Title

Ethiopia River Basins

License

Public Domain (PD)

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Abstract

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 agr…

Pubblication Date

Nov. 25, 2020, 6:45 a.m.

Type

Vector Data

Keywords

PIA1: Natural Resources , GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Category

Inland Waters

inland water features, drainage systems and their characteristics. Examples: rivers and glaciers, salt lakes, water utilization plans, dams, currents, floods, water quality, hydrographic charts

Regions

Africa , Ethiopia

Responsible

IGAD_SEC

Group

IGAD Region

DOI

Multi-modal with road, rail, crude oil and petroleum pipelines, as well as trans-border power and ICT connections. However this layer represents the road component only

Attribution

Owner

More info

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Maintenance Frequency

Frequency Of Maintenance For The Data Is Not Known

Restrictions

<p>No other restrictions</p>

Edition

Version 1.0

Purpose

<p>IUCN and IGAD with financial support from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) is implementing a global project, Building River D…

Language

English

Temporal Extent

Nov. 25, 2020, 10:07 a.m. - Nov. 25, 2020, 10:07 a.m.

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>

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 t…

Spatial Representation Type

vector data is used to represent geographic data

Layer WMS GetCapabilities document