Villains or heroes?: farmers' adjustments to water scarcity

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dc.creatorMolle, Francois
dc.creatorVenot, Jean-Philippe
dc.creatorLannerstad, Mats
dc.creatorHoogesteger, J.
dc.date2010
dc.date2014-06-13T14:47:50Z
dc.date2014-06-13T14:47:50Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:28:05Z
dc.descriptionAlthough farmers are often seen as wasting water and getting a disproportionate share of water, irrigation is losing out in the competition for water with other sectors. In cases of drought, water restrictions are overwhelmingly imposed on irrigation while other activities and domestic supply are only affected in cases of very severe shortage. All over the world, farmers have been responding to the challenge posed by both short- and long-term declining water allocations in many creative ways, but these responses have often been overlooked by policy makers. This paper examines how farmers have adapted to water scarcity in six different river basins of Asia and the Middle East. It inventories the different types of adjustments observed and shows not only their effectiveness in offsetting the drop in supply but also their costs to farmers and to the environment and their contribution to basin closure. The conclusion calls for a better recognition of the efforts made by the irrigation sector to respond to water challenges and of its implications in terms of reduced scope for efficiency gains in the irrigation sector.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/40523
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/156778
dc.languageen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceMolle, Francois; Venot, Jean-Philippe; Lannerstad, M.; Hoogesteger, J. 2010. Villains or heroes?: farmers? adjustments to water scarcity. Irrigation and Drainage, 59(4):419-431. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/ird.500
dc.subjectwater scarcity
dc.subjectdrought
dc.subjectfarmers
dc.subjectconjunctive use
dc.subjectriver basins
dc.subjectirrigation water
dc.subjectirrigation efficiency
dc.titleVillains or heroes?: farmers' adjustments to water scarcity
dc.typeJournal Article

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