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Sustainable Management After Irrigation System Transfer - PhD: UNESCO-IHE Institute, Delft (Paperback)
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Sustainable Management After Irrigation System Transfer - PhD: UNESCO-IHE Institute, Delft (Paperback)
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Historically, economic crises have triggered the global policy of
transferring the management of irrigation systems to water users
associations. The impact of these transfers has been very complex
and recent studies have shown that the outcomes vary from region to
region, and are diverse even within a single country. The present
study looks at 16 irrigation ditches in Colombia, where management
was transferred from the Colombian government to water users
associations. Some examples show an improvement in organizational
stability, following the transfer of management, while others
demonstrate a deterioration. A conceptual framework is presented,
for the establishment of a sustainable management policy, based on
an inter-relationship between the community, the environment and
science and technology. For an effective implementation of the
framework, the role of government, water users associations and
farmers are considered to be the key elements, and it is believed
that an effective integration of these players contributes to
successful and sustainable management. The water users organization
needs to follow an integral and participatory management approach,
enlarging its span of action beyond mere operation activities, into
the area of improvement of the standard of living of farmers.
Encouraging the adoption of irrigated agriculture under criteria of
sustainability, profitability, competitiveness, equity and
multi-functionality is the way forward. The RUT Irrigation District
is one of the most progressive irrigation districts in Colombia,
and it is here that the conceptual framework has been intensively
analyzed and evaluated.
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