Agricultural water management should consider both the supply and demand management; hence this approach should be site specific. Is there any published information or case studies available? How is the method of its analyses?
Hi Krishna Gopal Mandal ji, Integrated Water resources management is quiet site specific. One has to make integrated plan as per availability of water,type of soil, climate etc. available on site. Thanks
Thanks a lot for your suggestions especially for the attachments made by friends from KNU and Univ Pune.
Hello Krishna,
Yes, you can consider all available water sources including surface water, groundwater, reclaimed water, and others to develop plan that maximizes (reduce losses) the benefits of using one source or combination of water sources for irrigation requirements for a specific crop(s) for a specific area.
http://www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/iwrm.shtml
Thanks,
Integrated water resources management requires one strong institution that is responsible of managing the water resources in an integral manner. Some countries in the world have organized themselves in such way which also requires strong river basin organizations. Most countries still have a fragmented organization structure for managing water resources and in such framework the application of the IWRM approach it is difficult. it requires a strong coordination of the water organizations and preparation of national plans where each one responsibility is clearly spell out. In this later case, river basin organizations play a very vital role. The case study of Thailand provided by Mr. Gawande is a good illustration.
However, if you apply the IWRM concept to one single sector (agriculture) this is easier, but In such case you do not apply the full concept of IWRM but some its practical consequences, which is a positive and a desirable approach. I think that the colleagues that have also responded to you have provided useful examples of such approach. Indeed, as responded by most of the colleagues it is always a very site specific problem. Many of the mistakes made with IWRM have their origin in applying rigidly a theoretical model to specific country situations.
Regards
For criteria in general not, for the selection of the criteria you choose yes
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