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Contents List of tables and figuresviii Acknowledgementsxii Prefacexiv Introduction Sustainable management of headwater resources: Headwater control and the contexts of the Nairobi Headwater Declaration for the International Year of Freshwaters 20031 Martin Haigh, Libor Jansky, and Haushila Prasad Part I Studies on sustainable management of headwater resources in India and Africa15 1 Issues and strategies for sustainable rangeland management in the headwaters of the Garhwal Himalaya17 Govind S. Rajwar 2 The role of sustainable wetland use in maintaining river flow: Some experiences from the headwaters of the Nile in Ethiopia and Rwanda33 Adrian P. Wood 3 Sustainable management of headwater wetlands: The role of indigenous knowledge in south-west Ethiopia60 Alan B. Dixon 4 Sustainable management of headwater resources: Interface drainage analysis of a water divide87 R. Y. Singh Part II Environmental impact assessment in the headwater regions of India and Africa107 5 Environmental changes and status of water resources in the Kumaon Himalayas109 P. C. Tiwari and Bhagwati Joshi 6 Factors regulating fresh water quality in the Himalayan river system124 Vaidyanatha Subramanian 7 Modern lake level rise and accelerated fluvio-lacustrine sedimentation of Lake Abaya, south Ethiopia -- A case study from the Bilate River delta, northern lake area137 Brigitta Schütt and Stefan Thiemann 8 Land-use changes and hydrological responses in the Lake Nakuru basin155 S. K. Murimi and Haushila Prasad 9 Hazard risk assessment in Mount Kenya headwaters165 Alfred Opere 10 An analysis of accessibility to rural domestic water supply: A case study of Kakamega district, Kenya178 Chris A. Shisanya and Zachary A. Kwena Part III Climate change and catchment modelling: Studies from the headwater regions of Kenya203 11 Methodology for evaluating the regional impact of climate change on water resources205 Mwangi Gathenya 12 Analysis of surface runoff from headwater catchments in upper Ewaso Ng'iro North drainage basin in Kenya219 Japheth O. Onyando and Mathew C. Chemelil 13 Digital image analysis and GIS database design of Lake Bogoria area, Kenya: Three-dimensional modelling for slope evaluation235 Simon Mang'erere Onywere 14 A catchment model of runoff and sediment yield for semi-arid areas249 Joy Apiyo Obando Conclusion Sustainable development and headwaters in India and Africa: A summing up264 Martin Haigh Appendix289 Acronyms293 Contributors295 Index298
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:
Watershed management -- Africa -- Congresses.
Mountain watersheds -- Africa -- Management -- Congresses.
Water resources development -- Africa -- Congresses.
Sustainable development -- Africa -- Congresses.
Watershed management -- India -- Congresses.
Mountain watersheds -- India -- Management -- Congresses.
Water resources development -- India -- Congresses.
Sustainable development -- India -- Congresses.