Collective action for water harvesting irrigation in the Lerma-Chapala Basin, Mexico

Water and watersheds are difficult to separate for management purposes. Providing irrigation as a supplement to rainfall for crop production requires considerable collective action at the watershed level to mobilize labor and other resources, as well as to make decisions and implement the distributi...

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Main Authors: Scott, Christopher A., Silva Ochoa, P.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Elsevier 2002
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/41266
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description Water and watersheds are difficult to separate for management purposes. Providing irrigation as a supplement to rainfall for crop production requires considerable collective action at the watershed level to mobilize labor and other resources, as well as to make decisions and implement the distribution of benefits. Small-scale water harvesting irrigation systems in Mexico have endured for centuries. They now face considerable challenges with changes in the ejido property rights over land and water, the growing importance of alternative sources of livelihoods, and increasing scarcity and competition for water within the river basins.
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spelling CGSpace412662025-06-17T08:23:26Z Collective action for water harvesting irrigation in the Lerma-Chapala Basin, Mexico Scott, Christopher A. Silva Ochoa, P. collective action water management water harvesting water allocation irrigation systems river basins watersheds crop production economic aspects Water and watersheds are difficult to separate for management purposes. Providing irrigation as a supplement to rainfall for crop production requires considerable collective action at the watershed level to mobilize labor and other resources, as well as to make decisions and implement the distribution of benefits. Small-scale water harvesting irrigation systems in Mexico have endured for centuries. They now face considerable challenges with changes in the ejido property rights over land and water, the growing importance of alternative sources of livelihoods, and increasing scarcity and competition for water within the river basins. 2002 2014-06-13T14:57:46Z 2014-06-13T14:57:46Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/41266 en Limited Access Elsevier Scott, C. A.; Silva-Ochoa, P. 2002. Collective action for water harvesting irrigation in the Lerma-Chapala Basin, Mexico. Water Policy, 3(6):555-572. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/S1366-7017(02)00017-X
spellingShingle collective action
water management
water harvesting
water allocation
irrigation systems
river basins
watersheds
crop production
economic aspects
Scott, Christopher A.
Silva Ochoa, P.
Collective action for water harvesting irrigation in the Lerma-Chapala Basin, Mexico
title Collective action for water harvesting irrigation in the Lerma-Chapala Basin, Mexico
title_full Collective action for water harvesting irrigation in the Lerma-Chapala Basin, Mexico
title_fullStr Collective action for water harvesting irrigation in the Lerma-Chapala Basin, Mexico
title_full_unstemmed Collective action for water harvesting irrigation in the Lerma-Chapala Basin, Mexico
title_short Collective action for water harvesting irrigation in the Lerma-Chapala Basin, Mexico
title_sort collective action for water harvesting irrigation in the lerma chapala basin mexico
topic collective action
water management
water harvesting
water allocation
irrigation systems
river basins
watersheds
crop production
economic aspects
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