WATER USE MANAGEMENT IN NAM ROM IRRIGATION SYSTEM OF MUONG THANH VALLEY, NORTHWEST VIETNAM

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Issue: Vol. 14 No. 10 (2016)

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Son, N., & Duong, D. (2024). WATER USE MANAGEMENT IN NAM ROM IRRIGATION SYSTEM OF MUONG THANH VALLEY, NORTHWEST VIETNAM. Vietnam Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 14(10), 1518–1529. http://testtapchi.vnua.edu.vn/index.php/vjasvn/article/view/1481

WATER USE MANAGEMENT IN NAM ROM IRRIGATION SYSTEM OF MUONG THANH VALLEY, NORTHWEST VIETNAM

Ngo Thanh Son (*) 1, 2, 3, 4 , Do Thi Thanh Duong 5

  • 1 Khoa Quản lý đất đai, Học viện Nông nghiệp Việt Nam
  • 2 Faculty of Land Management, Vietnam National University of Agriculture
  • 3 Trung tâm tư vấn KHCN Tài nguyên - Môi trường, Học viện Nông nghiệp Việt Nam
  • 4 Khoa Tài nguyên và Môi trường, Học viện Nông nghiệp Việ
  • 5 Department of Land Management, Faculty of Science and Technology, Dien Bien Technical and Economic College, Dien Bien province, Vietnam

    • Keywords

    Cánh đồng Mường Thanh, Điện Biên, quản lý nước, sử dụng nước, tưới

    Abstract


    The research aim was to analyse the main aspects of water use management and stakeholder conflicts within Nam Rom irrigation system, Dien Bien valley, Dien Bien province in the northwest region of Vietnam. The study identified the key stakeholder groups relating to water distribution, viz. Dien Bien provincial People’s Committee (DBPC), Dien Bien Irrigation Management Co. Ltd.(DBIMC),Dien Bien Phu city People’s Committee, and Dien Bien district People’s Committee. The results of this study indicated that the conflicts over water use for irrigation relate to quantity and quality of water supply, decentralized management and water fee exemption policies. The outputs of the study are important for improving water allocation and management in irrigation sector in Dien Bien province.

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