Ethiopia : Managing Water Resources to Maximize Sustainable Growth

dc.creatorWorld Bank
dc.date2012-06-15T17:52:38Z
dc.date2012-06-15T17:52:38Z
dc.date2006
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:09:59Z
dc.descriptionThis report looks at, and beyond, the management hydrological variability to interventions aimed at decreasing the vulnerability of the economy to these shocks. It helps clarify linkages between the country's economic performance and its water resources endowment and management. It then uses this analysis to recommend both water resource strategies and economic and sectoral policies that will enhance growth and insulate the Ethiopian people and economy from the often devastating, economy-wide effects of water shocks. This report finds that unmitigated hydrological variability currently costs the economy over one third of its growth potential. The very structure of the Ethiopian economy with its heavy reliance on rainfed subsistence agriculture makes it particularly vulnerable to hydrological variability. Its current extremely low levels of hydraulic infrastructure and limited water resources management capacity undermine attempts to manage variability. These circumstances leave Ethiopia's economic performance virtually hostage to its hydrology.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/01/10470752/ethiopia-managing-water-resources-maximize-sustainable-growth-water-resources-assistance-strategy
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/8170
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/8170
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/415758
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectABUNDANCE OF WATER
dc.subjectACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING WATER
dc.subjectACCESS TO WATER
dc.subjectACCESS TO WATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRACTICES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAIR POLLUTION
dc.subjectALLOCATION OF WATER
dc.subjectANNUAL AVERAGE FLOW
dc.subjectANNUAL RAINFALL
dc.subjectAQUIFERS
dc.subjectARTIFICIAL RECHARGE
dc.subjectAVAILABLE WATER
dc.subjectAVERAGE ANNUAL RAINFALL
dc.subjectBASINS
dc.subjectBULK WATER
dc.subjectCARBON
dc.subjectCHANNELS
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY
dc.subjectCLEAN WATER
dc.subjectCLIMATIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectCONSERVATION
dc.subjectCONSUMPTIVE USE
dc.subjectCONSUMPTIVE USES
dc.subjectCROSSINGS
dc.subjectCUBIC METERS
dc.subjectCULVERTS
dc.subjectDEFORESTATION
dc.subjectDEMAND FOR WATER
dc.subjectDEVELOPED COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION OF RAINFALL
dc.subjectDIVERSION
dc.subjectDRAINAGE
dc.subjectDRINKING WATER
dc.subjectDROUGHT
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC DYNAMICS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC IMPACT
dc.subjectENERGY CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
dc.subjectEROSION
dc.subjectEXPORT
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFARMING
dc.subjectFINANCIAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectFISH
dc.subjectFISHERIES
dc.subjectFLOOD CONTROL
dc.subjectFLOOD DAMAGE
dc.subjectFLOOD RISK
dc.subjectFLOODING
dc.subjectFLOODS
dc.subjectFRESHWATER
dc.subjectFRESHWATER RESOURCES
dc.subjectGRAZING
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER RECHARGE
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER RESOURCES
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER WELLS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectHYDROELECTRIC POWER
dc.subjectHYDROLOGY
dc.subjectHYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHYDROPOWER POTENTIAL
dc.subjectHYDROPOWER PRODUCTION
dc.subjectIMPROVING SERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINTAKES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL WATERS
dc.subjectINVESTMENT DECISIONS
dc.subjectIRRIGATION
dc.subjectIRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectIRRIGATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectLAKE LEVEL
dc.subjectLAKES
dc.subjectLAND DEGRADATION
dc.subjectLOGGING
dc.subjectLOW RAINFALL
dc.subjectMAINTENANCE COSTS
dc.subjectMANAGING WATER RESOURCES
dc.subjectMARSHES
dc.subjectMETEOROLOGICAL DATA
dc.subjectMUNICIPAL WATER
dc.subjectMUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLIES
dc.subjectNATIONAL WATER RESOURCES
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectORGANIC MATTER
dc.subjectPASTURES
dc.subjectPIPED WATER
dc.subjectPIPELINE
dc.subjectPOLICY ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectPOLLUTION
dc.subjectPOPULATION DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPOTABLE WATER
dc.subjectPOVERTY ALLEVIATION
dc.subjectPOWER GENERATION
dc.subjectPOWER PLANTS
dc.subjectPRECIPITATION
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPROGRAMS
dc.subjectPUBLIC GOOD
dc.subjectPUMPS
dc.subjectQUALITY OF WATER
dc.subjectRAIN
dc.subjectRAINFALL
dc.subjectRAINFALL DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectRAINFALL VARIABILITY
dc.subjectRAINY SEASONS
dc.subjectRAW WATER
dc.subjectRENEWABLE GROUNDWATER RESOURCES
dc.subjectRESERVOIRS
dc.subjectRIPARIAN
dc.subjectRIPARIAN STATES
dc.subjectRIVER BASIN
dc.subjectRIVER BASINS
dc.subjectRIVER MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectRIVERS
dc.subjectROOT ZONE
dc.subjectRUNOFF
dc.subjectRURAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectRURAL WATER
dc.subjectRURAL WATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectSALINITY
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSANITATION FACILITIES
dc.subjectSANITATION SERVICES
dc.subjectSANITATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSEA
dc.subjectSECTORAL POLICIES
dc.subjectSEWERAGE AUTHORITY
dc.subjectSHARED WATERS
dc.subjectSOIL DEGRADATION
dc.subjectSOILS
dc.subjectSPARE PARTS
dc.subjectSTORAGE CAPACITY
dc.subjectSTREAMS
dc.subjectSURFACE RUNOFF
dc.subjectSURFACE WATER
dc.subjectSURFACE WATER RESOURCES
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE GROWTH
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE WATER
dc.subjectTOWN
dc.subjectTOWNS
dc.subjectTRADEOFFS
dc.subjectTURBIDITY
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN CENTERS
dc.subjectURBAN WATER
dc.subjectURBAN WATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectUSE OF WATER
dc.subjectWATER AVAILABILITY
dc.subjectWATER INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectWATER LEVEL
dc.subjectWATER MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectWATER PARTNERSHIP
dc.subjectWATER QUANTITY
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCE
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCES
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectWATER SECTOR
dc.subjectWATER SERVICES
dc.subjectWATER SHORTAGE
dc.subjectWATER SHORTAGES
dc.subjectWATER SOURCE
dc.subjectWATER SOURCES
dc.subjectWATER STORAGE
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLIES
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY SITUATION
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY SYSTEM
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS
dc.subjectWATER SYSTEM
dc.subjectWATER SYSTEMS
dc.subjectWATER TABLE
dc.subjectWATER USAGE
dc.subjectWATER UTILITIES
dc.subjectWATERS
dc.subjectWATERSHED
dc.subjectWATERSHED MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectWATERSHEDS
dc.subjectWELLS
dc.subjectWETLANDS
dc.titleEthiopia : Managing Water Resources to Maximize Sustainable Growth

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