Transboundary water resource governance is premised on equitable water and water-related benefit sharing. Using the case of the Blue Nile (Ethiopia and Sudan), we explore the conceptual issues that need consideration in the crafting of cross-border cooperation within the water sector. First, draw...
Mapedza, Everisto
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Haileslassie, Amare
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Hagos, Fitsum
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McCartney, Matthew P.
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Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele
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Tafesse, T.
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[Transboundary water governance institutional architecture: reflections from Ethiopia and Sudan]
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Transboundary water governance institutional architecture: reflections from Ethiopia and Sudan
The water users located at the upstream of the irrigation system have more access to water than those located at the downstream of the system. Moreover, the irrigation activity of tail-enders is seriously affected in both water scarce and water abundant periods due to under and over irrigation re...
Bantero, B.
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Ayana, M.
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Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele
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[Across system comparative assessment of irrigation performance of community managed scheme in Southern Ethiopia]
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Across system comparative assessment of irrigation performance of community managed scheme in Southern Ethiopia
Crop production is a function of water, nutrient, climate and soil environment. Provided that all other requirement are satisfactorily for proper growth and production, rainfall rarely meets the time with required amount of water application for plant growth. As a result average yield of agricult...
Hordofa, T.
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Menkir, Michael
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Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele
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Erkossa, Teklu
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[Irrigation and rain-fed crop production system in Ethiopia]
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Irrigation and rain-fed crop production system in Ethiopia
This paper first looks in to the background on major challenges of Ethiopia with respect to poverty. It discuses the root cause of poverty and its vicious cycle nature, the interlink of population growth, the scarcity of land and natural resources, the extension of agriculture in to marginal land...
Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele
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Yilma, Aster Denekew
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[Statues quo analysis, characterization and assessment of performance of irrigation in Ethiopia]
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Statues quo analysis, characterization and assessment of performance of irrigation in Ethiopia
Although performance evaluation of irrigated agriculture has gained momentum since late 1980s worldwide such attempt is rarely carried out in Ethiopia. The aim of this study was to assess the performance of 7 irrigation schemes some of which are expected to contribute much to the national economy...
Ayana, Essayas K.
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Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele
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[Comparison of irrigation performance based on management and cropping types]
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Comparison of irrigation performance based on management and cropping types
Irrigation development is seen as one of the means to reduce poverty and promote economic growth. While a lot of effort is exerted towards irrigation development, little attempt is done to quantify the contribution of irrigation to national income in Ethiopia. This study is an attempt to quantify...
Hagos, Fitsum
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Makombe, Godswill
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Namara, Regassa E.
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Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele
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[Importance of irrigated agriculture to the Ethiopian economy: capturing the direct net benefits of irrigation]
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Importance of irrigated agriculture to the Ethiopian economy: capturing the direct net benefits of irrigation
It is the belief of many analysts that agrarian countries like Ethiopia that depend on rain-fed agriculture are significantly vulnerable to rainfall variability, the risk which tends to aggravate with global climate change. Consequently, it is believed that future increases in food supplies and e...
Loulseged, Makonnen
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Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele
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Jayasinghe, Gayathree
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Hagos, Fitsum
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Erkossa, Teklu
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[Inventory, sustainability assessment, and upscaling of best agricultural water management practices]
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Inventory, sustainability assessment, and upscaling of best agricultural water management practices
Ethiopia?s economy and majority of the people?s livelihoods are dependent on agriculture. To develop the socioeconomy of Ethiopia and eradicate poverty, the policy and interventions should focus on agriculture as an entry point. In line with this, the government, bilateral and multilateral donors...
Steenhuis, Tammo S.
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Collick, A.S.
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Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele
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Adgo, E.
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Ahmed, A.A.
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Easton, Z.M.
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[Modelling erosion and sedimentation in the Upper Blue Nile]
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Modelling erosion and sedimentation in the Upper Blue Nile
Africa, particularly Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is faced with deep rooted poverty, malnutrition and inadequate food production. Key factors that aggravate these problems include high population growth, low agricultural productivity, high natural and man-made tragedies such as climatic variability a...
Bahri, Akissa
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Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele
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Sally, Hilmy
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Ul-Hassan, Mehmood
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[Opportunities for improving water and land management in Sub-Saharan Africa: research priorities of IWMI's Africa Program]
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Opportunities for improving water and land management in Sub-Saharan Africa: research priorities of IWMI's Africa Program