| Title | Traditional Institutions and Sustainable Livelihood |
| Publication Type | Book Chapter |
| Year of Publication | 2008 |
| Authors | Omura M, Dellink RB, Ruijs A |
| Book Title | Economics of Poverty, Environment and Natural-Resource Use |
| Chapter | 8 |
| Pagination | 141-156 |
| Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media B.V. |
| Source Document | Accessible with appropriate permission |
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Tanowong traditional irrigation system, Philippines | Case |
| The case study of Tanowong traditional irrigation is located in the mountain province of Philippines. The resource appropriated is water for irrigation from Tanowong Traditional Irrigation system. Prior to 1954, the Tanowong people relied on water from two streams to irrigate their rice fields. As the water supply became inadequate to meet their cultivation needs, they decided to dig a 25 kilometer ditch to divert water from a new source, the Bwasao Stream, to their fields. Since the project... | 09 Aug 2016 |