Towards characterizing the adaptive capacity of farmer-managed irrigation systems : learnings from Nepal

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dc.contributor.authorThapa, Bhuwan
dc.contributor.authorScott, Christopher
dc.contributor.authorWester, Philippus
dc.contributor.authorVarady, Robert
dc.date.accessioned2019-03-21T15:52:52Z
dc.date.available2019-03-21T15:52:52Z
dc.date.issued2016-11
dc.descriptionThis work was carried out by the Himalayan Adaptation, Water and Resilience (HI-AWARE) consortium under the Collaborative Adaptation Research Initiative in Africa and Asia (CARIAA) with financial support from the UK Government’s Department for International Development and the International Development Research Centre, Ottawa, Canada. This work was also partially supported by core funds of ICIMOD contributed by the governments of Afghanistan, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Norway, Pakistan, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.en
dc.description.abstractSmall-scale irrigation systems managed by farmers are facing multiple challenges including competing water demand, climatic variability and change, and socioeconomic transformation. Though the relevant institutions for irrigation management have developed coping and adaptation mechanisms, the intensity and frequency of the changes have weakened their institutional adaptive capacity. Using case examples mostly from Nepal, this paper studies the interconnections between seven key dimensions of adaptive capacity: the five capitals (human, financial, natural, social, and physical), governance, and learning. Long-term adaptation requires harnessing the synergies and tradeoffs between generic adaptive capacity that fosters broader development goals and specific adaptive capacity that strengthens climate-risk management. Measuring and addressing the interrelations among the seven adaptive-capacity dimensions aids in strengthening the long term sustainability of farmer-managed irrigation systems.en
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dc.identifier.citationThapa, B. et al., Towards characterizing the adaptive capacity of farmer-managed irrigation systems : learnings form Nepal, Current Opinion in Environmental sustainability, 2016, 21: 37-44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2016.10.005.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/57493
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier Ltd., Science Direct, Current opinion on environmental sustainabilityen
dc.subjectIRRIGATIONen
dc.subjectCAPACITYen
dc.subjectAGRICULTUREen
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGEen
dc.subjectADAPTATIONen
dc.subjectBASINSen
dc.subjectNEPALen
dc.subjectPHILIPPINESen
dc.subjectTHAILANDen
dc.subjectCAMBODIAen
dc.subjectFARMER-MANAGED IRRIGATION SYSTEMS (FMIS)en
dc.titleTowards characterizing the adaptive capacity of farmer-managed irrigation systems : learnings from Nepalen
dc.typeJournal Article (peer-reviewed)en
idrc.copyright.oapermissionsourceThis is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).en
idrc.dspace.accessOpen Accessen
idrc.project.number107641
idrc.project.titleHimalayan Adaptation, Water and Resilience (HI-AWARE)en
idrc.recordsserver.bcsnumberIC36-1643402171-202828
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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