Identifying efficient water storage schemes for climate change adaptation in agriculture: evidences from Indris Watershed in Ethiopia
Considerable research has been conducted into the technical adaptation measures that Ethiopian farmers might adopt to mitigate adverse climate change impacts. However, relatively little is known about Ethiopian farmers? perceptions of using water storage and land allocation to combat climate change....
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| author | Xenarios, Stefanos McCartney, Matthew P. Adenew, B. |
| author_browse | Adenew, B. McCartney, Matthew P. Xenarios, Stefanos |
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| description | Considerable research has been conducted into the technical adaptation measures that Ethiopian farmers might adopt to mitigate adverse climate change impacts. However, relatively little is known about Ethiopian farmers? perceptions of using water storage and land allocation to combat climate change. This paper assesses the major water and land related attributes which could be used to mitigate the impacts of climate change in agrarian regions of Ethiopia. The study was conducted in the Indris small irrigation system located northwest of Addis Ababa in Oromia region. The findings indicate that farmers prefer to utilize modern water canals in combination with large plots in lowland areas and high water consumption, even if they have to share half of their production in exchange. |
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| spelling | CGSpace382362025-11-07T08:36:04Z Identifying efficient water storage schemes for climate change adaptation in agriculture: evidences from Indris Watershed in Ethiopia Xenarios, Stefanos McCartney, Matthew P. Adenew, B. water storage climate change adaptation irrigated farming farmers attitudes watersheds models Considerable research has been conducted into the technical adaptation measures that Ethiopian farmers might adopt to mitigate adverse climate change impacts. However, relatively little is known about Ethiopian farmers? perceptions of using water storage and land allocation to combat climate change. This paper assesses the major water and land related attributes which could be used to mitigate the impacts of climate change in agrarian regions of Ethiopia. The study was conducted in the Indris small irrigation system located northwest of Addis Ababa in Oromia region. The findings indicate that farmers prefer to utilize modern water canals in combination with large plots in lowland areas and high water consumption, even if they have to share half of their production in exchange. 2011 2014-06-13T11:40:59Z 2014-06-13T11:40:59Z Conference Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/38236 en Open Access application/pdf Xenarios, Stefanos; McCartney, Matthew; Adenew, B. 2011. Identifying efficient water storage schemes for climate change adaptation in agriculture: evidences from Indris Watershed in Ethiopia. Paper presented at the Conference on Ecosystem Conservation and Sustainable Development (ECOCASD), Ambo University, Ethiopia, 18-20 February 2011. 10p. |
| spellingShingle | water storage climate change adaptation irrigated farming farmers attitudes watersheds models Xenarios, Stefanos McCartney, Matthew P. Adenew, B. Identifying efficient water storage schemes for climate change adaptation in agriculture: evidences from Indris Watershed in Ethiopia |
| title | Identifying efficient water storage schemes for climate change adaptation in agriculture: evidences from Indris Watershed in Ethiopia |
| title_full | Identifying efficient water storage schemes for climate change adaptation in agriculture: evidences from Indris Watershed in Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | Identifying efficient water storage schemes for climate change adaptation in agriculture: evidences from Indris Watershed in Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Identifying efficient water storage schemes for climate change adaptation in agriculture: evidences from Indris Watershed in Ethiopia |
| title_short | Identifying efficient water storage schemes for climate change adaptation in agriculture: evidences from Indris Watershed in Ethiopia |
| title_sort | identifying efficient water storage schemes for climate change adaptation in agriculture evidences from indris watershed in ethiopia |
| topic | water storage climate change adaptation irrigated farming farmers attitudes watersheds models |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/38236 |
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