Rhetoric versus realities: A diagnosis of rainwater management development processes in the Blue Nile Basin of Ethiopia

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2013
Country:
Ethiopia
Document Type:
Research Paper
Theme:
Food and Nutrition
Authors:
Tucker, J., Ludi, E., Merrey, D.J., Duncan, A., Belay, A., Belissa, M., Berhanu, A., Chanie, Y., Cullen, B., Debela, M., Deresse, A., Lema, Z., Lule, D., Nigussie, Z., Oljira, T., Samuel, D., Snyder, K., Teferi, A.

Abstract

This paper describes rainwater management (RWM) systems in Ethiopia and presents six recommendations which represent an approach to improving the Natural Resources Management/RWM planning and implementation processes in rural Ethiopia such that impact, sustainability and local ownership of interventions are prioritised, and strategies are based upon meaningful participation of farmers and other stakeholders, a growing base of evidence about what works and why, and increasing opportunity for true innovation at all levels.

Citation

Ludi, E.; Belay, A.; Duncan, A.; Snyder, K.; Tucker, J.; Cullen, B.; Belissa, M.; Oljira, T.; Teferi, A.; Nigussie, Z.; Deresse, A.; Debela, M.; Chanie, Y.; Lule, D.; Samuel, D.; Lema, Z.; Berhanu, A.; Merrey, D.J. Rhetoric versus realities: A diagnosis of rainwater management development processes in the Blue Nile Basin of Ethiopia. CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food(CPWF), Colombo, Sri Lanka (2013) 58 pp. [CPWF Research for Development (R4D) Series 5]

Rhetoric versus realities: A diagnosis of rainwater management development processes in the Blue Nile Basin of Ethiopia

Published 1 January 2013
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