Hydrological Impacts of Land Use Changes on Water Resources Management and Socio-Economic Development of the Upper Ewaso Ng'iro River Basin in Kenya - PhD: UNESCO-IHE Institute, Delft (Paperback, Revised and and)

Despite the apparently desperate situation of sub-Saharan Africa, rainwater harvesting and management is a viable intervention for upgrading rain-fed agriculture, improving water supply and sustainable livelihoods in water-scarce river basins. If strategies are developed to ensure equity allocation of basin water, a win-win situation for diverse water users can be achieved. This thesis assesses 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. It considers the impact of irrigation on dry season river flows and highlights the challenge of flood storage strategies. While flood storage can reduce dry season irrigation water abstractions by more than a half, without affecting hydro-ecological functions downstream, unplanned flood harvesting may impact negatively on flood flow, being detrimental to natural ecosystems and groundwater downstream.

General

Imprint:	Crc Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2006
First published:	2006
Authors:	Stephen Njuguna Ngigi
Dimensions:	246 x 174mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	148
Edition:	Revised and and
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-40918-6
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Environmental engineering & technology > General
LSN:	0-415-40918-7
Barcode:	9780415409186

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