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Title: SEVENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PARTICIPATORY IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT


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SEVENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PARTICIPATORY
IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT
  • INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF WATER USER
  • ASSOCIATIONS IN IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE
  • MANAGEMENT
  • The Case of ALBANIA
  • Ylli DEDJA
  • 14 18 June 2004

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SUMMARY
  • AGRICULTURE AND IRRIGATION IN ALBANIA
  • INSTITUTIONAL ORGANIZATION AND REGULATORY
    FRAMEWORK
  • DEVELOPMENT OF WUAs
  • WORLD BANK IRRIGATION REHABILITATION PROJECTS
  • INSTITUTIONAL POLICIES
  • ASSESMENT OF REFORMS
  • MAIN ISSUES AND ACTIONS
  • NATIONAL UNION OF WUAs
  • RESTRUCTURING OF WATER ENTERPRISES

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1. AGRICULTURE AND IRRIGATION IN ALBANIA
  • THE IMPORTANCE OF AGRICULTURE AND IRRIGATION
  • LOCATION AND CLIMATIC CONDITIONS
  • IRRIGATION
  • WATER SOURCES
  • IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE INFRASTRUCTURE
  • SYSTEM SIZE AND FRAGMENTATION

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2. INSTITUTIONAL ORGANISATION AND REGULATORY
FRAMEWORK
  • Introduction of Agrarian Structure in ALBANIA
  • By 1991 500 Cooperatives, 150 state farms
  • After land reform 400,000 farm holdings
  • Water Enterprise
  • Legal and Regulatory Framework (up to 1994)
    Irrigation Code

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3. DEVELOPMENT OF WATER USER ASSOCIATIONS
  • Background
  • Legal steps for WUA formation
  • Sharing a water source(Law Amended)
  • Registered WUAs
  • Government incentive and approach for WUA
    development
  • Water fees
  • Farmers and WUAs(Top down approch)

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FIRST IRRIGATION REHABILITATION PROJECT
  • Introduction and background (7 districts)
  • Rehabilitated 21 irrigation schemes (88,000 ha)
    18 drainage schemes (99,000 ha)
  • About 100,000 farm holdings (1,2 -1,4 ha farm
    size)
  • WUA component

7
HISTORY FOR WUA ESTABLISHMENT
  • California and Turkey Case
  • Legal Framework
  • WUA Unit
  • Technical Assistance
  • Village based WUAs
  • Weakness of village-based WUAs

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STRATEGY FOR WUA CONSOLIDATION
  • Hydraulic based WUAs
  • Power of Local Government
  • Transfer of OM of Canals and Irrigation Systems
  • EC explore members interest- bottom-up approach
  • AC prepare brief proposals
  • Official proposals - DDAF - MoAF

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SECOND IRRIGATION DRAINAGE REHABILITATION
PROJECT
  • First challenge extend rehabilitation
  • Second challenge sustainability of irrigation
    management
  • Third challenge restructuring of Water
    Enterprises
  • Federation responsibility of major irrigation
    infrastructure

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OBJECTIVES OF SIDRP
  • To emerge small private farmers to increase
    agricultural production through rapid
    rehabilitation of existing of Irrigation and
    Drainage infrastructure
  • To reduce risks of flood

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COMPONENTS OF SIDRP
  • Physical rehabilitation 20 irrigation and 16
    drainage schemes, 50,000 ha, 50,000 farm families
  • Institutional development and management capacity
  • Development strengthening of WUAs/FWUAs
  • Restructuring of WE
  • Political support(WUA Unit,Training,Dev.Polic)
  • Technical studies

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CRITERIA FOR SIDRP
  • Main irrigation drainage canals
  • Farmers organized to WUAs
  • Membership over 80
  • FWUA establishment take responsibility for main
    works
  • System transfer before rehabilitation
  • For secondary irrigation canals by gravity
  • Contribution up to 3 000 leke/ha
  • For schemes by pumping height less than 50 m
  • 10 of total investment
  • For schemes by pumping height more than 50 m
  • 10 of total investment plus 1 per each 5 m
    above
  • 50 m

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INSTITUTIONAL POLICIES
  • 2001 MBU address Supervising to PMU
  • WUA/FWUA development policies
  • 386 WUA 22 FWUA
  • Training system about 850 WUA staff trained
  • Financial audit(Real cases)
  • Physical audit

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WUA SUPPORT PROGRAMME
  • Publicity and awareness campaign
  • Formulation and adoption of internal rules and
    regulations
  • Transparency and accountability
  • Irrigation service fee collection
  • Operation and maintenance of tertiary canals
  • Improved water management activities
  • National Union of WUA - (May 2004)

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STRUCTURE OF WUA
  • Administrative Council every 2 years
  • Executive Council
  • Chairman
  • Treasurer
  • Secretary
  • Water masters

16
WUA FUNCTIONS
  • Draws maintenance plan
  • Finances and budget
  • Cropping plans

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ASSESMENT OF REFORMS
  • Transfer of about 184 000 ha
  • Government subsidies to WE reduced
  • Demand driven rehabilitation will prevent waste
    of resources
  • Farmers are satisfied with the removal of
    Government involvement and are ready to pay the
    cost

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ASSESMENT OF REFORMS(main future actions)
  • Practical support to WUAs/FWUAs through training
  • Training at tertiary level
  • Training at secondary level
  • Training in financial administration and
    management
  • Rehabilitation through demand driven
  • Supervision and regulation to prevent abuse and
    malpractices(some practice stories)
  • Restructuring of WE to address drainage problems
    Drainage Boards

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IMPACT IN WUA DEVELOPMENT
  • Increasing cost recovery (45-50 of OM)
  • Consolidating the public role in irrigation and
    decreasing fiscal expenditure
  • Uniting newly emerging private farmers
  • Leadership role and specialization
  • Increasing equity in water rights and the role of
    women
  • Timely delivery of water
  • Conflict resolution

20
DRAINAGE BOARDS
  • Management structure
  • Staff levels and skills
  • Financial management
  • Assets
  • Maintenance planning
  • Procurement management and supervision
  • Area of uncertainty

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  • Thank You
  • Tirana, 14 June 2004
  • ALBANIA
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