Water resources development in Ethiopia : an evaluation of present experience and future planning concepts : a management method for analysing a key resource in a nation's development (Middle East Science Policy Studies, 13)

Abate, Zewdie D.

ISBN 10: 0863721699 / ISBN 13: 9780863721694

Published by Reading : Ithaca Press, 1999

About this Item

206 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. This series is intended to included works that deal with the politics, international relations and political economy of Middle Eastern countries or regional organizations. Also of interest to the series are works on social forces, ideological discourses and strategic affairs pertaining to the Middle East.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Water resources development in Ethiopia : an evaluation of present experience and future planning concepts : a management method for analysing a key resource in a nation's development (Middle East Science Policy Studies, 13)
• Publisher: Reading : Ithaca Press
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0863721699
• ISBN 13: 9780863721694
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Development Studies
  • Middle East
  • Africa

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Synopsis

Known to Westerners for its series of devastating droughts, Ethiopia in fact receives 110 billion m[superscript 3] of fresh water each year. However, only 4.5% remains within the country's borders, and only 17% of the population has access to clean drinking water. Efforts to remedy this situation have been uncoordinated, and conflicting demands on water, for irrigation, drinking and waste disposal have not been reconciled. The issues of planning and conservation of water resources are in urgent need of clear objectives and priorities. Dr Abate reveals the potential of Ethiopia's considerable water resources, thus enabling researchers, policy makers and other specialists to adopt a realistic view of Ethiopia's natural resources. In addition to exploring the current state of water development, sectoral usage, planning needs and interrelated issues, Dr Abate tackles the policy reforms required to improve current performance and meet the projected demands of the next decades.

About the Author

Dr Zewdie Abate is currently General Manager of the Ethiopian Environmental Protection Agency.