Water ownership as form of pastoral adaptation: the case of the Garri of Southern Ethiopia
In the semiarid lowlands of southern Ethiopia, water development initiatives historically served as a tool for promoting the settlement of nomadic groups, aimed at strengthening the government’s authority over remote territories and local populations otherwise difficult to rule. This included the co...
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openedition-oai:revues.org:jda_4975 https://doi.org/10.4000/jda.4975 urn:doi:10.4000/jda.4975 en https://journals.openedition.org/jda/4975 2015-03-23T01:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/h88u All rights reserved Water ownership as form of pastoral adaptation: the case of the Garri of Southern Ethiopia Journal des anthropologues Association française des anthropologues info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/2114-2203 info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/1156-0428 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/jda Staro, Francesco développement eau Éthiopie fédéralisme ethnique pastoralisme development water Ethiopia ethnic federalism pastoralism In the semiarid lowlands of southern Ethiopia, water development initiatives historically served as a tool for promoting the settlement of nomadic groups, aimed at strengthening the government’s authority over remote territories and local populations otherwise difficult to rule. This included the construction of private underground reservoirs financed by humanitarian organizations from the early 1970s. The proliferation of private hand‑dug water points among the Garri cannot be considered as a simple result of external imposition aiming to discipline and transform local realities. The particular ownership regime that will be discussed here reflects the local history of natural resource usage and mediates current interactions with state authorities, humanitarian and development actors, thereby participating in remodeling Garri ethnic identity. Dans les plaines semi‑arides du Sud de l’Éthiopie, les interventions pour l’aménagement hydrique ont historiquement fonctionné comme un moyen de promouvoir la sédentarisation des groupes nomades, dans l’objectif de renforcer l’autorité du gouvernement dans des territoires reculés et sur des populations difficiles à maîtriser. Ces interventions ont inclus la construction de réservoirs souterrains privés financée depuis le début des années 1970 par les organisations humanitaires. La diffusion des points d’eau privés creusés à la main chez les Garri ne peut pas être considérée comme le seul résultat d’une imposition externe visant à discipliner et transformer les réalités locales. Le régime de propriété privée que nous discutons dans l’article reflète l’histoire locale de l’usage des ressources naturelles et sert de médiation dans les rapports avec les autorités étatiques, les acteurs de l’humanitaire et du développement, participant ainsi du remodelage de l’identité ethnique des Garri. |
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développement eau Éthiopie fédéralisme ethnique pastoralisme development water Ethiopia ethnic federalism pastoralism |
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In the semiarid lowlands of southern Ethiopia, water development initiatives historically served as a tool for promoting the settlement of nomadic groups, aimed at strengthening the government’s authority over remote territories and local populations otherwise difficult to rule. This included the construction of private underground reservoirs financed by humanitarian organizations from the early 1970s. The proliferation of private hand‑dug water points among the Garri cannot be considered as a simple result of external imposition aiming to discipline and transform local realities. The particular ownership regime that will be discussed here reflects the local history of natural resource usage and mediates current interactions with state authorities, humanitarian and development actors, thereby participating in remodeling Garri ethnic identity. |
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Staro, Francesco |
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Staro, Francesco |
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Staro, Francesco |
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Water ownership as form of pastoral adaptation: the case of the Garri of Southern Ethiopia |
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Water ownership as form of pastoral adaptation: the case of the Garri of Southern Ethiopia |
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Water ownership as form of pastoral adaptation: the case of the Garri of Southern Ethiopia |
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Water ownership as form of pastoral adaptation: the case of the Garri of Southern Ethiopia |
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Water ownership as form of pastoral adaptation: the case of the Garri of Southern Ethiopia |
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water ownership as form of pastoral adaptation: the case of the garri of southern ethiopia |
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