Understanding land use and land cover change in a prolonged conflict affected farming system: the case of Tuban district, Yemen
A growing body of evidence suggests the worsened decline in the productivity of land resources is cascading risks on vulnerable populations in Yemen, but recent research rarely focuses on this geographical area. This study uses the most extended space-based dataset, Landsat, to evaluate land use an...
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A growing body of evidence suggests the worsened decline in the productivity of land resources is cascading risks on vulnerable populations in Yemen, but recent research rarely focuses on this geographical area. This study uses the most extended space-based dataset, Landsat, to evaluate land use and land cover change from 1993 to 2023 in Tuban district, a threatened biodiversity hotspot in Yemen. The paper also assessed the drivers of the change and suggested recommendations. Based on the information obtained from the field observations, the study adopted six land use types (annual cropland, perennial farmland, shrubland, riverine trees, settlement, and bare land). Results showed that between 1993 and 2023, the yearly cropland and the riverine vegetation decreased by 30.19% and 52.55%, respectively. Likewise, the shrubland showed a 63.35% decrease. On the other hand, the settlement area and bare land increased by 574.12% and 15.81%, respectively. Population growth, shortage of rain, desert locusts, lack/shortage of agricultural inputs, and the impacts of the ongoing conflict and civil war have contributed to land use and land cover change. To halt the harmful effects of land use and land cover change, awareness development, development of locally adaptive improved seeds, afforestation, and institutional capacity development interventions are suggested as likely solutions.
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| spelling | doaj-art-e87df4cc195449b49b76a50edea18e882024-11-16T02:09:12ZengPAGEPress PublicationsJournal of Agricultural Engineering1974-70712239-62682024-11-0110.4081/jae.2024.1635Understanding land use and land cover change in a prolonged conflict affected farming system: the case of Tuban district, YemenMolla Mekonnen Alemu0Hussein Gadain1Brigadier Libanda2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8215-5572Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Sana’aFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Sana’aFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Sana’a A growing body of evidence suggests the worsened decline in the productivity of land resources is cascading risks on vulnerable populations in Yemen, but recent research rarely focuses on this geographical area. This study uses the most extended space-based dataset, Landsat, to evaluate land use and land cover change from 1993 to 2023 in Tuban district, a threatened biodiversity hotspot in Yemen. The paper also assessed the drivers of the change and suggested recommendations. Based on the information obtained from the field observations, the study adopted six land use types (annual cropland, perennial farmland, shrubland, riverine trees, settlement, and bare land). Results showed that between 1993 and 2023, the yearly cropland and the riverine vegetation decreased by 30.19% and 52.55%, respectively. Likewise, the shrubland showed a 63.35% decrease. On the other hand, the settlement area and bare land increased by 574.12% and 15.81%, respectively. Population growth, shortage of rain, desert locusts, lack/shortage of agricultural inputs, and the impacts of the ongoing conflict and civil war have contributed to land use and land cover change. To halt the harmful effects of land use and land cover change, awareness development, development of locally adaptive improved seeds, afforestation, and institutional capacity development interventions are suggested as likely solutions. https://www.agroengineering.org/jae/article/view/1635Land useland cover changedriversconflictYemen |
| spellingShingle | Molla Mekonnen Alemu Hussein Gadain Brigadier Libanda Understanding land use and land cover change in a prolonged conflict affected farming system: the case of Tuban district, Yemen Journal of Agricultural Engineering Land use land cover change drivers conflict Yemen |
| title | Understanding land use and land cover change in a prolonged conflict affected farming system: the case of Tuban district, Yemen |
| title_full | Understanding land use and land cover change in a prolonged conflict affected farming system: the case of Tuban district, Yemen |
| title_fullStr | Understanding land use and land cover change in a prolonged conflict affected farming system: the case of Tuban district, Yemen |
| title_full_unstemmed | Understanding land use and land cover change in a prolonged conflict affected farming system: the case of Tuban district, Yemen |
| title_short | Understanding land use and land cover change in a prolonged conflict affected farming system: the case of Tuban district, Yemen |
| title_sort | understanding land use and land cover change in a prolonged conflict affected farming system the case of tuban district yemen |
| topic | Land use land cover change drivers conflict Yemen |
| url | https://www.agroengineering.org/jae/article/view/1635 |
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