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Water Governance in the Mixed Faming Systems of Amhara highlands (Ethiopia):Institutons and Collective Action
Managing resources is about managing humans. In many cases, resource problems are not environmental problems rather they are human problems created under a variety of social, political and economic systems (Ludwig et al. 1993). In Ethiopia, water related problems are largely perceived as technical and engineering issues (Gebremedihin and Pedon, 2002). Yet, water management problems are not only technological but also problems of institutions and governance. In the past, little focus was geared towards water governance and institutional issues in Ethiopia in mixed farming systems where irrigation and other water resource systems are important for both crop and livestock production.
The purpose of institutions is to coordinate human interaction by reducing uncertainty and conflict through establishing a stable structure to human interaction. One of the fundamental aspects of institutional analysis is to explore the coordinating role of institutions at all levels. In this sense, the analysis of institutions, factors determining institutional change and collective action related to water governance is of paramount importance as one of the critical elements of water resources development and management is the need for coordination and collective action among various actors involved in the water sector in Ethiopia. Therefore, the prime objective of this study is to understand and explain institutions, institutional change and determinants of collective action in local water resources governance in mixed crop-livestock farming systems of the Amhara region, Ethiopia.
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ZEF B: Department of Economic and Technological Change |
| Research areas |
- Economics and Governance
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| Research countries |
- Ethiopia
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| Research topic |
Water Governance in the Mixed Faming Systems of Amhara highlands (Ethiopia):Institutons and Collective Action |
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CGIAR
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| Affiliation of research |
IWMI, ILRI; ARARI |
| Funding institutions |
BMZ via CGIAR |
| Degrees |
-BSc in Agriculture (Agricultural Extension)
Alemaya University of Agriculture, Ethiopia
September 1994 -July 1998
-MA in Regional and Local Development Studies. Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
September 2002 - August 2004 |
| Professional experience |
Researcher, Department of Socioeconomics Research and Technology Transfer , Debre Birhan Agricultural Research Center, Amhra Regional Agricultural Research Institutue, Ethiopia |
| Financially supported by |
BMZ (CGIAR) |
| Publications |
Deneke, T.T., Mapedza, E., and Amede, T..
2011.
Institutional Implications of Governance of Local Common Pool Resources on Livestock Water Productivity in Ethiopia.
Experimental Agriculture 47 (S1),
Suplement 1:
99-111.
Further Information: journals.cambridge.org/action/displayFulltext?type=1&fid=7967428&jid=EAG&volumeId=47&issueId=S1&aid=7967426&bodyId=&membershipNumber=&societyETOCSession=
Deneke, T.T..
2006.
Food insecurity: extent, determinants and household coping mechanisms in Gera keya Woreda, Amhara Region, Ethiopia.
Further Information: www.ar-ari.org/Crop%20res.finding%20abs.pdf
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