An assessment of integrated watershed management in Ethiopia
Sustainable participatory watershed management is an approach promoted by the Ethiopian government to restore natural resources and agricultural productivity across the country. This comparative study between six watershed programs shows that this approach increases farmers’ food security and income...
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| author | Gebregziabher, Gebrehaweria Abera, D.A. Gebresamuel, G. Giordano, Meredith A. Langan, Simon J. |
| author_browse | Abera, D.A. Gebregziabher, Gebrehaweria Gebresamuel, G. Giordano, Meredith A. Langan, Simon J. |
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| description | Sustainable participatory watershed management is an approach promoted by the Ethiopian government to restore natural resources and agricultural productivity across the country. This comparative study between six watershed programs shows that this approach increases farmers’ food security and incomes (around 50% on average), as well as their resilience to drought and other climate shocks. However, the study also confirms that the nature and scale of impact can vary significantly between watershed programs. The success of watershed management depends on multiple factors from the hydrological profile of the watershed to the local social and economic environment. Tailoring watershed interventions to the local context, associating conservation and livelihoods activities, and providing further financial and technical support to watershed committees are among the recommendations of this paper. |
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| spelling | CGSpace894672025-11-07T08:46:13Z An assessment of integrated watershed management in Ethiopia Gebregziabher, Gebrehaweria Abera, D.A. Gebresamuel, G. Giordano, Meredith A. Langan, Simon J. integrated management erosion soil fertility land productivity grazing lands water availability surface water farmers downstream water harvesting groundwater recharge rainwater biodiversity crop production farm income resource management community involvement living standards institutions socioeconomic environment upstream soil texture Sustainable participatory watershed management is an approach promoted by the Ethiopian government to restore natural resources and agricultural productivity across the country. This comparative study between six watershed programs shows that this approach increases farmers’ food security and incomes (around 50% on average), as well as their resilience to drought and other climate shocks. However, the study also confirms that the nature and scale of impact can vary significantly between watershed programs. The success of watershed management depends on multiple factors from the hydrological profile of the watershed to the local social and economic environment. Tailoring watershed interventions to the local context, associating conservation and livelihoods activities, and providing further financial and technical support to watershed committees are among the recommendations of this paper. 2016 2017-11-20T06:05:35Z 2017-11-20T06:05:35Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/89467 en Open Access application/pdf International Water Management Institute Gebregziabher, Gebrehaweria; Abera, D. A.; Gebresamuel, G.; Giordano, Meredith; Langan, Simon. 2016. An assessment of integrated watershed management in Ethiopia. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI).. 28p. (IWMI Working Paper 170) doi: 10.5337/2016.214 |
| spellingShingle | integrated management erosion soil fertility land productivity grazing lands water availability surface water farmers downstream water harvesting groundwater recharge rainwater biodiversity crop production farm income resource management community involvement living standards institutions socioeconomic environment upstream soil texture Gebregziabher, Gebrehaweria Abera, D.A. Gebresamuel, G. Giordano, Meredith A. Langan, Simon J. An assessment of integrated watershed management in Ethiopia |
| title | An assessment of integrated watershed management in Ethiopia |
| title_full | An assessment of integrated watershed management in Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | An assessment of integrated watershed management in Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | An assessment of integrated watershed management in Ethiopia |
| title_short | An assessment of integrated watershed management in Ethiopia |
| title_sort | assessment of integrated watershed management in ethiopia |
| topic | integrated management erosion soil fertility land productivity grazing lands water availability surface water farmers downstream water harvesting groundwater recharge rainwater biodiversity crop production farm income resource management community involvement living standards institutions socioeconomic environment upstream soil texture |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/89467 |
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