Sustaining participation in irrigation systems of Ethiopia: What have we learned about water user associations?

Water Policy

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 961-984

  Yami, Mastewal ^a  

^a International Water Management Institute IWMI   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Agricultural water management; Ethiopia; Gender equity; Livelihoods; Sustainability; Water governance; WUAs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894060982     PISSN: 13667017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wp.2013.031     Document Type: Article

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