The analysis on performance and development of participatory irrigation management in China

It is the basis for research of participatory irrigation management sustainable development to analyze irrigation engineering management performance and its cause. The paper quantitatively evaluates the PIM performance in hydraulic engineering by electing 13 indicators such as social, economic and water management etc and using AHP and TOPSIS two types of statistical methods, and analyzes the quantitative results from the point of water rights relationship among irrigation management participants. Results show that based on the decentralized mechanism designed for water right, in participatory irrigation management, profit-oriented contract relationship and cooperation-oriented contract relationship are formed among the irrigation management participants. These contracts promote positively irrigation effects, and can play a more visible and continuous role at the basis of improving the water pricing system, enhancing self-management awareness and organization degree and capability of peasant.