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Using a Participatory Stakeholder Process to Plan Water Development in Koraro, Ethiopia
Water (Basel), v 8(7), pp 275-275
01 Jul 2016
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Abstract
This article reports the results of a one-day participatory workshop in Koraro, Ethiopia conducted prior to major development interventions in the region. The methodology of the workshop, structured to generate data useful for understanding the physical and social systems integral to water resources planning, provides a framework for future water need explorations in similar settings in Ethiopia and elsewhere. The use of only improved water sources as a metric for access to water under-represents the situation in Koraro, as many rely on streambeds for water due to the perceived cleanliness and low salinity of this unimproved water source. The reliance on metrics common in the Millennium Development Goals and Sustainable Development Goals, such as a minimum distance to a water source and the categorization of potable water based on type of water source, using varying figures (from as many as 30 to as few as four) can lead to assessments regarding the amount of additional sources necessary to allow access to specific locales, that are not consistent with actual need. Since the workshop, the Millennium Village Project has constructed over 30 wells in the region, following the most commonly used distance and source type metrics with less than desirable results. The water access evaluations alone do not address the needs of Koraro residents.
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- Title
- Using a Participatory Stakeholder Process to Plan Water Development in Koraro, Ethiopia
- Creators
- Katherine Alfredo - Columbia UniversityFranco A. Montalto - Drexel UniversityTimothy Bartrand - Drexel Univ, Dept Civil Architectural & Environm Engn, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USATsegay Wolde-Georgis - University of Colorado SystemUpmanu Lall - Columbia Univ, Earth Inst, Columbia Water Ctr, 500 W120 St, New York, NY 10027 USA
- Publication Details
- Water (Basel), v 8(7), pp 275-275
- Publisher
- Mdpi
- Number of pages
- 20
- Grant note
- Pulitzer Foundation Earth Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship Columbia Water Center
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000380764800008
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84978998392
- Other Identifier
- 991019168474604721
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- Environmental Sciences
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