INSTITUTIONAL REFORM MINISTRY of WATER RESOURCES

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INSTITUTIONAL REFORMMINISTRY of WATER RESOURCES
IRRIGATIONEGYPT

• ROSS E. HAGAN
• USAID/EGYPT

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REFORM DRIVERS

• Continuing rapid increase in demands for fresh
  water
  

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THE PROBLEM
WATER BALANCE (BCM/year)
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REFORM DRIVERS

• Continuing rapid increase in demands for fresh
  water
  
• High cost of subsidizing water deliveries

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REFORM OBJECTIVES

• Increase water use efficiency
• Improve water distribution equity
• Improve water quality
• Increase customer participation in water
  resources management decision-making

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• WHAT CAN WE DO NOW?
• WHAT WOULD WE LIKE TO DO?

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CURRENT REPORTING LINES
Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation
Central
Governorate
Directorate
District
Farmers mesqas and drains
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INTEGRATED WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS, WHY?

• Lowest level MWRI offices
• Decentralization of decision-making
• Unified management of all water
• resources within District boundary
• Improve service for water users
• Participation of water users in
• operation and maintenance of delivery
• system

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Integrated Water Management Districts
New Organizational Structure
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INTEGRATION COMPONENTS
Administration
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ZIFTA INTEGRATED WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
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DIRECTORATE
DISTRICTS
1 feddan 0.42 hectares
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INTEGRATED WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS
Zifta Ibrahemiya
Luxor West Esna
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ORGANIZATIONS NEAR-TERM PERSPECTIVE
MWRI

• Legal, policy, and regulatory
• issues

Water Allocation Water Delivery

• Stakeholder representative
• body

Directorate Water Board (Private Non-Profit Corpo
rate Body)
Water Allocation
Governorate Water Authority (MWRI)
Water allocation to other users

• Supervision, Monitoring,
• Licensing, Compliance

Water Allocation

• Physical infrastructure
• maintenance, irrigation
• and drainage network at
• branch canal level

Water Delivery
BCWUA (Private Non-Profit Corporate Body)
Water Delivery
Integrated Water Management District (MWRI)

• Technical aspects of integrated
• water resources management

Water Allocation Water Delivery

• Water distribution to
• farmers

WUA (Private Non-Profit Corporate Body)
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IMPLEMENTATION ENVIRONMENT

• Legal authorization, regulatory framework, and
  monitoring and enforcement systems
  
• Authority to act must be delegated
• Protocols, contracts, and etc. clearly define
  roles, responsibilities, and authorities

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• Human resources/manpower concerns addressed early
  
  
• Public awareness for stakeholders continuous
  throughout transition
  
• IWMDs and BCWUAs precede DirWB
• Financial sustainability addressed early and
  sustainability proven

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From water we created every living thing.
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