The underlying causes of rural poverty are many in Ethiopia, however, the persistent fluctuation in the amount and distribution of rainfall is considered as a major contributing factor. Cognizant of this reality the successive Ethiopian governments, NGOs and farmers have made considerable investm...
Namara, Regassa E.
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Makombe, Godswill
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Hagos, Fitsum
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Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele
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[Rural poverty and inequality in Ethiopia: does access to small-scale irrigation make a difference?]
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Rural poverty and inequality in Ethiopia: does access to small-scale irrigation make a difference?
This paper reviews the Ethiopian Environmental Policy with focus on the institutional set-up and implemented Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) procedures. The evaluation of EIA is done against a set of evaluation criteria. Specific legal provision for EIA application is well documented and th...
Ruffeis, D.
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Loiskandl, W.
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Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele
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Boelee, Eline
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[Evaluation of the environmental policy and impact assessment process in Ethiopia]
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Evaluation of the environmental policy and impact assessment process in Ethiopia
Peden, Donald G.
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Amede, Tilahun
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Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele
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Faki, H.
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Mpairwe, D.R.
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Haileslassie, Amare
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Breugel, P. van
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[Livestock development for better water use in the Nile Basin]
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Livestock development for better water use in the Nile Basin
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...
The competition for water between different uses and users is increasing, particularly in the Nile basin where about 90% of the production systems comprise livestock. There is an ongoing debate on how to increase water productivity in these crop-livestock systems. This paper presents a comprehens...
Amede, Tilahun
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Descheemaeker, Katrien
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Mapedza, Everisto
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Peden, Donald G.
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Breugel, P. van
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Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele
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Haileslassie, Amare
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[Livestock-water productivity in the Nile Basin: Solutions for emerging challenges]
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Livestock-water productivity in the Nile Basin: Solutions for emerging challenges
Conniff, Karen
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David, S.
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Peden, Donald G.
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Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele
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[Nile water and agriculture: past present and future]
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Nile water and agriculture: past present and future
Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele
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Loulseged, Makonnen
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Yilma, Aster Denekew
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[Impact of irrigation on poverty and environment in Ethiopia: draft proceedings of the symposium and exhibition, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 27-29 November 2007]
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Impact of irrigation on poverty and environment in Ethiopia: draft proceedings of the symposium and exhibition, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 27-29 November 2007
McCartney, Matthew P.
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Alemayehu, T.
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Shiferaw, A.
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Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele
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[Evaluation of current and future water resources development in the Lake Tana Basin, Ethiopia.]
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Evaluation of current and future water resources development in the Lake Tana Basin, Ethiopia.
The Nile basin experiences wide spread poverty, lack of food and land and water
degradation. Because poverty is linked to access to water for crop, fish and
livestock based livelihoods, improving access to water and increasing agricultural
water productivity can potentially contribute substantial...
Molden, David J.
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Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele
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Conniff, Karen
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Rebelo, Lisa-Maria
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Mohamed, Y.
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Peden, Donald G.
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Kinyangi, James
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Breugel, P. van
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Mukherji, Aditi
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Cascao, A.
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Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
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Demise, S.S.
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Neguid, M.A.
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Naggar, G. el
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[Nile Basin Focal Project. Synthesis report]
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Nile Basin Focal Project. Synthesis report
Amede, Tilahun
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Haileslassie, Amare
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Blümmel, Michael
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Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele
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Peden, Donald G.
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[Integrating land and water management in smallholder livestock systems in sub Saharan Africa]
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Integrating land and water management in smallholder livestock systems in sub Saharan Africa