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Hydrological Impacts of Land Use Changes on Water Resources Management and Socio-Economic Development of the Upper Ewaso Ng'iro River Basin in Kenya - Couverture souple

Ngigi, Stephen Njuguna

 
9780415409186: Hydrological Impacts of Land Use Changes on Water Resources Management and Socio-Economic Development of the Upper Ewaso Ng'iro River Basin in Kenya
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0415409187 ISBN 13 : 9780415409186
Editeur : CRC Press, 2006

Synopsis

Despite the apparently desperate situation of sub-Saharan Africa, rainwater harvesting and management is a viable intervention for upgrading rain-fed agriculture, improving water supply and sustainable livelihoods in water-scarce river basins. If strategies are developed to ensure equity allocation of basin water, a win-win situation for diverse water users can be achieved. This thesis assesses the hydrological impacts of land use changes on water resources management and socio-economic development of the upper Ewaso Ng’iro river basin in Kenya. It considers the impact of irrigation on dry season river flows and highlights the challenge of flood storage strategies. While flood storage can reduce dry season irrigation water abstractions by more than a half, without affecting hydro-ecological functions downstream, unplanned flood harvesting may impact negatively on flood flow, being detrimental to natural ecosystems and groundwater downstream.

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Stephen Njuguna Ngigi

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Éditeur
CRC Press
Date d'édition
2006
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0415409187
ISBN 13 
9780415409186
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
137
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