Community Participation and Sustainable Soil and Water Conservation Management: The Case of Zala-Daget Project, Dogu’a Tembien Woreda – Tigray Highlands

Yihdego, Gebremedhin (2004) Community Participation and Sustainable Soil and Water Conservation Management: The Case of Zala-Daget Project, Dogu’a Tembien Woreda – Tigray Highlands. Masters thesis, Addis Ababa University.

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Abstract

This thesis discusses the concepts and practices of community participation (CP) and soil and water conservation management (SWCM) for sustainable livelihood and environmental protection. It presents major findings from field survey. The concepts of CP and SWC have been the concern of farmers, governments, NGOs and many professionals for decades. Every year, considerable resources are invested in SWC works. However, the change is yet inadequate and its sustainability is still a point of discussion. The communities suffer from poverty and recurrent drought. SWC intervention measures were not planned and measured in terms of measurable social, economic and environmental changes. Human and livestock population pressure is also another major challenge. Thus, prompt corrective action is necessary to change the situation. If CP and SWCM are to be sustainable, they should be practiced within the framework of improving the community livelihood and environmental protection strategy through the sustainable use of the renewable natural resources land, water and plants. This means what is lost should be restored and sustainably used. The sustainability of the CP and SWCM, therefore, depends on the degree of the renewability and sustainability of these natural resources and the degree of improvement of the community livelihood. It is also important to balance the human and livestock population with the carrying capacity of the land. To carry out the SWC activities in a sustainable manner, the community needs its own organization independent of the government structure but with due consideration to the stakeholders’ partnership. Finally, regular impact assessments should be conducted using socio-economic and environmental parameters.

Item Type:	Thesis (Masters)
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > G Geography (General) G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races
Divisions:	Africana
Depositing User:	Tim Khabala
Date Deposited:	24 Sep 2018 12:51
Last Modified:	24 Sep 2018 12:51
URI:	http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/5498

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