Institutional Reform for Irrigation and Drainage : Proceedings of a World Bank Workshop

by Gonzalez, Fernando J.; Salman, Salman M. A.; World Bank

• ISBN13: 9780821351789
• ISBN10: 0821351788
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-07-01
• Publisher: World Bank
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Summary

Irrigation and drainage play a major role in the accelerated growth of rural economies and consequently, to measurable poverty reduction. This report contains selected papers and presentations given at the Institutional Reform for Irrigation and Drainage Workshop held at the World Bank in December 2000. The first part of this report deals with the institutional diversity in irrigation and drainage sectors. The second examines the regulatory framework of the irrigation sector and the third looks at the benchmarking system, economic incentives, and pricing.

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
Abstract	xi
Acknowledgments	xiii
Introduction: Institutional Reform for Irrigation and Drainage	1	(10)
Fernando J. Gonzalez
Salman M. A. Salman
PART I: INSTITUTIONAL DIVERSITY IN IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE SECTORS	11	(46)
Bank-Financed Irrigation and Drainage Projects: Review of Institutional Components	13	(22)
Geert Diemer
Irrigation Management Entities in Bank-Financed Projects: An Overview	35	(22)
Itaru Minami
PART II: REGULATORY FRAMEWORK OF THE IRRIGATION SECTOR	57	(44)
Participatory Irrigation Management: An Overview of the Regulatory Framework	59	(18)
Salman M. A. Salman
Provision of Profit Oriented Irrigation Services: Institutional Issues	77	(6)
Miguel Solanes
Legal Pluralism in Natural Resources Management: Implications for Water Rights	83	(18)
Ruth S. Meinzen-Dick
Rajendra Pradhan
PART III: BENCHMARKING, INCENTIVES, AND PRICING	101
Role and Use of Economic Incentives in Irrigated Agriculture	103
Dirgha Tiwari
Ariel Dinar
Benchmarking for Irrigation Systems Experiences and Possibilities	123
Fernando J. Gonzalez
Benchmarking Irrigation and Drainage Services Provision
IPTRID Secretariat	133
Issues Affecting the Irrigation and Drainage Sectors in Latin America: Lessons from Mexico, Argentina, and Brazil	149
Jose Simas