the purpose of this descriptive correlational study was to determine problems and success factors among members of water user associations (wuas) in moqan, tajan and varamin areas in northern iran. the population consisted of farmers who were members of water user associations (n= 2,500). using simple random sampling procedure, 262 farmers were selected for the study. a researcher made structur...

introduction the attention given to water management has increased lately due to the growing problem of water scarcity worldwide and rising conflicts between water users. participation of local people in water management is now seen as a crucial prerequisite for the conservation and sustainable use of scarce water resources. since the late 1990s, participatory and integrated water management ha...

the purpose of this paper was to determine the factors affecting farmers’ satisfaction from water users associations (wuas) in the harran plain-turkey. the data used in this study come from a sample of 378 farmers among 23,204 in the şanlıurfa-harran plain. they were chosen via simple random sampling method and interviewed face to face. sampling was conducted in 52% of the settlements. to analy...

The purpose of this study was to assess the farmer's satisfaction with services delivered by Water User Associations (WUAs) and determine the factors affecting farmer's satisfaction with the WUAs. Stratified sampling was used to select 124 farmer members of WUAs in the Gotvand irrigation Scheme (GIS). A researcher-made questionnaire was employed for data collection. Its validity was confirmed b...

irrigation management transfer to farmers is one of the important and necessary issues for irrigation planners globally. irrigation management transfer or participatory irrigation management by water users’ associations (wua) is a widespread strategy in the world and a good way to remove the country's irrigation and drainage systems problems. the main objective of this research was respons...

the purpose followed in this study was to investigate, and identify the educational needs of water users' association members. the research paradigm is quantitative and the study a descriptive applicatory one. statistical population included 1500 members of water users' associations in ramshir irrigation network of khuzestan province, of whom 150 members were selected through random s...

water user associations (wuas) are the main strategy in water resources management, and transferring of irrigation management to these associations is paying attention in different countries. the current study aimed to identify and analyze membership consequences in wuas. the research was descriptive and survey method was used. the population of this study consisted of all farmers in irrigation...

Thirteen years after the beginning of the democratization process in South Africa, many radical socio-political and institutional transformations have taken place in the country. Unlike during the Apartheid era, natural resource management and governance, particularly in the water sector, is nowadays based on concepts and criteria such as decentralization, economic efficiency, environmental sus...

a number of 1810 members of the water user associations (wuas) of jarghouyeh district consisted the statistical population of the study, out of which 150 farmers were selected as sample using proportionate stratified random sampling technique. a questionnaire was developed for gathering the data and information. content validity and cronbach alpha proved both the validity and reliability of the...