Legislation on water user's organizations : a comparative analysis FAO Legislative studies Series, Vol. 79
Langue : Anglais
The organized participation of water users in the management of water
resources is nothing new. Indeed, it is an ancient phenomenon, as
institutions are known whose origins go back to the earliest
civilizations. What is new, however, is the range and scope of authority
and responsibilities of the late twentieth century’s water users’
organizations including, in particular, irrigation water users’
organizations. Since the mid-1980s, driven largely by financial pressures,
there has been an upsurge in efforts by governments around the world to
transfer management of irrigation systems from government agencies to
farmer organizations or other non-governmental entities. This has occurred
both in more and less developed countries, and in countries with more and
less liberalized economies. Whether the transfer includes all or part of
management functions, full or only partial authority, an entire irrigation
system (or tubewell command) or part only of a system, such as
distributary canal commands, organizations of irrigation water users have
been increasingly assuming a pivotal role in the relocation of
responsibility and authority for irrigation management from government
agencies to non-governmental organizations. A robust regulatory framework
for the corporate governance of water users’ organizations, and for
resource management by them, is a fundamental ingredient to irrigation
management transfer policies. The former will provide the configuration
for healthy functioning of water users’ organizations, while the latter
will concern itself with the way organizations obtain and manage the water
and land resources they need to operate.
Date de parution : 06-2003
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