Effects of droughts on vegetation condition and ecosystem service delivery in data-poor areas : a case of Bobirwa sub-district, Limpopo Basin and Botswana

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dc.contributor.authorMugari, Ephias
dc.contributor.authorMasundire, Hillary
dc.contributor.authorBolaane, Maitseo
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-12T15:12:51Z
dc.date.available2021-03-12T15:12:51Z
dc.date.issued2020-10-04
dc.description.abstractFindings of this study indicate that the increased frequency and severity of droughts is diminishing natural vegetation, crop productivity and several provisioning ecosystem services (ES) through moisture stress and drought-induced agricultural expansions. There is an urgent need for smallholder irrigation development in Bobirwa sub-district (Botswana) to improve crop productivity and reduce the drought-induced conversion of woodlands to agriculture. The study examined drought dynamics and impacts on vegetation and ES in the semi-arid Limpopo Basin of Botswana. Weather station precipitation, remotely sensed normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) and participatory mapping exercises provided data for the analyses.en
dc.description.sponsorshipUK Government’s Department for International Development (DFID)
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/59745
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMDPIen
dc.relation.ispartofSustainability 2020, 12, 8185en
dc.relation.journalSustainability
dc.relation.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/su12198185
dc.subjectDROUGHTen
dc.subjectECOSYSTEM SERVICESen
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATIONen
dc.subjectDEFORESTATIONen
dc.subjectLAND USE AND COVER CHANGE (LUCC)en
dc.subjectSEMI-ARID REGIONSen
dc.subjectDATA COLLECTIONen
dc.subjectWEATHER STATIONSen
dc.subjectRIVER BASINSen
dc.subjectBOTSWANAen
dc.subjectSOUTH OF SAHARAen
dc.titleEffects of droughts on vegetation condition and ecosystem service delivery in data-poor areas : a case of Bobirwa sub-district, Limpopo Basin and Botswanaen
dc.typeJournal Article (peer-reviewed)en
idrc.copyright.holder© 2020 by the authors.
idrc.copyright.oapermissionsourceCC BY 4.0en
idrc.dspace.accessOpen Accessen
idrc.project.number107640
idrc.project.titleAdaptation at Scale in Semi-Arid Regionsen
idrc.recordsserver.bcsnumberIC36-1643402171-281237
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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