Revisiting dominant notions: a review of costs, performance and institutions of small reservoirs in Sub-Saharan Africa
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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| Format: | Report biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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International Water Management Institute
2012
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| Subjects: | reservoirs, institutions, history, investments, costs, multiple use, rural development, water users associations, small scale systems, irrigation, remote sensing, |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39930 https://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/Publications/IWMI_Research_Reports/PDF/PUB144/RR144.pdf https://doi.org/10.5337/2012.202 |
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