Assessing hydrological interactions, soil erosion intensities, and vegetation dynamics in Nyabarongo River tributaries: a SWAT and RUSLE modeling approach

S Uwamahoro, T Liu, V Nzabarinda, J Muhigire… - Modeling Earth Systems …, 2024 - Springer
Soil, water, and vegetation are essential, particularly in the tributaries draining into the
waterbodies. The Nyabarongo River basin in Rwanda faces significant challenges related to …

Modeling sediment dynamics: Effect of land use, topography, and land management in the Wami-Ruvu Basin, Tanzania

JJ Msaghaa, AM Melesse, PM Ndomba - Nile River Basin …, 2014 - Springer
Soil erosion and soil conservation have been major issues in Tanzania as it has been the
case of many other tropical countries. Policy makers have identified soil erosion as a critical …

[PDF][PDF] GIS-RUSLE interphase modelling of soil erosion hazard and estimation of sediment yield for river Nzoia basin in Kenya

AN Moses - J Remote Sens GIS, 2017 - researchgate.net
River Nzoia basin is predisposed to degradation attributed to poor anthropogenic land use
practices, soil erosion and sedimentation. The objective of this study was to model soil …

Estimation of soil erosion using RUSLE modeling and geospatial tools in a tea production watershed (Chisheke in Walungu), eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

GB Chuma, FS Bora, AB Ndeko… - Modeling Earth Systems …, 2021 - Springer
Soil erosion is a major concern for the agricultural production as it leads to topsoil losses
and decreased soil fertility, especially in highland regions. Walungu's Chisheke watershed …

Assessing the effects of land use changes on flow regime of river Rwizi using swat model.

F Ayebazibwe - 2018 - ir.busitema.ac.ug
The hydrology of most tropical catchments is largely influenced by variations in land use.
Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) was used to assess the effect of land use changes …

Contributions of human activities and climatic variability to changes in River Rwizi Flows in Uganda, East Africa

C Onyutha, R Nyesigire, A Nakagiri - Hydrology, 2021 - mdpi.com
This study employed Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) to analyze the impacts of
climate variability and human activities on River Rwizi flows. Changes in land use and land …

Impacts of land use and land cover changes, and climate variability on hydrology and soil erosion in the Upper Ruvu Watershed, Tanzania

WB Mbungu - 2017 - vtechworks.lib.vt.edu
Land alterations including deforestation, unsustainable land management practices and an
increase in cultivated areas have occurred in the Upper Ruvu watershed in recent decades …

Evaluating spatio-temporal soil erosion dynamics in the Winam Gulf catchment, Kenya for enhanced decision making in the land-lake interface

OS Humphrey, O Osano, CM Aura, AL Marriott… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Soil erosion accelerated by poor agricultural practices, land degradation, deprived
infrastructure development and other anthropogenic activities has important implications for …

Quantitative analysis of contributions of human activities and climatic variability to stream flow variation in river Rwizi catchment

R Nyesigire - 2021 - kyuspace.kyu.ac.ug
Climate variability and human activities have an impact on hydrological processes. Human
activities influence rainfall runoff generation process while climate variability does not only …

Hydrological response of the Wami–Ruvu basin to land-use and land-cover changes and its impacts for the future

J Ngondo, J Mango, J Nobert, A Dubi, X Li, H Cheng - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
The evaluation of the hydrological responses of river basins to land-use and land-cover
(LULC) changes is crucial for sustaining water resources. We assessed the impact of LULC …