Drought is one of the most devastating natural disasters in the world, affecting millions of people in various ways. Effective monitoring and assessment are therefore essential. This study aimed to develop an Earth ...
Rapid urbanization drives land use and land cover (LULC) change that intensifies Land Surface
Temperature (LST), effects, and thermal stress on urban populations. In Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia,
three decades of urban ...
Rapid urbanization and climate change are converging challenges in the Global South,
creating a complex nexus of environmental stress, institutional failure, and human
vulnerability. In emerging regional capitals like ...
Ethiopia's rapid deforestation and climate variability threaten ecosystems and livelihoods,
especially in the ecologically vital Metekel Zone. Despite increasing forest loss and climate
instability, understanding their ...
Despite significant efforts to reduce hunger and poverty, global hunger levels have remained
alarmingly high in recent years. Albeit various factors are responsible for the rise of food
insecurity and hunger at the ...
Climate variability poses a major challenge to smallholder farmers who depend on rain-fed
agriculture, with significant implications for cereal crop production and rural livelihoods. Although
numerous studies have ...
Urban water security in Sub-Saharan Africa is increasingly challenged by rapid urbanization, climate variability, aging infrastructure, and institutional constraints. This study explains the water supply–demand divergence ...
Despite significant efforts to reduce hunger and poverty, global hunger levels have remained alarmingly high in recent years. Albeit various factors are responsible for the rise of food insecurity and hunger at the global ...
Rapid urbanization in Ethiopia has intensified the expansion of informal settlements that hinders
the implementation of smart urban planning, particularly in fast-growing cities such as Bahir
Dar. This study aims to ...
Climate variability and change pose significant challenges to agricultural production,
ecosystem sustainability, and rural livelihoods in Ethiopia. Understanding climate trends,
local perceptions, ecosystem resilience, ...
This study aimed to investigate the integration of contemporary geographic issues in Grade 9
and 10 Geography textbooks and classroom Practices. A mixed research approach with a con-
current embedded research design was ...
Climate variability poses a major challenge to smallholder farmers who depend on rain-fed agriculture, with significant implications for cereal crop production and rural livelihoods. Although numerous studies have examined ...
The central highlands of Ethiopia’s Abbay Basin, a region highly dependent on rain-fed agriculture, face significant challenges due to climate change and variability, threatening agricultural productivity. This dissertation ...
Groundwater resources, which account for about 30 percent of global freshwater, are the most
abundant, clean, and important resource for human and ecosystem adaptability. However, the
quality of groundwater is gradually ...
Water is the prime natural resource, which is basic for healthful functioning of any ecosystem. However,
estimating the groundwater quality potential zone has remained uncertain and less studied due to its
complex nature. ...
Rapid urbanization has led to the proliferation of slum settlements in developing countries. This
research main objective is to identify and assess the existing situation of slum settlements in Bahir
Dar city, and to ...
Soil erosion is a serious and ongoing environmental issue in Ethiopia, mainly caused by intensive
farming, overgrazing, deforestation, and poor water and wetland resource management. The lack
of clear land management ...
The change of LUCC due to human activities in the world has a notable impact on ecosystem
services at regional and global levels, which are important for the survival of humans. North
Mecha Woreda located in northwest ...
The transformation of natural vegetation into farmland has greatly contributed to increased soil
erosion and sediment yield in Ethiopia, especially in the Guder watershed within the upper Blue
Nile basin. This study ...