PH-Participatory Irrigation Development

The development objective of the Participatory Irrigation Development Project for Philippines is to improve irrigation service delivery on a financially and technically sustainable basis that will contribute to increased agricultural production and productivity among beneficiary farmers in irrigated areas. There are three components to the project. The first component of the project is irrigation sector restructuring and reform. This component will provide support to the implementation of National Irrigation Administration's (NIA's) Rationalization Plan, incorporating the program of severance payments and the corresponding institutional strengthening activities. In addition, it will help establish more sustainable financial and institutional mechanisms for improved participatory operation and maintenance (O&M) and routine rehabilitation of national irrigation systems. The second component of the project is irrigation infrastructure development. This component will improve the delivery of irrigation services in about 58 National Irrigation Systems (NISs) through rehabilitation and modernization of existing irrigation systems in order to provide more reliable and flexible irrigation services. The third component of the project is project management and coordination. This component will provide the support for an efficient coordination, implementation, and management of the project, including strengthening the financial management and procurement functions and the establishment and operation of the results monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system for the project.