Abstract
Wetlands are one of the most productive ecosystems that play a significant role in providing multiple ecosystem services. However, this resource has got less attention in national and regional planning. Hence, the objective of this study was to figure out the socioeconomic contribution of Lake Hawassa for the local and national economy and call for the concerned body (like; policymaker and planner) take possible action will be measured the lake from further degradation. A total of 164 households questionnaires collected from five kebeles, and thus households were selected randomly from each kebele. Then, the data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, ANOVA and linear regressions model.
Highlights
Wetlands are areas of marsh, ponds, and swamps, whether natural or artificial, permanent or temporary, with water that is static or flowing, fresh, brackish or salty, including areas of marine water, the depth of which at low tide does not exceed six meters [1,2,3]
Regarding the level of literacy, the results showed that still low penetration of the formal education system
The other important question is which variables (i.e. Age, Family size, Sex, Educational status, and Kebele) affect the income contribution of Lake Hawassa, and the results indicated that the total annual income and lake income contribution of the sample households there was no statistically influenced by kebeles, Age, sex and education status
Summary
Wetlands are areas of marsh, ponds, and swamps, whether natural or artificial, permanent or temporary, with water that is static or flowing, fresh, brackish or salty, including areas of marine water, the depth of which at low tide does not exceed six meters [1,2,3]. Ethiopia is endowed with rich wetland resources that include lakes, marshes/swamps, rivers, flood plains, reservoirs, manmade ponds and dams [4]. These wetlands are located in almost all ecological and altitudinal ranges covering approximately 2% (22,600km2) of the country’s total surface area [5,6]. If water bodies are included, in ANRS 3.7 % is covered by wetlands, with 288,744ha covered by swamps and marshes, and 316,609ha by water bodies [6]. A total of 77 wetlands have been identified in Ethiopia and Eritrea [8]
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