Can Water Abundance Compensate for Weak Water Governance? Determining and Comparing Dimensions of Irrigation Water Security in Tajikistan

In this paper we consider both hydrology and governance as critical dimensions for irrigation water security. We scale down the overall water security concept to the agricultural sector, suggest an index of irrigation water security faced by farmers, and provide an empirical illustration in the case...

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Main Authors: Frederike Klümper, Thomas Herzfeld, Insa Theesfeld
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-04-01
Series:Water
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/9/4/286