Watershed management, groundwater recharge and drought resilience: An integrated approach to adapt to rainfall variability in northern Ethiopia

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR multi-centreen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Mekelleen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationWageningen University & Researchen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationMetaMeta Research, Postelstraaten_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Wageningenen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Center for Tropical Agricultureen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationSaint Mary Collegeen_US
cg.contributor.crpClimate Change, Agriculture and Food Securityen_US
cg.contributor.crpWater, Land and Ecosystemsen_US
cg.contributor.donorEuropean Unionen_US
cg.contributor.donorUnited States Agency for International Developmenten_US
cg.contributor.donorFerster Foundationen_US
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden_US
cg.contributor.initiativeMixed Farming Systemsen_US
cg.coverage.countryEthiopiaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ETen_US
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen_US
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen_US
cg.creator.identifierKindu Tegegne: 0000-0003-1493-5264en_US
cg.creator.identifierLulseged Tamene: 0000-0002-4846-2330en_US
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden_US
cg.identifier.dataurlhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.iswcr.2023.08.009en_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.iswcr.2023.08.009en_US
cg.isijournalISI Journalen_US
cg.issn2589-059Xen_US
cg.issue3en_US
cg.journalInternational Soil and Water Conservation Researchen_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
cg.subject.actionAreaResilient Agrifood Systemsen_US
cg.subject.ilriFARMING SYSTEMSen_US
cg.subject.ilriFOOD SECURITYen_US
cg.subject.ilriINNOVATION SYSTEMSen_US
cg.subject.ilriINTENSIFICATIONen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaGender equality, youth and social inclusionen_US
cg.subject.impactPlatformNutrition, Health and Food Securityen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero hungeren_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 13 - Climate actionen_US
cg.volume12en_US
dc.contributor.authorWoldearegay, Kifleen_US
dc.contributor.authorGrum, Berhaneen_US
dc.contributor.authorHessel, Rudien_US
dc.contributor.authorSteenbergen, Franken_US
dc.contributor.authorFleskens, Luuken_US
dc.contributor.authorYazew, Eyasuen_US
dc.contributor.authorTamene, Lulseged D.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMekonnen, Kinduen_US
dc.contributor.authorReda, Teklayen_US
dc.contributor.authorHaftu, Muluen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-27T13:32:25Zen_US
dc.date.available2023-11-27T13:32:25Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/134730en_US
dc.titleWatershed management, groundwater recharge and drought resilience: An integrated approach to adapt to rainfall variability in northern Ethiopiaen_US
dcterms.abstractRainfall variability coupled with poor land and water management is contributing to food insecurity in many sub-Saharan African countries such as Ethiopia. To address such challenges, various efforts have been implemented in Ethiopia. The objective of this study was to evaluate the long-term impacts of different soil and water conservation and water harvesting interventions on groundwater and drought resilience of the Gule watershed, northern Ethiopia. The study involved: (i) documentation of the approaches followed and the technologies implemented in Gule since the 1990s, (ii) monitoring the hydrological effects of the interventions for ten years, and (iii) evaluation of the effects of the interventions on groundwater (level and quality), spring discharge and suspended sediment concentration (SSC) in runoff. Results showed that interventions were implemented at different stages and scales. As a result of the interventions, the watershed was transformed into a landscape resilient to rainfall variability: (a) dry shallow groundwater wells have become productive and the level of water in wells has raised, (b) the groundwater quality has improved, (c) SSC in high floods has reduced by up to 65%, (d) discharge of existing springs has increased by up to 73% and new springs have started to emerge. Due to improved water availability, irrigated land has increased from less than 3.5 ha before 2002 to 166 ha in 2019. Communities have remained water-secure during an extreme drought in 2015/2016. Implementation of watershed management practices has transformed the landscape to be resilient to rainfall variability in a semi-arid environment: a lesson for adaptation to climate variability and change in similar environments.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
dcterms.available2023-09-04en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationWoldearegay, K., Grum, B., Hessel, R., Steenbergen, F., Fleskens, L., Yazew, E., Tamene, L., Mekonnen, K., Reda, T. and Haftu, M. 2023. Watershed management, groundwater recharge and drought resilience: An integrated approach to adapt to rainfall variability in northern Ethiopia. International Soil and Water Conservation Researchen_US
dcterms.extentpp. 663-683en_US
dcterms.issued2023-09-04en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-NC-ND-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherElsevieren_US
dcterms.subjectfarming systemsen_US
dcterms.subjectclimate changeen_US
dcterms.subjectintensificationen_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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