Essays about: "Ethiopia river"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 21 essays containing the words Ethiopia river.

  1. 11. Rush for the 'blue gold'. The governance of agricultural investments influencing the socio-ecological system of the Gambella region, Ethiopia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Kata Molnar; [2014]
    Keywords : Land deals; Resource-based conflicts; Water governance; SES Framework; Ethiopia; Gambella region; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This paper presents a case study from the Gambella region of Ethiopia, where large-scale land concessions shape the resource system and necessitate adoption of new institutions. Private investors are free from water charges, and have the right to take over already built irrigation structures such as dams or main canals. READ MORE

  3. 12. Who gives a ‘dam’ about the Omo River in Ethiopia? : Water security and sustainability of the Gibe III dam through a social-ecological analysis

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Marco De Cave; [2014]
    Keywords : SES system; water security; sustainability; cross-scale analysis; resilience;

    Abstract : Large dams represent complex social-ecological systems, perhaps the most complicated projects among large infrastructures. Nowadays, developing and developed countries consider large dams as a viable solution to provide low-cost energy production and flood control for agriculture production. READ MORE

  4. 13. Habitat characterization for malaria vector mosquito larvae in Gamo Gofa, Ethiopia.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Vilhelm Feltelius; Rasmus Elleby; [2014]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Malaria is a widespread parasitic disease in developing countries of the tropics and subtropics, infecting approximately 200 million people and causing over half a million deaths every year. The disease is caused by the protozoan Plasmodium and is transferred to humans through infective bites from female mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles. READ MORE

  5. 14. Water as a Source of Cooperation or Conflict? - A Case Study of The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Björn Jönsson; [2013]
    Keywords : The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam; Nile River Basin; Cooperation; Conflict; Egypt; Ethiopia; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In this study the probable outcome of the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is investigated. At the same time an attempt is made to derive general factors that can determine whether a common source of water leads to conflict or cooperation between states. READ MORE

  6. 15. Physico-chemical pollution pattern along Akaki River basin, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

    University essay from Institutionen för naturgeografi och kvartärgeologi (INK)

    Author : Ferezer Tegegn; [2012]
    Keywords : Addis Ababa; Ethiopia; Physico-chemical; Litle and great Akaki; AAEP; AWSSA;

    Abstract : The present study focuses on the analysis of physico-chemical parameters: electrical conductivity, nitrate and phosphate in the Akaki River basin of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. These secondary water quality parameters were obtained from two different sources: the surface water quality data both for Little and Great Akaki were retrieved from Addis Ababa Environmental Protection Agency (AAEPA). READ MORE