Addressing Lake Beseka's challenges: Potential solutions

Lake Beseka, a shallow saline lake in the East African Rift Valley of Ethiopia, has expanded considerably since the 1960s, inundating a large land area. The lake’s expansion is a result of groundwater discharge, inflow from hot springs, and excess irrigation water entering the lake through subsurfac...

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Autor principal: Hettiarachchi, Upeksha
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140152
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description Lake Beseka, a shallow saline lake in the East African Rift Valley of Ethiopia, has expanded considerably since the 1960s, inundating a large land area. The lake’s expansion is a result of groundwater discharge, inflow from hot springs, and excess irrigation water entering the lake through subsurface flows
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spelling CGSpace1401522025-12-08T10:06:44Z Addressing Lake Beseka's challenges: Potential solutions Hettiarachchi, Upeksha canals lake basins water management groundwater irrigation water quality saline water lake beseka Lake Beseka, a shallow saline lake in the East African Rift Valley of Ethiopia, has expanded considerably since the 1960s, inundating a large land area. The lake’s expansion is a result of groundwater discharge, inflow from hot springs, and excess irrigation water entering the lake through subsurface flows 2023-03-14 2024-03-14T12:08:59Z 2024-03-14T12:08:59Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140152 en https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.136359 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Hettiarachchi, Upeksha. 2023. Addressing Lake Beseka's challenges: Potential solutions. IFPRI-REACH Project Note March 2023. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.136611.
spellingShingle canals
lake basins
water management
groundwater
irrigation
water quality
saline water
lake beseka
Hettiarachchi, Upeksha
Addressing Lake Beseka's challenges: Potential solutions
title Addressing Lake Beseka's challenges: Potential solutions
title_full Addressing Lake Beseka's challenges: Potential solutions
title_fullStr Addressing Lake Beseka's challenges: Potential solutions
title_full_unstemmed Addressing Lake Beseka's challenges: Potential solutions
title_short Addressing Lake Beseka's challenges: Potential solutions
title_sort addressing lake beseka s challenges potential solutions
topic canals
lake basins
water management
groundwater
irrigation
water quality
saline water
lake beseka
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140152
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