Omo-Turkana Basin - Cooperation for Sustainable Water Management

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.

Sommario

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

Info autore

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.

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Jonathan Mccartney Lautze
• Con la collaborazione di: Julie Gibson (Editore), Gibson Julie (Editore), Jonathan Lautze (Editore), Lautze Jonathan (Editore), Matthew McCartney (Editore), McCartney Matthew (Editore)
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 09.10.2023
• EAN: 9780367770068
• ISBN: 978-0-367-77006-8
• Pagine: 160
• Serie: Earthscan Series on Major River Basins of the World
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Geografia; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; NATURE / Natural Resources, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Real Estate / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Limnology, Applied ecology, environmental science, engineering & technology, Property & real estate, Environmental Management, Conservation of the environment, Environmental policy & protocols, Limnology (inland waters), The Earth: Natural History General, The Earth: natural history: general interest, Environmental science, engineering and technology, Property and real estate, Environmental policy and protocols, Limnology (Freshwater)