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Valuing the Multiple Uses of Irrigation Water Ruth Meinzen-Dick International Food Policy Research Institute Washington D.C., USA
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Multiple productive uses of water Agriculture Field crops Gardens Permanent vegetation Livestock (including waterfowl) Fisheries in reservoir, canals, fields Aquatic plants: lotus, reeds, etc. Non-agricultural enterprises Brick making, dyeing, retting, etc. Tourism, ecotourism
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Other essential uses of water Domestic water supply Drinking water Bathing, washing Environmental uses Wildlife Groundwater recharge Recreation Religion
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Stakeholder Analysis Identify multiple users of water, interest groups By occupational By gender By generation within the household Inside and outside the irrigation system Look for marginalized groups Government agencies dealing with each use
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Management issues Improving “efficiency” may cut off some uses, reduce overall value of output Attention to water quality effects, interactions between uses Infrastructure requirements (e.g. lining for livestock access)
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Institutional issues Can government agencies or “user groups” accommodate all needs? Recognizing formal and informal rights rights defined by time, space, quantity, quality Especially important with water transfers
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Multiple Water Uses in Kirindi Oya, Sri Lanka
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Economic issues Capturing value of all uses in project evaluations in financing projects in all prospective water transfers
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Production and revenue, Tamil Nadu irrigation tanks UseIrrigationFishingDucksBricksSocial Forestry TreesSiltTotal Value of production (Rs/ha) 274613018251711663112 Taxes/fees (Rs/ha) 88150.50.217110275 Fees as % of total value 3.211.42.70.61006.40.08.8
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Conclusions Irrigation water produces more than just grain Identify all uses, users Information on value of all uses leads to better policies Providing access to “marginal” users, for livelihood security Implications for water rights, especially in transfers Opportunities, but also trade-offs in optimizing joint product of all uses, users
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