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