Independent Evaluation Group2012-06-012012-06-012006https://hdl.handle.net/10986/6890The purpose of this study is to update the review of World Bank experience in Irrigation (IEG 1994) and to broaden the scope of evaluation to include all water lending for agricultural development. Since that first study, the proportion of World Bank lending for agricultural water management continued to decline, a trend that started in the late 1970s when the sub-sector received 11 percent of the lending, is falling to less than 2 percent in 2001-03. It has since staged a strong recovery and reached over 4 percent in 2005. Commitments for agricultural water management account for a quarter of all lending for agriculture and rural development more recently, this amount increased to one-half. The study is primarily based on the analysis of a wide range of World Bank data and reports, including 131 project appraisal documents, 129 country assistance strategies, and 71 implementation completion reports, covering the Bank's experience in 56 countries. In addition, it draws upon the detailed findings from Independent Evaluation Group's (IEG's) project performance reports, country assistance evaluations, and several special sector and thematic evaluations.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOABSOLUTE POVERTYACCESS TO MARKETSACCOUNTABILITYACCOUNTINGADBAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENTAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENTAGRICULTURAL GROWTHAGRICULTURAL LANDAGRICULTURAL POLICYAGRICULTURAL PRICESAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITYAGRICULTURAL RESEARCHAGRICULTURAL SECTORAGRICULTURAL SUBSIDIESAGRICULTURAL WATER USEAGRICULTURAL YIELDSAGRICULTURE WATERARABLE LANDBASIC WATER SUPPLYBUDGET CONSTRAINTSCANALSCAPACITY BUILDINGCIVIL SOCIETYCOMPETITION FOR WATERCOUNTERFACTUALCOVERINGCROP MIXCROP PRODUCTIONCROP YIELDSCROPLANDCURRENT PRICESDAMSDEBTDECENTRALIZATIONDECISION MAKERSDECISION MAKINGDEMAND MANAGEMENTDISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITSDISTRIBUTION OF INCOMEDRAINAGEDRINKING WATERDROUGHTECONOMIC ANALYSISECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC EFFICIENCYECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC IMPACTECONOMIC SHOCKSECONOMIC VALUEEMPLOYMENTEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESENVIRONMENTALENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTSENVIRONMENTAL ISSUESENVIRONMENTAL NEEDSENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONEXPANSION OF IRRIGATIONEXPENDITURESEXTERNALITIESFARM HOUSEHOLDSFARM INCOMEFARM PRODUCTIONFARM WATERFARMSFINANCIAL CRISESFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFINANCIAL MANAGEMENTFINANCIAL RESOURCESFINANCIAL SYSTEMSFISHERIESFLOOD CONTROLFLOOD PROTECTIONFLOODINGFLOODSFOOD GRAINSFOOD IMPORTSFOOD OUTPUTFOOD POLICYFOOD POLICY RESEARCHFOOD PRICESFOOD PRODUCTIONFOOD SECURITYFOOD SUPPLYFORESTRYGNPGOOD GOVERNANCEGROUNDWATERGROUNDWATER ABSTRACTIONGROUNDWATER IRRIGATIONGROUNDWATER STORAGEHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN SETTLEMENTSIMPORTSINCIDENCE OF POVERTYINCOME DISTRIBUTIONINCOME GROWTHINCREMENTAL BENEFITSINPUT USEINSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTIRRIGATION DEVELOPMENTIRRIGATION MANAGEMENTIRRIGATION SYSTEMSLAND MANAGEMENTLENDER OF LAST RESORTLOCAL COMMUNITIESLOCAL GOVERNMENTSMARKET ECONOMIESMUNICIPAL WASTEWATERNATURAL RESOURCESNET LOSSNUTRIENTSNUTRITIONPARTICIPATORY IRRIGATION MANAGEMENTPARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENTPASTURESPEER REVIEWPOLICY ENVIRONMENTPOLICY MAKERSPOLITICAL ECONOMYPOLLUTIONPOORPOOR COUNTRIESPOOR FARMERSPOPULATION GROWTHPOVERTY ALLEVIATIONPOVERTY INDICATORSPOVERTY REDUCTIONPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIESPRESSUREPRIVATIZATIONPRODUCTIVITYPROPERTY RIGHTSPUBLIC MANAGEMENTPUBLIC SERVICESRAINRAINFALLREGULATORY FRAMEWORKRESOURCES MANAGEMENTRETIREMENTRISK FACTORSRURALRURAL AREASRURAL DEVELOPMENTRURAL EMPLOYMENTRURAL FINANCERURAL GROWTHRURAL INFRASTRUCTURERURAL POORRURAL POPULATIONSRURAL POVERTYRURAL PROJECTSRURAL SECTORRURAL STRATEGYSANITATIONSAVINGSSCARCE WATERSERVICE PROVIDERSSERVICE PROVISIONSOCIAL FUNDSSOCIAL IMPACTSSOCIAL SERVICESSUBSIDIARYSURFACE WATERSURFACE WATER SYSTEMSSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTTARGETINGTRADEOFFSTRANSPORTTRUST FUNDSURBAN DEVELOPMENTURBAN WATERURBAN WATER SUPPLYURBANIZATIONWAGESWASTEWATER TREATMENTWATER ALLOCATIONWATER CONSERVATIONWATER DEVELOPMENTWATER DISTRIBUTIONWATER DISTRIBUTION NETWORKSWATER FEESWATER INFRASTRUCTUREWATER INVESTMENTSWATER MANAGEMENTWATER RESOURCEWATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENTWATER RESOURCESWATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENTWATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENTWATER RIGHTSWATER SCARCITYWATER SECTORWATER SERVICESWATER STRATEGYWATER SUPPLYWATER TARIFFSWATER USEWATER USERSWATERSWILLINGNESS TO PAYWorld Bank10.1596/6890