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Equity for an integrated water resources management of irrigation systems in the Mediterranean: the case study of South Lebanon | |
El Cham, Daniel1; Scardigno, Alessandra2; Khadra, Roula2 | |
通讯作者 | El Cham, Daniel |
来源期刊 | NEW MEDIT
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ISSN | 1594-5685 |
出版年 | 2014 |
卷号 | 13期号:4页码:39-45 |
英文摘要 | To achieve sustainable management in irrigation projects, equity represents the major social challenge and the primary objective at all water management levels. However, this topic has drawn limited attention from the scientific community, and the equity concept remains ambiguous and often undefined. This paper deals with the equity among users of an irrigation system in a semi-arid Mediterranean climate. A non-linear stochastic, static mathematical programming model has been used to maximise farmers’ utility. It takes into consideration several conditions and is subject to a specific set of constraints. Two scenarios have been selected, both of them of the on-demand water distribution: an area-based water allocation system associated with a binomial water tariff (SC1); and a farm-based water allocation system (5C2). Based on the field visits and the understanding of the case study, SC2 is believed to increase equity among farmers. Results calculated farmers’ income in both scenarios and showed that the economic cost of a socially equitable policy in the study area could be around 5% decrease in farmers’ income. Such a policy could have effects on the total volume of irrigation water between 2% and 4% less in SC2 than in SC1, while the change in the irrigated surface is insignificant. The implementation of such scenarios would improve the governance of water policies in Lebanon generating a sustainable development for the agricultural sector |
英文关键词 | irrigation project equity among users Litani River System Lebanon Stochastic Mathematical Programming Non-linear model |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | South Africa ; Italy |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000351118700005 |
WOS关键词 | POLICIES ; REFORM |
WOS类目 | Agriculture, Multidisciplinary |
WOS研究方向 | Agriculture |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/183990 |
作者单位 | 1.Univ Free State, Dept Agr Econ, ZA-9300 Bloemfontein, South Africa; 2.Int Ctr Adv Mediterranean Agron Studies CIHEAM IA, Valenzano, BA, Italy |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | El Cham, Daniel,Scardigno, Alessandra,Khadra, Roula. Equity for an integrated water resources management of irrigation systems in the Mediterranean: the case study of South Lebanon[J],2014,13(4):39-45. |
APA | El Cham, Daniel,Scardigno, Alessandra,&Khadra, Roula.(2014).Equity for an integrated water resources management of irrigation systems in the Mediterranean: the case study of South Lebanon.NEW MEDIT,13(4),39-45. |
MLA | El Cham, Daniel,et al."Equity for an integrated water resources management of irrigation systems in the Mediterranean: the case study of South Lebanon".NEW MEDIT 13.4(2014):39-45. |
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