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CHANGE OF SEDIMENT TRANSPORT BALANCE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES COUSED BY CLIMATE CHANGE

2006; Volume: 14; Linguagem: Inglês

10.2208/proge.14.115

1884-8419

Yuichi Komano, Tomoya Shibayama,

Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies

Nowadays, soil erosion occurs all over the world, and the damage is serious. Soil erosion was calculated by applying RUSLE model and influences on erosion coused by climate change and economical development was discussed. The prediction was performed in Mekong river basin and the basin has various characteristics about climate and topography. Conditions of topography and landuse are important factors to decide amount of soil erosion. Changing of landuse gives bigger influence than climate change. A possible method for reducing soil erosion to stable soil is proposed.