Alterations in Hydrological Responses under Changing Climate and Land Use/Land Cover across Contrasting Agroecological Environments: A Case Study on the Chemoga Watershed in the Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Alterations in Hydrological Responses under Changing Climate and Land Use/Land Cover across Contrasting Agroecological Environments: A Case Study on the Chemoga Watershed in the Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia

Published:2024-04-04 Issue:7 Volume:16 Page:1037
ISSN:2073-4441
Container-title:Water
language:en
Short-container-title:Water

Author:

Meshesha Taye Minichil¹²,Tsunekawa Atsushi³^ORCID,Haregeweyn Nigussie⁴,Tsubo Mitsuru³,Fenta Ayele Almaw⁴^ORCID,Berihun Mulatu Liyew⁵⁶^ORCID,Mulu Arega²^ORCID,Belay Ashebir Sewale⁷^ORCID,Sultan Dagnenet³⁶^ORCID,Ebabu Kindiye⁸,Setargie Tadesual Asamin⁶⁹^ORCID,Kassa Samuel Berihun¹²,Hailu Yoseph Buta¹²,Abe Takeshi⁴

Affiliation:

1. The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Tottori University, 4-101 Koyama-Minami, Tottori 680-8553, Japan

2. School of Civil and Water Resource Engineering, Debre Markos Institute of Technology, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos P.O. Box 269, Ethiopia

3. Arid Land Research Center, Tottori University, 1390 Hamasaka, Tottori 680-0001, Japan

4. International Platform for Dryland Research and Education, Tottori University, 1390 Hamasaka, Tottori 680-0001, Japan

5. Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Tropical Research and Education Center, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Homestead, FL 33031, USA

6. Faculty of Civil and Water Resources Engineering, Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar P.O. Box 26, Ethiopia

7. School of Earth Sciences, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar P.O. Box 79, Ethiopia

8. College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar P.O. Box 5501, Ethiopia

9. Blue Nile Water Institute, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar P.O. Box 79, Ethiopia

Abstract

We analyzed hydrological responses to changing climate and land use/land cover (LULC) for the past (1985–2020) and future (2021–2080) in the Chemoga watershed of the Upper Blue Nile Basin. The watershed comprises four agroecological environments: Moist Kolla, Moist Weyna Dega, Moist Dega, and Wet Wurch. Past and projected LULC changes under business-as-usual (BAU) and land conservation (LC) scenarios were utilized. Climate projections from 2021 to 2080, under two Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSP2-4.5 and SSP5-8.5), were downscaled from Global Climate Models. Utilizing the Soil and Water Analysis Tool, we assessed impacts on mean annual surface runoff (SR) and evapotranspiration (ET). Maximum and minimum temperatures increased significantly in the past and future climate scenarios, with a significant rainfall increase observed under SSP5-8.5. Historical trends revealed a 16.6% increase in SR and 7% in ET from 1983–2002 to 2003–2020. Under BAU LULC with the SSP2-4.5 (SSP5-8.5) climate scenario, SR increased by 24% (26.1%) and ET by 3.1% (4.4%) from 2003–2020 to 2021–2050, followed by a subsequent SR rise of 13.7% (14.0%) and ET increase of 6.0% (5.7%) from 2021–2050 to 2051–2080. Conversely, the LC LULC with SSP2-4.5 (SSP5-8.5) resulted in a 5.3% (4.2%) SR decrease and ET increase of 9.7% (11.3%) from 2003–2020 to 2021–2050 and a further SR decrease of 1% (0.7%) and 6.1% (6.9%) ET increase from 2021–2050 to 2051–2080. The Moist Kolla agroecology experienced the highest SR increase due to vegetation clearances for commercial farming. Meanwhile, the LC scenario indicated substantial decreases in SR and marginal increases in ET in the Moist Weyna Dega agroecology due to forest restoration on steep slopes. Overall, SR showed greater sensitivity to LULC changes, while ET was more responsive to climate changes. The results emphasize considering diverse agroecological contexts for effective water resource management under changing climate and LULC scenarios.

Funder

Japan Science and Technology Agency

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Publisher

MDPI AG

Link

https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/16/7/1037/pdf

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