The engagement of communities (non-scientists) in the collection of reliable hydrometeorological data (a citizen science approach) has the potential to address part of the data gaps in Ethiopia. Due to the high cost of establishing and maintaining gauging stations, hydrometeorological monitoring in the country tends to focus on large river basins (> 1,000 km2) with little or no consideration of small watersheds (
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/citizen-science-community-based-watershed-management-institutional-analysis
[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Citizen Science in Community based watershed management.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/likimyelesh-nigussie
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/alemseged-tamiru-haile
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/john-gowing
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/david-walker
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/geoff-parkin
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/international-water-management-institute-iwmi
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/watershed-development
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-resources
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-management
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ethiopia
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/irrigation
