Digging, damming or diverting?: small-scale irrigation in the Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia
The diversity of small-scale irrigation in the Ethiopian Blue Nile basin comprises small dams, wells, ponds and river diversion. The diversity of irrigation infrastructure is partly a consequence of the topographic heterogeneity of the Fogera plains. Despite similar social-political conditions and t...
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| author | Eguavoen, I. Derib, S.D. Deneke, T.T. McCartney, Matthew P. Otto, B. A. Billa, S.S. |
| author_browse | Billa, S.S. Deneke, T.T. Derib, S.D. Eguavoen, I. McCartney, Matthew P. Otto, B. A. |
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| description | The diversity of small-scale irrigation in the Ethiopian Blue Nile basin comprises small dams, wells, ponds and river diversion. The diversity of irrigation infrastructure is partly a consequence of the topographic heterogeneity of the Fogera plains. Despite similar social-political conditions and the same administrative framework, irrigation facilities are established, used and managed differently, ranging from informal arrangements of households and 'water fathers' to water user associations, as well as from open access to irrigation schedules. Fogera belongs to Ethiopian landscapes that will soon transform as a consequence of large dams and huge irrigation schemes. Property rights to land and water are negotiated among a variety of old and new actors. This study, based on ethnographic, hydrological and survey data, synthesises four case studies to analyse the current state of small-scale irrigation. It argues that all water storage options have not only certain comparative advantages but also social constraints, and supports a policy of extending water storage 'systems' that combine and build on complementarities of different storage types instead of fully replacing diversity by large dams. |
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| spelling | CGSpace345942023-09-23T17:51:47Z Digging, damming or diverting?: small-scale irrigation in the Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia Eguavoen, I. Derib, S.D. Deneke, T.T. McCartney, Matthew P. Otto, B. A. Billa, S.S. irrigation systems irrigation sources topography water user associations irrigation schemes water storage water rights land rights farmer-led irrigation The diversity of small-scale irrigation in the Ethiopian Blue Nile basin comprises small dams, wells, ponds and river diversion. The diversity of irrigation infrastructure is partly a consequence of the topographic heterogeneity of the Fogera plains. Despite similar social-political conditions and the same administrative framework, irrigation facilities are established, used and managed differently, ranging from informal arrangements of households and 'water fathers' to water user associations, as well as from open access to irrigation schedules. Fogera belongs to Ethiopian landscapes that will soon transform as a consequence of large dams and huge irrigation schemes. Property rights to land and water are negotiated among a variety of old and new actors. This study, based on ethnographic, hydrological and survey data, synthesises four case studies to analyse the current state of small-scale irrigation. It argues that all water storage options have not only certain comparative advantages but also social constraints, and supports a policy of extending water storage 'systems' that combine and build on complementarities of different storage types instead of fully replacing diversity by large dams. 2012 2013-11-21T05:04:48Z 2014-02-02T16:39:50Z 2013-11-21T05:04:48Z 2014-02-02T16:39:50Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/34594 en Open Access Eguavoen, I.; Derib, S. D.; Deneke, T. T.; McCartney, Matthew; Otto, B. A.; Billa, S. S. 2012. Digging, damming or diverting?: small-scale irrigation in the Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia. Water Alternatives, 5(3):678-699. |
| spellingShingle | irrigation systems irrigation sources topography water user associations irrigation schemes water storage water rights land rights farmer-led irrigation Eguavoen, I. Derib, S.D. Deneke, T.T. McCartney, Matthew P. Otto, B. A. Billa, S.S. Digging, damming or diverting?: small-scale irrigation in the Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia |
| title | Digging, damming or diverting?: small-scale irrigation in the Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia |
| title_full | Digging, damming or diverting?: small-scale irrigation in the Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | Digging, damming or diverting?: small-scale irrigation in the Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Digging, damming or diverting?: small-scale irrigation in the Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia |
| title_short | Digging, damming or diverting?: small-scale irrigation in the Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia |
| title_sort | digging damming or diverting small scale irrigation in the blue nile basin ethiopia |
| topic | irrigation systems irrigation sources topography water user associations irrigation schemes water storage water rights land rights farmer-led irrigation |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/34594 |
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