1st Edition
Strategies to Cope with Risks of Uncertain Water Supply in Spate Irrigation Systems Case Study: Gash Agricultural Scheme in Sudan
1 Introduction
1.1 Spate irrigation
1.2 Risk of uncertain water supply
1.3 Strategies to cope with risk
1.4 Problem statement
1.5 Objectives
1.6 Case study area
1.7 Methods
1.8 Thesis outline
2 Risks of uncertain water supply in spate irrigation
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Data and methods
2.3 Results and discussion
2.4 Conclusions
3 Adaptation strategies to cope with low, high and untimely floods: Lessons from the Gash spate irrigation system, Sudan
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Data and methods
3.3 Results & discussion
3.4 Conclusion
4 Irrigation performance under alternative field designs in a spate irrigation system with large field dimensions
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Materials and methods
4.3 Results and discussion
4.4 Conclusion
5 Flexibility as a strategy to cope with uncertain water supply in spate irrigation
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Conceptual framework for flexibility in spate irrigation systems
5.3 Flexibility and real options in times of high, low and untimely floods
5.4 Conclusion
6 Conclusions and recommendations
6.1 General
6.2 Conclusions
6.3 Main contribution
6.4 Recommendation for further research
Appendices
Appendix 3-I 1
Appendix 3-I 2
Appendix 3-I 3
Biography
Ms. Eiman Fadul Bashir is an Assistant Professor at the Hydraulic Research Centre in Sudan with specialization in hydrology and hydraulic Engineering. She has conducted many applied research studies related to several aspects of irrigation water management, sedimentation in irrigation systems, design of irrigation systems and hydraulic structures, and rural water supply. She led SIRGPA project in Sudan, Funded by IFAD and implemented by UNESCO-IHE Institute and local partners. Ms. Eiman was the winner of the UNESCO Keizo Obuchi Research Award in 2008. She worked as a guest lecturer at Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC) at Loughborough University in UK and contributed to the capacity building of young professionals on irrigation and water management under drought and water scarcity at the UNESCO-IHE Institute for water education, The Netherlands.
