Organizational Change for Participatory Irrigation Management

emergency repairs during calamities and for further improvements. In the case of the
LCPIS, for instance, much work still needs to be done to improve drainage facilities for
further increasing the productivity of the system.
When the system under joint management is under the supervision of a regional office
of the agency, as in the case of the LCPIS, regional level support is crucial as the
implementation of supervision and training activities are delegated to the regional office
by the central office. For small- and medium-sized systems, agency capacity for training
of staff and IAs, and for repair and improvement work requiring heavy equipment, are
usually in the regional offices. Thus, regional level support is necessary for effective
joint management.
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