Reengaging in Agricultural Water Management : Policy and Institutional Options for Decision Makers

This Note outlines a larger report describing the changing context of demand and supply for agricultural water. It identifies the policy, institutional, and incentive reform options that will accelerate improvements in productivity and pro-poor growth in this sector. It articulates priorities for investment and indicates options for adjusting the respective roles of the public sector and other stakeholders. The report also sets out how agricultural water management can best be integrated upstream into water resources management policy formulation and downstream into agricultural economic management strategy.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Ward, Christopher, Darghouth, Salah
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2006-02
Subjects:	AGRICULTURAL POLICY, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURAL WATER, BASINS, CLIMATE CHANGE, CONSTRUCTION, DECISION MAKERS, DEMAND FOR WATER, DRAINAGE, ECONOMICS, ENVIRONMENTAL, ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS, ENVIRONMENTAL GOODS, ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, FINANCIAL VIABILITY, FOOD PRODUCTION, FOOD SECURITY, GROUNDWATER, GROUNDWATER RESOURCES, INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE, INVESTMENT FINANCING, IRRIGATION, IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT, IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT, IRRIGATION SYSTEMS, LAND RESOURCES, MIDDLE EAST, NORTH AFRICA, PARTICIPATORY APPROACHES, POLLUTION, PRODUCTIVITY, PUMPING, PUMPING EQUIPMENT, RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, SERVICE PROVIDERS, USE OF WATER, WATER FLOWS, WATER MANAGEMENT, WATER MANAGEMENT POLICY, WATER MARKETS, WATER RESOURCE, WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, WATER RESOURCES, WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, WATER RIGHTS, WATER SERVICE, WATER SERVICE PROVIDERS, WATER SOURCE, WATER SUPPLY, WATER USE, WATER USER, WATER USERS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/02/7008865/reengaging-agricultural-water-management-policy-institutional-options-decision-makers https://hdl.handle.net/10986/9637
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