Assessment of water resources management in the Ethiopian Central Rift Valley: environmental conservation and poverty reduction

International Journal of Water Resources Development

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 572-587

  Pascual Ferrer, Jordi ^a   Pérez Foguet, Agustí ^a   Codony, Jordi ^a   Raventós, Ester ^a   Candela, Lucila ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

central rift valley; environmental degradation; poverty; stakeholder analysis; water resources management

Indexed keywords

LANDFORMS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WEATHERING;

ASSESSMENT OF WATER RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; POVERTY; RIFT VALLEY; STAKEHOLDER ANALYSIS; WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EXPLOITATION; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HUMAN ACTIVITY; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

EAST AFRICAN RIFT; ETHIOPIAN RIFT;

EID: 84904054163     PISSN: 07900627     EISSN: 13600648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2013.843410     Document Type: Article

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