influence of water supply parameters on crop yields. Hydrodynamic modeling allows you to form reservoirs operating and hydroelectric facilities modes in such a way that, on the one hand, provide command heights at water intakes, and on the other, meet the conflicting interests of water users, including agricultural producers. The development of an acceptable management decision is realized by using the methods of multi-criteria analysis and the theory of trade-offs with a focus on the forecast of crop deficit depending on the water allocation option.

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Water Infrastructure Always In-The-Making: Distributing Water and Authority through the Water Supply Network in Moamba, Mozambique

Water ◽

10.3390/w11091926 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (9) ◽

pp. 1926 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Luis Miguel Silva-Novoa Sanchez ◽

Jeltsje Sanne Kemerink-Seyoum ◽

Margreet Zwarteveen

Keyword(s):

Water Supply ◽

Water Governance ◽

Water Infrastructure ◽

Supply Network ◽

Water Supply Network ◽

Water Users ◽

Everyday Practices ◽

Piped Water ◽

Control Authority ◽

Construction Operation

Using the concept of sociotechnical tinkering, this paper provides detailed empirical observations about the everyday practices of design, construction, operation, maintenance and use of a piped water supply network in a small town in Mozambique. We use these to show that the form, materiality, and functioning of this water infrastructure are constantly changing as result of interactions with its physical environment as well as in response to experimentation and improvisation by engineers, construction workers, operators and water users. Sociotechnical tinkering not just (re)distributes water, but also provides an avenue through which powers to control water flows can be wielded and exercised. In this sense, empirical attention to sociotechnical tinkering provides a useful entry-point for rethinking the distribution of control, authority and responsibility in water governance, or more broadly the relations between power and infrastructure. This, in turn, may yield new inspirations for identifying pragmatic possibilities for progressive water politics.

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Representation of agriculture in water governance in São Paulo

Ambiente & sociedade ◽

10.1590/1809-4422asoc20200020r1vu2021l2ao ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 24 ◽

Author(s):

Rodrigo Constante Martins ◽

Alexsandro Elias Arbarotti ◽

Raiza Campregher

Keyword(s):

Water Resources ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Agricultural Sector ◽

Water Governance ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

The State ◽

São Paulo ◽

Water Management System ◽

Water Users ◽

State Water

Abstract The water resources management model in the state of São Paulo is characterized by the participation of water users from different sectors of the economy within the ambit of River Basin Committees and other organizations of the water management system. The purpose of this article is to present a survey and systematization of the performance of representatives of São Paulo’s agricultural sector in this decentralized and participatory system of water governance. To this end, this article recreates the profile of this sectoral representation in the State Water Resources Council and in the Committees for rural areas with strong agricultural dynamics in the state. The findings of this study reveal significant political and propositional differences between São Paulo’s agriculture and agroindustry sectors. Such differences have to do with the structure and capillarity of the entities that represent these sectors, as well as their divergent concept of management.

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The African Water Vision 2025: its influence on water governance in the development of Africa's water sector, with an emphasis on rural communities in Kenya: a review

Water Policy ◽

10.2166/wp.2021.032 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Kristin Mutschinski ◽

Neil A. Coles

Keyword(s):

Rural Communities ◽

Water Supply ◽

Agricultural Sector ◽

Good Governance ◽

Water Governance ◽

International Standards ◽

Government Policies ◽

Water Sector ◽

Quality Of Water

Abstract Reliable and secure water resources for rural communities in Africa continue to be at the forefront of the challenges facing these communities in the last 20 years, particularly for smallholders, agricultural sector productivity, food security and economic development increasingly exacerbated by climate change and rapidly growing urban populations. Addressing these challenges requires well-structured policy in the water sector, to implement commitments and investments effectively, and ultimately ensure the quantity and quality of water supply. The AWV 2025 for Africa was commissioned by the World Water Council in 2000 to create a framework to target these aspects in Africa. We examine the progress towards achieving this vision after two decades, through the initiatives, government policies and water strategies that have been implemented. We take a closer look at the top-down impact of the AWV 2025 in the national context of Kenya and its rural population. While the water sector has evolved since 2000, it remains difficult to meet international standards, both at the continental level and in Kenya. This requires continued efforts to strengthen good governance in the water sector, address the financial challenges associated with the expansion of the infrastructure, and developing decentralized approaches to water supply provision.

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Getting things done: bureaucratic and entrepreneurial approaches to the practice of participatory water management reforms in Brazil and India

Water Policy ◽

10.2166/wp.2010.015 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 12 (S1) ◽

pp. 84-103 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Sunil Tankha ◽

Boyd Fuller

Keyword(s):

Water Management ◽

Capacity Building ◽

Stakeholder Participation ◽

Supply And Demand ◽

Water Sector ◽

Administrative Reforms ◽

Field Investigations ◽

Participatory Water Management

Based on field investigations of initiatives to increase stakeholder participation in water management in Brazil and India, this paper provides insights into the practice of water sector reforms. Looking at the pace of reforms across both countries, we find that the process of creating institutions to facilitate stakeholder participation is proceeding rapidly but greater attention is required on administrative reforms and capacity building. We find that the supply and demand of participation opportunities is often mismatched, and that participation reforms in the water sector may follow two very different paths: the bureaucratic and the entrepreneurial.

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