Poster prepared by Hagos, F., Jayasinghe, G., Awulachew, S.B., Loulseged, M. and Yilma, A.D. for the International Congress on Water 2011 Integrated Water Resources Management in Tropical and Subtropical Drylands, Mekelle, Ethiopia, 19-26 September 2011.

1. Poverty I p t of Ag i lt
P ty Impacts f Agricultural Water Management
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Technologies i Ethi i
T h l i in Ethiopia
Hagos, F., Jayasinghe, G., Awulachew, S. B.
Hagos F Jayasinghe G Awulachew S B
Loulseged, M., and Yilma, A. D.
Loulseged M and Yilma A D
Introduction
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Massive investment in low cost AWM technologies but their poverty
Massive investment in low cost AWM technologies but their poverty
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impact remain hardly understood.
impact remain hardly understood
understood.
The objectives of this study are: whether access to selected AWMT
The objectives of this study are: whether access to selected AWMT
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leads to significant reduction in poverty and identify which
leads to significant reduction in poverty and identify which
technologies have higher impacts on poverty.
technologies have hi h i
t h l i h higher impacts on poverty.
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In‐situ
I situ Ex‐situ
Ex situ
Trash lines
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Well+motorised
Stone bunds
Stone bunds Diversion
Di i Micro dam
Mi d pump
Study methodology
Study methodology
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Propensity score matching
Propensity score matching
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Conclusions
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RWH pond treadle pump storage d
RWH pond +treadle pump + storage drum
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+ drip kit: Awash valley
+ drip ki Awash valley
d i kit: h ll • ATT is significant and led to an increase in
ATT is significant and led to an increase in
household income ‐ ca.ETB 670/ household.
household income ca ETB 670/ household
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22% less poverty among users compared to
less poverty among users compared t
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non users of AWM technologies.
non‐users of AWM technologies.
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• Poverty reduction is technology specific
Poverty reduction is technology specific.
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• U of modern water withdrawal technologies
Use of modern water withdrawal technologies
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have significant effect on poverty reduction.
have significant effect on poverty reduction
• Poverty orderings between users and non
Poverty orderings between users and non‐
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users are statistically robust.
users are statistically robust.
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River diversion + canal +
River diversion + canal +
furrow/flood: Ribb river, Blue Nile
furrow/flood: Ribb river Blue Nile
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