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Viet Nam: creating conditions for improved irrigation service delivery - the case of the Phuoc Hoa water resources project

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dc.contributor.authorGilard, Olivier, author
dc.contributor.authorDao, Chu Tran, author
dc.contributor.authorPhong, Ho Le, author
dc.contributor.authorSmidt, Pieter, author
dc.contributor.authorU.S. Committee on Irrigation and Drainage, publisher
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-01T12:47:43Z
dc.date.available2020-04-01T12:47:43Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.descriptionPresented during the Third international conference on irrigation and drainage held March 30 - April 2, 2005 in San Diego, California. The theme of the conference was "Water district management and governance."
dc.description.abstractAbout one third of the Vietnamese population live below the poverty line, of whom 85% live in rural areas, and 70% of the labor force depends on agriculture. To help improve rural incomes, the Government of Viet Nam continues to place high priority on investments in water resource infrastructure to increase agricultural productivity and reduce rural poverty. At present, more than 2.6 million ha of agricultural land in Viet Nam are irrigated through 75 large and medium-scales schemes and thousands of small-scale systems. These systems are managed by state-owned Irrigation Management Companies (IMCs) and thousands of agricultural cooperatives and water user groups (WUGs). The country's irrigation systems realize only about 50-60% of the design targets as a result of a number of constraints that limit performance. The Government has recognized that a new strategy is needed to improve system performance in Viet Nam. Hence, policies on water service delivery have shifted to a more decentralized and participatory approach. Government policy now promotes autonomy for the IMCs and establishing/ strengthening of WUGs at the local level. Under the Phuoc Hoa Water Resources Project, an irrigation project recently initiated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, it is intended to operationalize the Government's new approach. This project offers a unique opportunity to do this as local irrigation institutions are still to be developed. A "road map" for achieving sustainable management of the project's irrigation system is presented.
dc.description.sponsorshipSponsored by USCID; co-sponsored by Association of California Water Agencies and International Network for Participatory Irrigation Management.
dc.format.mediumborn digital
dc.format.mediumCD-ROMs
dc.format.mediumproceedings (reports)
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10217/201715
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
dc.relation.ispartofAg Water Conservation Policy
dc.relation.ispartofWater district management and governance, March 30-April 2, 2005, San Diego, California
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dc.sourceContained in: Water district management and governance, San Diego, California, March 30 - April 2, 2005, http://hdl.handle.net/10217/46458
dc.titleViet Nam: creating conditions for improved irrigation service delivery - the case of the Phuoc Hoa water resources project
dc.title.alternativePhuoc Hoa water resources project, Viet Nam
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