The Dry and the Drier: Cooperation and Conflict in Moroccan Irrigation

TitleThe Dry and the Drier: Cooperation and Conflict in Moroccan Irrigation
Publication TypeBook Chapter
Year of Publication1996
AuthorsWelch JR
Book TitleCanals and Communities: Small scale irrigation systems
Series TitleSeries
Chapter4
Pagination69-87
PublisherUniversity of Arizona Press
CityTucson, AZ, USA
Source DocumentAccessible with appropriate permission
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Ain Sultan Irrigation System, Sidi Lahcen, Morocco

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The Ain Sultan irrigation system is located northwest from the town of Sefrou in Morroco.  It encompasses an unknown geographical area which is characterized by very little precipitation and a lower elevation level than the Ait Sidi Musa irrigation system.  The case study involves an undetermined snapshot in time and catalogues an action situation involving 400 households in the village of Sidi Lahcen with each household relying on approximately 2 ha of dry and 1 ha of irrigated land to grow...
09 Aug 2016

Ait Sidi Musa Irrigation System, Sefrou, Morocco

Case
The Ait Sidi Musa irrigation system is located northwest from the town of Sefrou in Morroco.  It encompasses a geographical area of approximately 147 ha which is characterized by little precipitation and high elevation (1,300 meters).  The case study involves an undetermined snapshot in time and catalogues an action situation involving an unknown number of community members and households which are dependent on the water distribution system (mubih or queue distribution system) to divert stream...
09 Aug 2016