The present study aimed at assessing the impact of Modjo Tannery on Modjo River using diatoms as bioindicators. A total of 4 sampling sites were selected along the course of Modjo River for evaluation of physicochemical parameters and determination of the taxonomic composition and abundance of...
Potato late blight caused by the oomycete Phytophthora infestans (Mont.) de Bary is the most important potato disease worldwide. It causes losses of several billion dollars annually and it is a global threat to potato growers. The pathogen is also equally important in tomato. Even though various...
Now-a-days changes in land use system to meet the demands of a growing global populationrnare inducing a shift in the ecological functions of wetlands such as carbon sequestration. Thernobjective of this study was to investigate the impact of wetland conversion/ degradation onrncarbon sequestration...
For catchments with stream gauging, the traditional techniques for runoff estimation use historical rainfall-runoff data to derive the unit hydrograph. However, for ungauged catchments some indirect approaches have been used. Due to scarcity of data, more emphasis is being given to the conceptual...
Soda lakes provide great opportunity for the study and understanding of aquatic ecosystems, owing to their unique biotic assemblage of great ecological and economic values and high sensitivity to environmental changes. In addition, Arthrospira (Spirulina), an alga of high ecological values to soda...
The objective of the study is to assess the Performance of Drainage Systems of Road at BurayurnTown Administration. The study employed both primary and secondary data collection. Thernprimary data collection were observation (field visit), Interview, and photographs that show thernexisting drainage...
The provision of adequate and reliable water supply in developing countries is becoming a challenge for most water utilities especially public service providers. Water demand has been increasing drastically in these countries due to many factors including population growth as a result of rural to...
Ethiopia is one of African nation in the world with rich source of traditional medicinal plantsrn(800 species) and the knowledge is transferred orally from generation to generation.rnAn ethnobotanical information based on semi structured questionnaire among 210 (68 malesrnand 142 females) grade 11...
Baro- Akobo river basin is located in the southwest part of Ethiopia. The objective of thisrnpaper is to assess surface water potential using SWAT model and estimation of waterrndemands using the Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP) model in the Baro-Akobo Basin.rnAccording to the result obtained...
This study assesses the Micro hydropower potential of theAdaba sub catchment in UpperWabishebele basin. HEC-GeoHMS and Arc Hydro tools coupled with Arc GIS 10.2 were used for watershed analysis and relate with the HEC-HMS model to simulate the rainfall-runoff processes after parameters for losses,...
Nashe earth fill dam was constructed in recent time for the purposes of hydroelectric power and irrigation. During construction of this project the peoples around Dam was resettled at different places including the downstream of the dam. This research focused on the dam break analysis on downstream...
Floriculture is one of the diversifying industries in Ethiopia. It forms a good way to get income for the investor as well as the government too. The general objective of this research was to assess the social and environmental impact of floriculture industries on the surrounding community with...
These days’ young and old people are seen carrying plastic container (jerrycans) in thernstreets of northern and eastern part of Addis Ababa to collect drinking water. Not onlyrnresidents in Addis Ababa are suffering from acute shortage of water, but also civil servants inrnsome of various...
is one of the deadly disease caused by four main species of protozoan: P.VivaxrnP.falciparum, P.ovale and P.malariae. The 5th species P. knowlesi also infect human beingrnoccasionally. Malaria is transmitted by female anopheles mosquito. The aim of this study was tornassess and analyze the trends...
On this study the effect of high urbanization rate of Addis Ababa City in general the study arearnon the Great Akaki River is assessed. The surface runoff generated from the catchment isrnestimated based on the rainfall intensity and major characteristics of the catchment area whichrnare the major...
The purpose of this study was to assess the current practices and the influence ofrnschool and community factors on level of community participation in thernimplementation of school improvement program in government primary schools ofrnGullele sub-city. To achieve these objectives, a descriptive...
This study mainly focuses on dam breach analysis and remedial measure of Gilgel Gibe dam. Gilgel Gibe Dam is a rock fill dam with 37 m height and 1,704m crest long and designed to generate hydro electric power. Generation of hydroelectric power has crucial part in the development of the country. In...
This paper deals with predicting discharge at ungauged catchments, the case of Baro-Akobo river basin, using the WATBAL conceptual lumped rainfall-runoff model. Parameters calibrated with the model are extrapolated from gauged catchments to ungauged catchments of similar physical characteristics...
Individual count of Beisa oryx (Oryx beisa beisa) was conducted in Alledeghi WildlifernReserve during September - December, 2015 which covered both wet and dry seasons.rnTransect count method was used to determine the current population size, group size,rndemographic composition, seasonal...
The study aims at evaluating physical suitability (land and water resource) for surfacernirrigation development using GIS techniques. The Dedessa sub-basin was selected as arncase study for this thesis work. The Dedessa sub-basin located at the Southern part ofrnthe Abbay River Basin. The study...