Hydrological Impacts of Land Use Changes on Water Resources - Phd: Unesco-Ihe Institute, Delft

Offers an assessment of the hydrological impacts of land use changes on water resources management and socio-economic development of the upper Ewaso Ng'iro river basin in Kenya. This title considers the impact of irrigation on dry season river flows and highlights the challenge of flood storage strategies.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction 2. Research Background and Study Area 3. Conceptual and Analytical Framework 4. Agro-hydrological Assessment of On-farm Storage RHM Systems 5. Agro-Hydrological Assessment of In-Situ RHM Systems 6. Hydro-Economic Analysis and Farmers' Investment Options 7. Flood Storage and River Water Abstraction 8. Conclusions and Recommendations

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Stephen Njuguna Ngigi

Zusammenfassung

Assesses the hydrological impacts of land use changes on water resources management in Kenya's upper Ewaso Ng'iro river basin, exploring how irrigation affects dry season flows and flood storage strategies. Discusses water allocation strategies that balance reducing irrigation water abstractions with protecting downstream hydro-ecological functions and natural ecosystems.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Stephen Njuguna Ngigi, Stephen Njuguna (Unesco-Ihe Institute for W Ngigi, Ngigi Stephen Njuguna
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 30.11.2017
• EAN: 9781138468689
• ISBN: 978-1-138-46868-9
• Seiten: 148
• Themen: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Biologie > Ökologie; Sachbuch > Natur, Technik > Naturwissenschaft; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / General, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Sedimentology & Stratigraphy, Agriculture and farming, AGRICULTURE & FARMING, Soil science, sedimentology, Sedimentology and pedology