Incentives and Instruments for Sustainable Irrigation

Chapter 1: Sustainable irrigation: Setting the scene Introduction Sustainable irrigation in the context of this book An outline of the book Chapter 2: Sustainable irrigation: A historical perspective Introduction Examples of early irrigation systems/societies Conclusions Chapter 3: Sustainable water projects: The task of economic instruments and supporting institutions Introduction Institutional setting Financial failures in public irrigation Economic instruments Institutions to improve cost recovery Supporting institutions Conclusion Chapter 4: Governance and the challenges of water and food security Introduction Water security and irrigation Governance and water security Case study: Irrigation, water security, and governance in the Murray-Darling Basin Discussion and conclusions Chapter 5: A robust framework for the allocation of water in an ever-changing world Introduction Outcomes, principles and concepts Defining a robust allocation regime for a regulated river system System bulk allocations Individual interests Water accounting Interception Allocation management Facilitating adjustment in an ever-changing world Managing environmental water Concluding comment Chapter 6: Non-profit-maximising values and attitudes influencing irrigators' management response to new policy instruments Chapter 7: Towards more sustainable irrigation: Factors influencing allocation and entitlement prices and demand in the Goulburn Murray Irrigation District of Australia Introduction The study region and water trading background Influences on allocation and entitlement prices Influences on the elasticity of water demand and supply Conclusion Chapter 8: Incorporating the environment into the market: The case of water trusts and environmental water transfers in the western United States Introduction Institutional framework for environmental water transfers Chapter 9: Water options contracts to facilitate intersectoral trade Introduction Potential for intersectoral trade in the Murrumbidgee Valley The nature of options contracts and their applicability to water Markets Methodology, data and results Policy implications Conclusions Chapter 10: Assessing alternative models for farmers' ability to pay for irrigation water Introduction Background and conceptual framework Case study from the Kyrgyz Republic Conclusions Chapter 11: Energy prices, biofuels, and irrigated agriculture Introduction Model of irrigation water demand Impact of changing energy prices Choice of irrigation and conveyance technology Impact of changing energy prices on technology choice Conclusion Chapter 12: Toward sustainable irrigation: Would subsidizing improve technologies result in water conservation in Alberta, Canada? Introduction Policy and legislative framework Irrigation in Alberta and Canada Survey design and methods Survey results Subsidizing new technologies Conclusions Chapter 13: Application of economic instruments, tradable licences and good governance for sustainable irrigation water conservation in South Africa Introduction Some theoretical and practical considerations Economic instruments for water conservation Hydrological issues Empirical results of water marketing studies Equity with water allocation Governance in water management Separation of water and land rents Conclusion Chapter 14: Sustainability of groundwater resources in India: Challenges and scope for economic instruments and policy Introduction Overview of groundwater issues in India Linkages between land, energy and water usage Alternative economic instruments for Indian groundwater Synthesis and conclusions