Mainstreaming of Water User Association Monitoring and Evaluation System Into National Water Resources Investment Program The proposed IDF Grant would support adaptation and mainstreaming of the pilot Water User Association Monitoring and Evaluation System (WUA MES) into the domestic irrigation investment program funded by the national budget through modification and enhancement of the existing WUA M&E system designed for some International Financial Institutions (IFI) financed projects in the irrigation area. The ultimate impact would be to help measure and ensure the quality and sustainability of WUAs under the domestic irrigation investment program.  The WUA MES under the Pro-Poor Rural Water Reform Project (PPRWRP) is the basic M&E system that is currently being used on a pilot basis and will be the baseline for the enhanced system to be used in the national programs financed under Ministry of Water Resources. The PPRWRP WUA MES will be modified, adapted, tested and implemented to match the needs of domestic programs.  The proposed Grant would include the following components and outputs: Component 1:  Design and adaptation of the PPRWRP WUA MES for application to domestic irrigation investment programs such as "3-in-1" for use at national, provincial and county levels/irrigation district levels; each level will, as appropriate, track WUA development, WUA policies, capacity building (including training of staff and farmers), WUA sustainability factors (e.g., five WUA principles), WUA impacts and WUA federations. Output indicators: WUA MES designed and ready to implement. Component 2:  Installation and implementation/operation of the WUA MES at the national level and in (one or two) selected provinces, municipalities and counties/irrigation districts, and its integration into and use with implementation of appropriate domestic irrigation investment programs under both MWR and SOCAD. Output indicators: Pilot operation of and reports from the adapted WUA MES, monitoring of WUAs and WUA quality in conjunction with domestic irrigation investment programs, and integration of WUA MES results with WUA requirements specified under domestic irrigation investments programs. Component 3: Institutional development and reform to set up and fund permanent organizational arrangements (with specific units having permanent assigned responsibility and budgets) for operation of the WUA MES at the above three levels. Output indicators: Permanent organizational arrangements are specified for WUA MES, are implemented (e.g., appropriate units and staff are assigned responsibility for the WUA MES) and operational, and are provided with adequate budget as standard procedure. Component 4: Capacity building, staffing, training and budgeting to support permanent operation of the WUA MES. Output indicators: Permanent staff responsibilities assigned, staff trained and responsible for WUA MES operation; arrangements made in budgets for permanent funding of WUA MES operation, and also for training on WUAs of officials, staff, WUAs and farmers which would be monitored under the WUA MES. The proposed IDF Grant would support adaptation and mainstreaming of the Water User Association Monitoring and Evaluation System (WUA-MES) developed and tested under the donor-funded Pro-Poor Rural Water Reform Project (PPRWRP) for use in the national irrigation investment program funded by the government budget.