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Guidelines on spate irrigation

Year of publication 2010

Author Frank van Steenbergen; Philip Lawrence; Abraham Mehari Haile; Maher Salman; Jean-Marc Faurès;Land and Water Division

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Spate irrigation has evolved over the centuries and provided rural populations in arid and semi-arid regions with an ingenious way to manage their scarce water resources. It is different from conventional irrigation in many ways and therefore needs special skills and approaches that address the unpredictability and magnitude of spate floods, their high sediment load, and the associated water rights and management models. The objective of this publication is to assist planners and practitioners in designing and managing spate irrigation projects looking at the hydrology, the engineering, the agronomy, local organizations and rules, wadi basin management and economics. It is designed to be both a practical guidance document and a source of information and examples, based extensively on experience from across the world in places where spate irrigation is practiced.

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