In the present thesis; for the future hydrological drought, the precipitation, maximum and minimum temperature time series data were downscaled and bias corrected and later used as an input for PED-W saturated excess ...
Safe drinking water is one of the primary necessities for human beings to survive, live healthy
life and to be productive.. Even though a lot of schemes are constructed in Ethiopia, communities
are suffering from safe ...
Reservoirs have the potential for a variety of uses, including water supply for irrigation and domestic
use, flood control and water power, but they are susceptible to filling with sediment due to erosion in
the ...
Safe and adequate water supply and sanitation services are the basic needs and essential
for the socio-economic development of a given society. This research intended to assess
the sustainability of rural water supply ...
The development of irrigated agriculture has multi-directional benefits for the economic
development of a country. However, it has negative consequences including
environmental effects, land degradation, waterlogging, ...
Within urbanizing catchment areas, the increase and spread of impervious surfaces pose
major threats to the nature of natural and developed land. Water penetration into the soil is
hampered by impervious ...
Surface water quality is a matter of critical concern in developing countries because of ever increasing population and their demand. Shine River is one of the perennial rivers in Tana sub basin that gives multiple purposes ...
The aim of this study was to assess and rank the feasible sites of a Micro/mini hydro power plants in Fetam River to meet domestic load of the rural community detached from national grid around the Fetam River. There are ...
Assessing design practices and performances of irrigation schemes is the most important approach
to sustain the hydraulic structures and improve the capacity of design. However, the design and
performance of Ashar and ...
The spatial and temporal variations of physical, chemical and biological water quality parameters were used to assess the quality of drinking water in Gondar town and evaluate the performance of its treatment plant. The ...
Groundwater pollution is a problem that affects the entire world today and has been around for
a long time. To make sure the groundwater is suitable for drinking and irrigation, it is crucial
to evaluate its quality, ...
Zorit River is located in South West of Guna Mountain that is more of highly affected by
runoff. The increase in the cultivation of the highland areas of Zorit river watershed
increase degradation and ...
The change in river morphology in river systems is described by river bank erosion, river bed level change
and lateral channel change. The alluvial river channels in Lake Tana sub basin in the upper Blue Nile
basin have ...
Energy crisis has emerged as a serious issue in developing countries. Ethiopia facing similar crisis that has resulted infrequent power failures and load shedding throughout the country for past several years. Identification ...
Ethiopia is experiencing an energy crisis, particularly in rural areas, while having a wealth of
renewable resources, such as hydropower. Among integral steps in hydropower development, the
preliminary ...
In Ethiopia the use of groundwater for agriculture is very low. Many irrigation schemes obtain
water from river diversions in which only farmers with land near the rivers gets profit from
irrigation, while others are ...
The benefits they provide for urban poor and getting a self-reliance job of street vendors were studied by different Scholars. But very little was done in quantifying their impact on-road performance in terms of different ...
The main objective of this study is to assess the management and expansion of small holder pump irrigation along the course of lower Gumara River. To achieve the specified objectives, both primary and secondary data sources ...
It is realized that precise and controlled water applications are necessary to achieve the desired yield and water use efficiency. However, traditional irrigation activities are blamed for inefficiency of the use of ...
For all structures placed on a soil foundation, geotechnical engineers must ensure that the
soil has sufficient load carrying capacity so that the foundation does not collapse or
become unstable under any conceivable ...