The aim of this study was to investigate the Floristic Composition and Vegetation Structure of Bishoftu Massif forests ,Bishoftu, Central Shewa, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia. Two transects were laid randomly in the sites, starting from the top massif to bottom valley, and spaced an average...
This study focuses mainly on the flood mapping and proposes mitigation measures byrnusing the application of arc-Gis based hydrologic model (HEC-HMS) for estimation ofrnpeak discharge and hydraulic modeling (HEC-RAS) for estimation of water surface profilernfor different return periods. The DEM...
In this study index flood method based on L-moments were used for regional floodrnfrequency analysis of Zeway – Shala sub basin. The purpose of this study is to develop thernregional flood frequency (growth) curve and index flood estimation equation which isrnessential for computing flood...
Reservoir sedimentation is a serious problem that affects the life of reservoirs. Because itrnreduces the original capacity of the reservoir significantly which in turn affects irrigation,rnhydropower and drinking water supply activities. This study was conducted in koga nightrnstorage reservoirs...
Flooding causes major damage on the economic, social and environment of the affectedrnarea. Overflow of Meki River has affected and displaced the people and destroyed farmrnland along the river in the flood plain area of Dugda Woreda in the summer season. In laternMarch and early April 2016 floods...
Flood forecasting is an important mechanism to prevent and manage the consequences of floodrndamage problem on agricultural areas. This study focuses on assessment of Sedie river floodingrnproblem by preparing flood inundation map for different return periods. Different modelsrnincluding hydraulic...
Flooding has always been a critical and common disaster in Ethiopia taking the lives of many people andrnlivestock, displaced millions and destroyed a huge amount of the economy. The Baro-Akobo river basin -rna trans-national river basin in Ethiopia located between latitudes of 5 ° 31` and 10...
Population growth, urbanization, and industrialization are occurring at an ever-increasing phase.rnThese processes result in an increased demand for water in all sectors. Water is not only influencedrnby human activities, but also by natural factors, such as climate change. It is in the Genale...
The fruit of Opuntia ficus-indica plays a vital role as a source of income and food security, in regions where annual rainfall is low and erratic, and the landscape is degraded. The main objective of the study was to assess the importance of the fruit and the nopalitos of Opuntia ficus-indica on...
Sedimentation of reservoirs is a critical problem that jeopardizes service life of hydraulic structuresrnby reducing their active storage capacity. This investigation is intended to estimate sediment yieldrnof Gololcha dam watershed, Wabe shebelle River basin, Ethiopia and to detect the sub basins...
Channel dynamically changes in response for the variation of flow and sediment transport. rnSediment variation is because of land use change, composition of channel bank and bed materialrnwhile for variation of discharge is because of climate change, as a result channel become altered.rnThis...
The drainage system is one of the most important factors to be considered in the urbanrndrainage infrastructure plan. Now inadequate urban stormwater drainage problemsrnrepresent one of the most common sources of compliant numerous towns of Ethiopia.rnDrainage problem in mojo town the worst issue...
Cereals crops are mostly cultivate for the purpose of consumptions and commercial uses. Cereals crops also are cultivated for the industrial raw materials. The study insects pest and local community perception on their pest status in Sebeta Awas Woreda, Oromia Regional State was carried out from...
The successful application of hydrologic models depends not only on the model structure, therndifferent time and space scale associated, but also on the accuracy of the simulated discharge. Thernkey issue for operational users of hydrologic models is whether physically-based...
An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants was conducted to investigate and document traditional medicinal plants and associated indigenous knowledge used to treat human and livestock aliments in Enemay Wereda. A total of 100 informants between the ages of 20 and 80 were selected to collect...
Precipitation data is the most important input parameter to simulate rainfall-runoff processes,rnsince it's strongly hooked into the accuracy of the spatial and temporal representation of thernprecipitation. In regions where rainfall stations are scarce, additional data sources could alsornbe...
This paper deals with predicting discharge at ungauged catchments, the case of Omo-Gibe riverrnbasin, using the WATBAL conceptual lumped rainfall-runoff model. Parameters calibrated withrnthe model are extrapolated from gauged catchments to ungauged catchments of similar physicalrncharacteristics...
Being a potential species for the development of Ethiopian aquaculture, some aspects of the reproductive biology, larval rearing and growth performance of the African catfish, C. gariepinus had never been addressed. Hence this research aims to compare the performance of different size classes on...
Irrigation is significant in increasing agriculture production and productivity forrnsustainability of country's economy. Impacts on existing activities for irrigation designrnand management system is obvious due to rapid change of climate system which raisedrnthe concern of floods and droughts....
Flooding is one of the most common, wide-reaching, and destructive natural perils,rnaffecting, on average, approximately 250 million people around the world each year. It isrnalso common in Ethiopia during the rainy season between June and September. Most ofrnthe flood disasters in Oromia are...