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Bekele, Bedada Damtie (2023-04)

Land degradation through soil erosion by water is severe in highlands of Ethiopia. In order to curb this problem, the government has introduced sustainable land management interventions in different parts of the country ...

Quantifying Carbon and Monetary Values of Land Use Changes at Blue Nile River Millennium Park, BAHIR-DAR, ETHIOPIA

Mr. ALIXANDER, SEBHATU (2023-06)

Quantifying and valuing carbon stocks across land use changes is crucial for the successful implementation of climate change mitigation policies. As ecosystems continue to be depleted worldwide, parks and wetlands are ...

Analyzing Land Surface Temperature Dynamics in Response to Land Use and Land Cover Change Using Geospatial Technology: the case of Jawi Woreda, Awi Zone, Ethiopia

Teshome, Sisay (2024-02)

Land surface temperature information is relevant to many earths’ scientific topics and problems, including human-environment interaction, global environmental change, and more especially urban climatology. Therefore, ...

Agro-meteorological Drought Monitoring Using Geospatial Technology: The Case of Menna Watershed, Northwestern Ethiopi

Fekadie, Bazie Enyew (2024-01)

Drought monitoring is a key to planning, vulnerability and impact assessment, forwarding adaptation and mitigation options, and predicting its occurrences, frequency, and severity levels. This study aimed to monitor ...

Quantifying Carbon Sequestration of Forest Ecosystem Using GIS and Remote Sensing; the Case of Yeraba State Forest East Gojjam Zone Amhara Regional State

Abie, Tilahun (2023-06)

By sinking and storing carbon from the atmosphere via photosynthesis, forests play a significant role in combating climate change. Global warming is currently the most pressing global issue. Forests play an important ...

Analysis Of Urban Food Insecurity And Enhancing Households' Resilience To Food Security Shocks In Big Cities Of Northwest Ethiopia

Dersolegn, Mekonen (2023-12)

Rural-urban migration, unemployment, and the recent sharp rise in living expenses, rental houses and food prices suggest that poor urban households have been forced to experience an ever-widening food gap, becoming a ...

SMALLHOLDER FARMERS’ LIVELIHOOD VULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE VARIABIL ITY, LAND USE/LAND COVER CHANGE AND ADAPTATION STRATEGIES: SUHA WA TERSHED, NORTHWEST ETHIOPIA: THE CASE OF SUHA WATERSHED, UPPER BLUE, AND NORTHWEST ETHIOPIA

Zelalem, Yekoye Alemayehu (2023-12-19)

Ethiopia is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate variability due to its dependency on rain-fed agriculture and low adaptive capacity. Suha watershed, the study area, is one of those affected areas in Northwest ...

ANALYSIS OF URBAN FOOD INSECURITY AND ENHANCING HOUSEHOLDS' RESILIENCE TO FOOD SECURITY SHOCKS IN BIG CITIES OF NORTHWEST ETHIOPIA

Dersolegn, Mekonen Geleta (2023-12-19)

Rural-urban migration, unemployment, and the recent sharp rise in living expenses, rental houses and food prices suggest that poor urban households have been forced to experience an ever-widening food gap, becoming a ...

Impact of Land Use Conflicts on the Livelihood of Smallholder Farmers in Yilmandensa Woreda, Amhara Region, Ethiopia

Yilkal Demelash (2022-09)

Land use conflicts are situations of competition and potential disagreement between two or more land use types over the use of a scarce resource. This study was carried out to investigate the land use conflicts and ...

Assessment of Groundwater Potential and Its Quality Using Multi Criteria Decision Analysis and Water Quality Index: In Chagni Town and Its Surrounding Area, Awi Zone Ethiopia.

Mohammed Ali (2022-07)

Groundwater is the most valuable natural resource in the world and it is the fundamental source fresh water, for growth and development of one country. However identifying the groundwater potential zone is still complex ...

Spatio-Temporal Water Balance Modelling For Site Specific Watershed Management In The Gumara Watershed, Lake Tana Basin.

Adugnaw, Birhanu (2022-10)

An application of a spatially distributed hydrologic model WetSpa (Water and Energy Transfer between Soil, Plant and Atmosphere) in Gumara watershed, Ethiopia is presented in this research. The main objective of the ...

Mathesis On: The Spatial Distribution Of Primary Schools And Effect On Students’ Academic Performance: The Case Of Damboyaworeda Kembata Tembaro Zone In Snnpr Of Ethiopia

Alemu, Abhto (2022-09-12)

The study assessed the spatial distribution of primary schools, the spatial accessibility of primary schools to the students and the effects of spatial distribution on students’ academic Performance in Damboya Woreda, ...

Agro-Meteorological Drought Recurrence, Livelihood Vulnerability, And Resiliency Contexts: The Case Of North Wollo, Ethiopia

Simachew, Bantigegn (2022-07)

Drought is one of the most complex and challenging disasters that make Ethiopia highly vulnerable to its impacts. Recurrent droughts continue to threaten fragile livelihoods, which rely heavily on the highly climate-sensitive ...

Groundwater Quality Assessment Using Gis and Wqi: A Study In Bahir Dar City, Northwestern Ethiopia

Menen, Asmamaw (2022-08)

Groundwater is a key source of drinking water for people all around the world. Groundwater contamination may come from both natural and man-made sources. Drinking adequate quantities of high-quality water is beneficial ...

Prevalence and Determinants of Risky Sexual Behaviors among University Students: A Case of Bahir Dar University

Yezina Getaye (2020-01-21)

Risky sexual behavior is a major health problem in Ethiopia. Some risky sexual behaviors among University students are early sexual debut, having multiple sex partners, and unprotected sex that makes them vulnerable ...

Land Use/ Cover Dynamics and Its impacts on Soil Erosion, Sediment yield and Ecosystem Services in Tul Watershed, Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia

Zemenu, Awoke (2022-03)

This study was conducted to assess land use land cover changes and connected impacts on soil erosion, sediment yield and ecosystem services in Tul watershed. Landsat images from 1990, 2000, 2010 and 2021 were used to ...

. Soil Loss Estimation and Watershed Prioritization Using Remote Sensing and Gis In Dura Watershed, , Ethiopia.

Belay, Chane (2022-06)

Soil is an essential resource for human livelihoods. Soil loss is one of the most important environmental problems, and it remains as a major threat to soil fertility in Ethiopia. Soil loss estimation is one of the ...

Assessment of crop Phenology Trends and Climate Drivers Based on Earth Observation System In Lake Tana basin, northwestern Ethiopia

Gezie, Ayenew (2022-06)

Understanding trends in crop phenological variables and the climate drivers is indispensable for devising precision agricultural system. Studies conducted using remote sensing technologies at the national scale in Ethiopia ...

Status and Role of the Oxytenanthera abyssinica (A.Rich.) Munro (Lowland Bamboo) in Lower Beles River Basin, Northwestern Ethiopia

Abebe, Shiferaw (2022-01-18)

Ethiopia has an abundance of bamboo resources owing to its ideal environment for bamboo cultivation. However, a lack of comprehensive and accurate data on the status of bamboo resources and their socioeconomic and ...

ASSESSMENT OF VEGETATION PHENOLOGY DYNAMICS USING SATELLITE DERIVED VEGETATION INDEX AND RAINFALL PRODUCTS: A STUDY IN TANA BELES SUB BASIN, NORTHWESTERN ETHIOPIA

BITEW, KASSAHUN (2022-01-17)

Vegetation phenology is a key environmental indicator of ecological response to climate variability. Long-term studies of phenological changes by applying remote sensing techniques can improve our understanding of ...

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