Arab Republic of Egypt - Integrated Irrigation Improvement and Management Project and Farm-Level Irrigation Modernization Project : Project Performance Assessment Report
Ratings for the Integrated Irrigation Improvement and Management Project are as follows: Outcome was moderately satisfactory, Risk to development outcome was modest, Bank performance was moderately satisfactory, and Borrow performance was moderatel...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC
2022
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099312308182234337/IDU038134c250e1d904f280abbc0c6368540a0a6 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37906 |
| Summary: | Ratings for the Integrated Irrigation
Improvement and Management Project are as follows: Outcome
was moderately satisfactory, Risk to development outcome was
modest, Bank performance was moderately satisfactory, and
Borrow performance was moderately satisfactory. Ratings for
the Farm-Level Irrigation Modernization Project are as
follows: Outcome was moderately satisfactory, Risk to
development outcome was modest, and Bank performance was
moderately satisfactory. This assessment offers the
following lessons: (i) In irrigation systems, such as the
Nile Delta’s, that are organized along a hierarchical canal
network, irrigation improvement efforts can realize greater
impact by applying a systematic approach to rehabilitation,
as was done through these two projects, as opposed to
addressing different levels of the canal system in
isolation. (ii) Efficient implementation of irrigation
improvement works requires coordinating and sequencing
activities that fall under the mandate of many different
entities, which are often beyond the authority of the
project implementing agency. (iii) Effecting behavior
changes in on-farm water use, agronomic practices, and
diversification to higher-value crops requires support
beyond improvements to the irrigation water delivery system.
(iv) Successfully reforming the institutions that manage
irrigation and drainage services, both water users and
government agencies, requires greater attention to
incentives for collaboration. (v) In a context such as the
Nile Delta, where overall efficiency of the irrigation
system is already high, there is little scope for addressing
water savings at the basin level through infrastructure improvement. |
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