... Water supply and sanitation (WSS) and Poverty Fitsum Hagos, International Water Management In... more ... Water supply and sanitation (WSS) and Poverty Fitsum Hagos, International Water Management Institute (IWMI) Eline Boelee and Seleshi Bekele Awulachew (IWMI) Tom Slaymaker, Josephine Tucker and Eva Ludi (ODI) December 2008 Micro-level linkages in Ethiopia Page 2. ...
Abstract
West and East Africa experience high variability
of rainfall that is expected to increa... more Abstract West and East Africa experience high variability of rainfall that is expected to increase with climate change. This results in fluctuations in water availability for food production and other socioeconomic activities. Water harvesting and storage can mitigate the adverse effects of rainfall variability. But past studies have shown that when investments in water storage are not guided by environmental health considerations, the increased availability of open water surface may increase the transmission of water related diseases. This is demonstrated for schistosomiasis associated with small reservoirs in Burkina Faso, and for malaria in Ethiopia around large dams, small dams, and water harvesting ponds. The concern is that the rush to develop water harvesting and storage for climate change adaptation may increase the risk for already vulnerable people, in some cases more than canceling out the benefits of greater water availability. Taking health issues into account in a participatory approach to planning, design, and management of rainwater harvesting and water storage, as well as considering the full range of water storage options would enable better opportunities for enhancing resilience against climate change in vulnerable populations in sub-Saharan Africa.
The Blue Nile Basin (Abay in Ethiopia) covers wide range landscapes and climatic zones in Ethiopi... more The Blue Nile Basin (Abay in Ethiopia) covers wide range landscapes and climatic zones in Ethiopia and Sudan. Different agricultural production systems, in the basin, evolved in response to those diverse landscapes and climatic zones, and the attendant human decision dynamics that responds to changing livelihood opportunities. Many production systems studies recognized only mixed agriculture in the highlands and pastoralism in the lowland areas. Now it is widely recognized that several other factors such as land-use, ...
Proceedings of the 12th international ACM SIGACCESS conference on Computers and accessibility - ASSETS '10, 2010
Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) often engage in stereotypical behaviors. In some ... more Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) often engage in stereotypical behaviors. In some individuals these behaviors occur with very high frequency and can be disruptive and at times self-injurious. We propose a system that can tacitly collect contextual data related to the individual's physiological state and their external environment, and map it to occurrences of stereotypies. A user study was
... growth and poverty reduction, while the relative definition captures the relationship between... more ... growth and poverty reduction, while the relative definition captures the relationship between all three ... level to compare pro-poor growth levels within and between countries. ... growing pressures associated with land degradation, recurrent drought and population growth (Tolossa ...
Environmental conservation is pursued as an investment to create the necessary conditions for sus... more Environmental conservation is pursued as an investment to create the necessary conditions for sustainable development. Payments for Environmental Services (PES) are a component of a new and more direct conservation paradigm and an emerging concept to finance conservation programs by fostering dialogue between upstream and downstream land users. Those kinds of approach are particularly useful if applied in basins where irrigation schemes are emerging and the service life of reservoir and irrigation canals, in ...
Through rapid assessment of existing literature and review of policy and other official documents... more Through rapid assessment of existing literature and review of policy and other official documents, the report synthesizes the existing knowledge and gaps on policies and institutions and identifies key research issues that need in-depth study. The report provides an overview of the range of key livelihoods and production systems in the Blue Nile Basin (BNB) and highlights their relative dependence on, and vulnerability to, water resources and water-related ecosystem services. It also makes an inventory of current water and land ...
... Water supply and sanitation (WSS) and Poverty Fitsum Hagos, International Water Management In... more ... Water supply and sanitation (WSS) and Poverty Fitsum Hagos, International Water Management Institute (IWMI) Eline Boelee and Seleshi Bekele Awulachew (IWMI) Tom Slaymaker, Josephine Tucker and Eva Ludi (ODI) December 2008 Micro-level linkages in Ethiopia Page 2. ...
Abstract
West and East Africa experience high variability
of rainfall that is expected to increa... more Abstract West and East Africa experience high variability of rainfall that is expected to increase with climate change. This results in fluctuations in water availability for food production and other socioeconomic activities. Water harvesting and storage can mitigate the adverse effects of rainfall variability. But past studies have shown that when investments in water storage are not guided by environmental health considerations, the increased availability of open water surface may increase the transmission of water related diseases. This is demonstrated for schistosomiasis associated with small reservoirs in Burkina Faso, and for malaria in Ethiopia around large dams, small dams, and water harvesting ponds. The concern is that the rush to develop water harvesting and storage for climate change adaptation may increase the risk for already vulnerable people, in some cases more than canceling out the benefits of greater water availability. Taking health issues into account in a participatory approach to planning, design, and management of rainwater harvesting and water storage, as well as considering the full range of water storage options would enable better opportunities for enhancing resilience against climate change in vulnerable populations in sub-Saharan Africa.
The Blue Nile Basin (Abay in Ethiopia) covers wide range landscapes and climatic zones in Ethiopi... more The Blue Nile Basin (Abay in Ethiopia) covers wide range landscapes and climatic zones in Ethiopia and Sudan. Different agricultural production systems, in the basin, evolved in response to those diverse landscapes and climatic zones, and the attendant human decision dynamics that responds to changing livelihood opportunities. Many production systems studies recognized only mixed agriculture in the highlands and pastoralism in the lowland areas. Now it is widely recognized that several other factors such as land-use, ...
Proceedings of the 12th international ACM SIGACCESS conference on Computers and accessibility - ASSETS '10, 2010
Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) often engage in stereotypical behaviors. In some ... more Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) often engage in stereotypical behaviors. In some individuals these behaviors occur with very high frequency and can be disruptive and at times self-injurious. We propose a system that can tacitly collect contextual data related to the individual's physiological state and their external environment, and map it to occurrences of stereotypies. A user study was
... growth and poverty reduction, while the relative definition captures the relationship between... more ... growth and poverty reduction, while the relative definition captures the relationship between all three ... level to compare pro-poor growth levels within and between countries. ... growing pressures associated with land degradation, recurrent drought and population growth (Tolossa ...
Environmental conservation is pursued as an investment to create the necessary conditions for sus... more Environmental conservation is pursued as an investment to create the necessary conditions for sustainable development. Payments for Environmental Services (PES) are a component of a new and more direct conservation paradigm and an emerging concept to finance conservation programs by fostering dialogue between upstream and downstream land users. Those kinds of approach are particularly useful if applied in basins where irrigation schemes are emerging and the service life of reservoir and irrigation canals, in ...
Through rapid assessment of existing literature and review of policy and other official documents... more Through rapid assessment of existing literature and review of policy and other official documents, the report synthesizes the existing knowledge and gaps on policies and institutions and identifies key research issues that need in-depth study. The report provides an overview of the range of key livelihoods and production systems in the Blue Nile Basin (BNB) and highlights their relative dependence on, and vulnerability to, water resources and water-related ecosystem services. It also makes an inventory of current water and land ...
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West and East Africa experience high variability
of rainfall that is expected to increase with climate
change. This results in fluctuations in water availability for
food production and other socioeconomic activities. Water
harvesting and storage can mitigate the adverse effects of
rainfall variability. But past studies have shown that when
investments in water storage are not guided by environmental
health considerations, the increased availability of
open water surface may increase the transmission of water related diseases. This is demonstrated for schistosomiasis
associated with small reservoirs in Burkina Faso, and for
malaria in Ethiopia around large dams, small dams, and
water harvesting ponds. The concern is that the rush to
develop water harvesting and storage for climate change
adaptation may increase the risk for already vulnerable
people, in some cases more than canceling out the benefits
of greater water availability. Taking health issues into
account in a participatory approach to planning, design,
and management of rainwater harvesting and water storage,
as well as considering the full range of water storage
options would enable better opportunities for enhancing
resilience against climate change in vulnerable populations
in sub-Saharan Africa.
West and East Africa experience high variability
of rainfall that is expected to increase with climate
change. This results in fluctuations in water availability for
food production and other socioeconomic activities. Water
harvesting and storage can mitigate the adverse effects of
rainfall variability. But past studies have shown that when
investments in water storage are not guided by environmental
health considerations, the increased availability of
open water surface may increase the transmission of water related diseases. This is demonstrated for schistosomiasis
associated with small reservoirs in Burkina Faso, and for
malaria in Ethiopia around large dams, small dams, and
water harvesting ponds. The concern is that the rush to
develop water harvesting and storage for climate change
adaptation may increase the risk for already vulnerable
people, in some cases more than canceling out the benefits
of greater water availability. Taking health issues into
account in a participatory approach to planning, design,
and management of rainwater harvesting and water storage,
as well as considering the full range of water storage
options would enable better opportunities for enhancing
resilience against climate change in vulnerable populations
in sub-Saharan Africa.