Current status and integrated restoration approaches in Haramaya Lake Watershed development
Lake Haramaya, a critical watershed in Ethiopia, has experienced severe degradation due to climate variability, anthropogenic activities, and land-use changes. This study employs the Drivers Pressures State Impact Response (DPSIR) framework to assess the lake’s status, identify restoration strategi...
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Lake Haramaya, a critical watershed in Ethiopia, has experienced severe degradation due to climate variability, anthropogenic activities, and land-use changes. This study employs the Drivers Pressures State Impact Response (DPSIR) framework to assess the lake’s status, identify restoration strategies, and propose sustainable management interventions. Restoration efforts emphasize ecological rehabilitation, management, and protection through afforestation, erosion control, and land-use planning. Community engagement and integration of traditional knowledge play crucial roles in long-term conservation. While recent recovery efforts have led to partial restoration, ongoing challenges such as siltation, water pollution, and unregulated land use threaten sustainability. To ensure long-term restoration success, future initiatives should prioritize advanced hydrological modelling, climate-smart agricultural practices, and strengthened policy enforcement. Expanding wetland monitoring programs using remote sensing and geospatial technologies will enhance the early detection of environmental changes. Additionally, fostering cross-sectoral collaboration among governmental bodies, research institutions, and local communities will improve resource governance and ecological resilience. A robust legal framework is also essential to regulate land use and water extraction, preventing further degradation.
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| spelling | doaj-art-67bfbde369964c6293cbeaad1b44318d2025-08-23T10:53:40ZengSociety of Land Measurements and Cadastre from Transylvania (SMTCT)Nova Geodesia2810-27542025-06-015310.55779/ng53284Current status and integrated restoration approaches in Haramaya Lake Watershed developmentEliyas Abdi ALI0Petros CHAVULA1Dejene Workeneh SINTAYEHU2Yusuf UMER3Rogers AKATWIJUKA4El-Sayed M. EL-KENAWY5Benson TURYASINGURA6Haramaya University, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, P.O. Box 138, Dire DawaWorld Agroforestry Centre, St Eugene Office Park 39P Lake Road, P.O. Box 50977, Kabulonga, LusakaHaramaya University, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, P.O. Box 138, Dire DawaHaramaya University, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, P.O. Box 138, Dire DawaKabale University, Department of Agri-Business and Natural Resource Economics, Department of Crop Science and Production, P.O. Box 317, Plot 346, Block 3 Kikungiri, KabaleDelta Higher Institute of Engineering and Technology, Department of Communications and Electronics, Mansoura 35111Kabale University, Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, P.O. Box 317, Plot 346, Block 3, Kikungiri, Kabale Lake Haramaya, a critical watershed in Ethiopia, has experienced severe degradation due to climate variability, anthropogenic activities, and land-use changes. This study employs the Drivers Pressures State Impact Response (DPSIR) framework to assess the lake’s status, identify restoration strategies, and propose sustainable management interventions. Restoration efforts emphasize ecological rehabilitation, management, and protection through afforestation, erosion control, and land-use planning. Community engagement and integration of traditional knowledge play crucial roles in long-term conservation. While recent recovery efforts have led to partial restoration, ongoing challenges such as siltation, water pollution, and unregulated land use threaten sustainability. To ensure long-term restoration success, future initiatives should prioritize advanced hydrological modelling, climate-smart agricultural practices, and strengthened policy enforcement. Expanding wetland monitoring programs using remote sensing and geospatial technologies will enhance the early detection of environmental changes. Additionally, fostering cross-sectoral collaboration among governmental bodies, research institutions, and local communities will improve resource governance and ecological resilience. A robust legal framework is also essential to regulate land use and water extraction, preventing further degradation. https://novageodesia.ro/index.php/ng/article/view/284climate variabilitycommunity engagementDPSIR frameworksustainable managementwetland restoration |
| spellingShingle | Eliyas Abdi ALI Petros CHAVULA Dejene Workeneh SINTAYEHU Yusuf UMER Rogers AKATWIJUKA El-Sayed M. EL-KENAWY Benson TURYASINGURA Current status and integrated restoration approaches in Haramaya Lake Watershed development Nova Geodesia climate variability community engagement DPSIR framework sustainable management wetland restoration |
| title | Current status and integrated restoration approaches in Haramaya Lake Watershed development |
| title_full | Current status and integrated restoration approaches in Haramaya Lake Watershed development |
| title_fullStr | Current status and integrated restoration approaches in Haramaya Lake Watershed development |
| title_full_unstemmed | Current status and integrated restoration approaches in Haramaya Lake Watershed development |
| title_short | Current status and integrated restoration approaches in Haramaya Lake Watershed development |
| title_sort | current status and integrated restoration approaches in haramaya lake watershed development |
| topic | climate variability community engagement DPSIR framework sustainable management wetland restoration |
| url | https://novageodesia.ro/index.php/ng/article/view/284 |
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