February 2025
Quantification of water-related ecosystem services on Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
Measuring the water level of a stream on the southern slope of Kilimanjaro (Photo: S. Jacobs)
Due to its high rainfall, Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania is very important for the water supply of people and nature on the mountain and further downstream. Land use and climate change play an important role in this. In order to be able to predict how future changes in land use and climate will affect water availability and quality, it is necessary to understand the hydrological processes on the mountain. For this reason, sub-project 1 of the DFG Research Unit FOR 5064 “The role of nature for human well-being in the social-ecological system of Kilimanjaro (Kili-SES)” is collecting data on soil moisture, weather and water levels in the rivers along the southern slope of the mountain - including in areas that can only be reached on foot. The data will be used to develop models to assess future water availability based on different scenarios.
For more information:
https://kili-ses.senckenberg.de/
Prof. Dr. Suzanne Jacobs, Landnutzungssysteme m.d. Schwerpunkt Agroforst
Prof. Dr. Lutz Breuer, Landschafts-, Wasser- und Stoffhaushalt