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An Approach to Use Earth Observation Data as Support to Water Management Issues in the Ethiopian Rift

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Climate Change Adaptation in Africa

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In several areas of the world, water distribution influences the local development. In the volcano-tectonic depressions of the Main Ethiopian Rift (MER) many perennial rivers and lakes are present and constitute an important resource for agriculture, livestock, fishery, soda abstraction, human health and local ecosystems. This paper focuses on the analysis of the temporal and spatial variations of water surface of the lakes in the central Ethiopian Rift in relations to precipitation climatology, in order to better understand the effective role of the climate in the water resources modification in respect to human factor. This should help to establish correct water management practice and implement integrated water management for the protection of lakes in reason of their impacts on the lifestyles of intended beneficiaries like farmers, fishermen, and domestic water consumers. The employed approach and integrated different satellite data (Landsat and NASA-TRMM) in order to generate a proper database for the analysis of the seasonal movements according to climatological variations.

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  1. Department of Earth Sciences, University of Turin, Valperga Caluso 35, 10125, Turin, Italy

    Sabrina Bonetto

  2. National Research Council, Research Institute for Geo-Hydrological Protection, Strada delle Cacce 73, 10135, Turin, Italy

    Anna Facello

  3. Politecnico di Torino, DIST, Viale Pier Andrea Mattioli 39, 10125, Turin, Italy

    Elena Isotta Cristofori & Alessando Demarchi

  4. ITHACA, Via P.C. Boggio 61, 10138, Turin, Italy

    Elena Isotta Cristofori, Walther Camaro & Alessando Demarchi

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    Walter Leal Filho

  2. Environmental and Development Studies, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

    Simane Belay

  3. School of Water Resources, South Eastern Kenya University, Nairobi, Kenya

    Jokasha Kalangu

  4. Soil Science and Agricultural Engineering, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe

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Bonetto, S., Facello, A., Cristofori, E.I., Camaro, W., Demarchi, A. (2017). An Approach to Use Earth Observation Data as Support to Water Management Issues in the Ethiopian Rift. In: Leal Filho, W., Belay, S., Kalangu, J., Menas, W., Munishi, P., Musiyiwa, K. (eds) Climate Change Adaptation in Africa. Climate Change Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49520-0_22

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