Climate Change and Human Activities on the Availability of Surface Water | A Case Study of Rombo District in Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania

Gabriela Lucas

ISBN 10: 3659176648 / ISBN 13: 9783659176647

Published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, 2012

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Climate Change and Human Activities on the Availability of Surface Water | A Case Study of Rombo District in Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania | Gabriela Lucas | Taschenbuch | Englisch | LAP Lambert Academic Publishing | EAN 9783659176647 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu GmbH & Co. KG, Lengericher Landstr. 19, 49078 Osnabrück, mail[at]preigu[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Climate Change and Human Activities on the Availability of Surface Water | A Case Study of Rombo District in Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania
• Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3659176648
• ISBN 13: 9783659176647
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

Climate change & variability is of concern in the world in 21st Century. Human activities are responsible for climate change. Both are expected to impact surface water. This study assessed whether surface water unavailability in Rombo is the result of climate change & human activities. It explored adaptation and coping strategies developed in relation to climate change and human activities on surface water availability. The availability of surface water in Rombo had decreased between 1970s and 2010. Decrease in the amount of surface water was associated with rainfall variability and human activities; agriculture, deforestation and frequent bush fires. Buying water and plant crops that require little rainfall/water were copying strategies whereas harvesting rainwater, building reservoirs and environmental conservation are some of the adaptation strategies applied. This study is beneficial to all stakeholders and policy makers on the management and storage of surface water. The study is valuable for conservation, development and management of water resources. It is useful to anyone interested on the relationship between climate change, human activities & surface water availability

About the Author

Gabriela Lucas, MSC. Natural Resources Assessment and Management (NARAM)and BSC Wildlife Science and Conservation at the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania United Republic of