System understanding and stakeholder analyses for the vulnerability of small-scale agricultural producers in the Awash River Basin, Ethiopia

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Water Management Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationWollo Universityen_US
cg.contributor.donorBill & Melinda Gates Foundationen_US
cg.coverage.countryEthiopiaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ETen_US
cg.coverage.subregionAwash River Basinen_US
cg.coverage.subregionBorkena Catchmenten_US
cg.coverage.subregionMille Catchmenten_US
cg.creator.identifierWolde Mekuria: 0000-0001-5252-4795en_US
cg.creator.identifierAbdulkarim Seid: 0000-0002-9468-2641en_US
cg.creator.identifierAmare Haileslassie: 0000-0001-5237-9006en_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.70029en_US
cg.identifier.iwmilibraryH053700en_US
cg.isijournalISI Journalen_US
cg.issn2575-8314en_US
cg.journalPeople and Natureen_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
dc.contributor.authorMekuria, Woldeen_US
dc.contributor.authorAdmasu, W.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAbebe, S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorNegash, D.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGetachew, T.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSeid, Abdulkarim Husseinen_US
dc.contributor.authorHaileslassie, Amareen_US
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-01T09:30:37Zen_US
dc.date.available2025-04-01T09:30:37Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/173949en_US
dc.titleSystem understanding and stakeholder analyses for the vulnerability of small-scale agricultural producers in the Awash River Basin, Ethiopiaen_US
dcterms.abstract1. As climate change impacts intensify, water-related problems and the vulnerability of small-scale agricultural producers are expected to increase, suggesting the need for an inclusive and integrated management of water resources. This requires understanding the system and mapping the stakeholders, among other things. 2. This study was conducted in the Borkena and Mille catchments of the Awash River basin, Ethiopia. It aimed to improve the understanding of how to improve the effectiveness of agricultural water management practices and water resource planning to address the vulnerability of small-scale agricultural producers and draw implications for future stakeholder participation. 3. Data were collected through key informant interviews, focus group discussions, literature reviews, and observation. The Driver-Pressure-State-Impact-Response framework was used to assess the system's state and its implications for the vulnerability of small-scale agricultural producers. Stakeholder analyses involved mapping the stakeholders, examining their power and power resources, and evaluating their interest, influence, participation, trust levels, and dynamics of exclusion and empowerment. 4. The results suggested that the natural and agricultural systems in both catchments are degrading, though multiple responses are implemented regarding agricultural water management practices. 5. Diverse groups of stakeholders, such as development organizations, academic and research organizations, local administrative bodies, subregional policy and decision-makers, communities and community-based organizations, civil society organizations, donors, and nongovernmental organizations, participate in the planning, design, and implementation of agricultural water management practices. 6. The stakeholder indicated multiple strategies such as promoting community participation and participatory decision-making, aligning plans with communities' priorities and interests, improving collaboration and integration, improving access to resources, providing targeted capacity building and continuous awareness raising, and improving the implementation of policies and strategies to improve the effectiveness of interventions and address the vulnerability of small-scale agricultural producers. 7. Stakeholders have perceived strong legitimacy, but most of them have very little or no access and control over resources and connections with other stakeholder groups. Furthermore, stakeholders showed similarities in strategic options, differences in degree of influence, and demonstrated moderate to considerable trust in others. The alliance or relationship of most stakeholder groups in terms of coordinated action and coproduction using common resources was found to be weak, and most of the stakeholders lack competencies (that is, basic skills to plan, design, and implement interventions). 8. We argue that a relatively weak relationship or alliance in terms of coordinated action and co-production with common resources could affect the successful implementation of interventions. However, there is a high potential for collaboration, as most stakeholders did not vary in their strategic options. Furthermore, interventions related to agricultural water management practices could be implemented with low transaction costs, as the level of trust between the different stakeholders ranged from moderate to considerable.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.available2025-03-29en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationMekuria, Wolde; Admasu, W.; Abebe, S.; Negash, D.; Getachew, T.; Seid, Abdulkarim Hussein; Haileslassie, Amare. 2025. System understanding and stakeholder analyses for the vulnerability of small-scale agricultural producers in the Awash River Basin, Ethiopia. People and Nature, 17p. (Online first) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.70029]en_US
dcterms.extent17p. (Online first)en_US
dcterms.issued2025-03en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherWileyen_US
dcterms.subjectagricultural water managementen_US
dcterms.subjectstakeholder engagementen_US
dcterms.subjectsmall-scale farmingen_US
dcterms.subjectvulnerabilityen_US
dcterms.subjectwater resourcesen_US
dcterms.subjectplanningen_US
dcterms.subjectdecision makingen_US
dcterms.subjectstrategiesen_US
dcterms.subjectempowermenten_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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