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http://dx.doi.org/10.7851/ksrp.2021.27.3.011

A Basic Study on Establishment and Operation of Agricultural Water Saving Governance  

Lee, Seul-Gi (Dept. of Agricultural Civil Engineering, Kyungpook National University)
Choi, Kyung-Sook (Dept. of Agricultural Civil Engineering, Institute of Agricultural Science & Technology, Kyungpook National University)
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Journal of Korean Society of Rural Planning / v.27, no.3, 2021 , pp. 11-20 More about this Journal
Abstract
Recently, natural disasters caused by climate change have become more frequent across the world. Our country is also not exceptional, and it is urgent to come up with appropriate measures in the agricultural sector as the size and intensity of drought are becoming severe. Consequently, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food has continuously raised the need for efficient water management and governance to overcome the periodic drought. Thus, there is a need for water-saving education and water conservation governance for sustainable and efficient use of agricultural water. Governance is a cooperative mechanism involving various stakeholders, such as central, local, civil society, and businesses, to solve regional or social problems, with different definitions and concepts depending on the field or scope. In this study, we aim to present basis of a governance framework for direct water management participation involving the key agricultural water use stakeholders to imbibe the culture of water savings and conservation practices. Based on this, water-saving governance was established and operated in Gyeongju and Yeoju, in South Korea as a 'water conservation practice', while the water management status of local farmers, the reliability and importance of stakeholders, and the need for governance were investigated. The results indicate that the involvement of various stakeholders in the governance of water management yielded water-saving effects. This study provides the directions of making a framework for water-saving governance establishment and operation. It is expected that sustainable agricultural water use can be achieved in response to climate change if the governance builds and operates with agricultural water use stakeholders based on the continuous government supports.
Keywords
Water-saving; governance; Stakeholders; Survey; Agricultural water;
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