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Title
Taking a livelihood perspective to building urban water resilience: Potential and challenges in Addis Ababa |
Full text
http://edepot.wur.nl/460928 |
Date
2018 |
Author(s)
Habtemariam, Liku Workalemahu; Tufa, Ketema Abebe; Herslund, Lise Byskov; Mguni, Patience |
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. |
Subject(s)
green space; leapfrogging; Livelihood; LSM; water resource; water-resilient |
Language
en |
Type of publication
Article/Letter to editor |
Format
application/pdf |
Source
Progress in Development Studies 18 (2018) 4; ISSN: 1464-9934 |
Rights
Wageningen University & Research |
Repository
Wageningen - University of Wageningen
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