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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1989
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1989Sri Lanka, South-Eastern Asia
Taking System H of the Mahaweli Program in Sri Lanka as a case study, this paper investigates a field still largely unexplored - the agency and its capacity to manage an irrigation system.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1989Sri Lanka, South-Eastern Asia
This paper analyzes the impact of settlement policies on irrigation management in a new irrigated settlement scheme in southern Sri Lanka based on field research in 1988. It provides policy recommendations for improvements on this scheme and in future schemes.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1989Pakistan, Southern Asia
This paper is a preliminary effort to define the extent of irrigation in Pakistan's mountain regions. Attention is given to some changes already begun in this environment through new irrigation development activities. Important knowledge gaps that need to be filled by more systematic and multidisciplinary research are identified.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1989Pakistan, Southern Asia
This paper presents an overview of the current state of knowledge on the relations between irrigation management in Pakistan and the incidence of waterlogging and salinity. It is emphasized that management research should focus on the whole system, including surface and ground water resources. The paper also highlights key management questions that need to be addressed such as salt and water balance and water loss from canals, water courses and field channels.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1989Sri Lanka, South-Eastern Asia
This paper analyzes irrigation operational problems, and their institutional causes, on a new irrigation system in southern Sri Lanka, based on research during disastrous drought. The authors offer a number of suggestions for improving the management of this system.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 1989Nepal, Southern Asia
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