An old-new measure of canal water inequity
The fixed-turn or warabandi system of irrigation management is aimed at providing equitable rationing of Pakistan's limited water resources. This paper assesses the equity in practice of the warabandi system using the Gini and Theil indices. Defining equity as the delivery of an equal depth of water...
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| author | Anwar, Arif A. Ul Haq, Z. |
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| description | The fixed-turn or warabandi system of irrigation management is aimed at providing equitable rationing of Pakistan's limited water resources. This paper assesses the equity in practice of the warabandi system using the Gini and Theil indices. Defining equity as the delivery of an equal depth of water over the irrigated area for a crop season, distribution is relatively equitable at the distributary level. There is a need for improved indices that represent inequity and the difference between canal capacity and operational flows. This is particularly important for canals in the low- and lowest-priority subsets of the warabandi schedule. |
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| spelling | CGSpace402542025-06-17T08:23:12Z An old-new measure of canal water inequity Anwar, Arif A. Ul Haq, Z. water resources equity irrigation management irrigation systems indicators case studies canals flow discharge river basins crops seasonality The fixed-turn or warabandi system of irrigation management is aimed at providing equitable rationing of Pakistan's limited water resources. This paper assesses the equity in practice of the warabandi system using the Gini and Theil indices. Defining equity as the delivery of an equal depth of water over the irrigated area for a crop season, distribution is relatively equitable at the distributary level. There is a need for improved indices that represent inequity and the difference between canal capacity and operational flows. This is particularly important for canals in the low- and lowest-priority subsets of the warabandi schedule. 2013-09 2014-06-13T14:47:16Z 2014-06-13T14:47:16Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40254 en Limited Access Informa UK Limited Anwar, Arif A.; Ul Haq, Z. 2013. An old?new measure of canal water inequity. Water International, 38(5):536-551. (Special issue on "Water for food security: challenges for Pakistan" with contributions by IWMI authors). doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2013.832124 |
| spellingShingle | water resources equity irrigation management irrigation systems indicators case studies canals flow discharge river basins crops seasonality Anwar, Arif A. Ul Haq, Z. An old-new measure of canal water inequity |
| title | An old-new measure of canal water inequity |
| title_full | An old-new measure of canal water inequity |
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| title_full_unstemmed | An old-new measure of canal water inequity |
| title_short | An old-new measure of canal water inequity |
| title_sort | old new measure of canal water inequity |
| topic | water resources equity irrigation management irrigation systems indicators case studies canals flow discharge river basins crops seasonality |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40254 |
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