An integrated framework for improving watershed management planning

Fenta, Ayele Almaw; Tsunekawa, Atsushi; Haregeweyn, Nigussie; Tsubo, Mitsuru; Yasuda, Hiroshi; Kawai, Tadashi; Berihun, Mulatu Liyew; Ebabu, Kindiye; Sultan, Dagnenet; Mekuriaw, Shigdaf

doi:10.1016/j.envres.2023.116872

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“…The degradation of fertile soils remains a severe ecological problem for many regions worldwide. Fenta et al (2023) investigated runoff change, soil loss, soil organic carbon stocks, and land productivity based on five land use planning and management alternatives in the Aba Gerima watershed of the Upper Blue Nile Basin in Ethiopia. It was quantitatively confirmed that implementing such methods has a positive effect on the qualitative characteristics of the soil.…”

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Assessing the level of organic farming development in the European countries

Baidala,

Butenko,

Vakulenko

et al. 2024

Environmental Economics

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Organic farming is an essential approach to agriculture that seeks to reduce the negative impact of human activities on the environment and ensure the sustainability of food production. The study aims to determine the integral index of the development of organic farming and to create a clustering model of organic farming in European countries. As a research methodology, additive-multiplicative convolution was used to determine the integral index of organic farming development. Cluster analysis (the Ward method and the k-means clustering method) identified respective clusters. The integrated index is based on eight indicators of organic farming from the Eurostat database, 2012–2020, and ranges from zero to one. The following countries have the highest value of the integral index: Italy (0.57), France (0.54), Spain (0.54), Germany (0.45), and Turkey (0.47). Three clusters were identified according to eight indicators of organic agriculture. The first cluster includes countries-leaders in agricultural territories (about 2.1 million hectare) with the highest state financial support for agricultural research and development (1.1 billion euros). The second cluster includes countries with the most minor organic farming operators (50-100 operators). The third cluster includes countries with the highest index of annual income from the sale of farm products (200-220 points) but with the highest level of usage of dangerous pesticides (250 points). The heterogeneity of clusters allows one to determine the strengths and weaknesses of organic farming in European countries.

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Assessing the level of organic farming development in the European countries

Baidala,

Butenko,

Vakulenko

et al. 2024

Environmental Economics

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“…Rainfall is a key component of the hydrologic cycle, and its accurate measurement and monitoring of its spatio-temporal distribution are essential for various applications. This includes monitoring droughts/floods under changing climate [1][2][3][4], water resources management [3,5,6], assessing land degradation by water erosion [7][8][9][10][11], and proposing appropriate land management options [12][13][14]. Reliable rainfall data can be obtained from traditional rain gauges, which offer direct rainfall measurements.…”

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Unveiling the Accuracy of New-Generation Satellite Rainfall Estimates across Bolivia’s Complex Terrain

Gutierrez,

Fenta,

Meshesha

et al. 2024

Remote Sensing

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This study evaluated the accuracy of two new generation satellite rainfall estimates (SREs): Climate Hazards Group InfraRed Precipitation with Station data (CHIRPS) and Integrated Multi-satellite Retrieval for GPM (IMERG) over Bolivia’s complex terrain. These SREs were compared against rainfall data from rain gauge measurements on a point-to-pixel basis for the period 2002–2020. The evaluation was performed across three regions with distinct topographical settings: Altiplano (Highland), Valles (Midland), and Llanos (Lowland). IMERG exhibited better accuracy in rainfall detection than CHIRPS, with the highest rainfall detection skills observed in the Highland region. However, IMERG’s higher rainfall detection skill was countered by its higher false alarm ratio. CHIRPS provided a more accurate estimation of rainfall amounts across the three regions, exhibiting low random errors and relative biases below 10%. IMERG tended to overestimate rainfall amounts, with marked overestimation by up to 75% in the Highland region. Bias decomposition revealed that IMERG’s high false rainfall bias contributed to its marked overestimation of rainfall. We showcase the utility of long-term CHIRPS data to investigate spatio-temporal rainfall patterns and meteorological drought occurrence in Bolivia. The findings of this study offer valuable insights for choosing appropriate SREs for informed decision-making, particularly in regions of complex topography lacking reliable gauge data.

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Revisiting the global weights of the integrated watershed health assessment framework and Weyib watershed health analysis: Ethiopia's policy prospects

Aredo,

Lohani,

Mohammed

2024

World Water Policy

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Watershed health study has been considered as a global issue embodied in the United Nations' 2030 agenda toward sustainable water resources development, paving the way for integrated water resources management (IWRM) application, and visualizing intervention techniques to comprehend existing challenges. The watershed faces tremendous pressure due to erratic rainfall patterns, drastic water demand increase, hydrological extremes, and natural‐anthropogenic activities. This study aims to re‐evaluate the recently developed Integrated Watershed Health Assessment Framework (IWHF) global weights, Weyib watershed health assessment, and Ethiopia's policy implications using the integration of numerous data and multiple tools. The analytic hierarchy process (AHP) was used to estimate aggregate results from experts' survey responses, which depicted 50.89% priority for ecological conditions, followed by economic 23.30%, policy 13.82%, and 12% for socio‐cultural attributes. A slight discrepancy was exhibited when global weights were re‐evaluated, and the variables with substantial effects on IWHF in developing countries like Ethiopia were integrated. The majority of Weyib watershed health index (WWHI) indicators unveiled promising results except for stakeholders' collaboration and social obligation to restoration activities, information and educational campaigns, hydrology, wetland, and natural land‐cover. The water‐quality parameters laboratory findings were depicted as suitable for irrigation purposes. In general, the WWHI was in good health status, and a medium‐level priority was required for intervention activities to address deteriorated variables. Moreover, enhancing IWRM's application will contribute to tackling bottlenecks such as boost community awareness and stakeholder collaboration, legal and administrative gaps, overlapped mandates, and unpermitted water use resulting in undermining downstream demands and environmental low‐flow.

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An integrated framework for improving watershed management planning

Cited by 6 publications

References 63 publications

Assessing the level of organic farming development in the European countries

Assessing the level of organic farming development in the European countries

Unveiling the Accuracy of New-Generation Satellite Rainfall Estimates across Bolivia’s Complex Terrain

Revisiting the global weights of the integrated watershed health assessment framework and Weyib watershed health analysis: Ethiopia's policy prospects

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