1st Edition

The Omo-Turkana Basin Cooperation for Sustainable Water Management

Edited By Jonathan Lautze, Matthew McCartney, Julie Gibson Copyright 2022
178 Pages 68 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

178 Pages 68 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

178 Pages 68 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

This book provides a comprehensive examination of water resource management in the Omo-Turkana Basin, linking together biophysical, socioeconomic, policy, institutional and governance issues in a solutions-oriented manner. The Omo-Turkana Basin is one of the most important lake basins in Africa, and despite the likely transboundary impacts associated with the management of dams, it is the... Read more

1 Introduction

Jonathan Lautze, Matthew McCartney and Julie Gibson

2 Climate, water and land resources: diversity, uses and changes

Stefaan Dondeyne, Gladys Kangi, Ine Rosier, Henok Kassa and Jos Van Orshoven

3 Hydropower development: economic and environmental benefits and risks

Marta Zaniolo, Matteo Giuliani, Amare Bantider and Andrea Castelletti

4 Agriculture, food and nutrition security

Bancy Mati and Douglas J. Merrey

5 Ecosystem services in changing social-ecological systems

Fritz Kleinschroth, Wolde Mekuria, Christian Schwatke and Matthew McCartney

6 Resilience dynamics in a rapidly changing social-ecological system: shifting inequalities in Ethiopia’s Lower Omo Valley

Jennifer Hodbod, Edward G.J. Stevenson and Mercy Fekadu Mulugeta

7 Pathways to enhanced cooperation

Julie Gibson and Zeray Yihdego

8 First steps toward cooperative basin management

Jonathan Lautze, Matthew McCartney and Julie Gibson

Biography

Jonathan Lautze is the Research Group Leader for Integrated Management of Basins and Aquifers at the International Water Management Institute (IWMI).

Matthew McCartney is the Research Group Leader for Sustainable Water Infrastructure and Ecosystems at the International Water Management Institute (IWMI).

Julie Gibson is a PhD Researcher at the University of Strathclyde, UK.