Authors : N.H. Zardari and I. Cordery
Abstract: Demand for water is increasing all around the world, therefore a well-established process of water allocation needs to be developed to balance the demand with the supply. In this study, an attempt to improve water use efficiency by better water allocation decisions has been made. Water allocation has been considered as a multicriterion decision problem. ELECTRE I, a multicriterion decision aid, is used to determine preferences among five watercourses by considering socio-economic objectives. The use of ELECTRE I in this study is justified by the involvement of stakeholders, who assign weights to the criteria of their own choice. The results indicate that Watercourse 1 is the most efficient water user and priority should be given to this in water allocations. Watercourse 2, on other hand, is the most inefficient water user and should be least preferred in water allocations.
N.H. Zardari and I. Cordery , 2007. The Use of a Multicriteria Method in Irrigation Water Allocations . Agricultural Journal, 2: 236-241.