Dataset

Optimizing Road Development for Groundwater Recharge and Retention (NERC grant NE/L001934/1)

IrrigationEthiopiaBritish Geological Survey (BGS)

Dataset Objective

To show how to optimize intensified runoff from roads for supplemental irrigation in Tigray Region, Ethiopia.

Context

The study was funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) as part of the UPGro (Unlocking the Potential of Groundwater for the Poor) programme.

What is included

Data contains information on how to optimize intensified runoff from roads for supplemental irrigation collected from three Districts, in areas along the main roads connecting Senkata through Hawzen to Abreha-we-Atsbeha woreda towns in the Tigray region, Northern Ethiopia.

Collection Methods

Data was collected through literature review and remote sensing.