Subsidation of Irrigation Infrastructure for Environmental Management

Question: Why Subsidation Of Irrigation Infrastructure Is Difficult In Dislodging Due To Change Answer: Discussion Irrigation is an important component that facilitates the development of the agricultural sector. However, it is not taken as an important sector since it has been faced with challenges. Some of the challenges are similar to the ones facing various sectors of the economy especially the private sector. Subsidizing of the irrigation infrastructure has been difficult to dislodge because most of the jurisdictions are believed to be sharing this infrastructure. For example, in the cases where the infrastructure is owned jointly by the shareholders(Crase Cooper, 2015, p. 292). Therefore, in the event such situations, there is a lack of contribution from the users in the form of charges which will cover the depreciation. As a result, the infrastructure ends up leading to the accumulation of the residual risk that is catered for by the government. Additionally, there have been some environmental consequences caused by water to transportation. This evidenced by the fact that there is no an i ndication of the importance of storing water in the dams(Crase O'Keefe, 2014, p. 3). Subsidizing of the irrigation infrastructure is seen to be bestowing some benefits to selected individuals. Therefore, the spread of the empowerment is seen to be unpredictable due to some factors facing the initiative. Some farmers in certain areas are faced with water shortage, and this has led to a high degree of coercion among them. This has been associated with the challenges which are faced when establishing some techniques that are cost-effective. This is because of the difficulty of the tasks involved. Also dealing with the over-allocation of the MDP has again given rise to the responses towards the policies which have been put in place, for example, investing the money into the agricultural sector. This has led to the undermining of the incentives which are responsible for the markets and in other situation, hazards that are moral are experienced(WWF Global, 2016).Tariffs associated with water are also seen to be impacting the initiative since they disguise the various oppor tunities that facilitate the supply of water. References Crase, L. Cooper, B., 2015. Politics, socio-economic and water allocations: a note on the limits of Integrated Water Resources Management. Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, 22(4), pp. 388-399. Crase, L. O'Keefe, S., 2014. The Contradiction between Modernising Irrigation and Water Buyback, s.l.: s.n. WWF Global, 2016. Environmental problems in Australia. [Online] Available at: https://wwf.panda.org/who_we_are/wwf_offices/australia/environmental_problems_in_australia/ [Accessed 7 October 2017].