Socio-hydrological assessment of water security in canal irrigation systems: A conjoint quantitative analysis of equity and reliability
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Author(s)
Siddiqi, Afreen
Wescoat, James
Muhammad, Abubakr
Date Issued
December 4, 2018
Journal
Water Security
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Citation
Siddiqi, Afreen et al. "Socio-hydrological assessment of water security in canal irrigation systems: a conjoint quantitative analysis of equity and reliability." Water Security 4-5 (2018): 44-55 © 2018 The Author(s)
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Abstract
This paper offers a socio-hydrological assessment of water security that compares canal irrigation entitlements with water deliveries using a conjoint analysis of system reliability and equity. We develop a set of definitions and metrics to quantitatively characterize reliability and equity using newly available datasets of 10-daily canal deliveries from 2007–2017 in the Punjab canal command areas in the Indus Basin Irrigation System of Pakistan, where emphasis has shifted from distributing historically-defined volumetric supplies to improving irrigation efficiencies and crop yields in order to achieve greater aggregate water and food security. Our analysis reveals stagnation and oscillation over time in system-level equity and reliability. We reflect on the potential to positively affect canal irrigation performance and water security through a socio-hydrological approach. Keywords: irrigation system; irrigation performance; equity; reliability; Indus basin; socio-hydrology
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Sociotechnical Systems Research Center
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Architecture
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasec.2018.11.001
