With technology and trust, we can move mountains
Also published in Revitalization
By reviving the landscape through ancient and new techniques - and trust, scientists help Ethiopia's Yewol community change their future.
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Water resource assessment, gaps, and constraints of vegetable production in Robit and Dangishta watersheds, Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia
Worqlul, A. W.; Dile, Y. T.; Schmitter, Petra; Jeong, J.; Meki, M. N.; Gerik, T. J.; Srinivasan, R.; Lefore, Nicole; Clarke, N. 2019. Water resource assessment, gaps, and constraints of vegetable production in Robit and Dangishta watersheds, Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia. Agricultural Water Management 226: 105767. doi: 10.1016/j.agwat.2019.105767
Groundwater governance: addressing core concepts and challenges
Closas, Alvar; Villholth, Karen G. 2020. Groundwater governance: addressing core concepts and challenges. WIREs Water 7:e1392. https://doi.org/10.1002/wat2.1392
Gender, Social Capital and Collective Action: A gender perspective on collective sustainability of water resource governance in west Nepal
Shrestha, Gitta; Clement, Floriane. 2019. Gender, Social Capital and Collective Action: A gender perspective on collective sustainability of water resource governance in west Nepal. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). 2p.
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