Essays about: "Omo river basin"

Found 3 essays containing the words Omo river basin.

  1. 1. Hydropower forecast in Ethiopia using the HBV model - A case study in Omo-Gibe river basin

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : Youssef Faouzi; [2019]
    Keywords : Hydropower; Omo-Gibe; HBV model; rainfall-runoff; Ethiopia; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Ethiopia produces 86% of its electricity from hydropower source, still they experience frequent power shortages. As they are part of the East African Power Pool, this power shortage is usually made up for by buying energy from other members of the pool. READ MORE

  2. 2. The power of hydrology in the Omo-Gibe River Basin : Gibe III and flood retreat agriculture on the river omo

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Benjamin Merrick; [2018]
    Keywords : biosphere integrity; climate change; difference; hydrology; sustainability science; transicones; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : My work discusses how Gibe III is a Sustainable Development but is not sustainable. Along the river Omo are tribes and, unlike Gibe III which utilizes instrumental rationality to harness the flow of the River Omo for the production of hydroelectricity, they plant crops after the flow from the hydrological cycle floods the riverbanks with water and nutrients. READ MORE

  3. 3. Exploring the water-energy nexus in the Omo river basin : A first step toward the development of an integrated hydrological-OSeMOSYS energy model

    University essay from KTH/Mark- och vattenteknik

    Author : Caroline Sundin; [2017]
    Keywords : Water-Energy nexus; Topkapi-ETH; OSeMOSYS; Coupling of models; Omo river basin;

    Abstract : The issues of conflicts between water, energy and food (often referred to as WEFnexus) has become a problem in countries where the energy system is rapidly expanding; one of those countries is Ethiopia. Ethiopia has a large potential of hydropower, which is what most of the electricity production currently comes from. READ MORE