Investigation of the modalities for an innovative financing mechanism for participatory natural resource management in the Bale Eco-region, Ethiopia

Fitsum Hagos, Daniel van Rooijen, Amare Haileslassie, Amare Haileslassie, H. Yehualashet and H. Indries
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Fitsum Hagos: International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Daniel van Rooijen: International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Amare Haileslassie: International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Amare Haileslassie: International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

No H048874, IWMI Working Papers from International Water Management Institute

Abstract: This study reviewed the status of natural resources and the driving forces for change, as well as past and ongoing approaches in natural resource management at the watershed scale in Ethiopia. First, we reviewed established environmental policy tools and the legal and policy framework, and determined whether innovative financing mechanisms are working in other areas with a similar context. We undertook stakeholder analyses and mapping to identify key stakeholders, and to assess their possible roles in the implementation of a sustainable financing mechanism for watershed rehabilitation. We also determined whether opportunities exist for financing mechanisms involving hydropower and urban water supply in payments for ecosystem services (PES), and the global community in the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in the context of the Bale Eco-region. The study identified major constraints to designing an appropriate financing mechanism. Finally, the study drew important conclusions and key policy implications that are relevant for Ethiopia and perhaps other areas in a similar context.

Keywords: Natural; resources; management; Environmental; policy; Participatory; approaches; Financing; Payment; for; ecosystem; services; Legal; aspects; Stakeholders; Hydropower; Water; supply; Water; institutions; Forest; management; Deforestation; Carbon; stock; assessments; Watershed; management; Community; involvement; Urban; areas; Soil; erosion; Farmers’; income; Nongovernmental; organizations; Dam; construction; Market; economies; Land; degradation; Reservoirs; Land; use (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 36 pages
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.5337/2018.215

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