Module title | Content (points to be covered) |
Module 1: Associative Life, legal and institutional framework of the AUEI | · Genesis on AHA management in Niger · Organization and functioning of the AUEI · Values and principles of community life · Institutional actors and their attributions |
Module 2: Responsibility of operators in the organization and compliance with the application of the water turn in the AHA service area | · Presentation of the irrigation network · Organization of hydraulic districts · Water tower strategies and mechanics · Operation and maintenance |
Module 3: Agricultural speculations and their water needs | · Critical periods and impacts on production · Choice of speculation according to water availability and irrigation periods · Technologies for controlling the water-saving contribution of crops |
Module 4: Ethics and protection of public infrastructure at the AHA level | · Principles and values of sociability and good citizenship · Respect for public heritage · Offenses and Sanctions in the Management and Use of Public Assets (AHA) · Financing mechanisms for public infrastructure and recurrent costs at AHA level |
Module 5: Protection of water resources in irrigation systems and conservation actions | · Natural and artificial water mobilization · Identification and analysis of threat factors for water mobilization structures · Techniques for the conservation and protection of water resources · Environmental impacts of irrigation |
Module 6: Conflict prevention and management | · Issues and challenges related to conflicts on AHA · Role of actors in the prevention and management of conflicts on AHA · Recourse mechanisms in case of conflicts |
Module 7: Gender and participation in the sustainable and inclusive management of the irrigation system | · Definition of the concept and associated terms · Issues and challenges related to inclusive participation in the sustainable management of the irrigation system · Values and principles to promote for a better consideration of gender |
Module 8: Servicing and maintenance techniques of the irrigation network | · Assessment of servicing and maintenance needs · Servicing and maintenance techniques · Planning of upkeep and maintenance activities |
Module 9: Management of gravity-type irrigation networks | · Management of gravity irrigation systems · Water control equipment/technologies · Water forecasting and planning available |
Module 10: Integrated management of natural and developed water resources | · Legal and regulatory frameworks for IWRM · Role of users in the preservation of the resource · Principles and values of IWRM · IWRM Planning Procedure on AHA |