Title: IRRIGATION ISSUES AND WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
1IRRIGATION ISSUESANDWATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
- OAS - Water Policy in the Americas Roundtable
- July 20, 2000
- Jose Simas
2CHALLENGES OF THE MILLENIUM AND DRIVING FORCES
PROMOTING GLOBAL CHANGES, WITH IMPLICATIONS ON
WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT POLICIES
3CHALLENGES OF THE MILLENIUM AND DRIVING FORCES
PROMOTING GLOBAL CHANGES, WITH IMPLICATIONS ON
WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT POLICIES
4WATER USE PER ECONOMIC SECTOR
5LATIN AMERICA IRRIGATED AREAS
6LAC CATEGORIES OF IRRIGATION SYSTEMS
- MAJOR NETWORKS
- (IRRIGATION DISTRICTS) 48
- SMALL IRRIGATION 52
7LAC CATEGORIES OF IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT
- RICE FLOODING IN TROPICAL AND
- SUBTROPICAL AREAS 16
- ARID ZONES IRRIGATION 56
- COMPLEMENTARY IRRIGATION 28
8MAIN IRRIGATION ISSUES TO ADDRESS
- INSTITUTIONAL
- TECHNOLOGICAL
- ENVIRONMENTAL
- PRIORITIES
9IRRIGATION INSTITUTIONAL ISSUES
- Land titling/ownership
- Users empowerment on management
- Water rights
- Incentives to save water
- Users organizations
- Transfer of A, OM to users organizations
- Cost effectiveness of OM
- Sustainable fees
10IRRIGATION TECHNOLOGICAL ISSUES
- On-farm management
- Off-farm management
- Appropriate technology
- Adaptive research
- Training and capacity building
- Cost-effective practices
- OM machinery mix
- Drainage and salinity
- Modernization
11ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
- SALINITY
- WATERLOGGING
- OVERDRAFT OF AQUIFERS
- DISPOSAL OF HAZARDOUS EFFLUENTS
- USE OF CHEMICALS IN AGRICULTURE
12PRIORITIES
- FIRST THINGS FIRST
- SUSTAINABLE OM
- GOVERNMENT ROLE
- STAKEHOLDERS EMPOWERMENT
- MODERNIZATION
- PROFITABILITY
- WATER AND LAND RIGHTS
- INCENTIVES TO SAVE WATER
13KEY ROLES AND FUNCTIONS FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY OF
WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
14INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING - Functions
- 1. POLICY FORMULATION AND OVERVIEW
- 2. STRATEGIC WATER PLANNING
- 3. DATABASE MANAGEMENT
- 4. SUPERVISION OF RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT
- 5. SUPERVISION OF WATER RESOURCES USE (SURFACE
AND GROUND WATER) - 6. ECONOMIC STUDIES
- 7. LICENSING NEW PROJECTS
- 8. ANALYTICAL BASE GATHERING
- CLIMATE
- HYDROMETRIC MEASUREMENTS
- GROUNDWATER
- WATER QUALITY
- 9. SUPERVISION OF USES
- SURFACE WATER
- GROUNDWATER
- BULK WATER FEES
- DISPOSAL FEES
- 10. INFORMATION DISSEMINATION
15WATER SERVICES - Functions
- REGULATORY
- PUBLIC
- SUPERVISION/
- REGULATORY ENFORCEMENT
- HYDROPOWER
- IRRIGATION
- WATER SUPPLY SANITATION
- NAVIGATION
- FLOOD PROTECTION
- LAND USE WATER PROTECTION RELATED
- SETTING WATER SERVICE STANDARDS
- PROVISION OF SERVICES
- (PUBLIC PRIVATE)
- CONSTRUCTION/
- OPERATION/MAINTENANCE
- HYDROPOWER GENERATION
- IRRIGATION
- WATER SANITATION
- FLOOD PROTECTION
- RURAL DRAINAGE
- URBAN/STORM DRAINAGE
- RIVER NAVIGATION
16WATER ADMINISTRATION (Water Authority) - Functions
- 1. LEGAL REGULATORY FUNCTIONS
- 2. LAW REGULATIONS ENFORCEMENT
- 3. CONFLICT RESOLUTION
- 4. REQUESTS PERMITS FILING
- 5. AUTHORIZING/DENYING PERMITS TO
- WITHDRAW WATER
- DISPOSE OF EFFLUENTS
- 6. MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF THE REGISTER OF
WATER RIGHTS AND USES - UPDATING DATABASE
- CONSULTATION
- DISSEMINATION OF USE
- GRANTING RIGHTS
- 7. GROUNDWATER PERMITS
- 8. LICENSING, PERMITS, SANCTIONS
- 9. WATER RIGHTS TRANSFERS CANCELLATIONS
- 10. ABSTRACTION DISPOSAL FEES COLLECTION
17ENVIRONMENTAL - Functions
- CONSERVANCY
- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
- PROTECTION OF SOURCES
- WATERSHED MANAGEMENT EROSION CONTROL
- SETTING WATER-RELATED STANDARDS
- MONITORING
- DATABASE MANAGEMENT
- INFORMATION DISSEMINATION