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Type:
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Working Paper |
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Author:
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Venot, Jean-Philippe; de Fraiture, Charlotte; Acheampong, Ernest Nti |
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Date:
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2012 |
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Agency:
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International Water Management Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka |
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Series:
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IWMI Research Report, no. 144 |
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URI:
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https://hdl.handle.net/10535/9051
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Sector:
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Water Resource & Irrigation |
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Region:
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Africa |
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Subject(s):
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water management
agriculture
cost
performance
institutions
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Abstract:
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"This report investigates the dynamics of one of the most common agricultural water management practices of sub-Saharan Africa, i.e., small reservoirs. Small reservoirs dam permanent or temporary river flows and support multiple livelihood activities (livestock watering, crop cultivation, fisheries, small handicrafts, etc.) while providing water-related ecosystem services (soil and water conservation, flood and drought mitigation, etc.). Gathering evidence from four sub-Saharan countries, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ethiopia and Zambia, this report calls for revisiting our understanding and assessment of the costs, performance and institutions for the management of small reservoirs. A more holistic analytical approach is the first step towards an integrative governance framework. This, in turn, holds the promise of sustainable management of small reservoirs."
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