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Wai Fung Lam
Researcher at University of Hong Kong
Publications - 52
Citations - 1305
Wai Fung Lam is an academic researcher from University of Hong Kong. The author has contributed to research in topics: Irrigation management & Irrigation. The author has an hindex of 14, co-authored 50 publications receiving 1206 citations. Previous affiliations of Wai Fung Lam include Indiana University & Asian Institute of Technology.
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An institutional analysis approach: Findings from the NIIS on irrigation performance
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Designing institutions for irrigation management: Comparing irrigation agencies in Nepal and Taiwan
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine how the institutional design of an irrigation agency affects the incentives and ability of irrigation managers to do a conscientious job and to relate to farmers in managing irrigation, and hence affects irrigation performance.
Irrigation sector reform in Asia: from 'participation with patronage' to 'empowerment with accountability'.
D. I. Vermillion,Ganesh P. Shivakoti,Douglas L. Vermillion,Wai Fung Lam,Elinor Ostrom,U. Pradhan,R. Yoder +6 more
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The closure of the Chao Phraya river basin in Thailand: its causes, consequences, and policy implications.
F. Molle,Ganesh P. Shivakoti,Douglas L. Vermillion,Wai Fung Lam,Elinor Ostrom,U. Pradhan,R. Yoder +6 more
TL;DR: A paper presented at the Conference on Asian Irrigation in Transition: Responding to the Challenges Ahead, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand, 22-23 April 2002.
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Policy Advocacy in Transitioning Regimes: Comparative Lessons from the Case of Harbour Protection in Hong Kong
Wai Fung Lam,Kwan Nok Chan +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, Hong Kong conservationists exploited the unique opportunities arising from the transfer of sovereignty to advance heritage protection policy by switching between issue frames instead of becoming strongly identified with any issue frame and circumventing the restrictions on scope and focus by creating new venues outside of the policy subsystem.