Livestock Water Productivity (LWP) improvement in the mixed croplivestock system of Ethiopian Highlands, Amhara Region: a gendered sustainable livelihood approach to target LWP interventions for rural poverty reduction [Elektronische Ressource] / Sewmehon Demissie Tegegne. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät

Livestock Water Productivity (LWP) improvement in the mixed crop-livestock system of Ethiopian Highlands, Amhara Region: a gendered sustainable livelihood approach to target LWP interventions for rural poverty reduction Dissertation zur Erlangung des Doktorgrades (Dr. rer. nat) der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Rheinischen Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn vorgelegt von SEWMEHON DEMISSIE TEGEGNE aus DEBRE MARKOS, ETHIOPIA Bonn 2012 1. Referent: Prof. Dr. Sabine Tröger 2. Referent: Prof. Dr. Armin Skowronek Tag der Promotion: 23.12.2011 Erscheinungsjahr: 2012 Diese Dissertation ist auf dem Hochschulschriftenserver der ULB Bonn http://hss.ulb.uni-bonn.de/diss_online elektronisch publiziert DEDICATION This dissertation is dedicated to my beloved families: my husband, Asamnew Abebe, my son, Bisrat Asamnew, my daughter, Fasika Asamnew, and my parents ABSTRACT Water is vital for live as such including a wide range of livelihood activities including domestic and productive needs. Access to adequate water supply would significantly contribute to poverty alleviation, whereas lack of sufficient and reliable water will trigger poverty. In mixed crop-livestock systems, livestock is an integral part of the system and a basic asset for rural livelihoods.