Impact Assessment of Eastern Nile Watershed Interventions for Scaling Up Country Report Ethiopia

This impact assessment study of the Eastern Nile Watershed Interventions for scaling up refers to the natural resource-biophysical and socioeconomic-livelihoods impact assessment of the TBIWRDP Sub-Component B1, here after referred Tana Beles watershed or the project . The Tana Beles watershed development sub component B1, had a specific goal and development objective of sustainable livelihoods and natural resource management systems in the Eastern Nile watershed through community participation and a development objective of improving the livelihoods of rural households living in upper catchments of Ribb, Gumera and Jema Watersheds through enhanced productivity and promotion of sustainable land use practices. The project objectives and goal remained highly relevant to the Government of Ethiopia’s development priorities, related to integrated watershed development. The study was confined to the Lake Tana sub Basin within the Ribb, Gumera, and Jemma watersheds, in five micro-watersheds (Baskura, Enguli, Enkulal, Kentai, and Zefie), located in Amhara Regional State. The present impact assessment study field work for scaling up has been carried out from 17-25 March, 2019.