Irrigation has made a major contribution to poverty reduction in the past decades, enabling higher yields and better … nutrition. Despite these achievements, large-scale irrigation schemes have usually yielded low returns and attracted negative … irrigation away from new construction toward rehabilitation and policy reform. This evaluation supports the need for reform but …

This evaluation seeks to inform the World Bank's efforts to support client countries to deliver sustainable irrigation … strategic approaches in an evolving context. Irrigation service delivery is increasingly challenged by multiple factors that are … resources from domestic and industrial users. Untreated urban wastewater released into water bodies affects irrigation water …