This book is Mediterranean specific, reporting ont he Regions wide range of experience but with common a basis.The book is solution oriented, approached with an analytical reasoning of concrete experiences with a view of drawing lessons and opportunities for improvement.The book capitalizes on the 4 year EU project outputs shared and endorsed by many Med Countries.This book specifically tackles the experiences of the countries that are embarking in a second modernization and necessitate guidance built on evidence.

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This book aims at deriving governance and sustainability lessons from analysing the implementation and management of some major irrigation programs in the Mediterranean Region. Eight countries are targeted, namely: Spain, Italy, Albania, Turkey, Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco.

The main focus programs include the modernisation and rehabilitation of the existing irrigation systems, the transfer of irrigation management responsibilities to water users' organizations, public private partnerships arrangements, the monitoring & evaluation of participatory irrigation management and transfer processes, and the governance of groundwater resources for irrigation.

The adopted approach relies on learning from the value of each single experience, and on advancing solutions that emerge from their comparative analysis and that may be of guidance to those engaged in these programs. The country experiences indicated that often times, significant shortcomings in the implementation of these programs have occurred and hopefully, this book could be a source of inspiration for the corrective actions needed.

Inhalt
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Executive Summary
List of Abbreviations
List of Boxes
List of Figures
List of Tables
Chapter 1. Introduction
1.1. Working approach in the conception of the book
1.2. Selection process of focus countries
1.3. Focus of the publication
1.4. Objectives of the publication
1.5. Description of the content
Chapter 2. National irrigation programs and their governance under water scarcity conditions: an analytical perspective
2.1. Introduction
2.2. Question 1: How is water scarcity influencing water resources strategies for meeting the present and future demands of all water uses?
2.3. Main water uses: present figures
2.4. Estimating future water consumptions for all water uses: examples from Tunisia and Turkey
2.5. What are the priority action programs of the national irrigation plans?
2.6. Comparative analysis of the national irrigation programs      
2.7. Roles and responsibilities of the irrigation governance organizations: a review
2.8. Expertise and know-how in the development and management of irrigated agriculture
2.9. How is the governance of the main national irrigation programs organized?
2.10. Main lessons learnt
2.11 A Window on Groundwater Governance in the Mediterranean Region
References
Chapter 3. Irrigation Modernization and Rehabilitation Programs, a spectrum of experiences: Analysis and lessons learnt
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Review of the irrigation modernisation concept
3.3 Brief overview of the irrigation modernization plans in the focus countries
3.4 The span of the irrigation modernization programs in the focus countries
3.5 Are the modernization programs undertaken in a participatory manner?
3.6 How is the financing of irrigation modernization approached by different countries?
3.7 What conditions should WUAs meet to be eligible to participate in the irrigation modernization programs?
3.8          What institutional reforms are undertaken by irrigation agencies in order to implement the modernization programs?
3.9 On-farm irrigation modernization: a necessary complement to systems' modernization
3.10 How do modernization processes affect farmers and WUAs' management?
3.11 What are the main results of the irrigation modernization programs?
3.12 Main lessons learnt
References
Chapter 4. Participatory irrigation and institutional reforms in the Mediterranean Region: governance achievements and problems
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Why PIM/IMT programs?
4.3 Brief overview of the main PIM/IMT programs in the Mediterranean Region
4.4 Extension of the area covered by PIM/IMT programs in the Mediterranean Region: insights and analysis
4.5 Political support and legal framework of PIM/IMT programs: significance and implication
4.6 Implementation stages of PIM/IMT programs and progress achieved in the focus countries
4.7 Is rehabilitation/ modernization a necessary condition for the establishment of WUOs?
4.8 What type of farmers' organizational structure is more suitable for PIM/IMT programs?
4.9 What hydraulic levels should be transferred to WUOs?
4.10 What role Irrigation Agencies play in the PIM/IMT processes?
4.10.1 Governing organizations of PIM/IMT programs
4.10.2 Coordination management platforms
4.10.3 Main lessons learnt regarding the role of irrigation agencies in the implementation of PIM/IMT programs
4.11 How successful are PIM/IMT programs?
4.12 Main lessons regarding the evaluation of PIM/IMT programs in the Mediterranean Region
References
Chapter 5. Improving local governance: problems and solutions
5.1. Introduction
5.2. Problems and solutions related to the physical infrastructure of the irrigation system
5.3. Problems and solutions related to the WUOs' Structure
5.4. Governing bodies of the WUO and respective responsibilities
5.5. Problems and solutions related to the weak technological and management capacity of WUOs
5.6. Problems and Solutions related to the Inadequate Financial Management of WUOs
5.7. Main lessons learnt
5.8. Information Management Systems (IMSs) and Decision Support Systems (DSSs) for irrigation systems management
5.9. Case study: Application of the diagnostic performance assessment to a Water Users' Cooperative (WUC) managing an irrigation system in Jordan
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