Résumé :
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This paper is a comparative study of the legal framework for water users' associations (WUAs) in six countries, namely, Colombia, India, Mewico, Nepal, the Philippines and Turkey. The study postulates that, since water is becoming an increasingly scarce resource and irrigation is the single largest user of water, every effort should be made to achieve efficient use of irrigation water. The paper builds on the theory that if farmers participate through WUAs in managing and operating parts of the irrigation system, including collecting water charges, the result will be an optimum use of water. It goes on to describe the legal instruments that are necessary for the establishment of WUAs.
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