Suggested Readings

One of the functions of INPIM is to serve as a clearinghouse of information about PIM. Unless indicated otherwise, single copies of the suggested readings (not including all books) are available free to INPIM members.

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Abernethy, Charles L., et al. 2000. Farmer-Based Financing of Operations in the Niger Valley Irrigation Schemes. International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Colombo, Sri Lanka. 36 pages. ISBN 92-9090-397-X Boelens, Rutgerd, and Gloria Dávila, eds. 1998. Searching for Equity, Conceptions of justice and equity in peasant irrigation. Van Gorcum & Comp., Assen, The Netherlands. 472 pages. ISBN 90 232 3385 9

(Also in Spanish: Buscando la equidad, Concepciones sobre justicia y equidad en el riego campesino.)

The book moves from an overall conceptual analysis of the issues of justice and equity, then considers a number of case studies, followed by detailed analysis of the situation in Andean countries. A number of authors from very different backgrounds contributed: sociologists, lawyers, peasant and indigenous leaders, economists, irrigation engineers, anthropologists, community workers, agronomists, and so on. The preface is by Nobel Peace Prize winner Rogoberta Menchu. 

Brewer, Jeffrey D., and R. Sakthivadivel. 1999. Maintenance management process. Irrigation and Drainage Systems 13: 207-227. The Netherlands. 20 Pages.

A case study from Maharashtra, India comparing maintenance performance between two transferred minor canals with two non-transferred canals. Reveals that small differences in the management processes can lead to major differences in performance.

Briscoe, John. 1997. Managing Water as an Economic Good: Rules for Reformers. International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID), Oxford, United Kingdom, 25 pages.

Briscoe (senior water advisor at the World Bank) presents seven rules for would-be reformers, including the first, ``Initiate change only when there is a powerful, articulated need for reform." Briscoe's paper, first presented at the ICID conference on ``Water as an Economic Good," in Oxford in September 1997, should stimulate useful debate and discussion.

Faurès, Jean-Michel. 2000. Valorisation de l'eau d'irrigation dans les grands périmètres du Maghreb, Synthèse de l'atelier régional organisé au Loukkos du 20 au 22 octobre 1999. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Rome, Italy. 18 pages.

Gonzalez, Fernando. 2000. Benchmarking for Irrigation Systems: Experiences and Possibilities. World Bank, Washington, DC, USA. 11 pages.

Paper presented at meetings in Rome on Benchmarking in Irrigation. Gonzalez, senior irrigation advisor at the World Bank, argues that developing and applying a set of indicators for irrigation performance is an important task that should be taken up by international organizations and donors.

Hasnip, Nicola, Linden Vincent, and Karim Hussein. 1999. Poverty Reduction and Irrigated Agriculture. International Programme for Technology and Research in Irrigation and Drainage (IPTRID), Rome, Italy. 19 pages.

``Irrigation benefits can be targeted at the poor by: Employment-intensive construction, operation and maintenance practices and approaches that allow greater access to water particularly in times of scarcity (owning irrigation systems, selling water for profit, water rights, allocations of irrigable land and accessing small or marginal quality supplies)."

Indian Institute of Bio-Social Research and Development. 1999. Participatory Irrigation Management, Orientation Manual, Learnings from the North Bengal Terai Development Project (N.B.T.D.P.), Calcutta, India. 38 pages.

Indian Network on Participatory Irrigation Management (IndiaNPIM). 2000. Attitude and Behavioural Change for Participatory Irrigation Management. Delhi, India. 23 pages.

Outcomes of a workshop held in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, March 23-26, 1999.

International Programme for Technology and Research in Irrigation and Drainage (IPTRID). 1999. Realizing the value of irrigation system maintenance. Rome, Italy. 22 pages.

IPTRID Issues Paper No. 2: The aim of this paper is to show that maintenance of irrigation schemes is eco-nomically more efficient than the cycle of system decline, underfunded restoration and early rehabilitation that often prevails in parts of the developing world. It is contended that good maintenance stabilizes projects, safeguards investment, sustains output and secures livelihoods.

Kikuchi, Masao, Douglas J. Merry, and Lalith Dassenaike. 2000. Compensation of Irrigation Professionals: A Comparative Study of the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan (Discussion Paper). International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Colombo, Sri Lanka. 38 pages.

Kolavalli, Shashi and Jeffrey D Brewer. 1999. Facilitating user participation in irrigation management. Irrigation and Drainage Systems 13: 249-273. Netherlands. 25 pages.

This paper examines various factors which contribute to the performance of water user associations (WUAs). The capability of collective organizations such as WUAs to develop appropriate rules and to enforce them while keeping the level of conflict low is considered to be the core of organizational performance.

Molden, David. 1997. Accounting for Water Use and Productivity. International Irrigation Management Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka. 16 pages.

The paper presents a conceptual framework for water accounting and provides generic terminologies and procedures to describe the status of water resource use and the consequences of water resource related decisions.

Mountstephens, N, and Ylli Dede. 2000. Institutional Options for Irrigation Management, Albania Case Study. 9 pages.

Nelson, David E. 1999. The Role of the Irrigation System Manager in Maintenance and Modernization. International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage, Granada, Spain. 12 pages. ISBN 81-85068-64-X

Pradhan, Prachanda. 2000. Farmer Managed Irrigation Systems in Nepal at the Crossroad. Intenational Association for the Study of Common Property. Bloomington, Indiana, USA. 14 pages.

van Steenbergen, Frank. 1998. Organized Farmers: Spate Irrigation in Balochistan (Pakistan). Paper for INPIM Meeting on Participatory Spate Irrigation, Hodeidah, Yemen, November 1998. 13 pages.

This paper discusses the management of spate irrigation in Balochistan (Pakistan). It discusses the role of organized farmers in financing construction, operation and maintenance of the spate systems; it discusses the role of organized farmers in thses functions; and pays special attention to enabling laws, and their effectiveness, for enforcing rights to spate water and for formalizing farmer organizations. It concludes with a perspective on improved participatory management of spate irrigation systems in Balochistan.

Trava, José. 2000. Mexican Experience on Performance Indicators and Benchmarking of Irrigation and Drainage Projects. 15 pages.

Paper prepared for August 2000 meeting in Rome on benchmarking in irrigation.

Tuan, Doan Doan. 1998. The Role of the Village Community in Irrigation and Drainage Management in Monsoon Asia, Case Studies in Vietnam and Japan. Division of Agricultural and Forest Engineering, University of Tsukuba, Japan. Ph.D. Thesis, 242 pages.

Vermillion, Douglas L. 1999. Property rights and collective action in the devolution of irrigation system management. Philippines. 30 pages.

Prepared for Workshop on Devolution of Natural Resource Management (Sponsored by CGIAR System-wide Program on Property Rights and Collective Action), Puerto Azul, Philippines, 21-25 June, 1999.

Vermillion, Douglas L., et al. 2000. An Assessment of the Small-Scale Irrigation Management Turnover Program in Indonesia. International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Colombo, Sri Lanka, 36 pages. ISBN 92-9090-392-9

Assesses the results of the Small-Scale Irrigation Turnover Program in Indonesia. In 1987, the Government of Indonesia adopted a policy to turn over to water user associations (WUAs) the management of all public irrigation systems, from the intake to drainage facilities, in the country, which are 500 hectares or less in service area. The program has led to modest efforts by farmers to improve management efficiency and responsiveness. Turnover has not increased the costs of irrigation to farmers (at least in the short run). Water distribution in the four case study systems tended to either improve or remain positive after turnover.

Water and Sanitation Program, The World Bank. 2000. Process Monitoring Field Note. Washington, DC, USA. 8 pages.

Process Monitoring is presented as a complete change in how to operate government line agencies, for improving service delivery. PM is described as a flexible and responsive management tool, which helps ``top-down" organizations become more participatory and demand-responsive.

Uphoff, Norman and Wijayaratna, C.M. 2000. Demonstrated Benefits from Social Capital: The Productivity of Farmer Organizations in Gal Oya, Sri Lanka. World Development. 42 pages.

An analytical construct of social capital is presented, followed by a case study from Sri Lanka. There, farmer organizations were established in the Gal Oya irrigation scheme in the early 1980s, which produced measurable improvements in system performance and efficiency. In the 1997 dry season, after farmers were told there was not enough water in the reservoir to grow a rice crop, they achieved through their organizations a better-than-average harvest from 65,000 acres by efficient and equitable distribution. Ethnic cooperation was demonstrated by upstream Sinhalese farmers sharing water with downstream Tamil farmers.