Farmers' perception of water management under drought conditions in the upper Awash Basin, Ethiopia

International Journal of Water Resources Development

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 589-602

  Desalegn, Chemeda Edossa ^a   Babel, Mukand Singh ^a   Gupta, Ashim Das ^a   Seleshi, Bekele Awulachew ^b   Merrey, Douglas ^c  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^b INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

^c Africa Regional Office   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCES;

RAINFED AGRICULTURE AREAS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

RIVERS;

AGRICULTURE; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MANAGEMENT; RIVERS; WATER RESOURCES;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; COPING STRATEGY; DROUGHT; PERCEPTION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

AFRICA; AWASH BASIN; EAST AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33845420543     PISSN: 07900627     EISSN: 13600648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07900620600779723     Document Type: Article

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