ABSTRACT
In this chapter, I look into institutions1 and explore CBOs as the second component of the aid agencies’ approach. At the same time, I explore the attempt to include ‘local traditions and customs’ for the purpose of conflict transformation. In order to explore their change over time, I trace two institutions which have been part of irrigation practices in the past as well as at present. I then direct my attention to the societal models and associational power of different organisations.
