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Irrigation Governance Challenges in the Mediterranean Region: Learning from Experiences and Promoting Sustainable Performance

  • This book is Mediterranean specific, reporting ont he Regions wide range of experience but with common a basis

  • The book is solution oriented, approached with an analytical reasoning of concrete experiences with a view of drawing lessons and opportunities for improvement

  • The book capitalizes on the 4 year EU project outputs shared and endorsed by many Med Countries

  • This book specifically tackles the experiences of the countries that are embarking in a second modernization and necessitate guidance built on evidence

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxvi
  2. Introduction

    • Roula Khadra, Juan Antonio Sagardoy
    Pages 1-7
  3. Improving Local Governance: Problems and Solutions

    • Roula Khadra, Juan Antonio Sagardoy
    Pages 123-161
  4. Private Public Partnerships (PPPs) in Irrigation. Myth or Promising Reality?

    • Roula Khadra, Juan Antonio Sagardoy
    Pages 163-199
  5. Back Matter

    Pages 223-225

About this book

This book aims at deriving governance and sustainability lessons from analysing the implementation and management of some major irrigation programs in the Mediterranean Region. Eight countries are targeted, namely: Spain, Italy, Albania, Turkey, Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco.

The main focus programs include the modernisation and rehabilitation of the existing irrigation systems, the transfer of irrigation management responsibilities to water users’ organizations, public private partnerships arrangements, the monitoring & evaluation of participatory irrigation management and transfer processes, and the governance of groundwater resources for irrigation.

The adopted approach relies on learning from the value of each single experience, and on advancing solutions that emerge from their comparative analysis and that may be of guidance to those engaged in these programs.  The country experiences indicated that often times, significant shortcomings in the implementation of these programs have occurred and hopefully, this book could be a source of inspiration for the corrective actions needed.  


Authors and Affiliations

  • CIHEAM-Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari, Valenzano (BA), Italy

    Roula Khadra

  • Rome, Italy

    Juan Antonio Sagardoy

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eBook USD 59.99
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Softcover Book USD 79.99
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Hardcover Book USD 109.99
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