FMIS research: a reflection on IWMI's 25 years in Nepal

International Water Management Institute, the then International Irrigation Management Institute (IWMI) began its activities in Nepal since 1986 with a Memorandum of Understanding with His Majesty?s Government of Nepal, now the Government of Nepal. The primary objectives were to strengthen the resea...

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Main Author: Pant, Dhruba
Format: Conference Paper
Language:Inglés
Published: 2010
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/38215
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description International Water Management Institute, the then International Irrigation Management Institute (IWMI) began its activities in Nepal since 1986 with a Memorandum of Understanding with His Majesty?s Government of Nepal, now the Government of Nepal. The primary objectives were to strengthen the research capability of Water and Energy Commission Secretariat, promote collaborative research in Farmer Managed Irrigation Systems (FMIS), Irrigation Management Transfer (IMT) and Agency Managed Irrigation Systems (AMIS). Pioneering researches in FMIS and AMIS were carried out in Nepal by IWMI and it laid impact on participatory irrigation management through understanding the role of water users association for effective management of irrigation system. The researches in Nepal was also important for its contribution to the water sector management in the developing country through the promotion of science based studies and action research. The main areas of contribution of IWMI research were in policy formulation, methodology development and Institutional Strengthening and Capacity Building for irrigation research. Therefore, this paper will try to look into the FMIS, AMIS and other researches that IWMI has undertaken, their importance for water management in Nepal and the lessons learnt is expected to be of interest to policy makers, planners, researchers and the scientific community.
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spelling CGSpace382152025-11-07T08:37:47Z FMIS research: a reflection on IWMI's 25 years in Nepal Pant, Dhruba farmer-led irrigation privatization participatory management water users associations capacity building International Water Management Institute, the then International Irrigation Management Institute (IWMI) began its activities in Nepal since 1986 with a Memorandum of Understanding with His Majesty?s Government of Nepal, now the Government of Nepal. The primary objectives were to strengthen the research capability of Water and Energy Commission Secretariat, promote collaborative research in Farmer Managed Irrigation Systems (FMIS), Irrigation Management Transfer (IMT) and Agency Managed Irrigation Systems (AMIS). Pioneering researches in FMIS and AMIS were carried out in Nepal by IWMI and it laid impact on participatory irrigation management through understanding the role of water users association for effective management of irrigation system. The researches in Nepal was also important for its contribution to the water sector management in the developing country through the promotion of science based studies and action research. The main areas of contribution of IWMI research were in policy formulation, methodology development and Institutional Strengthening and Capacity Building for irrigation research. Therefore, this paper will try to look into the FMIS, AMIS and other researches that IWMI has undertaken, their importance for water management in Nepal and the lessons learnt is expected to be of interest to policy makers, planners, researchers and the scientific community. 2010 2014-06-13T11:40:56Z 2014-06-13T11:40:56Z Conference Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/38215 en Open Access application/pdf Pant, Dhruba. 2010. FMIS research: a reflection on IWMI's 25 years in Nepal. Paper presented at the Fifth International Seminar on Dynamics of Farmer Managed Irrigation Systems: Socio-Institutional, Economic and Technical Context, Kathmandu, Nepal, 25-26 March 2010, organized by Farmer Managed Irrigation System Trust. 10p.
spellingShingle farmer-led irrigation
privatization
participatory management
water users associations
capacity building
Pant, Dhruba
FMIS research: a reflection on IWMI's 25 years in Nepal
title FMIS research: a reflection on IWMI's 25 years in Nepal
title_full FMIS research: a reflection on IWMI's 25 years in Nepal
title_fullStr FMIS research: a reflection on IWMI's 25 years in Nepal
title_full_unstemmed FMIS research: a reflection on IWMI's 25 years in Nepal
title_short FMIS research: a reflection on IWMI's 25 years in Nepal
title_sort fmis research a reflection on iwmi s 25 years in nepal
topic farmer-led irrigation
privatization
participatory management
water users associations
capacity building
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