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Albania Irrigation Rehabilitation Project

Albania Irrigation Rehabilitation Project. in the Context of Community Driven Development. WUAs in Albania. Established in 1994 Manages Entire Irrigation Schemes From Primary to On-Farm Self Financing (no subsidies)

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Albania Irrigation Rehabilitation Project

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  1. Albania Irrigation Rehabilitation Project in the Context of Community Driven Development

  2. WUAs in Albania • Established in 1994 • Manages Entire Irrigation Schemes • From Primary to On-Farm • Self Financing (no subsidies) • 408 WUAs, 21 Federations covering 180,000 ha, 200,000 families (1/3 of total population)

  3. A Head Work

  4. A Primary Canal

  5. A Secondary Canal

  6. A Field Application

  7. WUAs • Democratic Organization to Manage Irrigation Facilities (200 - 2000 hectares) • involves 3-15+ villages • Responsible for O&M for Irrigation • Participate in Design/Supervision on Rehabilitation

  8. General Meeting

  9. Election

  10. Impact • Better Management -> More Irrigated Area • Better Coordination among farmers -> Delivery to the Tail End • Cost Recovery Increased from $0 (1994) to $ 700,000 (2000)

  11. Factors Contributing to Success Setting Approach Institutional Support

  12. Setting Government is extremely weak Farmers do not trust the Government Irrigation is critical for agriculture

  13. Approach Community Initiative and Ownership Gradual Empowerment (Learning by Doing) village -> hydraulic based -> federation (50 ha) (300-500 ha) (6,000 ha+) Try or Die (26 percent of WUAs Defunct)

  14. Institutional Support Political Commitment Committed PMU technical assistance, prevention from political manipulation, and supervision Bank - Frequent Supervision Appropriate Legal Framework

  15. Outstanding Issues WUAs Deferred Maintenance Weak Administrative Skills Political Involvement Members Lack of Interest as WUAs get bigger PMU Long-term institution to support WUAs

  16. Recent Actions • Systematic Training through a university • Financial Audit and Publication of the Results • Monitoring of Election • Strengthening Internal Control • PMU being transformed into National Association of WUAs

  17. Irrigation has some recreational values for communities..

  18. Thank you very much

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