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- Resource ID
- d58de0ac-2ee9-11eb-b429-02d5b8a24ad6
- Title
- Ethiopia River Basins
- Date
- Nov. 25, 2020, 6:45 a.m., Publication
- Abstract
- <p>All the countries of the IGAD region recognize the potential of irrigation as a means to substantially raise agricultural productivity and improve their food security situations. Yields from irrigated agriculture can be higher than non-irrigated agriculture by a factor of three or more times. This has been demonstrated in Ethiopia, Kenya and Sudan. In Sudan, for instance, output from irrigation constitutes about 60% of total agricultural output, while in Kenya it is about 18% of total agricultural output. Most of the countries have therefore plans for expanding irrigated agriculture as well as rain-fed agriculture.</p>
- Edition
- Version 1.0
- Responsible
- IGAD_SEC
- Point of Contact
- waruid@gmail.com
- Purpose
- <p>IUCN and IGAD with financial support from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) is implementing a global project, Building River Dialogue and Governance (BRIDGE), the aim of which is to improve trans-boundary cooperation between riparian countries, BRIDGE focuses on strengthening hydro diplomacy at multiple levels of government, and strengthening capacities for the governance of shared water resources.</p>
- Maintenance Frequency
- unknown
- Type
- vector
- Restrictions
- exclusive right to the publication, production, or sale of the rights to a literary, dramatic, musical, or artistic work, or to the use of a commercial print or label, granted by law for a specified period of time to an author, composer, artist, distributor
- <p>No other restrictions</p>
- License
- Public Domain
- Language
- eng
- Temporal Extent
- Start
- Nov. 25, 2020, 10:07 a.m.
- End
- Nov. 25, 2020, 10:07 a.m.
- Supplemental Information
- <p>The policies of the Governments in the IGAD region is to promote industrial development including irrigation and to increase access to safe drinking water to majority of the population make freshwater, whether surface or underground, a focal issue in government strategies. The IGAD region water resources policy has proposed measures to be undertaken and investments to be targeted to reduce the problems in the deficit areas of Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Djibouti, Eritrea, Sudan, and Uganda. The private sector will become a key player in the water sector as realistic values are attached to freshwater. Common vision, mission, broad objectives, policies, and strategies for the development and management of areas of common interest have been developed so that the following issues can be overcome or avoided: (i) lack of a coordinated cross-sectoral and integrated approaches to problems and solutions at individual governments levels, (ii) increased conflict of interest among institutions and states, and (iii) duplication of efforts and waste of resources both at domestic and sub-regional levels. The Shared Vision statement is as follows: “Economically prosperous, socially just and environmentally sound transboundary basins for the benefits of the present and future generations in the IGAD region.” The Mission: statement is “To promote and coordinate sustainable development, conservation, utilization, and management of water and related resources of the transboundary water basins for the mutual benefits of the people of the Sub-Region by implementing strategic programmes, projects and activities, and generating scientific data and information to guide policy decision making and implementation of any development programmes.”</p>
- Data Quality
- <p>Disclaimer: The designations employed and the map presentations do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the IGAD concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city, area of its authorities, place names, or the delineation of its frontiers or boundaries.</p>
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- y0: 376114.685000001000000
- y1: 1646681.717000000000000
- Spatial Reference System Identifier
- EPSG:20137
- Keywords
- no keywords
- Category
- Inland Waters
- Regions
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Africa
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Ethiopia