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1 Tafesse, M.. 1992. Proposed capacity building strategy for the irrigation subsector of Ethiopia. In Alaerts, G. J.; Blair, T. L.; Hartvelt, F. J. A. (Eds.) A strategy for water sector capacity building: Proceedings of the UNDP Symposium, Delft, 3-5 June 1991. Delft, The Netherlands; New York, NY, USA: International Institute for Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering; UNDP (IHE report series 24) pp.139-144.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 ALA Record No: H010268)
2 Sanchez Ramirez, Juan Carlos; Seid, Abdulkarim H.; Tafesse, M.; Adamseged, Muluken E.; Abseno, M. M. 2024. Improving institutional arrangements for strengthening water and climate data and analytic tools in Ethiopia. Synthesis report prepared by the Prioritization of Climate-smart Water Management Practices project. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 28p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2024.210]
Decision-support systems ; Water management ; Climatic data ; Institutions ; Climate change ; Climate resilience ; Climate services ; Data collection ; Databases ; Small-scale farming ; Stakeholders ; Government agencies / Ethiopia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052697)
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Sound water management decisions are required to address the effects of climate change on water and, through this, enhance resilience to its impacts. Timely, context-specific and reliable climate and water data and information are prerequisites for sound water management decisions that aim to enhance the climate resilience of small-scale agricultural producers. Climate change impacts water by exacerbating scarcity, increasing the frequency and intensity of extremes – droughts and floods – and increasing the interannual variability of rainfall, on which the livelihoods of most rural households in Ethiopia depend. While the climate and water monitoring networks and database systems constitute the basic data infrastructure, institutional practices are equally important, if not more important, to ensure water and climate data are collected, processed and used to support water management decisions at multiple institutional levels. A review of current institutional practices in the collection, organization, dissemination and use in decision-making of climate and water data was conducted as part of the project, through which several gaps were identified that need to be addressed to improve the climate resilience of small-scale agricultural producers. They include fragmentation of data, lack of adequate human and institutional capacity, frequent restructuring or reform of institutions, the absence of a well-coordinated knowledge management system and the absence of clear boundaries or linkage mechanisms between federal-level institutions and those operating within the basin or sub-basin levels. Three options are proposed in this report that are aimed at strengthening institutional mechanisms for improved collection, organization, sharing and dissemination of climate and water data and decision support tools. Option 1 focuses on substantially strengthening existing data collection, organization and dissemination infrastructure, coupled with fit-for-purpose coordination arrangements among the key government agencies through task forces and working groups. Option 2 focuses on substantially strengthening the multi-level organization structure and scope of the institutional arrangement for the National Framework for Climate Services of Ethiopia (NFCS-E). The scope of climate services needs to be expanded to include water information services, which are underserved in the current structure. The central proposal under Option 3 is to have a dedicated multi-ministerial institution on climate and water data and analytics. The options can be considered as stand-alone alternatives. They can also be understood to be stages in a phased transformation of the institutional settings for climate and water data and decision support services. Option 1, being the least disruptive, can be considered the first or starting point. A successful implementation of Option 1 would mean robust climate and water data monitoring networks combined with a strong information and communications technology (ICT) basis. This sets the stage for full-scale implementation of the NFCS-E structure with an expanded scope of water information services. The NFCS-E is coordinated by the Ethiopian Meteorology Institute (EMI). In Option 3, a fully dedicated climate and water data and analytics center is proposed. The options can be further developed together with key stakeholders. It is imperative that a well-thought-out institutional landscape be agreed upon by key government agencies before adopting any of the options.
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