Agricultural Water Resources Management Training Game Using Heuristic Simulation Software WaterMan G

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Agricultural Water Resources Management Training
Game Using Heuristic Simulation
SoftwareWaterMan GameBy Mohammed Shaban
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Outline

• Need for study
• Objectives
• Scope of work
• Summary
• Conclusion
• References

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Need for Study
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Target Groups

• Policy makers
• Irrigation scheme managers
• Canals operators
• Farmers
• Students

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Objectives

• The development of a training tool by simulating
  different technical and institutional aspects of
  agricultural water resources management.
• Design, coding, and testing of a software
  application in the form of a game with scored
  results and suggested recommendations for
  improved scores.

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Scope of work

• Three forms of the software
• Different languages (English, Arabic)
• Different scenarios of
• Water resources
• Climatic conditions
• Delivery methods and regimes
• On-farm irrigation methods
• Random events
• Results simulation and scoring

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Players Objectives

• Maximize profit
• Maximize yield
• Maximize water use efficiency
• Increase conveyance system efficiency minimize
  conveyance water losses
• Efficient management of available water resources
  
• Reserve fresh water for coming generation
• Protect environment

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Conclusion

• Through intelligent and heuristic simulation
  tools in the form of a game in which the effect
  of decisions can be seen, a great deal of
  understanding of the parameter and variable
  interrelationships for a variety of situations
  can be attained in a much shorter time than it
  would take (many years) by field experience
  alone. This understanding can lead directly to
  improvements in delivery system operation, design
  of delivery systems, and on-farm water management.

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• Trials and errors are where most humans got their
  accumulated experience from. We dont have
  further time to build up new experiences and we
  do not want to reach the irreversible point to be
  convinced that it is the time to change

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References

• Schultz B, C.D. Thatte and V.K. Labhsetwar. 2005.
  Irrigation and Drainage. Main Contribution to
  Global Food Production. Irrigation. and Drainage
  . 54263-278.
• Wen T., C.Lin, C.Chen and M.Su. 2007. Analysis of
  Spatial Scenarios Aiding Decision Making for
  Regional Irrigation Water-demand Planning.
  Journal of Irrigation and Dainage Engineering.
  1335(455-467).
• Feitelson E., I. Fischhendler, and P. Kay. 2007.
  Role of a Central Administrator in Managing Water
  Resources. The Case of Israeli Water
  Commissioner. Water Resources Research, Vol. 43,
  W11415.

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