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Predicting land use/cover changes and its association to agricultural production on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
(Taylor & Francis Online, 2021-01-11)
Increasing demand for food production results in Land use and land cover (LULC) changes, which afflicts the provision of ecosystem services in high mountain areas. This work used time-series LULC and selected spatial metrics ...
Evidence of climate change impacts on water, food and energy resources around Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
(Springer Nature Switzerland AG., 2019-11-08)
This review presents research evidence of climate change and anthropogenic impacts on the slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro and its implications on water, food and energy production (WFE nexus). While there exist divided scholarly ...
Representation of seasonal land use dynamics in SWAT+ for improved assessment of blue and green water consumption
(Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 2022-08-29)
In most (sub)-tropical African cultivated regions, more than one cropping season exists following the (one or two) rainy seasons. An additional cropping season is possible when irrigation is applied during the dry season, ...
Accounting for Seasonal Land Use Dynamics to Improve Estimation of Agricultural Irrigation Water Withdrawals
(MDPI, 2019-11-24)
The assessment of water withdrawals for irrigation is essential for managing water resources in cultivated tropical catchments. These water withdrawals vary seasonally, driven by wet and dry seasons. A land use map is one ...
Comparison of blue and green water fluxes for different land use classes in a semi-arid cultivated catchment using remote sensing
(Elsevier, 2021-08)
Study area
Kikuletwa catchment, Upper Pangani River Basin, Tanzania.
Study focus
This study compared yearly blue and green water fluxes using four different methods: Senay’s method (SN) (Senay et al., 2016), van Eekelen ...
Contamination of groundwater sources in emerging African towns: the case of Babati town, Tanzania
(Water Practice & Technology, 2018)
Assessment of groundwater contamination potential was carried out in Babati, Manyara, Tanzania. Diazotization,
cadmium reduction, ascorbic acid, ion selective electrode and membrane filtration analytical methods were
used, ...
Qualitative soil moisture assessment in semi-arid Africa – the role of experience and training on inter-rater reliability
(Copernicus Publications, 2015-08-10)
Soil and water management is particularly relevant in semi-arid regions to enhance agricultural productivity. During periods of water scarcity, soil moisture differences are important indicators of the soil water deficit ...
Mapping groundwater in ungauged lake basin in Tanzania: A comparison between two topography based methods
(Elsevier Ltd., 2022-02)
Groundwater is one of the most critical water resources for Sub Saharan Africa. However, the understanding of the groundwater system in the region is still lacking due to sparse groundwater observations. The influence of ...
Below the Radar: Data, Narratives and the Politics of Irrigation in Sub-Saharan Africa
(Water Alternatives, 2021-06)
Emerging narratives call for recognising and engaging constructively with small-scale farmers who have a leading role in shaping the current irrigation dynamics in sub-Saharan Africa. This paper explores whether new ...
Re-introducing Politics in African Farmer-Led Irrigation Development: Introduction to a Special Issue
(Water Alternatives, 2019-02)
This introduction is a reflexive piece on the notion of farmer-led irrigation development and its
politics. It highlights the way the varied contributions to the Special Issue support a shared perspective on farmerled ...