What role can information play in improved equity in Pakistan’s irrigation system?: evidence from an experimental game in Punjab

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dc.creatorShah, M. Azeem A.
dc.creatorAnwar, Arif A.
dc.creatorRingler, Claudia
dc.date2015
dc.date2016-07-28T05:15:24Z
dc.date2016-07-28T05:15:24Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:42:27Z
dc.descriptionThe Indus Basin Irrigation System suffers significant inequity in access to surface water across its millions of users. Information, i.e., monitoring and reporting of water availability, may be of value in improving conditions across the basin, and we investigated this via an experimental game of water distribution in Punjab, Pakistan. We found evidence that flow information allowed players to take more effective action to target overuse, and that overall activities that might bring social disapproval were reduced with information. However, we did not find any overall improvement in equity across the system, suggesting that information on its own might not be sufficient to lead to better water distribution among irrigators.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/76308
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/163263
dc.languageen
dc.publisherResilience Alliance, Inc.
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceShah, M. Azeem A.; Anwar, Arif; Ringler, C. 2015. What role can information play in improved equity in Pakistan’s irrigation system? evidence from an experimental game in Punjab. Ecology and Society, 20(1):1-23. doi: https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-07368-200151
dc.subjectwatercourses
dc.subjectirrigation systems
dc.subjectfood production
dc.subjectfield experiments
dc.subjectwater supply
dc.subjectmonitoring
dc.subjectequity
dc.subjectwater distribution
dc.subjectwater availability
dc.subjectsurface water
dc.subjectwater resources
dc.subjectirrigation
dc.subjectproductivity
dc.subjectdecision making
dc.subjectriver basins
dc.subjectwater use
dc.subjectwater allocation
dc.titleWhat role can information play in improved equity in Pakistan’s irrigation system?: evidence from an experimental game in Punjab
dc.typeJournal Article

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