The Blue Nile Basin (Abay in Ethiopia) covers wide range landscapes and climatic zones in Ethiopia and Sudan. Different agricultural production systems, in the basin, evolved in response to those diverse landscapes and climatic zones, and the attendant human decision dynamics that responds to cha...
Haileslassie, Amare
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Hagos, Fitsum
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Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele
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Peden, Donald G.
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Gebreselassie, S.
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Negash, F.
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[Indicators of environmental degradation in the Blue Nile Basin: exploring prospects for payment for environmental services]
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Indicators of environmental degradation in the Blue Nile Basin: exploring prospects for payment for environmental services
The Blue Nile Basin (Abay in Ethiopia) covers wide range landscapes and climatic zones in Ethiopia and Sudan. Different agricultural production systems, in the basin, evolved in response to those diverse landscapes and climatic zones, and the attendant human decision dynamics that responds to cha...
Haileslassie, Amare
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Hagos, Fitsum
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Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele
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Peden, Donald G.
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Gebreselassie, S.
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Negash, F.
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[Production systems in the Blue Nile Basin: implications for environmental degradation and upstream and downstream linkages]
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Production systems in the Blue Nile Basin: implications for environmental degradation and upstream and downstream linkages
Through rapid assessment of existing literature and review of policy and other official documents, the report synthesizes the existing knowledge and gaps on policies and institutions and identifies key research issues that need in-depth study. The report provides an overview of the range of key l...
Haileslassie, Amare
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Hagos, Fitsum
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Mapedza, Everisto
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Sadoff, Claudia W.
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Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele
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Gebreselassie, S.
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Peden, Donald G.
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[Institutional settings and livelihood strategies in the Blue Nile Basin: implications for upstream/downstream linkages]
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Institutional settings and livelihood strategies in the Blue Nile Basin: implications for upstream/downstream linkages
Focusing on mixed crop-livestock farming systems of Sub-Saharan Africa, this review brings together the available knowledge in the various components of the livestock and water sectors. Through an analysis of livestock-water interactions, promising strategies and interventions to improve Livestoc...
Descheemaeker, Katrien
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Amede, Tilahun
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Haileslassie, Amare
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[Livestock and water interactions in mixed crop-livestock farming systems of Sub-Saharan Africa: interventions for improved productivity]
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Livestock and water interactions in mixed crop-livestock farming systems of Sub-Saharan Africa: interventions for improved productivity
With its total area of about 200,000 square kilometers (km2), which is 20% of the country?s land mass, and accommodating 25% of the population, the Upper Blue Nile Basin (Abbay) is one of the most important river basins in Ethiopia. About 40% of agricultural products and 45% of the surface water ...
Erkossa, Teklu
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Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele
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Haileslassie, Amare
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Yilma, Aster Denekew
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[Impacts of improving water management of smallholder agriculture in the Upper Blue Nile Basin]
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Impacts of improving water management of smallholder agriculture in the Upper Blue Nile Basin
Land and water institutions play a vital role in managing and sustaining land and water resources as well as enhancing economic development and poverty alleviation efforts. While a lot has been done in terms of understanding the micro-determinants of farmers? decisions in land and water conservat...
Hagos, Fitsum
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Haileslassie, Amare
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Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele
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[Assessment of local land and water institutions in the Blue Nile and their impact on environmental management]
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Assessment of local land and water institutions in the Blue Nile and their impact on environmental management
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
Peden, Donald G.
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Amede, Tilahun
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Haileslassie, Amare
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Taddesse, G.
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[Strategies for improving livestock water productivity]
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Strategies for improving livestock water productivity
This CGIAR-CPWF Project was designed and conducted by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), in partnership with international and national partners, to address the relative neglect of livestock water needs of crop-livestock farming systems. The primary objective of this project was...
Clement, Floriane
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Ishaq, Saba
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Samad, Madar
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Acharya, Sreedhar
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Radha, A.Venkata
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Haileslassie, Amare
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Blümmel, Michael
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Dey, A.
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Khan, M.A.
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Shindey, D.N.
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Mit, R.
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[Improving water productivity, reducing poverty and enhancing equity in mixed crop-livestock systems in the Indo-Gangetic Basin: CPWF project report 68]
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Improving water productivity, reducing poverty and enhancing equity in mixed crop-livestock systems in the Indo-Gangetic Basin: CPWF project report 68
Peden, Donald G.
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Amede, Tilahun
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Haileslassie, Amare
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Faki, H.
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Mpairwe, D.R.
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Breugel, P. van
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Herero, M.
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[Livestock and Water in Nile Basin]
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Livestock and Water in Nile Basin