Title: Spate Irrigation in the Yemen Arab Republic Author: Philip Lawrence Type: Article Year: 1986 Description: An article in the ODU-bulletin about spate irrigation in Yemen, published by the Overseas Development Unit of Hydraulics Research Ltd
Title: Economic and social beneficts benefits of flood-based livelihoods in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta: a case study in An Giang Province Author: Van Kien Nguyen Type: Article Year: 2008 Description: This paper examined the economic and social benefits of several flood-based farming practices being employed by local people using content analysis from previous studies, in-depth interviews
Title: Institutions under Certainty: Spate Irrigation Systems in Balochistan Author: Muhammad Asif Kamran & Ganesh Prasad Shivakoti Type: Paper Year: 2009 Description: First paper of ongoing PhD Research discussing how different rule systems cope with and respond to uncertainty.
Title: Comparing the costs and benefits of floating rice-based and intensive rice-based farming systems in the Mekong delta Author: Van Kien Nguyen Type: Article in Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development. (Volume 5(9), 202-217) Year: 2015 Description: This paper compares financial costs and benefits of floating rice-based and intensive rice farming systems using data
Title: Water Governance in Gash Spate System (Sudan) Author: IFAD Type: Article Year: 2004 Description: The Gash irrigation scheme is located in Kassala province, East of the Republic of the Sudan. This large irrigation scheme of 100,000 ha was set up by the government in the 1920s to settle poor nomadic people into a cash
Title: Gash Sustainable Livelihoods Regeneration Project Author: IFAD, Near East and North Africa Division Type: Article Year: 2003 Description: A description of the Gash Sustainable Livelihoods Regeneration Project in Sudan. The project basically aims to arrest the deterioration of local livelihoods by: 1) land tenancy reform so that land access is equitable, secure, and for
Title: RunOff Systems in the Western Lowalands of Eritrea Author: Abraham Mehari Haile & Mehreteab Tesfai Type: Paper Description: This paper describes the principles and practices of the runoff irrigation systems in the western lowlands of Eritrea, their potentials, constraints and possible improvement interventions. Runoff irrigation is a method of irrigation that directs surface runoff
Title: Water Sharing and Conflicts in the Wadi Laba spate Irrigation System, Eritrea Author: Abraham Mehari Haile et al. Type: Article Description: The traditional Wadi Laba spate irrigation scheme is about a century old. The farmser use brushwood and stone structures to divert water. Spates frequently damage the structures. Their repair demands a collective labour
Name: Comparative analysis of lining materials for reduction of seepage in water harvesting structures, Adet, Ethiopia Authors: Menelik Getaneh, Amare Tsigae Year: 2013 Type: Article (Internationall Journal of Development and Sustainability; Volume 2, Number 2; 2013) Description: Rain water harvesting with tanks and ponds is one option to increase water availability and agricultural production at
Title: Community Spate Irrigation in Bada (Eritrea) Author: Berhane Haile Gherbemariam Type: Article Description: Bada is one of the eleven potential sites of spate irrigation in the Eastern Lowlands in Eritrea, irrigating in a good year up to an estimated 2,000 ha. This paper describes the traditional organization and spate diversion structures. It analyses the