Modernizing irrigation management - the MASSCOTE approach

dc.contributor.author Land and Water Division
dc.date.issued 2007
dc.date.lastModified 2019-05-30T16:28:20Z
dc.description.abstract The performance of many canal irrigation delivery systems is unsatisfactory in terms of: (i) water resources management; (ii) service to irrigated agriculture; and (iii) costeffectiveness of infrastructure management. In recent years, participatory approaches and management transfer reforms have been promoted as part of the solution for more cost-effective and sustainable irrigation services. Large agency-managed systems have been turned over partially or completely to various types of management bodies. However, the results have usually been disappointing. Common findings have been: (i) the new management bodies are not up to the task; and (ii) these bodies have inherited dilapidated systems and severe financial constraints. This FAO Irrigation and Drainage Paper presents a step-by-step methodology for water engineering professionals, managers and practitioners involved in the modernization of medium-scale to large-scale canal irrigation systems from the perspe ctive of improving performance of conjunctive water supplies for multiple stakeholders. While the focus is on canal operation, the scope concerns the modernization of management. The approach consists of a series of steps for diagnosing performance and mapping the way forward in order to improve the service to users and the cost-effectiveness of canal operation techniques. This paper presents a proposed comprehensive methodology for analysing canal operation modernization, which is based on Mapping System and Services for Canal Operation Techniques (MASSCOTE). It discusses the main elements of canal operation and organization before describing the steps of the MASSCOTE approach in detail. These steps are grouped into two main parts: (i) baseline information; and (ii) a vision of water services and modernization plan for canal operation.
dc.format.numberofpages 210
dc.identifier.issn 0254-5284
dc.identifier.url http://www.fao.org/3/a-a1114e.pdf
dc.language.iso English
dc.relation.ispartofseries FAO Irrigation and Drainage Paper
dc.relation.number 0254-5284
dc.rights.copyright FAO
dc.title Modernizing irrigation management - the MASSCOTE approach
dc.title.subtitle Mapping System and Services for Canal Operation Techniques
dc.type Book (stand-alone)
fao.edition 1
fao.identifier.jobnumber A1114E
fao.identifier.uri http://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/38967ec5-ab59-5394-bef3-ebb24b1f2ae2
fao.subject.agrovoc irrigation systems en
fao.subject.agrovoc irrigation en
fao.subject.agrovoc water management en
fao.subject.agrovoc environmental policies en
fao.subject.agrovoc environmental management en
fao.subject.agrovoc computers en
fao.subject.agrovoc water en
fao.subject.agrovoc computer applications en
fao.subject.agrovoc drainage water en
fao.subject.agrovoc drainage en
fao.subject.agrovoc drainage systems en
fao.subject.agrovoc water conservation en
fao.subject.agrovoc environment en
fao.subject.agrovoc irrigation methods en
fao.visibilitytype PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE
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