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resources management approach, described in chapter 1. Of the 16 contributors, 15 have extensive research experience in Ethiopia and one (Stuart McFeeters) prepared most of the maps using GIS tools. All but one of the chapters are prepared by multiple authors, including water specialists, engineers, foresters, and social scientists, fostering a multisectoral perspective which integrated water resources planning and management demands.
The 13 main chapters of the book sequentially examine water management issues at the world, African, Nile Basin, and Ethiopian levels in an effort to introduce major issues and problems common to all developing countries, particularly those in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Nile Basin, before examining in depth the situation in Ethiopia. Chapter 1 provides background information on pertinent global and Sub-Saharan water management issues and outlines the objectives, approaches, and methodology used in this book. Using a transboundary perspective of water management, chapter 2 examines the water resources and management practices in the 10 Nile Basin countries, with particular attention to the distribution, management, and use of water resources, development activities, and conservation efforts. Chapter 3 takes a brief inventory of water resources in Ethiopia in relation to environmental and socioeconomic conditions and discusses prospects and problems associated with large-scale hydroelectric and irrigation development. Chapter 4 summarizes Ethiopia's experience with both traditional and modern small-scale irrigation systems, water management institutions, and microdams since the 1974 revolution, with a focus on productivity, environmental impacts, and sustainability. Chapter 5 reviews progress with rainwater harvesting, particularly surface runoff-fed ponds, roof water harvesting, and sand dams, three technologies receiving increasing attention from the Ethiopian government and development organizations. Using a sector management perspective rather than a technical approach, chapter 6 provides an insider view of the coverage and use of water supply and sanitation services in the context of development plans, performance, and program deficiencies. Chapter 7 examines the history, causes, impacts, and possible remediation of deforestation and woodland degradation on water resources in Ethiopia's highland region. Chapter 8 evaluates biophysical, socioeconomic, and political