EN3: Watershed management
9:00 AM - 11:30 AMTue
Thematic Area 2: Ecosystem sustainability
Speakers
Prof. Rose Niyonkuru
University of Rwanda & Nile Basin Discourse
Mr. Tesfaw Bewuketu Abebe
Abbay Basin Administration Office, Ethiopia
Dr. Kakuru Willy
Ministry of Water and Environment, Uganda
Mr. Bosco Ndayishimiye
University of Burundi
Mr. Augustin Mulanda Ramazani
Radio Télévision nationale congolaise, DR Congo
Webinar lead questions ================ 1. What contribution is the NBI making towards watershed management? 2. What are the challenges and opportunities for watershed management in the Nile Basin? Paper Presentations ============== 1. The problem of water pollution in the Nile Basin caused by logging operations 2. Population growth and deforestation in Burundi: between inevitable and alarmist interactions. 3. Incentive Mechanisms For Restoring Degraded Wetland Catchments: Experiences And Lessons From Uganda’s Green Climate Fund Project 4. Assessments of the impacts of land use/land cover change on water resources: Tana Sub-Basin, Ethiopia 5. Assessment of spatial and temporal response of soil erosion to change in land use and climate in the Nile basin by Using WEPP Model and Runoff Plots Host: NBI Caretakers: Teshome, Ngoda, Challa Rapporteurs: Total duration: 90 Mins