Institutional Reform for Irrigation and Drainage: Proceedings of a World Bank Workshop

Irrigation and drainage play a major role in the accelerated growth of rural economies and consequently, to measurable poverty reduction. This report contains selected papers and presentations given at the Institutional Reform for Irrigation and Drainage Workshop held at the World Bank in December 2000. The first part of this report deals with the institutional diversity in irrigation and drainage sectors. The second examines the regulatory framework of the irrigation sector and the third looks at the benchmarking system, economic incentives, and pricing.