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Rice Intensification in a Changing Environment: Impact on Water Availability in Inland Valley Landscapes in Benin

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Title Rice Intensification in a Changing Environment: Impact on Water Availability in Inland Valley Landscapes in Benin
 
Creator Danvi, A.
Giertz, S.
Zwart, Sander J.
Diekkrüger, B.
 
Subject lowland
rice
water resources
biochemistry
 
Description This study assesses the impact of climate change on hydrological processes under rice intensification in three headwater inland valley watersheds characterized by different land conditions. The Soil and Water Assessment Tool was used to simulate the combined impacts of two land use scenarios defined as converting 25% and 75% of lowland savannah into rice cultivation, and two climate scenarios (A1B and B1) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report on Emissions Scenarios. The simulations were performed based on the traditional and the rainfed-bunded rice cultivation systems and analyzed up to the year 2049 with a special focus on the period of 2030–2049. Compared to land use, climate change impact on hydrological processes was overwhelming at all watersheds. The watersheds with a high portion of cultivated areas are more sensitive to changes in climate resulting in a decrease of water yield of up to 50% (145 mm). Bunded fields cause a rise in surface runoff projected to be up to 28% (18 mm) in their lowlands, while processes were insignificantly affected at the vegetation dominated-watershed. Analyzing three watersheds instead of one as is usually done provides further insight into the natural variability and therefore gives more evidence of possible future processes and management strategies
 
Date 2018-01-15
2019-07-02T14:56:57Z
2019-07-02T14:56:57Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Danvi, A., Giertz, S., Zwart, S.J., and Diekkrüger, B. 2018. Rice Intensification in a Changing Environment: Impact on Water Availability in Inland Valley Landscapes in Benin. Water 10:74.
2073-4441
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/102028
https://doi.org/10.3390/w10010074
 
Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-4.0
Open Access
 
Format application/pdf
 
Publisher MDPI
 
Source Water