@inproceedings{fdi:010024650, title = {{D}ry-season water allocation in the {C}hao {P}hraya basin : what is at stake and how to gain in efficiency and equity}, author = {{M}olle, {F}ran{\c{c}}ois and {C}hompadit, {C}. and {K}eawkulaya, {J}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he {C}hao {P}hraya basin has long been a water-deficity basin. {W}ater stored in the {B}humipol and {S}irikit dams only allow the irrigation of half of the delta, in average. {T}he share of water available for agriculture in the delta is declining because of higher water abstraction both within the upper reaches of the basin and in {B}angkok {M}etropolitan {A}rea. {T}he question of where, to whom, when and how this scarce resource is allocated is therefore of paramount importance. {T}he paper first reviews the sectoral and spatial pattern of allocation in the last 25 years and assesses the efficiency and the equity of this allocation. {I}t subsequently investigates all the options offered to increase management efficiency and proposes some guidelines for achieving higher equity and more even sustainability of farming systems. {T}his includes technical, socio-institutional and economic issues. ({R}{\'e}sum{\'e} d'auteur)}, keywords = {{AMENAGEMENT} {RURAL} ; {RESSOURCES} {EN} {EAU} ; {IRRIGATION} ; {SAISON} {SECHE} ; {SUBVENTION} ; {PROJET} {DE} {DEVELOPPEMENT} ; {AGRICULTURE} ; {INTEGRATION} {ECONOMIQUE} ; {APPROVISIONNEMENT} ; {PRATIQUE} {CULTURALE} ; {CLIMAT} ; {PRISE} {DE} {DECISION} ; {POLITIQUE} {AGRICOLE} ; {AMENAGEMENT} {HYDROELECTRIQUE} ; {IMPACT} {SUR} {L}'{ENVIRONNEMENT} ; {THAILANDE} ; {CHAO} {PHRAYA} {DELTA}}, numero = {}, pages = {379--416}, booktitle = {{T}he {C}hao {P}hraya delta : historical development, dynamics and challenges of {T}hailand's rice bowl}, year = {2000}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010024650}, }