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1 Zemadim, Birhanu; McCartney, Matthew; Sharma, Bharat R.; Abeyou, W. 2011. Integrated rainwater management strategies in the Blue Nile Basin of the Ethiopian highlands. International Journal of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, 3(10):220-232.
Rainwater ; Water management ; Water harvesting ; River basins ; Highlands ; Watersheds ; Irrigation ; Catchment areas ; Crops / Ethiopia / Blue Nile Basin / Diga District / Fogera District / Jeldu District
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H044453)
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This paper describes one component of the research that International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and partners are undertaking as part of the challenge program on water and food (CPWF) Nile Basin Development Challenge (NBDC). The objective of the NBDC is to increase understanding of how to plan successful rainwater management strategies (RMS) and identify how these can be effectively implemented in the Ethiopian highlands of the Blue Nile Basin. The project focuses on integrated rainwater management strategies – technologies, institutions and policies but the work described in this paper relates solely to the biophysical components of the study. Three districts, Jeldu, Fogera and Diga, have been identified for the study. These were selected because they represent farming systems that are common in the Ethiopian Highlands. Within each, nested sites have been identified for learning and research at a variety of physical scales. In this paper we describe the “action research catchments” that have been identified in the three districts. These catchments are small representative catchments that are to be monitored to provide insights into hydrological processes and water fluxes at different scales. The objective of this monitoring is to provide baseline data for evaluating RMS, and water-use and water productivity in different landscape components. The baseline status of the three study sites and critical constraints for adoption of integrated RMS are included in this paper. The paper also provides a justification for the research being conducted in Ethiopia and describes common practices and lessons learned from experience in India. Differences in the socio-economic and biophysical context mean that care is needed in transferring approaches between countries. Nevertheless, it is believed that knowledge gained from the extensive Indian experience can usefully inform practices in Ethiopia.
2 Zemadim, Birhanu; McCartney, Matthew; Sharma, Bharat R. 2011. Integrated rainwater management strategies in the Blue Nile Basin of the Ethiopian highlands: landscape study and identification of interventions. [Abstract only]. In University of Leuven. Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences. International Congress: Water 2011, Integrated Water Resources Management in Tropical and Subtropical Drylands, Mekelle, Ethiopia, 19-26 September 2011. Book of abstracts. Heverlee, Belgium: University of Leuven. Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences. pp.113.
Water management ; Rain ; River basins ; Highlands ; Landscape / Ethiopia / Jeldu District / Fogera District / Diga District / Blue Nile River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H044571)
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The present paper focuses on integrated rainwater management strategies-technologies, institutions and policies for the Ethiopian highlands of the Blue Nile Basin. Three districts namely; Jeldu, Fogera and Diga have been identified for the study based on study landscapes representing dominant hydro-ecologies and farming systems, and nested sets of sites for learning and research at a variety of physical and social scales. One action research catchment was identified for each district as follows: Meja watershed (96km2) in Jeldu, Dapo watershed (18km2) in Diga and, Mizewa watershed (27km2) in Fogera. The work includes detail analysis of landscape conditions and community interviews to understand local perceptions with regards to efficient land and water management practices and possible water and land management interventions. Therefore with knowledge gained from existing land and water management practices and incorporating community perceptions, preliminary rainwater management interventions that need to be practiced in the three action research catchments are recommended. It is anticipated that successful interventions in the study means improved livelihood for the local poor and basin wide policy formulation.
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