Adaptive irrigation management in drought contexts : institutional robustness and cooperation in the riegos del Alto Aragon Project (Spain)
Villamayor Tomás, Sergio (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin)
Bhaduri, A. ed.
Bogardi, J. ed.
Leentvaar, J. ed.
Marx, S.

Data:	2014
Descripció:	16 pàg.
Resum:	This chapter aims to understand the ability of more than 10,000 farmers in a large irrigation project to cooperate and adjust their water demands to cope with droughts. Causal inferences are formulated with the aid of common pool resource (CPR) theory as well as qualitative and quantitative evidence. According to the analysis, a series of robust water management institutions as well as additional land use factors contribute to the collective adaptation of farmers in drought conditions. Water management institutions include a flexible common property regime, effective environmental and social monitoring mechanisms, and decentralized administrative leadership. Land use factors include the existence of a moderate heterogeneity of farmers in their dependence from irrigated agriculture, the relatively substitutability of high and low water demand crops and a strong mechanism of government-sponsored income support subsidies. Overall, the analysis illustrates the interest of understanding adaptation from the perspective of CPR theory, as well as the usefulness of integrating the study of water and land use dynamics to understand sustainable management in the irrigation sector.
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Llengua:	Anglès
Document:	Capítol de llibre ; recerca ; Versió acceptada per publicar
Matèria:	Common Pool Resource ; Irrigation System ; Sprinkler Irrigation ; Water Allocation ; Water Demand Crop ; SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation ; SDG 15 - Life on Land
Publicat a:	The Global Water System in the Anthropocene, 2014, p. 197-212, ISBN 978-3-319-07547-1

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-07548-8_14

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