“…Considering precipitation, most studies e.g., (Bewket and Sterk, 2005;Cheung et al, 2008;Conway, 2000;Gebremicael et al, 2013;Melesse et al, 2009;Rientjes et al, 2011;Seleshi and Zanke, 2004;Teferi et al, 2013;Tekleab et al, 2014;Tesemma et al, 2010) report no significant trend in annual and seasonal precipitation totals within the Lake Tana sub-basin, where there are relatively better hydro-meteorological data, while 20 Mengistu et al (2014) reported statistically non-significant increasing trends at annual and seasonal except Belg season.…”