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| Title | Participatory Research to improve sedimentation management in small-scale irrigation in Ethiopia |
| Group | Water Resources Management group |
| Project type | thesis |
| Credits | 36 |
| Supervisor(s) | tbd |
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| Contact info | henk.ritzema@wur.nl |
| Begin date | 2020/01/01 |
| End date | 2022/01/01 |
| Description | Host institute(s): Arba Minch University, local supervisor Eng. Zerihun Gurmu (PhD student WU)
Country: Ethiopia/The Netherlands Period: open Problem context Ethiopia has one of the fastest growing economies in the world led by agricultural production. In spite of the availability of ample land and water resources for agricultural development, its production remains low for a number of factors, a major one is excessive sedimentation in small-scale irrigation (SSI) schemes. This is the result of top-down and rigid design approaches. To overcome these problems, the study based on a participatory sediment modelling approach, enhance sediment management in SSI schemes. The aim is to harmonize the informal tacit knowledge of the local users with the formal scientific knowledge. The SIC^2 (Simulation and Integration of Control for Canals) model is used to process the data and to simulate improvement options. This study is part of the PhD research “Participatory Hydrodynamic Modelling to Improve Sediment Management in Small Scale Irrigation Schemes, Ethiopia” Research Objective/Question • To quantify the sedimentation problems in the Arata Chufa (100 ha) and Ketar I (110 ha) SSI schemes, Oromia State, Ethiopia. What is expected from the student (type of research): • To participate in the participatory monitoring programmes in Arata Chufa and Ketar SSI schemes. • To assist with data processing and modeling the sedimentation process. |
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