Project

Mountain Stream Dynamics in the Northern Ethiopian Highlands as Impacted by Land Cover/Use Changes and Rainfall Variability

Code

01W00511

Duration

01 October 2011 → 12 October 2015

Funding

Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund

Promotor

Jan Nyssen

Fellow

Tesfaalem-Ghebreyohannes Asfaha

Research disciplines

Natural sciences
- Physical geography and environmental geoscience
Agricultural and food sciences
- Forestry sciences

Keywords

reforestation Ethiopia hydrogeomorphology

Project description

This study will link land cover/use changes and rainfall variability to stream dynamics in the Kira-kahsu catchment in Northern Ethiopia. The catchment shows a dramatic increase in vegetation cover as a result of conversation activities. Since mountain streams are strongly reactive to changes in their environment, the changes in vegetation cover of the catchment have brought about changes in stream dynamics.