This book provides a comprehensive examination of water resource management in the Omo-Turkana Basin, linking together biophysical, socioeconomic, policy, institutional and governance issues in a solutions-oriented manner.The Omo-Turkana Basin is one of the most important lake basins in Africa, and despite the likely transboundary impacts associated with the management of dams, it is the largest lake basin in Africa without a cooperative water agreement. This volume provides a foundation for integrated decision-making in the management of development in the Lake Turkana Basin. Chapters cover water-related conditions, hydropower, agriculture, ecosystems, resilience and transboundary governance. The final chapter proposes ways forward in light of the potential benefits that can be achieved through cooperation, and practical realities that cooperation is slow and may take time to achieve.This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of water and natural resource management, environmental policy, sustainable development and African studies. It will also be relevant to water management professionals.
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This book provides a comprehensive examination of water resource management in the Omo-Turkana Basin, linking together biophysical, socioeconomic, policy, institutions and governance issues in a solutions-oriented manner.
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1. Introduction 2. Climate, water and land resources: diversity, uses and changes 3. Hydropower development: economic and environmental benefits and risks 4. Agriculture, food and nutrition security 5. Ecosystem services in changing social-ecological systems 6. Resilience dynamics in a rapidly changing social-ecological system: shifting inequalities in Ethiopia’s Lower Omo Valley 7. Pathways to enhanced cooperation 8. First steps toward cooperative basin management
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780367770068
Publisert
2023-10-09
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
100 gr
Høyde
246 mm
Bredde
174 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
160

Om bidragsyterne

Jonathan Lautze is the Research Group Leader for Integrated Management of Basins and Aquifers at the International Water Management Institute (IWMI).

Matthew McCartney is the Research Group Leader for Sustainable Water Infrastructure and Ecosystems at the International Water Management Institute (IWMI).

Julie Gibson is a PhD Researcher at the University of Strathclyde, UK.