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Article: Gender issues in Water User Associations in China: a case study in Gansu Province.
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- Rural Society
- Article date:
- December 1, 2008
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Abstract
The World Bank imported the concept of Water User Association (WUA) to China in 1994, promoting participatory irrigation management in China to address the increasing scarcity of water resources. The purpose was to involve rural, communities in water use and management in a more equitable, fair, effective and sustainable way. This has led to the widespread transfer of irrigation management responsibility from the state to the villages and local water groups; Water User Associations have been set up in many places as autonomous organizations through which villagers manage water. As of the end of 2006, 30,000 Water User Associations had been established in ...