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DOI	10.3390/su13020844
	Water Erosion Risk Assessment in the Kenya Great Rift Valley Region
	Watene, George; Yu, Lijun; Nie, Yueping; Zhu, Jianfeng; Ngigi, Thomas; Nambajimana, Jean de Dieu; Kenduiywo, Benson
通讯作者	Yu, LJ (corresponding author), Chinese Acad Sci, Aerosp Informat Res Inst, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China.
来源期刊	SUSTAINABILITY
EISSN	2071-1050
出版年	2021
卷号	13 期号:2
英文摘要	The Kenya Great Rift Valley (KGRV) region unique landscape comprises of mountainous terrain, large valley-floor lakes, and agricultural lands bordered by extensive Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs). The East Africa (EA) region has received high amounts of rainfall in the recent past as evidenced by the rising lake levels in the GRV lakes. In Kenya, few studies have quantified soil loss at national scales and erosion rates information on these GRV lakes' regional basins within the ASALs is lacking. This study used the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) model to estimate soil erosion rates between 1990 and 2015 in the Great Rift Valley region of Kenya which is approximately 84.5% ASAL. The mean erosion rates for both periods was estimated to be tolerable (6.26 t ha(-1) yr(-1) and 7.14 t ha(-1) yr(-1) in 1990 and 2015 respectively) resulting in total soil loss of 116 Mt yr(-1) and 132 Mt yr(-1) in 1990 and 2015 respectively. Approximately 83% and 81% of the erosive lands in KGRV fell under the low risk category (<10 t ha(-1) yr(-1)) in 1990 and 2015 respectively while about 10% were classified under the top three conservation priority levels in 2015. Lake Nakuru basin had the highest erosion rate net change (4.19 t ha(-1) yr(-1)) among the GRV lake basins with Lake Bogoria-Baringo recording annual soil loss rates >10 t ha(-1) yr(-1) in both years. The mountainous central parts of the KGRV with Andosol/Nitisols soils and high rainfall experienced a large change of land uses to croplands thus had highest soil loss net change (4.34 t ha(-1) yr(-1)). In both years, forests recorded the lowest annual soil loss rates (<3.0 t ha(-1) yr(-1)) while most of the ASAL districts presented erosion rates (<8 t ha(-1) yr(-1)). Only 34% of all the protected areas were found to have erosion rates <10 t ha(-1) yr(-1) highlighting the need for effective anti-erosive measures.
英文关键词	soil erosion Great Rift Valley Lakes ASAL Kenya desertification
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	gold
收录类别	SCI-E ; SSCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000611781100001
WOS类目	Green & Sustainable Science & Technology ; Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/348237
作者单位	[Watene, George; Yu, Lijun; Nie, Yueping; Zhu, Jianfeng] Chinese Acad Sci, Aerosp Informat Res Inst, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China; [Watene, George; Zhu, Jianfeng; Nambajimana, Jean de Dieu] Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China; [Watene, George; Ngigi, Thomas; Kenduiywo, Benson] Jomo Kenyatta Univ Agr & Technol, Dept Geomat Engn & Geospatial Informat Syst, POB 62000-00200, Nairobi, Kenya; [Watene, George; Ngigi, Thomas] Sino Africa Joint Res Ctr, POB 62000-00200, Nairobi, Kenya; [Nambajimana, Jean de Dieu] Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Mt Hazards & Environm, Key Lab Mt Surface Proc & Ecol Regulat, Chengdu 610041, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Watene, George,Yu, Lijun,Nie, Yueping,et al. Water Erosion Risk Assessment in the Kenya Great Rift Valley Region[J],2021,13(2).
APA	Watene, George.,Yu, Lijun.,Nie, Yueping.,Zhu, Jianfeng.,Ngigi, Thomas.,...&Kenduiywo, Benson.(2021).Water Erosion Risk Assessment in the Kenya Great Rift Valley Region.SUSTAINABILITY,13(2).
MLA	Watene, George,et al."Water Erosion Risk Assessment in the Kenya Great Rift Valley Region".SUSTAINABILITY 13.2(2021).