IMPROVED LIVELIHOODS WITH DAMS

Refereed Publications

King, J and McCartney, M.P. 2007. Dams ecosystems and livelihoods. International Journal of River Basin Management 5(3), 167-168.

Brown, C. and Watson, P. 2007. Decision Support Systems for Environmental Flows: Lessons from Southern Africa International Journal of River Basin Management 5(3), 169-178.

Dlamini, E.M. 2007. Decision Support Systems for managing the water resources of the Komati River Basin International Journal of River Basin Management 5(3), 179-188.

Greef, L. 2007. South African Multi-stakeholder Initiative in Formulating Policy on Dams and Development. International Journal of River Basin Management 5(3), 188-198.

Lautze, J. and Kirshen, P. 2007. Dams, Health, and Livelihoods in Africa: Lessons from the Senegal, Suggestions for Africa. International Journal of River Basin Management 5(3), 199-206.

Lovich, J. 2007. The state of the Colorado River ecosystem in Grand Canyon: lessons from 10 years of adaptive ecosystem management. International Journal of River Basin Management 5(3), 207-222.

Meijer, K.S. 2007. Quantifying Well-Being Values of Environmental Flows for Equitable Decision-Making: A case study of the Hamoun wetlands in Iran. International Journal of River Basin Management 5(3), 223-234.

Egre, D., Roquet, V. and Durocher, C. 2007. Monetary Benefit Sharing from Dams: A Few Examples of Financial Partnerships with Indigenous Communities in Quebec (Canada). International Journal of River Basin Management 5(3), 235-244.

Wold, B., Flatby, R. , Konow, T., Løkke, K. 2007. Licensing for dam construction and operation - practical decision support developed and improved over 100 years. International Journal of River Basin Management 5(3), 245-250.

Lautze, J.; McCartney, Mathew; Kirshen, P.; Olana, D.; Jayasinghe, Gayathree; Spielman, A. 2007. Effect of a large dam on malaria risk: The Koka Reservoir in Ethiopia. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 12(8):982-989.

Conference Proceedings
McCartney, M.P., Shiferaw, A. and Seleshi, Y. 2008. Estimating environmental flow requirements downstream of the Chara Chara Weir on the Blue Nile River. In: Abtew, W. and Melesse, A.M. (eds) Proceedings of the Workshop on Hydrology and Ecology of the Nile River Basin Under Extreme Conditions, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. June 16-19, 2008. 57-75.

McCartney, M.P.; Sally, H. 2007. Managing the environmental impact of large dams. In Prabha, Shastri Ranade (Eds.). Rivers, Dams and Development: issues and Dilemmas, 2007, Icfai University Press, India 88-104.

Other
Lautze, J. 2007. Incorporating malaria control into reservoir management: a case study from Ethiopia. PhD thesis. Tufts University, Boston USA.

Tesfaye, A. 2008. The role of predators and competitors in controlling mosquito larvae in the vicinity of Koka dam reservoir, Central Ethiopia. MSc Thesis. Department of Biology, Addis Ababa University.

Mellese, B. 2008. The effect of water physical quality and water level changes on the abundance and occurrence of Anopheles larvae (Diptera Culicdae) around the shoreline of the Koka reservoir, central Ethiopia. MSc Thesis. Department of Biology, Addis Ababa University.

Gebre, A., Getachew, D. and McCartney, M. 2007. Stakeholder analysis of the Koga Irrigation and Watershed Management Project. Project Report.

Gebre, A., Getachew, D. and McCartney, M. 2007. Stakeholder analysis of the Chara Chara weir. Project Report.

McCartney, Matthew. 2007. Decision support systems for large dam planning and operation in Africa. Colombo, Sri Lanka: IWMI. 41p. (IWMI Working Paper 119) http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/pubs/working/WOR119.pdf

Abebe, W., Douven, W.J.A.M., McCartney, M.P. and Leentvaar, J. 2007. EIA implementation and follow up: a case study of Koga irrigation and watershed management project. Paper presented at IWMI workshop 4-5 June 2007, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

McCartney, M.P.; Awulachew, S. 2006. Improving dam planning and operation in the Nile Basin through the use of decision support systems. Paper for the Nile Basin Development Forum, 23-27 November 2006.

Getachew, Daniel. 2007. Determination of optimal reservoir operation rule curves for Finchaa hydropower project. MSc thesis. Department of Civil Engineering, Addis Ababa University.

Shiferaw, Abiyu. 2007. Environmental flow assessment, downstream of Lake Tana, Ethiopia. MSc thesis. Department of Civil Engineering, Addis Ababa University.

Yordanos Gebremeske 2007. Intra-Household Preference and Willingness to Pay for Improved Malaria Treatment: A Case Study around Koka Dam. MSc thesis. Department of Economics, Addis Ababa University.

Wubneh Abebe, 2007. EIA implementation and follow up: A case study of Koga irrigation and watershed management project, Ethiopia. MSc thesis. UNESCO-IHE.

Benon Zaake. 2007. Use of decision support systems for improved planning and operation of large dams along the Victoria Nile. Detailed Proposal, submitted in partial fulfillment PhD, University of KwaZulu Natal.