Türkiye Irrigation Modernization

The development objective of Irrigation Modernization Project for Turkey is to improve irrigation delivery, through rehabilitation and modernization of distribution infrastructure in selected schemes, and through strengthening of capacity of Water Users Association (WUAs). This project has three components. 1) The first component, Irrigation Systems Modernization, aims to finance investments to modernize Disbursement-linked Indicators (DSI’s) irrigation systems in selected schemes. 2) The second component, Innovation and Institutional Support, has the following two subcomponents: (i) Designing and Piloting a National Program for WUA Capacity-Building; and (ii) Groundwater Stewardship Pilot. 3) The third component, Project Management, aims to finance the multiple activities required for coordination and management of the project; and will include, inter alia, measures for enhancing dam safety in the project schemes, community consultations and partnership program, communications, grievance redress mechanisms, monitoring and evaluation, and environmental and social management.