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Gender dimensions of community-based groundwater governance in Ethiopia: using citizen science as an entry point [1]

Understanding the gender dimensions of community-based groundwater governance is important because men and women differ in their need for and having access to groundwater, and their participation in the development, management and monitoring of the resource. The leading role played by women in obtaining and safeguarding water is not usually reflected in the institutional arrangements for water management. Addressing this gender inequality could lead to the equal participation of men and women in monitoring and sustainable management of groundwater, and women’s empowerment. This paper explores gender aspects of community-based groundwater governance in Dangeshta and Farawocha kebeles in Dangila and Boloso Bombe woredas, respectively, in Ethiopia. The findings suggest that women place a high value on groundwater and could be motivated to play a greater role in governance of the resource.
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Publication Date: 
01/10/2018
Likimyelesh Nigussie [3], Jennie Barron [4], Alemseged Tamiru Haile [5], Nicole Lefore [6], John Gowing [7]
International Water Management Institute (IWMI) [8]
Tags:
Groundwater [9], Governance [10], Ethiopia [11], Women [12], Africa [13], Water Management [14], Water Resources [15]

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Source URL: http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/gender-dimensions-community-based-groundwater-governance-ethiopia-using-citizen

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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/gender-dimensions-community-based-groundwater-governance-ethiopia-using-citizen
[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Gender dimensions of community-based groundwater governance in Ethiopia.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/likimyelesh-nigussie
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/jennie-barron
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/alemseged-tamiru-haile
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/nicole-lefore
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/john-gowing
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/international-water-management-institute-iwmi
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/groundwater
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/governance
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ethiopia
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/women
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-management
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-resources