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Assessment of water resources management in the Ethiopian Central Rift Valley: environmental conservation and poverty reduction

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  • Jordi Pascual-Ferrer
  • Agustí Pérez-Foguet
  • Jordi Codony
  • Ester Raventós
  • Lucila Candela

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This article assesses the relation between water management, environmental degradation and poverty through a stakeholder analysis focused on the status and management of water resources. It draws from the situation observed in the Ethiopian Central Rift Valley, an endorheic basin south of Addis Ababa where human activities have resulted in the degradation of most freshwater ecosystems and where the vast majority of the population lives in poverty. It proposes a shift in water governance that focuses on improving economic and social welfare and enhancing environmental sustainability. This shift can help overcome some of the problems affecting the Central Rift Valley, namely: (1) the overexploitation of water resources; (2) poor water quality; and (3) the high dependency of the population on water resources to sustain their livelihoods.

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  • Jordi Pascual-Ferrer & Agustí Pérez-Foguet & Jordi Codony & Ester Raventós & Lucila Candela, 2014. "Assessment of water resources management in the Ethiopian Central Rift Valley: environmental conservation and poverty reduction," International Journal of Water Resources Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 30(3), pages 572-587, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:30:y:2014:i:3:p:572-587
    DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2013.843410
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    1. Fitsum Dechasa & Feyera Senbeta & Dawit Diriba Guta, 2021. "Economic value of wetlands services in the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia," Environmental Economics and Policy Studies, Springer;Society for Environmental Economics and Policy Studies - SEEPS, vol. 23(1), pages 29-53, January.
    2. Hayal Desta & Brook Lemma & Till Stellmacher & Ephrem Gebremariam, 2020. "Water use and management of Lake Ziway and its watershed, Ethiopia: the perception of experts vis-à-vis the latest state of research," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 22(4), pages 3621-3640, April.

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