All these activities should take into consideration principles of environmental

protection and sustainability.

The main problem in irrigation in the COMCEC member countries is the lack of

awareness regarding the significance of water management. Water management

institutions and organizations implement demand-based water distribution instead of a

planned water delivery system based on current climate, soil and plant conditions and

water-yield relationships. Users perform unconscious irrigation and use excessive

amount of water which lead to erosion, water table and salinity problems. Improper

usage of water has a negative impact on plants and yields thereby causes income losses.

To overcome all these problems, the coordination among the irrigation-related public

and private organizations and non-governmental organizations should be improved and

users’ awareness on these issues should be raised.