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1 Zemadim, Birhanu; McCartney, Matthew; Sharma, Bharat R.; Ogunwole, J.; Leta, Gerba; Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele. 2011. Integrated rain water management strategies in the Blue Nile Basin of the Ethiopian highlands. [Abstract only]. In Ambo University, Ethiopia. Department of Biology. International Conference on Ecosystem Conservation and Sustainable Development (ECOCASD), Ambo University, Ethiopia, 10-12 February 2011. Theme: Natural Resources for Livelihood Enhancement. Book of abstracts. West Shoa, Ethiopia: Ambo University. 1p.
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2 Zemadim, Birhanu; McCartney, Matthew; Sharma, Bharat R.; Abeyou, W. 2011. Integrated rainwater management strategies in the Blue Nile Basin of the Ethiopian highlands. International Journal of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, 3(10):220-232.
Rainwater ; Water management ; Water harvesting ; River basins ; Highlands ; Watersheds ; Irrigation ; Catchment areas ; Crops / Ethiopia / Blue Nile Basin / Diga District / Fogera District / Jeldu District
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https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H044453.pdf
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This paper describes one component of the research that International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and partners are undertaking as part of the challenge program on water and food (CPWF) Nile Basin Development Challenge (NBDC). The objective of the NBDC is to increase understanding of how to plan successful rainwater management strategies (RMS) and identify how these can be effectively implemented in the Ethiopian highlands of the Blue Nile Basin. The project focuses on integrated rainwater management strategies – technologies, institutions and policies but the work described in this paper relates solely to the biophysical components of the study. Three districts, Jeldu, Fogera and Diga, have been identified for the study. These were selected because they represent farming systems that are common in the Ethiopian Highlands. Within each, nested sites have been identified for learning and research at a variety of physical scales. In this paper we describe the “action research catchments” that have been identified in the three districts. These catchments are small representative catchments that are to be monitored to provide insights into hydrological processes and water fluxes at different scales. The objective of this monitoring is to provide baseline data for evaluating RMS, and water-use and water productivity in different landscape components. The baseline status of the three study sites and critical constraints for adoption of integrated RMS are included in this paper. The paper also provides a justification for the research being conducted in Ethiopia and describes common practices and lessons learned from experience in India. Differences in the socio-economic and biophysical context mean that care is needed in transferring approaches between countries. Nevertheless, it is believed that knowledge gained from the extensive Indian experience can usefully inform practices in Ethiopia.
3 Zemadim, Birhanu; McCartney, Matthew; Sharma, Bharat R.; Lemenih, Mulugeta; Bossio, Deborah. 2011. Monitoring and modeling: supporting decisions for livelihood improvement in the Ethiopian highlands of the Blue Nile Basin. [Abstract only]. Paper presented at the 3rd International Forum on Water and Food, Tshwane, South Africa, 14-17 November 2011. 2p.
River basins ; Rain ; Water management ; Water harvesting ; Monitoring ; Modles ; Decision support systems ; Highlands / Ethiopia / Blue Nile River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H044514)
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4 Zemadim, Birhanu; McCartney, Matthew; Leta, Gerba. 2011. CPWF Nile Project 2, Integrated Rainwater Management Strategies – Technologies, Institutions and Policies: field visit report on hydrology reconnaissance, 4-13 August 2010. Colombo, Sri Lanka: CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF). 16p.
Catchment areas ; Crop production ; Cereals ; Irrigated farming ; Water harvesting ; Ponds ; Villages / Ethiopia / Fogera area / Jeldu area / Nekemt area / Meka River / Didessa River / Dapo River / Meja River / Mizewa River
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http://nilebdc.wikispaces.com/Field+visit+report+on+Hydrology+Reconnaissance+of+Fogera,+Jeldu+and+Nekemt+Area+sites
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H044561.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H044561.pdf
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The objective of the CPWF-N2 project is to identify appropriate rainwater management strategies (RMS) (combining technologies, policies and institutions) for well defined areas of the Ethiopian Highlands. The research is being conducted in areas (called “study landscapes”) representing dominant agroecological zones and farming systems.
5 Sharma, Bharat R.; Lemenih, Mulugeta; Zemadim, Birhanu; Bossio, Deborah; Amede, Tilahun. 2011. Fighting poverty through innovations in small scale irrigation and resource sharing: the case of Mada-jalala resettled community in the Blue Nile Basin of Ethiopia. [Abstract only]. Paper presented at the 3rd International Forum on Water and Food, Tshwane, South Africa, 14-17 November 2011. 2p.
Water management ; Poverty ; Irrigation systems ; Canals ; Case studies ; Water allocation ; Community involvement ; Rural settlement ; Households / Ethiopia / Nile River Basin / Mada Jalala Small Scale Irrigation System
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H044563)
http://mahider.ilri.org/bitstream/handle/10568/10389/NSt001_Final_RD_2010.pdf?sequence=1
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H044563.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H044563.pdf
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6 Zemadim, Birhanu; McCartney, Matthew; Sharma, Bharat R. 2011. Integrated rainwater management strategies in the Blue Nile Basin of the Ethiopian highlands: landscape study and identification of interventions. [Abstract only]. In University of Leuven. Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences. International Congress: Water 2011, Integrated Water Resources Management in Tropical and Subtropical Drylands, Mekelle, Ethiopia, 19-26 September 2011. Book of abstracts. Heverlee, Belgium: University of Leuven. Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences. pp.113.
Water management ; Rain ; River basins ; Highlands ; Landscape / Ethiopia / Jeldu District / Fogera District / Diga District / Blue Nile River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H044571)
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The present paper focuses on integrated rainwater management strategies-technologies, institutions and policies for the Ethiopian highlands of the Blue Nile Basin. Three districts namely; Jeldu, Fogera and Diga have been identified for the study based on study landscapes representing dominant hydro-ecologies and farming systems, and nested sets of sites for learning and research at a variety of physical and social scales. One action research catchment was identified for each district as follows: Meja watershed (96km2) in Jeldu, Dapo watershed (18km2) in Diga and, Mizewa watershed (27km2) in Fogera. The work includes detail analysis of landscape conditions and community interviews to understand local perceptions with regards to efficient land and water management practices and possible water and land management interventions. Therefore with knowledge gained from existing land and water management practices and incorporating community perceptions, preliminary rainwater management interventions that need to be practiced in the three action research catchments are recommended. It is anticipated that successful interventions in the study means improved livelihood for the local poor and basin wide policy formulation.
7 Zemadim, Birhanu; McCartney, Matthew; Mtalo, F.; Mkhandi, S.; Kachroo, R. 2011. Evaporation modelling in data scarce tropical region of the eastern Arc Mountain Catchments of Tanzania. Nile Basin Water Science and Engineering Journal, 4(1):1-13.
Evaporation ; Evapotranspiration ; Models ; Data ; Highlands ; Mountains ; Catchment areas ; Water budget ; Statistical methods / Tanzania / Eastern Arc Mountain Catchments
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H044623)
http://www.nilebasin-journal.com/Volumes/Volume4/issue6/Evaporation%20Modelling.pdf
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https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H044623.pdf
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This paper focuses on developing methods for both potential and actual evapotranspiration (ET) models for the data scarce conditions of the Eastern Arc Mountains catchment of Tanzania. For reliable estimation of the components of the hydrological cycle and plant water uptake, potential ET estimates are required, and for catchment water balance actual ET estimates are needed. These potential and actual ET estimates, however, depend on reliable and good quality data records. The study catchments in this work are characterised by general lack of reliable meteorological (MET) data, though good records of rainfall, flow and pan evaporation data do exist in a few places. In the study reported here the Penman-Monteith (P-M) estimates were found to be closer to the pan evaporation model in areas where reliable records of pan data exist. By comparison, estimates derived solely from temperature (i.e. the Standard Thornthwaite method), were a lot lower. Assuming the P-M estimates to be reliable, new temperature based regional equations were developed using data obtained from six climate stations. The study also presents simpler methods for estimating actual ET from catchments.
8 Easton, Z. M.; Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele; Steenhuis, T. S.; Habte, S. A.; Zemadim, Birhanu; Seleshi, Y.; Bashar, K. E. 2012. Hydrological process in the Blue Nile. In Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele; Smakhtin, Vladimir; Molden, David; Peden D. (Eds.). The Nile River Basin: water, agriculture, governance and livelihoods. Abingdon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.84-111.
River basins ; Hydrological factors ; Rainfall-runoff relationships ; Watersheds ; Precipitation ; Infiltration ; Groundwater ; Water table ; Models ; Calibration ; Water balance ; Assessment ; Land use ; Land cover / Africa / Blue Nile River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H045313)
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9 Zemadim, Birhanu; McCartney, Matthew; Langan, Simon; Sharma, Bharat. 2013. A participatory approach for hydro-meteorological monitoring in the Blue Nile Basin of Ethiopia. In UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education. Conference on New Nile Perspectives Scientific Advances in the eastern Nile Basin, Khartoum, Sudan 6-8 May 2013. Advance copy of extended abstracts. Delft, Netherlands: UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education. pp.97-101.
River basins ; Hydrometeorology ; Monitoring ; Participatory approaches ; Watersheds ; Rain ; Soil moisture ; Stakeholders / Ethiopia / Blue Nile Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H046104)
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10 Schmidt, E.; Zemadim, Birhanu. 2015. Expanding sustainable land management in Ethiopia: scenarios for improved agricultural water management in the Blue Nile. Agricultural Water Management, 158:166-178. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2015.05.001]
Sustainable land management ; Investment ; Agriculture ; Water management ; Hydrology ; Models ; Watersheds ; Stream flow ; Surface runoff ; Soil moisture ; Soil conservation ; Erosion ; Sediment ; Residues ; Highlands ; Terraces / Ethiopia / Blue Nile Basin / Mizewa Watershed
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Deforestation due to farmland expansion, fragile soils, undulating terrain, and heavy seasonal rains makes the highlands of Ethiopia vulnerable to soil erosion. The diverse terrain of the rural highlands requires spatially explicit investments in land management structures. This paper utilizes recent hydrological and meteorological data collected from the Mizewa watershed in the Blue Nile Basin of Ethiopia, as well as household survey data on farmer preferences and investments, in order to better understand the physical impact of sustainable land management activities. The effectiveness of the simulated conservation practices (terraces, bunds, and residue management) is evaluated using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool taking into account investment decisions on different terrain types. Simulations include terracing on steep and mid-range hillsides; a mix of terracing and bunds on varying slope gradients; and a mix of terraces and residue management on varying terrain. Simulated conservation practices are evaluated at the outlet of the Mizewa watershed by comparing model simulations that take into account the limited investments that currently exist (status quo) with simulations of increased terracing and residue management activities within the watershed. Results suggest that a mixed strategy of terracing on steep slopes and residue management on flat and middle slopes dramatically decrease surface runoff and erosion. A landscape-wide investment of terraces and bunds throughout the watershed landscape provides the greatest reduction in surface flow and erosion. However, the type and amount of investment in sustainable land management activities have different implications with respect to labor input and may be cost-prohibitive in the medium term.
11 Tilahun, Seifu A.; Atampugre, Gerald; Zemadim, Birhanu; Cofie, Olufunke. 2023. Co-designing inclusive landscape management plans to transform agrifood systems: a technical brief. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Initiative on West and Central African Food Systems Transformation. 8p.
Landscape resilience ; Sustainable land management ; Plans ; Agrifood systems ; Frameworks ; Participatory approaches ; Social inclusion ; Ecological factors ; Stakeholders ; Innovation ; Climate change ; Decision support systems / Africa South of Sahara
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052399)
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Landscape in Sub-Saharan Africa faces increasing pressure from both anthropogenic activities and climate change. The agrifood system struggles to utilize the landscape's potential. Misconceptions in landscape management practices, such as neglecting socio-ecological and participatory concepts, hinder sustainable development. Socio-ecological landscape management, which integrates social and ecological systems and promotes collaboration among stakeholders, innovation, resilience to risks, resource sustainability, and community satisfaction, is gaining acceptance. This technical note is to describe adaptive, inclusive landscape management plans that are sensitive to both ecological and health metrics and could be incorporated into governmental frameworks. The design process is iterative with 6 steps, incorporating the perspectives of local stakeholders, governance bodies, researchers, and local experts. The pathway culminates in a comprehensive Inclusive Landscape Management Plan (ILMP) that is both actionable and reflective of community needs.
12 Atampugre, Gerald; Tilahun, Seifu A.; Zemadim, Birhanu; Amponsah, Andoh Kwaku; Cofie, Olufunke; Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe. 2023. Co-designing inclusive landscape management plans: a practical guide. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Initiative on West and Central African Food Systems Transformation. 31p.
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This report provides a comprehensive guide designed to facilitate the co-design of inclusive landscape management plans. Recognizing the critical role of diverse stakeholder engagement in sustainable land management, the guide offers a detailed framework with a strong focus on practical application. Through a systematic approach, the guide provides step-by-step insights, methodologies, and tools to effectively navigate collaborative processes in landscape management. The central emphasis of the guide lies in promoting inclusivity as a key driver for enhancing the effectiveness and ensuring the long-term success of landscape management initiatives. By offering practical solutions and actionable strategies, the guide serves as a valuable resource for practitioners, policymakers, and community leaders committed to fostering inclusive and participatory approaches in landscape management. This practical resource is tailored for individuals and organizations dedicated to creating landscapes that strike a balance between ecological health, social equity, and economic viability. By emphasizing collaborative design and implementation, the guide aims to contribute to the development of resilient and sustainable landscapes that meet the needs of diverse stakeholders and ensure a harmonious coexistence between nature and society.
13 Tilahun, Seifu A.; Atampugre, Gerald; Zemadim, Birhanu; Cofie, Olufunke; Mabhaudhi, T. 2023. A guide for co-designing an inclusive landscape management plan. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Initiative on West and Central African Food Systems Transformation. 3p. (Briefing Note 2)
Landscape ; Local government ; Stakeholders ; Agrifood systems ; Ecological factors ; Ecosystem services ; Monitoring and evaluation / Africa South of Sahara
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052641)
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This technical note outlines a framework for the co-design of inclusive landscape management plans (ILMPs) by local governments and other implementers. The co-design process is iterative, incorporating the perspectives of all stakeholders, piloting, and learning through monitoring, and evaluation. The framework ensures that the co-signed ILMPs are adaptive, one health-sensitive, promote sustainable intensification, and are embedded in local and national governance systems.
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