Poor rainwater management (RWM) practices and resultant problems of land degradation and low water productivity are severe problems in the rural highlands of Ethiopia. The current study was undertaken at Meja watershed, which is located in the Jeldu district of Oromia region. The study investigat...
Ayana, B.
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McCartney, Matthew P.
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Zemadim, Birhanu
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Langan, Simon J.
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Sharma, Bharat R.
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Balemi, T.
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[Assessment of rainwater management practices and land use land cover changes in the Meja watershed of Ethiopia]
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Assessment of rainwater management practices and land use land cover changes in the Meja watershed of Ethiopia
Sustaining upland agriculture and food security is very much constrained by continuing land degradation brought by soil erosion due to lack of effective rainwater management strategies. Recently a large body of research evidence has established that significant potential exists to increase agricu...
Taffese, T.
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Zemadim, Birhanu
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[Hydrological modelling of a catchment using the SWAT model in the upper Blue Nile basin of Ethiopia]
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Hydrological modelling of a catchment using the SWAT model in the upper Blue Nile basin of Ethiopia
The hydrology of Holetta River and its seasonal variability is not fully studied. In addition to this, due to scarcity of the available surface water and increase in water demand for irrigation, the major users of the river are facing a challenge to allocate the available water. Therefore, the ai...
Tibebe, M.
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Zemadim, Birhanu
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Haile, D.
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Melesse, A.
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[Runoff estimation and water management for the Holetta river in Ethiopia]
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Runoff estimation and water management for the Holetta river in Ethiopia
Zemadim, Birhanu
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McCartney, Matthew P.
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Sharma, Bharat R.
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Langan, Simon J.
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[Participatory hydrological monitoring in Ethiopia]
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Participatory hydrological monitoring in Ethiopia
The current paper discusses the use of hydrological modelling tool to understand sustainable land management interventions in the Blue Nile basin of Ethiopia. A micro-watershed named Mizewa with a drainage area of 27 km2 in Fogera district was selected and instrumented with hydrological cycle obs...
Schmidt, E.
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Zemadim, Birhanu
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[Hydrological modelling of sustainable land management interventions in the Mizewa watershed of the Blue Nile basin]
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Hydrological modelling of sustainable land management interventions in the Mizewa watershed of the Blue Nile basin
The main objective of this research was to study soil erosion and sediment yield in Mizewa watershed using SWAT model. The study was involved hydrological and erosion modelling using primary data collected in the watershed. Hydrological and meteorological data were collected from the stations ins...
Assegahegn, M.A.
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Zemadim, Birhanu
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[Erosion modelling in the upper Blue Nile basin: The case of Mizewa watershed in Ethiopia]
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Erosion modelling in the upper Blue Nile basin: The case of Mizewa watershed in Ethiopia
Understanding the basic relationships between rainfall, runoff, soil moisture and ground water level are vital for an effective and sustainable water resources planning and management activities. But so far there are no hydrological studies in Meja watershed that aims to understand the watershed ...
Berhane, S.
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Zemadim, Birhanu
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Haile, D.
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Melesse, A.
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[Understanding runoff generation processes and rainfall runoff modelling in the Meja watershed of Ethiopia]
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Understanding runoff generation processes and rainfall runoff modelling in the Meja watershed of Ethiopia
With the construction of the new Renaissance Dam at the Ethiopian Sudan border, reducing sediment load in the Blue Nile is becoming increasingly important. Past attempts of decreasing sediment concentrations have been only partially successful. In this paper, we will examine the temporal distribu...
Steenhuis, Tammo S.
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Enkamil, M.
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Asmare, D.
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Tilahun, S.
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Yitaferu, B.
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Worqlul, A.W.
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Zemadim, Birhanu
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MacAlister, C.
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Baker, T.
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Langan, Simon J.
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[Evaluation of rain water management practices for sediment load reduction in the (semi) humid Blue Nile basin]
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Evaluation of rain water management practices for sediment load reduction in the (semi) humid Blue Nile basin
Background
Excessive rainwater during the rainy season and lack of water in the dry season have been challenging the agricultural productivity and food security for rural communities in southern Mali. Various soil and water conservation practices were implemented in the past to improve crop yield...
Zemadim, Birhanu
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Tabo, Ramadjita
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[Shallow wells, the untapped resource with a potential to improve agriculture and food security in southern Mali]
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Shallow wells, the untapped resource with a potential to improve agriculture and food security in southern Mali
Zemadim, Birhanu
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Kizito, Fred
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Traoré, K.
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Cofie, Olufunke O.
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Tabo, Ramadjita
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[Watershed management practices and hydrological modelling under changing climatic conditions in the semi-arid regions of Mali and Ghana]
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Watershed management practices and hydrological modelling under changing climatic conditions in the semi-arid regions of Mali and Ghana