Publication
Title
Small-scale irrigation expansion along the dam-regulated Tekeze River in Northern Ethiopia
Author
Abstract
Based on extensive field information, farmer-led small-scale irrigation systems along the dam-regulated Tekeze River is investigated and the likelihood of future irrigation expansion within the area with modelled potential is discussed, considering facilitating and hampering factors. Due to dam-induced hydrologic alterations, downstream socio-ecological systems have strongly transformed as the irrigated area has quadrupled and the post-dam potential for perennial crop cultivation has attracted numerous migrant investors to the area, inducing inequalities but also providing opportunities. Future dam construction should involve tailored policy interventions to facilitate irrigation expansion, while safeguarding equal and sustainable access to water and land.
Language
English
Source (journal)
International journal of water resources development. - London
Publication
Abingdon : Routledge journals, taylor & francis ltd , 2020
ISSN
0790-0627
DOI
10.1080/07900627.2020.1808446
Volume/pages
p. 1-22
ISI
000569995600001
Full text (Publisher's DOI)
Full text (publisher's version - intranet only)
UAntwerpen
Faculty/Department
Research group
Project info
Systemic analysis of dam-driven transitions of downstream alluvial plains in Ethiopia.
Publication type
Subject
Affiliation
Publications with a UAntwerp address
External links
Web of Science
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Identifier
Creation 19.10.2020
Last edited 10.11.2024
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