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STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK RELATED TO LOCAL, NATIONAL AND GLOBAL CONSTRAINTS OF IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT TRANSFER
Author(s) -
Heydarian S.A.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
irrigation and drainage
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.421
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1531-0361
pISSN - 1531-0353
DOI - 10.1002/ird.1758
Subject(s) - clarity , business , agriculture , sample (material) , descriptive statistics , operations management , environmental resource management , environmental planning , geography , engineering , economics , mathematics , statistics , biochemistry , chemistry , archaeology , chromatography
Irrigation management transfer (IMT) has already been implemented in over 60 countries. The project has faced different challenges and achieved various results in each country. Use of global experience in implementing IMT projects is highly recommended. Considering that the success of IMT is affected by various parameters, the present study has been conducted with the aim of finding the key indicators and strategic issues on the local, national and global levels. For this purpose, the data from four studies already carried out by the author (and his colleagues) on the local (the Moghan and Qazvin irrigation networks in Iran) and national scale (Iran) as well as global research by the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) were used. Currently Iran is at the rudimentary stages of IMT, and the two selected pilot studies deal with distinctive social and organizational features, operation time, irrigation method, physical status, conducted method and duration of IMT. The method of the study is descriptive correlation and the sample society consists of farmers on the pilot level and experts on the national level. The results reveal that the indicator of 'clarity on roles, responsibilities and authority of public sectors' has a low score. Although the effects of neglecting the said indicator are clearly manifest on the local level, and global experience has already established the fact, the significance of this indicator is not greatly recognized on the national level because of the limited IMT experience and simplicity‐minded strategies in Iran. Key factors such as 'pilots, study tours and information sharing significance', 'severe deterioration of infrastructure' and 'financial capacity of water users’ associations (WUAs)', on the other hand, are more important on the national level. This study enabled the author to develop an initial strategic framework for better utilization of the related experience in the field of IMT. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.