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Management of Irrigation and Drainage Systems

This course exposes irrigation engineers and managers to: various activities and methods necessary to manage irrigation systems in a service-oriented way; consequences for physical and managerial infrastructure and physical, financial and socio-economic environment; and tools for improving irrigation system performance.

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2017

For whom?

The 3-week course is for professionals and academics involved in irrigation and drainage system management in various government and non-government organizations.

Dates, Fee, ECTS

Start: 24 April 2017
End: 12 May 2017
Deadline IHE application: 24 March 2017 - 23.59 (CET)
Course fee: € 2850

Learning objectives

Upon completion, the participant should be able to:

  1. Formulate objectives for irrigation development, modernisation and management and understand the consequences for irrigation management and users
  2. Comprehend various forms and levels of irrigation management organisations and different levels of water delivery service and associated costs
  3. Have gained insights into the laws, legislations, and traditions pertaining to the development and use of water resources for agriculture
  4. Identify the relation between water rights arrangements and water delivery, allocation and decision-making
  5. Design water management plans including justifiable decisions on agreements between stakeholders, water delivery and distribution between different users, division of tasks and responsibilities including payments among stakeholders, and monitoring and evaluation for assessing system performance

Subjects

Policy Objectives for Irrigation Development & Management; Water Delivery Arrangements incl. Suitable Flow Control; Levels of Water Delivery Service & Associated Costs; Legislative, Organisational & Financial Attributes of Service Oriented Management; Service Agreements Considering Cost Recovery & Accountability; Asset Management Plans; Monitoring & Evaluation + Benchmarking Systems for Assessing System Performance.