LEADER 03400cam a22004215i 4500001 99131235058506421 005 20200730151047.0 006 m d 007 cr cn||||||||| 008 020129s2020 dcu o i00 0 eng^^ 024 7 10.1596/33911 |2doi 035 (CKB)4920000001212378 035 (The World Bank)33911 035 (US-djbf)33911 035 (EXLCZ)994920000001212378 040 DJBF |beng |cDJBF |erda 100 1 Zhang, Guoping. 245 10 Leveraging the Landscape : |bCase Study of Erosion Control through Land Management in the Lake Victoria Basin / |cZhang, Guoping. 246 Leveraging the Landscape 264 1 Washington, D.C. : |bThe World Bank, |c2020. 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 computer |bc |2rdamedia 338 online resource |bcr |2rdacarrier 347 data file |2rda 490 1 Other Environmental Study 520 3 Land degradation is a major environmental issue that affects rural livelihoods and the well-being of inhabitants by substantially impacting the sustainability of food production and other ecosystem services as well as rural infrastructures that are essential to the prosperity of these communities. Land degradation refers to the human-induced reduction or loss of the biological or economic productivity and complexity of land, which is most often attributed to poor land management practices and unsustainable land use. Land degradation consists of a multitude of processes including deforestation, soil erosion, and increased sedimentation, among others. These processes interact in concert to cause severe environmental impacts such as the reduction of biomass and biodiversity, nutrient depletion of soils, loss of organic matter in soil, reduction in soil structure and quality, and destruction of rural infrastructure such as roads or dams, to name a few. The effects of land degradation, both onsite and offsite, are widespread and linked. The onsite consequences include loss of productivity, reductions in resilience leading to higher variability in yields and vulnerability to extreme weather conditions, and a reduction in the capacity to adapt to climate change while the off-site consequences are global or regional, such as increased carbon emissions and poor water regulation, resulting in floods, sedimentation and reduced base flow downstream. After the introductory chapter, chapter two presents an overview of soil erosion, land degradation and SLWM practices in the LVB. Chapter three first introduces the case study area - the Simiyu catchment and its constituencies, and then the methodology used. Key findings and results regarding the effectiveness of the various SLWM practices are discussed in chapter four. Chapter five presents monitoring and evaluation frameworks and soil erosion indicators. Chapter six summarizes the recommendations resulting from the case study. 650 4 Environment 650 4 Environmental Disasters and Degradation 650 4 Environmental Economics and Policies 650 4 Natural Resources Management 650 4 Natural Resources Management and Rural Issues 650 4 Rural Development 650 4 Soil Erosion 650 4 Sustainable Land Management 650 4 Water Resources Management 700 1 Majaliwa, Mwanjalolo J.G. 700 1 Xie, Jian. 700 1 Zhang, Guoping. 830 0 Other Environmental Study. 830 0 World Bank e-Library. 906 BOOK