Contents List of Boxes, Figures and Tables ix List of Acronyms and Abbreviations xiii Acknowledgements xvii Foreword xix Introduction xxi Parti 1Understanding Water Institutions: Structure, Environment and Change Process 3 R. Maria Saleth 2Public-Private Partnership in Irrigation and Drainage: The Need for a Professional Third Party Between Farmers and Government 21 Alain Vidal, Bernard Prefol, Henri Tardieu, Sara Fernandez, Jacques Plantey and Salah Darghouth Part II 3The Possibility of Trade in Water Use Entitlements in South Africa under the National Water Act of 1998 35 / A. Max Docket 4Redressing Inequities through Domestic Water Supply: A 'Poor' Example from Sekhukhune, South Africa 55 Nynke C. Post Uiterweer, Margreet Z. Zwarteveen, Gert Jan Veldwisch and Barbara M. C. van Koppen 5Local Governance Issues after Irrigation Management Transfer: A Case Study from Limpopo Province, South Africa 75 Gert Jan Veldwisch vi Water Governance for Sustainable Development 6Water Management on a Smallholder Canal Irrigation Scheme in South Africa 93 Simon S. Letsoalo and Wim Van Averbeke 1Emerging Rules after Irrigation Management Transfer to Farmers 111 Klaartje Vandersypen, K. Kaloga, Y. Coulibaly, A. C. T. Kei'ta, D. Ra.es andJean-YvesJamin 8Grafting Water Institutions for People and Their Businesses: Exploring the Possibilities in Limpopo 127 Felicity Chancellor Part III 9Conflict Analysis and Value-focused Thinking to Aid Resolution of Water Conflicts in the Mkoji Sub-catchment, Tanzania 149 Lean M. Hermans, Reuben M. J. Kadigi, Henry E Mahoo and Gerardo E. van Halsema 10 Determinants of Quality and Quantity Values of Water for Domestic Uses in the Steelpoort Sub-basin: A Contingent Valuation Approach 167 Benjamin M. Banda, Stefano Farolfi and Rashid Hassan 11 Water Resources and Food Security: Simulations for Policy Dialogue in Tanzania 189 Sindi Kasambala, AbdulB. Kamara and David Nyange 12 How More Regulated Dam Release Can Improve the Supply from Groundwater and Surface Water in the Tadla Irrigation Scheme in Morocco 205 Thomas Petitguyot and Thierry Rieu 13 Impact of Institutional Changes within Small-scale Groundwater Irrigated Systems: A Case Study in Mexico 223 Damien Jourdain 14 Local Empowerment in Smallholder Irrigation Schemes: A Methodology for Participatory Diagnosis and Prospective Analysis 239 Sylvain Ferret Contents vii 15 Role-playing Game Development in Irrigation Management: A Social Learning Approach 259 Anne Chohin-Kuper, Raphaels Ducrot, Jean-Philippe Tonneau and Edolnice da Rocha Barros 16 Support to Stakeholder Involvement in Water Management Circumventing Some Participation Pitfalls 275 Olivier Barreteau, Gemldine Abrami, S. Chennit and Patrice Garin Index 291