Integrated watershed management is the method of overseeing human exercises and characteristic assets on a water shed basis, taking into consideration social and financial concerns. It is an ever-evolving hone including the administration of arrive, water, biota, and other assets and it requires involvement of strong institutions at the grass root level. Most watershed projects were not successful due to a lack of effective community participation. The objective of this study was to evaluate the contribution of community participation in integrated watershed management schemes in the Dandi lake watershed (Ethiopia) for long-term water resource conservation initiatives and short-term livelihood activities that enables the communities of the study area to meet their needs. Questionnaires, FGD, key informant interviews, personal observation were used as data collection tools. The collected data were organized and categorized according to the intended objectives and analyzed in qualitative and quantitative methods. The result of the study showed that role of community participation in participatory watershed management was examined by involvement in different management phases, 65.1% were involved only in the implementation stage, only 27.6% of respondents confirmed as they involve in all stages, 5.9 and 1.3% of sampled respondents witnessed as they are only involved in planning and mapping stage of watershed management. This study revealed that community participation in water shade management was hindered due to shortage of resources, interest, and previous experience, as well as peer pressure. In the meantime some successful efforts have been made on different land uses meant to reduce natural resource degradation and food security problems. These efforts include, contribution of delivered extension service, infrastructure provision and maintenance. The study also realized and proved the existence of unused development potential to improve the livelihood situation of the watershed community. This study came up with a good managerial implication, typically, it enhances Community engagement status by increasing its visibility and understanding of issues and empowers communities to have a say in decisions that affect their lives, cities and neighborhoods. The watershed management guidelines have to be clear to the community.

综合流域管理是在流域基础上监督人类活动和特征资产的方法，同时考虑社会和财务问题。这是一个不断发展的过程，包括对到达、水、生物群和其他资产的管理，并且需要基层强有力的机构的参与。由于缺乏有效的社区参与，大多数流域项目都没有成功。本研究的目的是评估社区参与丹迪湖流域（埃塞俄比亚）综合流域管理计划对长期水资源保护举措和短期生计活动的贡献，使研究区域的社区能够满足他们的需求。问卷调查、FGD、关键知情人访谈、个人观察被用作数据收集工具。根据预期目标对收集到的数据进行组织和分类，并采用定性和定量方法进行分析。研究结果显示，社区参与在参与式流域管理中的作用是通过参与不同管理阶段来考察的，65.1%的受访者仅参与实施阶段，只有27.6%的受访者确认参与所有阶段，5.9和1.3 % 的抽样受访者亲眼目睹，因为他们只参与流域管理的规划和绘图阶段。本研究表明，由于资源、兴趣、以往经验以及同伴压力的缺乏，社区参与水荫管理受到阻碍。与此同时，在不同的土地用途上已经做出了一些成功的努力，旨在减少自然资源退化和粮食安全问题。这些努力包括提供扩展服务、基础设施提供和维护。该研究还认识到并证明存在未利用的发展潜力，可以改善流域社区的生计状况。这项研究提出了良好的管理意义，通常，它通过提高社区的可见性和对问题的理解来提高社区参与状态，并赋予社区在影响其生活、城市和社区的决策中拥有发言权。流域管理指南必须向社区明确。提供的推广服务、基础设施提供和维护的贡献。该研究还认识到并证明存在未利用的发展潜力，可以改善流域社区的生计状况。这项研究提出了良好的管理意义，通常，它通过提高社区的可见性和对问题的理解来提高社区参与状态，并赋予社区在影响其生活、城市和社区的决策中拥有发言权。流域管理指南必须向社区明确。提供的推广服务、基础设施提供和维护的贡献。该研究还认识到并证明存在未利用的发展潜力，可以改善流域社区的生计状况。这项研究提出了良好的管理意义，通常，它通过提高社区的可见性和对问题的理解来提高社区参与状态，并赋予社区在影响其生活、城市和社区的决策中拥有发言权。流域管理指南必须向社区明确。它通过提高社区的知名度和对问题的理解来提高社区的参与度，并赋予社区在影响其生活、城市和社区的决策中的发言权。流域管理指南必须向社区明确。它通过提高社区的知名度和对问题的理解来提高社区的参与度，并赋予社区在影响其生活、城市和社区的决策中的发言权。流域管理指南必须向社区明确。