Abstract
In Egypt, a shortage in irrigation water is a serious issue, because increases in water demands and water conflicts have become social problems. The Egyptian government attempts to solve these problems by strengthening Water Users’ Organizations (WUOs), especially the Branch Canal Water Users’ Association (BCWUA), where the Participatory Irrigation Management (PIM) policy was introduced. Targeting this policy, we tried strengthening the BCWUA by providing a four-step training program: problem analysis, capacity development, action plan creation and action plan incorporation for problem solutions. As a series of activities, strengthening of BCWUA was succeeded with elimination of excess water intake and reduces the number of water conflicts. For introducing PIM, transparency in operation, discloser of information and failures in canal facilities have become the main obstacles. Joint repair work by the government and WUOs can effectively overcome the failures.
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