Rapid Appraisal Process (RAP) and Benchmarking : Explanation and Tools

Table of Contents

THIS DOCUMENT

PREPARATION FOR FIELD WORK

BACKGROUND

THE RAPID APPRAISAL PROCESS (RAP)

EXTERNAL INDICATORS FOR WATER SOURCES AND WATER DESTINATIONS

INTERNAL PROCESS AND INTERNAL INDICATORS

THE EXCEL SPREADSHEETS FOR RAP

GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR EXCEL WORKSHEET USAGE
Cell Coloring and Input Conventions

WORKSHEET DESCRIPTIONS

WORKSHEET "1. INPUT - YEAR 1"

Prior to Table 1
Table 1 - Field Coefficients and Crop Threshold ECe
Table 2 - Monthly ETo values
Table 3 - Surface Water Entering the Command Area Boundaries (MCM)
Table 4 - Internal Surface Water Sources (MCM)
Table 5 - Hectares of Each Crop in the Command Area, by Month
Table 6 - Aquifer Data
Table 7 - Groundwater Data (MCM)
Table 8 - Precipitation, Effective Precipitation, and Deep Percolation of Precipitation
Table 9 - Special Agronomic Requirements (mm)
Table 10 - Crop Yields and Values

WORKSHEET "2. INPUT - YEAR 2", AND "3. INPUT - YEAR 3"
WORKSHEET "4. EXTERNAL INDICATORS"

INTERNAL INDICATOR SECTION

WORKSHEET 5. PROJECT OFFICE
WORKSHEET 6. PROJECT EMPLOYEES
WORKSHEET 7. WUA
WORKSHEET 8. MAIN CANAL
WORKSHEET 9. SECOND LEVEL CANALS
WORKSHEET 10. THIRD LEVEL CANALS
WORKSHEET 11. FINAL DELIVERIES
WORKSHEET 12. INTERNAL INDICATORS
WORKSHEET 13. IPTRID INDICATORS

HOW TO INTERPRET RAP RESULTS

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES


This document also provides an explanation the EXCEL documents that are used by persons during the RAP. An EXCEL spreadsheet (with 13 internal worksheets) is provided twice:

  1. Rapid Appraisal and Benchmarking BLANK.xls
  2. Rapid Appraisal and Benchmarking EXAMPLE.xls

As the names suggest, the EXAMPLE has data in it so that users can examine an example before entering data in a blank spreadsheet.


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September 2001

Dr. Charles Burt
Irrigation Training and Research Center (ITRC)
California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly)
San Luis Obispo, California, USA 93407

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
39 Phra Atit Road
Bangkok 10200, THAILAND
Thierry Facon - Water Managment Officer


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