Assessment of rainwater management practices and land use land cover changes in the Meja watershed of Ethiopia
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 investigated...
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| author | Ayana, B. McCartney, Matthew P. Zemadim, Birhanu Langan, Simon J. Sharma, Bharat R. Balemi, T. |
| author_browse | Ayana, B. Balemi, T. Langan, Simon J. McCartney, Matthew P. Sharma, Bharat R. Zemadim, Birhanu |
| author_facet | Ayana, B. McCartney, Matthew P. Zemadim, Birhanu Langan, Simon J. Sharma, Bharat R. Balemi, T. |
| author_sort | Ayana, B. |
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| description | 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 investigated rainwater management practices and associated socio-economic and biophysical conditions in the watershed. The existing RWM interventions, their extent and the nature of changes in land use and land cover (LULC) conditions were mapped and evaluated. Results indicated that over the two decades between 1990 and 2010 there was an increase in the extent of cultivated land and large expansion in eucalyptus plantation at the expense of natural forest and grazing lands. Results indicate that, with few exceptions of RWM interventions practised, there were mainly poor and inefficient rainwater management practices. The overall effect leads to inadequacy of water for household consumption, livestock and for intensifying agricultural production via small scale irrigation systems. Deforestation and poor resource management resulted in soil degradation, reduction of hydrological regimes and water productivities in the watershed. |
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| spelling | CGSpace342332023-09-25T07:43:52Z Assessment of rainwater management practices and land use land cover changes in the Meja watershed of Ethiopia Ayana, B. McCartney, Matthew P. Zemadim, Birhanu Langan, Simon J. Sharma, Bharat R. Balemi, T. water 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 investigated rainwater management practices and associated socio-economic and biophysical conditions in the watershed. The existing RWM interventions, their extent and the nature of changes in land use and land cover (LULC) conditions were mapped and evaluated. Results indicated that over the two decades between 1990 and 2010 there was an increase in the extent of cultivated land and large expansion in eucalyptus plantation at the expense of natural forest and grazing lands. Results indicate that, with few exceptions of RWM interventions practised, there were mainly poor and inefficient rainwater management practices. The overall effect leads to inadequacy of water for household consumption, livestock and for intensifying agricultural production via small scale irrigation systems. Deforestation and poor resource management resulted in soil degradation, reduction of hydrological regimes and water productivities in the watershed. 2013-11-01 2013-12-14T14:43:13Z 2013-12-14T14:43:13Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/34233 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/33929 Open Access application/pdf International Livestock Research Institute Ayana, B., McCartney, M., Zemadim, B., Langan, S., Sharma, B. and Balemi, T. 2013. Assessment of rainwater management practices and land use land cover changes in the Meja watershed of Ethiopia. IN: Wolde, M. (ed). 2013, Rainwater management for resilient livelihoods in Ethiopia: Proceedings of the Nile Basin Development Challenge Science Meeting, Addis Ababa, 9–10 July 2013. NBDC Technical Report 5. Nairobi, Kenya: ILRI. |
| spellingShingle | water Ayana, B. McCartney, Matthew P. Zemadim, Birhanu Langan, Simon J. Sharma, Bharat R. Balemi, T. Assessment of rainwater management practices and land use land cover changes in the Meja watershed of Ethiopia |
| title | Assessment of rainwater management practices and land use land cover changes in the Meja watershed of Ethiopia |
| title_full | Assessment of rainwater management practices and land use land cover changes in the Meja watershed of Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of rainwater management practices and land use land cover changes in the Meja watershed of Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of rainwater management practices and land use land cover changes in the Meja watershed of Ethiopia |
| title_short | Assessment of rainwater management practices and land use land cover changes in the Meja watershed of Ethiopia |
| title_sort | assessment of rainwater management practices and land use land cover changes in the meja watershed of ethiopia |
| topic | water |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/34233 |
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