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Robbing Yadullah’s water to irrigate Saeid’s garden: hydrology and water rights in a village of Central Iran

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  • Molle, Francois
  • Mamanpoush, Alireza
  • Miranzadeh, Mokhtar

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This report provides a case study from the province of Esfahan, in central Iran, describing the struggle of a village to secure the water resources without which local agriculture, and altogether life in the village, would be impossible. It illustrates the endless ingenuity of farmers in their quest for water, how land and water rights have developed, how various legal repertoires may conflict with one another, and how the intervention of the state transformed the wider hydrological cycle of the valley and affected the delicate equilibrium between population and resources that had prevailed until then. The report estimates the costs of accessing one cubic meter from each of these different sources and shows how political interventions or drought mitigation policies elicit solutions that are extremely costly.

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  • Molle, Francois & Mamanpoush, Alireza & Miranzadeh, Mokhtar, 2004. "Robbing Yadullah’s water to irrigate Saeid’s garden: hydrology and water rights in a village of Central Iran," IWMI Research Reports 53063, International Water Management Institute.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:iwmirr:53063
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.53063
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    1. Molden, David & Oweis, Theib & Steduto, Pasquale & Bindraban, Prem & Hanjra, Munir A. & Kijne, Jacob, 2010. "Improving agricultural water productivity: Between optimism and caution," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 97(4), pages 528-535, April.
    2. Kumar, M. Dinesh, 2009. "Opportunities and constraints to improving water productivity in India," Book Chapters,, International Water Management Institute.
    3. Kumar, M. Dinesh, 2009. "Opportunities and constraints to improving water productivity in India," IWMI Books, Reports H042640, International Water Management Institute.
    4. Francois Molle & Jeremy Berkoff, 2009. "Cities vs. agriculture: A review of intersectoral water re‐allocation," Natural Resources Forum, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 33(1), pages 6-18, February.
    5. Kumar, M. Dinesh & van Dam, J. C., 2009. "Improving water productivity in agriculture in India: beyond \u2018more crop per drop\u2019," IWMI Books, Reports H042639, International Water Management Institute.
    6. Chávez-Jiménez Adriadna & González-Zeas Dunia & Buguña Nilton & Martínez Angela, 2018. "The Role of Regulation in Meeting Water Demands under Climate Change," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 32(12), pages 4031-4044, September.
    7. M. Dinesh Kumar & Jos C. van Dam, 2013. "Drivers of change in agricultural water productivity and its improvement at basin scale in developing economies," Water International, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 38(3), pages 312-325, May.
    8. Lin Crase & Suzanne O’Keefe, 2009. "The paradox of national water savings: A critique of “Water for the Future”," Agenda - A Journal of Policy Analysis and Reform, Australian National University, College of Business and Economics, School of Economics, vol. 16(1), pages 45-62.
    9. Kumar, M. Dinesh & Patel, Ankit & Singh, O. P., 2008. "Rainwater harvesting in the water-scarce regions of India: potential and pitfalls," Conference Papers h041809, International Water Management Institute.

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