Project

Water and sediment budgets of Lake tana for optimisation of land management and water allocation

Code
13V71210
Duration
01 October 2010 → 30 September 2015
Funding
Federal funding: various
Promotor
Research disciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Physical geography and environmental geoscience
Keywords
soil erosion sediment budget hydrology water balance land management
 
Project description

The project will contribute to proper planning and management of land and water resources of the Lake Tana basin (Ethiopia). A hydrological model and a sediment budget will be quantified for Lake Tana basin; catchment management maps and decision support system for water allocation will be prepared; and research outcomes made available to stakeholder organizations, policy makers and the broad public.