Code
01W01122
Duration
01 October 2022 → 30 September 2027
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
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Natural sciences
- Geomorphology and landscape evolution
- Environmental rehabilitation
- Natural resource management
Keywords
Catchment management
Soil erosion
Connectivity
eDNA
Radionuclides
Sediment
Vegetation
Project description
Soil erosion is a serious problem for economy and environment in the Lake Tana Basin – a global hotspot for soil erosion. Through the innovative method of sediment fingerprinting and hydrological modelling, Tirusew will identify erosion hotspots, enabling an improved and evidence-based catchment restoration. In doing so, she will be a pioneer at her university, and in Africa.