Revisiting dominant notions: a review of costs, performance and institutions of small reservoirs in sub-Saharan Africa

Jean-Philippe Venot, Charlotte de Fraiture and Ernest Nti Acheampong

No 137587, IWMI Research Reports from International Water Management Institute

Abstract: This report investigates the dynamics of one of the most common agricultural water management practices of sub-Saharan Africa, i.e., small reservoirs. Small reservoirs dam permanent or temporary river flows and support multiple livelihood activities (livestock watering, crop cultivation, fisheries, small handicrafts, etc.) while providing water-related ecosystem services (soil and water conservation, flood and drought mitigation, etc.). Gathering evidence from four sub-Saharan countries, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ethiopia and Zambia, this report calls for revisiting our understanding and assessment of the costs, performance and institutions for the management of small reservoirs. A more holistic analytical approach is the first step towards an integrative governance framework. This, in turn, holds the promise of sustainable management of small reservoirs.

Keywords: Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Public Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Resource/Energy Economics and Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 39p.
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.137587

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