Project

Re-photography for desertification and resilience analyses in north Ethiopia since 140 years

Code
31500409
Duration
01 January 2009 → 30 December 2011
Funding
Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Promotor
Research disciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Geology
    • Physical geography and environmental geoscience
    • Soil sciences, challenges and pollution
  • Agricultural and food sciences
    • Agriculture, land and farm management
Keywords
physical geography desertification geomorphology
 
Project description

This study will make a geographically explicit analysis of desertification and the impact of soil and water conservation measures, in a 300 x 35 km² north-south transect strip through the north Ethiopian highlands.