Challenges for Water Security in Asmara, Eritrea

Part of ISBN 978-3-030-45665-8QC 20240315
This chapter presents a case study of urban water sector selected to apply a novel approach for designing and assessing impacts ofWatershed Investments and more generally to explore the challenges of urban water security in a Sub-Saharan Africa context characterized by limited resources. The case is about the city of Asmara—the city capital of Eritrea—and its main water supply, the Toker water- shed. The chapter illustrates the main socio-ecological challenges and opportunities for promoting adaptive management in the case study. In particular, to illustrate contextual and contingent factors characterizing the case study, three examples of ongoing soil and water conservation activities are presented. The chapter concludes with a focus on the Asmara Water Supply Department (AWSD), a key stakeholder in the selected case study. Specifically, the AWSD is analysed through an approach for conceptualizing water utilities as “learning organization” and assessing their institutional capacity.

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER Naturresursteknik hsv//swe
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY Environmental Engineering hsv//eng
SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP Annan samhällsvetenskap Övrig annan samhällsvetenskap hsv//swe
SOCIAL SCIENCES Other Social Sciences Other Social Sciences not elsewhere specified hsv//eng
adaptive
boundary work
ecosystem services
institutional capacity
integrated urban water management
learning
organization
security
soil erosion control
sub-saharan africa
unesco world heritage site
urban water management
water
water utility maturity model
Mark- och vattenteknik
Land and Water Resources Engineering
Planering och beslutsanalys
Planning and Decision Analysis

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