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Assessments on the impact of stone bunds on water erosion in the Gumara-Maksegnit watershed, Northern Ethiopia
Soil erosion due to heavy rain events during the rainy season from June to September is a
big threat to the Ethiopian highlands. About 85 % of the total population of Ethiopia, live from
agriculture and therefore sound ...
Assessment of gully erosion using conventional field measurements: A case study from northern Ethiopia
In Ethiopia, one of the poorest countries
in the world, soil erosion by water
contributes significantly to food insecurity
of rural households and represents
a real threat to sustainability of the existing
subsistence ...
Runoff and Sediment Monitoring in an Agricultural Watershed in the Ethiopian Highlands
This master thesis was conducted in the Gumara-Maksegnit watershed, which covers an
area of 54 km² and is located in the Lake Tana basin in the North West Amhara region,
Ethiopia. This region is affected by severe land ...
Assessment of forest cover change and its environmental imacts using multi-temporal and multi-spectral satellite images
Ethiopia has a large number of species of flora and fauna in general and forest resources in particular with a significant rate of endemism. Ethiopian forest cover once was 40 per cent of the country’s land area. Reduction ...
Linking Selected Soil Properties to Land Use and Hillslope – A Watershed Case Study in the Ethiopian Highlands
Deforestation of native forests for crop production in the Gumara-Maksegnit watershed, located in the Lake
Tana basin, Ethiopia, dramatically increases the vulnerability of the soil for rainfall driven erosion. Hence, the ...
Oberflächenabflussbestimmung mittels photogrammetrischer Bildauswertung
This bachelor thesis " Surface runoff determination by means of photogrammetric image analysis" was conducted in the Gumara-Maksegit drainage area in the highland dry areas
of north-western Ethiopia, which covers around ...
Increasing land productivity through crop variety and improved management
Summary of the work of the GARC in the framework of the project "Reducing land degradation and farmers’ vulnerability to climate change in the highland dry areas of north-western Ethiopia";
Application of soil erosion models in the Gumara-Maksegnit watershed
This presentation shows the the use of different Soil erosion models in a watershed in Northern Ethiopia
Reducing land degradation and farmers’ vulnerability to climate change in the highland dry areas of north-western Ethiopia
The document presents research activities on Mitigating Soil Erosion and Water Scarcity, Increasing Farmers’ Adaptation Capacity to Climate Change in the Highland dry areas of Ethiopia
Intensification strategies for Ethiopian Watershed: Incentives, Niches and Policy Implication
This presentation of ICRISSAT explains the difference in perception about watershed management under changing climates; Showing different case study examples