Sustainable agrarian development has emerged as a key agenda in many recent global
development dialogues, owing to its intimate links with rural development. Agrarian …

Building on existing literature and the analysis of a portfolio of development projects (past
and under implementation), this paper reviews the evolution of water user associations …

Jordan is often held up as one of the most water scarce countries in the world. The water
scarcity in the country is not an absolute, but rather a politically mediated reality. The cubic …

The evolution of water governance and societal perception in large, public irrigation systems
in developing countries has triggered successive waves of reforms since the 1980s. Among …

Water user associations (WUAs) are commonly considered a beneficial institution to improve
irrigation management. As one of the core components of irrigation reform in China, the …

Water has become increasingly scarce in northwestern China due to climate change,
economic growth and burgeoning population. Improving agriculture water use efficiency is of …

Many Indian states have begun to transfer water meant for irrigation to non-agricultural
purposes, but the economic and environmental consequences are not adequately …

Climate variability and change pose a substantial threat to agricultural practices and
livelihoods in the Punjab province of Pakistan, a region of agricultural significance in South …

Abstract Water Users Associations (WUAs) have been introduced in Gash Delta Agricultural
Scheme (GDAS) in 2004. The level of participation and performance of these associations …

ABSTRACT A comparative study of two water users' associations in the Shiyang River basin,
north-west China, shows significantly different understanding and experiences among water …