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Climate Change and Water Resource Management in Ethiopia

Wudu Abiye Abebaw*

Climate change affects the hydrologic cycle, which changes the spatial and temporal availability of water resources. The primary goal of this paper is to examine the impact of climate change on the water resources in Ethiopia. Climate change will have a significant impact on water resources because water is essential to all natural ecosystems and humans. It affects the river basin's precipitation, temperature, and streamflow, endangering people's lives and livelihoods as well as life-supporting systems. Due to its location in the inter-tropical convergent zone, rainfall in Ethiopia river basin is highly erratic and seasonal. Temperature and sediment load are expected to rise in the future, while rainfall and streamflow are expected to decrease. Highly erosive rainfall, erodible soil, and shrinking forest cover characterize the Blue Nile basin. As a result, mitigation and adaptation strategies should be implemented.