The impacts of hydropower dam construction on the adjacent rural households’ food insecurity in Northwestern Ethiopia
This study examines the impact of two hydropower dam reservoirs, Amerti and Neshe, on the adjacent rural household food insecurity in the Abay Chome district, northwestern Ethiopia. A cross-sectional method was employed to collect data from 485 households (268 affected and 217 non-affected household...
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| description | This study examines the impact of two hydropower dam reservoirs, Amerti and Neshe, on the adjacent rural household food insecurity in the Abay Chome district, northwestern Ethiopia. A cross-sectional method was employed to collect data from 485 households (268 affected and 217 non-affected households) following a probability proportional to the size sampling procedure. Households’ food insecurity access scale (HFIAS) and households’ dietary diversity score (HDDS) were used to examine households’ food insecurity status in the study area. The Endogenous Switching Regression model was employed to identify the impact of the dam construction on household food insecurity. The results revealed that the average HDDS and HFIAS in the study area were 5.1 and 10.29, respectively. The study also demonstrated that the affected household’s average HDDS and HFIAS were 4.48 and 10.98, respectively. The study results further revealed that the construction of dams has significantly increased the HFIAS of displaced households by 14.6% while reducing HDDS by 24%. This study found a negative relationship between dam construction and food security, although dam construction is supposed to increase food security by increasing access to water. Thus, we recommend that hydropower reservoirs be effectively designed to reduce the impacts on adjacent communities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-390ef5c7a1da4e74a2c5275531c28b622022-12-22T02:36:48ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Economics & Finance2332-20392022-12-0110110.1080/23322039.2022.2132632The impacts of hydropower dam construction on the adjacent rural households’ food insecurity in Northwestern EthiopiaYeshi Jima0Dawit Diriba1Feyera Senbeta2Belay Simane3Department of Environment and Climate Change, Ethiopian Civil Service University, and a PhD candidate at the Center for Environment and Development Study, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaCenter for Environment and Development, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaCenter for Environment and Development, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaCenter for Environment and Development, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaThis study examines the impact of two hydropower dam reservoirs, Amerti and Neshe, on the adjacent rural household food insecurity in the Abay Chome district, northwestern Ethiopia. A cross-sectional method was employed to collect data from 485 households (268 affected and 217 non-affected households) following a probability proportional to the size sampling procedure. Households’ food insecurity access scale (HFIAS) and households’ dietary diversity score (HDDS) were used to examine households’ food insecurity status in the study area. The Endogenous Switching Regression model was employed to identify the impact of the dam construction on household food insecurity. The results revealed that the average HDDS and HFIAS in the study area were 5.1 and 10.29, respectively. The study also demonstrated that the affected household’s average HDDS and HFIAS were 4.48 and 10.98, respectively. The study results further revealed that the construction of dams has significantly increased the HFIAS of displaced households by 14.6% while reducing HDDS by 24%. This study found a negative relationship between dam construction and food security, although dam construction is supposed to increase food security by increasing access to water. Thus, we recommend that hydropower reservoirs be effectively designed to reduce the impacts on adjacent communities.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23322039.2022.2132632developmentfood insecurityhydropower damshouseholdslandlessness |
| spellingShingle | Yeshi Jima Dawit Diriba Feyera Senbeta Belay Simane The impacts of hydropower dam construction on the adjacent rural households’ food insecurity in Northwestern Ethiopia Cogent Economics & Finance development food insecurity hydropower dams households landlessness |
| title | The impacts of hydropower dam construction on the adjacent rural households’ food insecurity in Northwestern Ethiopia |
| title_full | The impacts of hydropower dam construction on the adjacent rural households’ food insecurity in Northwestern Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | The impacts of hydropower dam construction on the adjacent rural households’ food insecurity in Northwestern Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | The impacts of hydropower dam construction on the adjacent rural households’ food insecurity in Northwestern Ethiopia |
| title_short | The impacts of hydropower dam construction on the adjacent rural households’ food insecurity in Northwestern Ethiopia |
| title_sort | impacts of hydropower dam construction on the adjacent rural households food insecurity in northwestern ethiopia |
| topic | development food insecurity hydropower dams households landlessness |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23322039.2022.2132632 |
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