A Tradition in Transition, Water Management Reforms and Indigenous Spate Irrigation Systems in Eritrea
PhD, UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, Delft, The Netherlands
Published on 18. July 2007
212 pages
978-1-040-19662-5 (ISBN)
Description
A Tradition in Transition presents an in-depth assessment of the century-old Wadi Laba indigenous spate irrigation system in Eritrea. This system has relied on earthern and brushwood structures and customary water rules to support subsistence livelihoods of the Wadi Laba communities for many years. The book presents original research, which analyzes the effectiveness of contemporary water laws and a new headwork in improving production and standard of living. It also compares the lack of success of these new approaches with traditional methods of water management.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
File size
1,47 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-040-19662-5 (9781040196625)
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Abraham Mehari Haile
A Tradition in Transition, Water Management Reforms and Indigenous Spate Irrigation Systems in Eritrea
PhD, UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, Delft, The Netherlands
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Abraham Mehari Haile
A Tradition in Transition, Water Management Reforms and Indigenous Spate Irrigation Systems in Eritrea
PhD, UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, Delft, The Netherlands
Book
07/2007
1st Edition
CRC Press
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Content
CONTENTS, ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, SUMMARY, 1 COUNTRY BACKGROUND, 2 RESEARCH BACKGROUND, 3 PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF SPATE IRRIGATION SYSTEMS, 4 THE STUDY SITE: THE WADI LABA SPATE IRRIGATION SYSTEM, 5. INDIGENOUS WATER RIGHTS, RULES AND MANAGEMENT BEFORE AND AFTER WATER MANAGEMENT REFORMS, 6. MODELING SOIL MOISTURE AND ASSESSING ITS IMPACTS ON WATER SHARING AND CROP YIELD, 7 HYDRAULIC PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AFTER WATER MANAGEMENT REFORMS, 8. SALINITY AND SODICITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT ON CROP YIELD AND SOIL INFILTRATION RATE, 9. NUTRIENT AND SEDIMENT YIELD ANALYSES FOR THE FLOOD WATER AND IRRIGATED FIELDS, 10 EVALUATION, REFERENCES, APPENDIX 1: Wetted Cross-sectional Area, Velocity and Discharge Data, APPENDIX 2: Climatic and Evapotranspiration Data, APPENDIX 3: The Soil Water Atmosphere Plant Model (SWAP) Input Data, APPENDIX 4: Water Balance Simulation Results Obtained from the Soil Water Accounting Model (SWAM), APPENDIX 5: Water Balance Simulation Results Obtained from the Soil Water Atmosphere Plant Model (SWAP), SYMBOLS, ACRONYMS AND GLOSSARY, SAMENVATTING, ABOUT THE AUTHOR
