Taking a livelihood perspective to building urban water resilience: Potential and challenges in Addis Ababa

Liku Workalemahu Habtemariam, KetemaAbebe Tufa, Lise Byskov Herslund and Patience Mguni
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Liku Workalemahu Habtemariam: EiABC, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
KetemaAbebe Tufa: EiABC, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Lise Byskov Herslund: Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Patience Mguni: Environmental Policy Group, Wageningen University, Netherlands.

Progress in Development Studies, 2018, vol. 18, issue 4, 235-251

Abstract: This article explores how livelihoods in two typical communities, condominium housing and urban agriculture cooperatives, in Addis Ababa manage water resources and green spaces in order to identify key challenges and potentials for building water-resilient livelihoods. Results show that livelihoods in the two communities are heavily affected by water stress. Being dependent on natural assets makes the farming community vulnerable, but also more flexible than people in condominiums who are locked into a malfunctioning water infrastructure. However, there is potential for building water-resilient livelihoods, if broader policy frameworks are bottom-linked with locally specific situations using landscape-based stormwater management.

Keywords: Livelihood; water-resilient; water resource; leapfrogging; green space; LSM (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1177/1464993418786775

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