Integration of villages into WUAs-the rising challenge for local water management in Uzbekistan
Although originally conceived as farmer organizations, today water user associations (WUAs) are expected to incorporate different water users and uses. However, the inclusion of different client groups in WUAs’ governance and management structure and the expansion of their service provision appear t...
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| author | Mukhamedova, Nozilakhon Wegerich, Kai |
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| description | Although originally conceived as farmer organizations, today water user associations (WUAs) are expected to incorporate different water users and uses. However, the inclusion of different client groups in WUAs’ governance and management structure and the expansion of their service provision appear to present certain challenges. Using a case study from Uzbekistan, this paper explores whether a recently established WUA is able to integrate small users in village settlements and to provide services to meet the rising water demands of the rural population in Ferghana province. The finding shows that traditional water control, including technical, organizational, political and socio-economic components, is ill equipped to integrate the rural community. This challenge will increase with increasing population pressure and finite resources. |
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| spelling | CGSpace583622025-06-17T08:23:57Z Integration of villages into WUAs-the rising challenge for local water management in Uzbekistan Mukhamedova, Nozilakhon Wegerich, Kai water management gender water users associations water use water control farmers rural communities households irrigation systems cotton wheat case studies Although originally conceived as farmer organizations, today water user associations (WUAs) are expected to incorporate different water users and uses. However, the inclusion of different client groups in WUAs’ governance and management structure and the expansion of their service provision appear to present certain challenges. Using a case study from Uzbekistan, this paper explores whether a recently established WUA is able to integrate small users in village settlements and to provide services to meet the rising water demands of the rural population in Ferghana province. The finding shows that traditional water control, including technical, organizational, political and socio-economic components, is ill equipped to integrate the rural community. This challenge will increase with increasing population pressure and finite resources. 2014-03-01 2015-03-17T14:39:51Z 2015-03-17T14:39:51Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/58362 en Limited Access Baltzer Science Publishers Mukhamedova, Nozilakhon; Wegerich, Kai. 2014. Integration of villages into WUAs-the rising challenge for local water management in Uzbekistan. International Journal of Water Governance, 2:153-170. doi: https://doi.org/10.7564/13-IJWG19 |
| spellingShingle | water management gender water users associations water use water control farmers rural communities households irrigation systems cotton wheat case studies Mukhamedova, Nozilakhon Wegerich, Kai Integration of villages into WUAs-the rising challenge for local water management in Uzbekistan |
| title | Integration of villages into WUAs-the rising challenge for local water management in Uzbekistan |
| title_full | Integration of villages into WUAs-the rising challenge for local water management in Uzbekistan |
| title_fullStr | Integration of villages into WUAs-the rising challenge for local water management in Uzbekistan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Integration of villages into WUAs-the rising challenge for local water management in Uzbekistan |
| title_short | Integration of villages into WUAs-the rising challenge for local water management in Uzbekistan |
| title_sort | integration of villages into wuas the rising challenge for local water management in uzbekistan |
| topic | water management gender water users associations water use water control farmers rural communities households irrigation systems cotton wheat case studies |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/58362 |
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