RAPID ASSESSMENT STUDY TOWARDS INTEGRATED PLANNING OF IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE IN EGYPT IN SUPPORT OF THE INTEGRATED IRRIGATION IMPROVEMENT AND MANAGEMENT PROJECT (IIIMP) FINAL REPORT 2005
IPTRID SECRETARIAT Rome, June 2005
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CONTENTS

PREFACE

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

A. FINAL REPORT 2005 - RAPID ASSESSMENT STUDY - TOWARDS INTEGRATED PLANNING OF IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE IN EGYPT IN SUPPORT OF THE INTEGRATED IRRIGATION IMPROVEMENT AND MANAGEMENT PROJECT (IIIMP)

INTRODUCTION
STUDY BACKGROUND
STUDY APPROACH
DESCRIPTION OF THE STUDY AREA
SUMMARY
Table 5 List of functions/values related to the Mahmoudia command area (on-site) landscapes
ANALYSIS
LAND AND WATER MANAGEMENT

IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE MANAGEMENT

WATER QUALITY AND REUSE
SOCIO-ECONOMIC ASPECTS
INSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS
ENVIRONMENT AND SANITATION
INTEGRATED WATER MANAGEMENT PROJECT
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IIIMP
REFERENCES

B. WORKING PAPERS

1. IMPACT ON NATURAL RESOURCES

SUMMARY
INTRODUCTION
OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
THE STUDY AREA
LANDSCAPES
LANDSCAPE, FUNCTIONS, STAKEHOLDERS AND ISSUES
PROBLEMS, PRACTICES AND OPPORTUNITIES
DISCUSSION OF PROPOSED IIIMP INTERVENTIONS
APPLICATIONS OF DRAINFRAME IN IIIMP
REFERENCES

2. ENGINEERING PERSPECTIVE

SUMMARY
OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
STUDY AREA
LANDSCAPES
LANDSCAPE FUNCTIONS, STAKEHOLDERS AND VALUES
PROBLEMS AND OPPORTUNITIES
REFERENCES

3. WATER QUALITY AND REUSE

SUMMARY
INTRODUCTION
MAPPING OF DRAIN WATER REUSE SYSTEM IN STUDY AREA-MAHMOUDIA CANAL
ANALYSIS OF DRAINAGE WATER REUSE SYSTEM AT BRANCH CANAL LEVEL
VIEWPOINT OF STAKEHOLDERS
PROBLEMS RELATING TO WATER REUSE AND WATER QUALITY
OPPORTUNITIES FOR TECHNICAL INTERVENTIONS
CURRENT STATUS OF IIIMP CONCERNING WATER QUALITY AND REUSE AND KEY RELEVANT INTERVENTIONS
PRINCIPAL PROBLEMS FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF REUSE/QUALITY FOR SELECTED WATER MANAGEMENT INTERVENTIONS
WATER QUALITY REUSE CONDITIONS AT FIELD, COMMAND AND LANDSCAPE LEVELS
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY IMPACTS ON PHYSICAL FUNCTIONS AND STAKEHOLDER VALUES
OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVED REUSE AND WATER QUALITY PLANNING AND ITS EFFECTIVENESS
EFFECTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION MEASURES AND MANAGEMENT CONDITIONS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN
ENABLING ENVIRONMENT FOR INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED MANAGEMENT INTERVENTIONS
DISCUSSION
REFERENCES

4. INSTITUTIONAL PERSPECTIVE

INTRODUCTION
THE INSTITUTIONAL COMPONENT OF DRAINFRAME
EGYPT'S NATIONAL WATER POLICY REFORM INITIATIVES
ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES FROM AN INSTITUTIONAL PERSPECTIVE
WATER QUALITY ISSUES AND POLLUTION CONTROL IN CANALS AND DRAINS
INSTITUTIONAL ISSUES OF DRAINAGE WATER REUSE
DOWNSTREAM DRAINAGE WATER USERS
STRENGTHENING WATER USER PARTICIPATION
COST RECOVERY
RESTRUCTURING THE PUBLIC SECTOR UNITS FOR INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INTEGRATED WATER MANAGEMENT
INTERVIEWS
REFERENCES

5. NATIONAL TEAM'S PERSPECTIVE

INTRODUCTION
INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT INITIATIVES
APPLICABILITY OF DRAINFRAME TO IIIMP
IIIMP INTERVENTIONS AND STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION
RAPID SOCIO-ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT OF THE MAHMOUDIA CANAL COMMAND AREA
FIELD VISIT OBSERVATIONS
REFERENCES

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