ACF |
Agricultural Consultative Forum (Zambia) |
AGL |
Land and Water Development Division (FAO) |
BCWUA |
Branch Canal Water User Association (Egypt) |
CBO |
Community-based organizations |
CWB |
Canal Water Board |
CDIAS |
Central Department of Irrigation Advisory Service (Egypt) |
CLUSA |
The Cooperative League of the USA (Zambia) |
DFID |
UK Department for International Development |
DWB |
District water boards (Egypt) |
DWMD |
District Water Management Departments (Ukraine) |
EPADP |
Egyptian Public Authority for Drainage Projects |
EWUP |
Egypt Water Use Project |
FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
FID |
Fayoum Irrigation Department (Egypt) |
FWMP |
Fayoum Water Management Project (Egypt) |
GART |
Golden Valley Agricultural Research Trust (Zambia) |
GART |
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GDP |
Gross domestic product |
GEF |
Global Environment Facility |
GIS |
Geographic information systems |
GOE |
Government of Egypt (Egypt) |
GoRZ |
Government of the Republic of Zambia |
GTZ |
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (German Agency for Technical Cooperation) |
ha |
Hectare |
HOCD |
Heads of Central Department |
IAS |
Irrigation Advisory Service (Egypt) |
ICID |
International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage |
IDE |
International Development Enterprises (NGO) |
IEC |
International Executive Council |
IFAD |
International Fund for Agricultural Development |
IFI |
International Financial Institutions |
IHELR |
Institute for Hydraulic Engineering and Land Reclamation (Ukraine) |
IIIMP |
Integrated Irrigation Improvement Management Project (Egypt) |
IIP |
Irrigation Improvement Project (Egypt) |
IMT |
Irrigation Management Transfer |
IMS |
Irrigation management systems |
IPTRID |
International Programme for Technology and Research in Irrigation and Drainage |
IS |
Irrigation Systems (Ukraine) |
IWMI |
International Water Management Institute |
IWRM |
Integrated Water Resources Management |
JWMB |
Joint Water Management Board |
LWB |
Local water board (Egypt) |
MACO |
Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (Zambia) |
MAFF |
Ministry of Agriculture Food and Fisheries |
MEWD |
Ministry of Energy and Water Development (Zambia) |
MLGH |
Ministry of Local Government and Housing (Zambia) |
MWRI |
Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation (Egypt) |
NCC |
Northern Crimean Canal (system in Ukraine) |
NGO |
Non-governmental organization |
NIRS |
National Irrigation Research Station (Zambia) |
NRDC |
Natural Resources Defence Council (Zambia) |
OED |
Operations Evaluation Department of the World Bank |
PAM |
Programme against Malnutrition (Zambia) |
PIM |
Participatory Irrigation Management (Egypt) |
PRSP |
Poverty Reduction Strategy Initiative World Bank (Zambia) |
PWM |
Participatory Water Management (Egypt) |
RCTWS |
Regional Centre for Training and Water Studies (Egypt) |
SWOT |
Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats |
TLC |
Total Land Care (NGO) |
UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
UNEP |
United Nations Environment Programme |
USAID |
United States Agency for International Development |
WB |
Water board (Egypt) |
WBP |
Water Board Project (Egypt) |
WG-CBTE |
Working Group on Capacity Building, Training and Education |
WP |
Work packages (Ukraine) |
WUA |
Water user association |
WUP |
Water use project (Egypt) |
ZNFU |
Zambian National Farmers Union |