Didessa River basin is the second largest River Basin in the Blue Nile Basin, which contributes about a quarter of the Blue Nile annual total flow. Number of residents in the River Basin is increasing at alarming rate. ...

Even though productivity and quality of groundwater is quite high as compared to surface water, groundwater resources have not yet been properly exploited in Ethiopia. This study attempts to assess the potential and quality ...

The need to use water efficiently and effectively is necessary to optimize maximum returns and conserve water resources due to the increasing demand of irrigation water. This can only be achieved through effective design, ...

Soil erosion is a global environmental crisis in the world today that threatens natural environment and also the agriculture where it can be mentioned as more serious in Ethiopia. Thus, site specific soil and water ...

Soil erosion is one of the major causes of soil degradation problems; which is sensitive in African countries including Ethiopia and Laga Arba watershed. This study was aimed to evaluate how soil erosion in watersheds is ...

The rate of soil erosion is sever in the highlands of Ethiopia. Identification of hot-spot areas of erosion and prioritizing areas of intervention is extremely important for reducing further degradation, reclaiming the ...

Soil erosion is the major cause of land degradation and reservoir sedimentation. Therefore, modelling of runoff and sediment yield at a watershed level is very important. A conceptual, distributed and continuous time, Soil ...

Onsite and off-site effects of soil erosion is the biggest global environmental problems. Some of the offsite problems are silting of dams and reservoir, disruption of lake ecosystems, contamination of drinking water and ...

Background: Hand washing is crucial for women with children under five to prevent germs and contaminants from spreading childhood diseases, especially in low- and middle-income countries where hand hygiene is particularly ...

Soil erosion is the physical movement of soil particles from a given area and a cause for land degradation. The objective of this study was to identify the most erosion vulnerable sub-watersheds for planning appropriate ...