USING SUITABLE EXAMPLES FROM KENYA‚ EXAMINE THE CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF WATERSHED DEGRADATION AND SUGGEST POSSIBLE INTERVENTION MEASURES TABLE OF CONTENTS CAUSES‚ EFFECTS AND SOLUTIONS TO WATERSHED DEGRADATION PREAMBLE Page 4 1. INTRODUCTION Page 4 - 6 2. Causes of Watershed Degradation Page 7 2.1 Land degradation 7 - 8 2.2 Deforestation 8 2.3 Removal of vegetation 8 2.4 Shifting cultivation without adequate fallow periods 9 2.5 Overgrazing
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The Central Valley is the home to countless people and is one of the rapid growing community in California. In the past 10 years‚ the population increased to more than 1 million new residents and according to USGS‚ the current population in the Central Valley is approximately 4‚125‚450. The Valley is extensive‚ flat valley that covers about 40 to 60 miles wide and extend approximately 22‚500 square miles that enclosed with 18 counties. In this region‚ it is one of the world’s most productive agricultural
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in Pakistan. Why becoming endangered? The population of this species has gradually declined because of various factors‚ including water pollution‚ poaching‚ fragmentation of habitat due to barrages‚ and dolphin strandings in the irrigation canals. What being done for protection? In addition to efforts to conserve their habitat‚ including addressing problems such as river pollution‚ WWF staff have also been involved in rescue missions when individual
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not wiped off by the water‚ and much of the loose topsoil in farming areas can be washed back out to sea making the remaining ground useless for crops. Additionally‚ debris can gouge the land as it gets pushed along by water‚ damaging canals and irrigation carefully planned for efficient water drainage in crop areas. Read more: http://www.ehow.com/info_8302905_effects-tsunamis-land.html#ixzz2XaZkLq7N
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The Ogallala aquifer is located in American Midwest it’s the home of America’s most vital water source for American agriculture the largest aquifer in North America. It runs underground through eight states from Dakota to Texas It covers over 174‚000 miles across the eight states and it hold over 978 trillion gallons of fresh water. It supplies about 30 percent of America’s irrational water. It has an average of 100 feet of water. An aquifer is a body of permeable rock that can contain or transmit
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were able to practice agriculture as lands along waterways were rich and fertile. Besides‚ they were also able to keep away from flood plains. (Wongtragoon et al 2010) However‚ in the 19th century‚ the leadership in Thailand came up with a Royal Irrigation Department Agency that altered this practice and only distributed water to individuals and farmers on the basis of need (Teamsuwan et al 2010). As the population of Thai people increased‚ distribution of water turned into a great problem because
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expensive to do‚ but at the same time was beneficial for the company and for the environment. Another example the authors have give is about Jain Irrigation systems; the specialized company in irrigation systems‚ learned that if they help people by buying their crops‚ they will eventually need the companies equipment and that will lead to the benefit of Jain Irrigation. Strengths Clear strength of this article is the fact that uses recent development like the increasing
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Indian Ken-Betwa link water project and Bangladesh M S Siddiqui Legal Economist and pursuing PhD in Open University‚ Malaysia e-mail: shah@banglachemical.com The ongoing Indian river-link project (ILRP) is not based on understanding of the environment and ecosystem that rivers support. The ILRP is not a feasible project on technical‚ environmental‚ socio-economic‚ and legal grounds. It will cause tremendous devastation to environment and economies of Bangladesh‚ India and Nepal. A watershed-approach
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References: Abdel-Hamid‚ M.A.‚ Sherestha‚ D. and Valenzuela‚ C. 1992‚ “Delineating‚ Mapping and Monitoring of Soil Salinity in the Northern Nile Delta (Egypt) Brewer‚ R. S. (1977). Quality of water for irrigation. Journal of the irrigation and Drainage Division‚ Proceedings American Society Civil Engineers 103: 135-154. Machanda‚ M.L.‚ 1981‚ “Use of R.S.T. in the Study of Distribution of Salt Affected in North-West India”‚ J Metternicht‚ G.I.; Zinck‚ J.A. 2003. “Remote
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