An assessment of integrated watershed management in Ethiopia

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dc.creatorGebregziabher, Gebrehaweria
dc.creatorAbera, D.A.
dc.creatorGebresamuel, G.
dc.creatorGiordano, Meredith A.
dc.creatorLangan, Simon J.
dc.date2016
dc.date2017-11-20T06:05:35Z
dc.date2017-11-20T06:05:35Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:40:42Z
dc.descriptionSustainable 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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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/89467
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/162500
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Water Management Institute
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceGebregziabher, 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
dc.subjectintegrated management
dc.subjecterosion
dc.subjectsoil fertility
dc.subjectland productivity
dc.subjectgrazing lands
dc.subjectwater availability
dc.subjectsurface water
dc.subjectfarmers
dc.subjectdownstream
dc.subjectwater harvesting
dc.subjectgroundwater recharge
dc.subjectrainwater
dc.subjectbiodiversity
dc.subjectcrop production
dc.subjectfarm income
dc.subjectresource management
dc.subjectcommunity involvement
dc.subjectliving standards
dc.subjectinstitutions
dc.subjectsocioeconomic environment
dc.subjectupstream
dc.subjectsoil texture
dc.titleAn assessment of integrated watershed management in Ethiopia
dc.typeWorking Paper

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