Adaptation to climate change in Africa: Challenges and opportunities identified from Ethiopia

D Conway, ELF Schipper - Global environmental change, 2011 - Elsevier
Africa is widely held to be highly vulnerable to future climate change and Ethiopia is often
cited as one of the most extreme examples. With this in mind we seek to identify entry points …

[HTML][HTML] Implications of climate change on hydrological extremes in the Blue Nile basin: a review

MT Taye, P Willems, P Block - Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Study region The Blue Nile river basin in East Africa. Study focus This review paper
presents the current understanding of hydrological extremes in the Blue Nile River basin …

[HTML][HTML] Variability and time series trend analysis of rainfall and temperature in northcentral Ethiopia: A case study in Woleka sub-basin

A Asfaw, B Simane, A Hassen, A Bantider - Weather and climate extremes, 2018 - Elsevier
Examining the spatiotemporal dynamics of meteorological variables in the context of
changing climate, particularly in countries where rainfed agriculture is predominant, is vital …

Evaluation of satellite-based rainfall estimates and application to monitor meteorological drought for the Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia

Y Bayissa, T Tadesse, G Demisse, A Shiferaw - Remote Sensing, 2017 - mdpi.com
Drought is a recurring phenomenon in Ethiopia that significantly impacts the socioeconomic
sector and various components of the environment. The overarching goal of this study is to …

Recent drought and precipitation tendencies in Ethiopia

E Viste, D Korecha, A Sorteberg - Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2013 - Springer
In 2011, drought in the Horn of Africa again made news headlines. This study aims to
quantify the meteorological component of this and other drought episodes in Ethiopia since …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of land use and sustainable land management practices on runoff and soil loss in the Upper Blue Nile basin, Ethiopia

K Ebabu, A Tsunekawa, N Haregeweyn, E Adgo… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Understanding the effect of land use and sustainable land management (SLM) practices on
runoff and soil loss (SL) is essential for adopting suitable strategies to control soil erosion …

Perception of climate change and its impact by smallholders in pastoral/agropastoral systems of Borana, South Ethiopia

N Debela, C Mohammed, K Bridle, R Corkrey… - SpringerPlus, 2015 - Springer
This study investigates the perception of historic changes in climate and associated impact
on local agriculture among smallholders in pastoral/agropastoral systems of Borana in …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial-temporal rainfall trend and variability assessment in the Upper Wabe Shebelle River Basin, Ethiopia: Application of innovative trend analysis method

AE Harka, NB Jilo, F Behulu - Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 2021 - Elsevier
Highlights•The Spatio-temporal trend was investigated based on seasonal and annual
rainfall data.•Temporal trends were identified using ITA and Mann-Kendall methods.•Rainfall …

Increase of extreme drought over Ethiopia under climate warming

A Teshome, J Zhang - Advances in Meteorology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Recurrent extreme drought and flood in Ethiopia lead to more economic loss. This study
examines change and trends of 21 climate extremes of temperature and precipitation over …

[HTML][HTML] GIS-based climate variability and drought characterization in Ethiopia over three decades

KV Suryabhagavan - Weather and climate extremes, 2017 - Elsevier
The climate variability and drought frequency over potential crop growing regions of Ethiopia
during 1983− 2012 were analysed. Data from 87 weather stations across the country were …