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Title:
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Assessment of water resources management in the Ethiopian Central Rift valley. Environmental conservation, sustainability and poverty reduction
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Author:
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Pascual Ferrer, Jordi; Pérez Foguet, Agustí; Codony, Jordi; Raventós, Ester; Candela Lledó, Lucila
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Other authors:
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Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Institut Universitari de Recerca en Ciència i Tecnologies de la Sostenibilitat; Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria Civil i Ambiental; Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria del Terreny, Cartogràfica i Geofísica; Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. EScGD - Engineering Sciences and Global Development; Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. LACÀN - Mètodes Numèrics en Ciències Aplicades i Enginyeria; Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. GHS - Grup d'Hidrologia Subterrània |
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Abstract:
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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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-Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible::Desenvolupament humà::Aigua i sanejament
-Water resources development -- Africa
-water resources management
-Central Rift Valley (Ethiopia)
-environmental degradation
-poverty
-stakeholder analysis
-Recursos hidràulics -- Explotació -- Àfrica |
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Article - Published version
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