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Impact Assessment of an Irrigation Improvement Project in Egypt

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  • Walid Elshorbagy

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A national Irrigation Improvement Project (IIP) in Egypt was initiated in 1984 after the USAID allocated the required funds to implement the project in eleven command areas. Sincethen, the project has been extended to other areas, among which is El-Mahmoudia area of 280,000 Feddans (117,600 ha). This study aims at investigating the major expected impacts ofthe project and to highlight any recommendations and/or measures to be taken before, during, and after its implementation. A key element to implement such study was thedevelopment of a numerical approach, capable of quantifying theunrecorded re-circulated irrigation water, so that the water balance can be adjusted accordingly. The calculations have shown that the project has minimal effect on two major drains and consequently on their intercepting lakes. The developed approach has represented a simple and practical tool to implement a reasonable evaluation of different scenarios for the project future impacts. Copyright Kluwer Academic Publishers 2000

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  • Walid Elshorbagy, 2000. "Impact Assessment of an Irrigation Improvement Project in Egypt," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 14(3), pages 229-246, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:waterr:v:14:y:2000:i:3:p:229-246
    DOI: 10.1023/A:1026750104291
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