@article{fdi:010075239,
  title = {{T}he limits to participation : branch-canal water user associations in the {E}gyptian {D}elta},
  author = {{R}ap, {E}. and {M}olle, {F}ran{\c{c}}ois and {A}l-{A}gha, {D}. {E}. and {A}bou {E}l {H}assan, {W}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{E}gypt has valuable experience with water user associations in irrigated agriculture. {I}nternationally funded irrigation improvement projects aiming to increase irrigation efficiency have introduced water user associations at the branch-canal level alongside improvements to the infrastructure in the {C}entral {D}elta of {E}gypt. {I}n this article we review those water management practices in which these associations are expected to participate. {O}ur main finding is that their role in these areas is minimal and that they are generally weak organizations. {E}ither such organizations should be genuinely strengthened legally and politically, and given real responsibilities and resources, or the entire idea of participation should be abandoned.},
  keywords = {{P}articipation ; participatory irrigation management ({PIM}) ; irrigation management transfer ({IMT}) ; water user associations ({WUA}s) ; conflict resolution ; water conflicts ; {E}gypt ; {EGYPTE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{W}ater {I}nternational},
  volume = {44},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {31--50},
  ISSN = {0250-8060},
  year = {2019},
  DOI = {10.1080/02508060.2018.1554766},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010075239},
}