Programme title

Institution/organization

Design and management of local irrigation organizations

Contact person
Dr Timothy K. Gates - Co-Director

Contact person's address
Colorado Institute for Irrigation Management
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1372
USA

Contact person's Telephone/Fax
Tel +1-970-491-5043 Fax +1-970-491-6787

Contact person's E-mail
[email protected]

Type of programme
Course

Certificate
Certificate of participation.

Frequency of programme
Available on request.

Programme's main focus
Enhancement of the capabilities of water professionals.

Programme prospectus
The objective of the course is to provide engineers and professionals with the concepts and procedures for analysing the social-organizational aspects of creating new local irrigation organizations or for improving existing local organizations.

By the end of the course, participants should be able to conduct an interdisciplinary analysis that will produce results that are useful in decision-making.

The course focuses on concepts and procedures for analysing the social-organizational aspects of creating new local organizations or for improving existing organizations to obtain effective local water control to enhance production of food and fibre, to encourage farmer involvement in the operation and management of local irrigation facilities, to mobilize local resources such as irrigation assessments, fees and taxes and to develop linkages between central project managers and local farmers.

Target group
Engineers and professionals who are responsible for creating local irrigation organizations or improving those already existing.

Programme www
http://www.engr.colostate.edu/ce/
centers/ciim/courses/course7.html

Dates/duration
Four weeks, upon request, negotiable with at least 90 days advance notice.

Language
English, with interpreters upon request.

Colorado Institute for Irrigation Management

Acronym
CIIM

Country
USA

Address
Colorado Institute for Irrigation Management
Department of Civil Engineering
Colorado State University
B212 Engineering Building
Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1372
USA

Tel +1-970-491-247

Fax +1-970-491-6787

E-mail
[email protected]

Institute/organization www
http://www.engr.colostate.edu/ce/
centers/ciim/index.shtml

Brief description of institution/organization
The Colorado Institute for Irrigation Management (CIIM) coordinates the resources of Colorado State University and its experienced professional faculty in the area of irrigation management. The CIIM provides integrated interdisciplinary training, technical assistance and project management services worldwide to organizations involved in all phases of irrigation management. In addition, CIIM has responsibility for Colorado State's large-scale interdisciplinary irrigation project activities.

With access to the University's vast resources of expertise and experience for its special courses and other activities, CIIM's resources include Colorado State's computers; the University's hydraulic and irrigation laboratories; the National Technological University (worldwide satellite communication technical training courses); Colorado State's engineering facilities, world famous for irrigation research and hydraulic engineering; and comparative databases on irrigation management issues in a number of countries.

CIIM and Colorado State University are committed to excellence in training. CIIM conducts custom study tours, workshops, intensive short courses and field trips for a wide variety of irrigation topics. CIIM's activities involve: Research, Technical Assistance and Development and Education and Training.