Thematic Event: Community Investment for Watershed Management – solving the degradation problem in Ethiopia

Event Summary

In the context of the Thematic event, Exploring the Potential of Nature-based Solutions for Sustainable Development, CDE presented a case on how to adopt a watershed-approach to solve environmental challenges. Severe natural resource degradation is a key problem in the Blue Nile Basin. The six watersheds chosen for the project face a number of problems due to inappropriate resource management (overgrazing, deforestation) such as erosion, low soil productivity, low vegetation cover and competition between food and feed production. Learning watersheds is an approach for participatory integrated water and land resources management and livelihood.

Documentation

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Summary Report