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user group (WUG) data from a reservoir irrigation system in China. The introduction of volumetric water pricing at the … exit a WUG for private irrigation. This tendency is associated with an increased probability that the remaining members do … difficulties among the remaining members whose fields are separated by former members who have now opted out for private irrigation …
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in their efforts to confront excessive groundwater resource exploitation for agricultural irrigation. Special emphasis is … irrigation. They have achieved varying degrees of success but do provide hope and orientation for the future in this important …
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Surface irrigation is a common pool resource characterized by asymmetric appropriation opportunities across upstream … allocation under an irrigation bureaucracy subject to corruption and rent-seeking. Data on the landholdings and political … influence of nearly a quarter million irrigators in Pakistan's vast Indus Basin watershed allow the construction of a novel …
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governance reform in Pakistan's vast Indus Basin irrigation system. Using canal discharge measurements across all of Punjab …
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This paper conducts an assessment of the global costs for expanding, upgrading, and improving irrigation infrastructure … partial equilibrium model of the global agricultural and forestry sectors. It examines the impacts of irrigation expansion on … (goal 6). It finds that irrigation support policies improve food security globally and can reduce the burden on land by …
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Introduction -- Water scarcity in China : current situation -- Water resources management in China : an overview of determinant variables -- Improving water governance -- Deepening water rights administration and developing water markets -- Improving efficiency and equity in water pricing --...
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Executive summary -- Water security -- Profiling water security in the Middle East and North Africa -- The water security dividend -- Appendix -- Table A.1. Definition of indicators and data sources -- Table A.2. Data sources for the country profiles.
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This note provides guidance for cities in developing countries for managing the urban water cycle in a sustainable manner by using an Integrated Urban Water Management (IUWM) approach. After a brief introduction to the concept of IUWM, this note profiles the different IUWM approaches applied in...
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The aim of this note is twofold: (1) summarize emerging challenges and opportunities for the water sector in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries; and (2) suggest ways to respond to these challenges where the World Bank's Water Global Practice can provide support. Following a description...
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