Dr. Tatenda Lemann

Senior Research Scientist

Sustainable Land Systems Impact Area

Phone
+41 31 684 88 69
E-Mail
tatenda.lemann@unibe.ch
Office
260
Postal Address
Dr. Tatenda Lemann
Centre for Development and Environment (CDE)
University of Bern
Mittelstrasse 43
CH-3012 Bern

Areas of professional focus at CDE

  • Water Resources Management
  • Sustainable Land Management (SLM)
  • Knowledge management and decision support for SLM
  • Climate change mitigation and adaptation
  • Erosion and hydrological modelling

Projects

Field experience

Switzerland, Ethiopia, Tanzania

Languages

German, English, French, Amharic

Jump to: 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2013

2024

Zucca, Claudio; Le, Quang Bao; Karampiperis, Pythagoras; Lemann, Tatenda; Thomas, Richard; Thiombiano, Boundia A.; Hermassi, Taoufik; Bonaiuti, Enrico; Zervas, Panagiotis (2024). Toward an operational tool to integrate land degradation neutrality into land use planning: LUP4LDN. Land degradation & development John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 10.1002/ldr.5075

Magnier, Julie; Fribourg-Blanc, Benoît; Lemann, Tatenda; Witing, Felix; Critchley, William; Volk, Martin (2024). Natural/Small Water Retention Measures: Their Contribution to Ecosystem-Based Concepts. Sustainability, 16(3), p. 1308. MDPI 10.3390/su16031308

2023

Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan; Quenta, Estefanía; Lemann, Tatenda; Holterman, Devin; Marchant, Robert; Portner, Brigitte; Thibault, Marlène; Wymann von Dach, Susanne (6 December 2023). How can knowledge support restoration and conservation of mountain ecosystems for the benefit of people and nature? In: MRD Talk, #06. Mountain Research and Development (MRD)

Lemann, Tatenda; Allheilig, Gaby (December 2023). “We still have scope to adapt our land management”. In: CDE Spotlight. Centre for Development and Environment, University of Bern

2022

Teixeira, Fernando; Lemann, Tatenda; Ferreira, Carla; Glavan, Matjaž; Zoltán, Tóth; Hermann, Tamás; Lipiec, Jerzy; Frąc, Magdalena; Reintam, Endla; Xu, Minggang; Fan, Hongzhu; Ritsema, Coen (2022). Evidence of non‐site‐specific agricultural management effects on the score of visual soil quality indicators. Soil use and management, 39(1), pp. 474-484. Wiley 10.1111/SUM.12827

Karrer, Laurenzia; Zabel, Astrid; Hammer, Thomas; Herweg, Karl; Hirschbuehl, Tina; Illien, Patrick; Lemann, Tatenda; Lewis, Anna; Lundsgaard-Hansen, Lara; Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan; Ming, Eva; Moser, Stephanie; Providoli, Isabelle; Rueff, Henri; Solar Alvarez, Jimena; Trechsel, Lilian; Zeleke, Gete; Zimmermann, Anne (2022). Good Practice Guidelines. Digital Tools for Transdisciplinary and Transformative Research and Learning Bern, Switzerland: Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), University of Bern, with Bern Open Publishing (BOP)

2020

Okpara, Uche T.; Fleskens, Luuk; Stringer, Lindsay C.; Hessel, Rudi; Bachmann, Felicitas; Daliakopoulos, Ioannis; Berglund, Kerstin; Blanco Velazquez, Francisco Jose; Ferro, Nicola Dal; Keizer, Jacob; Kohnova, Silvia; Lemann, Tatenda; Quinn, Claire; Schwilch, Gudrun; Siebielec, Grzegorz; Skaalsveen, Kamilla; Tibbett, Mark; Zoumides, Christos (2020). Helping stakeholders select and apply appraisal tools to mitigate soil threats: Researchers’ experiences from across Europe. Journal of environmental management, 257, p. 110005. Elsevier 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.110005

2019

Lemann, Tatenda; Sprafke, Tobias; Bachmann, Felicitas; Prasuhn, V.; Schwilch, Gudrun (2019). The effect of the Dyker on infiltration, soil erosion, and waterlogging on conventionally farmed potato fields in the Swiss Plateau. Catena, 174, pp. 130-141. Elsevier 10.1016/j.catena.2018.10.038

Lemann, Tatenda; Roth, Vincent; Zeleke, Gete; Subhatu, Alemtsehay Teklay; Kassawmar, Tibebu; Hurni, Hans (2019). Spatial and Temporal Variability in Hydrological Responses of the Upper Blue Nile basin, Ethiopia. Water, 11(1), p. 21. MDPI 10.3390/w11010021

2018

Roth, Vincent; Lemann, Tatenda; Zeleke, Gete; Subhatu, Alemtsehay Teklay; Nigussie, Tibebu Kassawmar; Hurni, Hans (2018). Effects of climate change on water resources in the upper Blue Nile Basin of Ethiopia. Heliyon, 4(9), e00771. Elsevier 10.1016/j.heliyon.2018.e00771

Subhatu, Alemtsehay Teklay; Ifejika Speranza, Chinwe; Zeleke, Gete; Roth, Vincent; Lemann, Tatenda; Herweg, Karl Günter; Hurni, Hans (2018). Interrelationships between terrace development, topography, soil erosion, and soil dislocation by tillage in Minchet Catchment, Ethiopian Highlands. Land degradation & development, 29(10), pp. 3584-3594. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 10.1002/ldr.3109

Bachmann, Felicitas; Lemann, Tatenda; Schwilch, Gudrun; Prasuhn, Volker (2018). Der Dyker schützt vor Erosion und Staunässe. Kartoffelbau : Die Fachzeitschrift für Spezialisten, 69(11), pp. 12-14. DLG AgroFood Medien

Schwilch, Gudrun; Lemann, Tatenda; Berglund, Örjan; Camarotto, Carlo; Cerdà, Artemi; Daliakopoulos, Ioannis; Kohnová, Silvia; Krzeminska, Dominika; Marañón, Teodoro; Rietra, René; Siebielec, Grzegorz; Thorsson, Johann; Tibbett, Mark; Valente, Sandra; van Delden, Hedwig; van den Akker, Jan; Verzandvoort, Simone; Vrînceanu, Nicoleta Olimpia; Zoumides, Christos and Hessel, Rudi (2018). Assessing Impacts of Soil Management Measures on Ecosystem Services. Sustainability, 10(12), p. 4416. MDPI 10.3390/su10124416

2017

Lemann, Tatenda; Roth, Vincent; Zeleke, Gete (2017). Impact of precipitation and temperature changes on hydrological responses of small-scale catchments in the Ethiopian Highlands. Hydrological sciences journal / Journal des sciences hydrologiques, 62(2), pp. 270-282. Blackwell 10.1080/02626667.2016.1217415

Subhatu, Alemtsehay Teklay; Lemann, Tatenda; Hurni, Kaspar; Portner, Brigitte; Kassawmar, Tibebu; Zeleke, Gete; Hurni, Hans (2017). Deposition of eroded soil on terraced croplands in Minchet catchment, Ethiopian Highlands. International soil and water conservation research, 5(3), pp. 212-220. Elsevier 10.1016/j.iswcr.2017.05.008

Schwilch, Gudrun; Bachmann, Felicitas; Lemann, Tatenda; Prasuhn, Volker (2017). Bewertung von Ökosystemleistungen: Was ist der Beitrag unserer Böden? EU Projekt RECARE und Fallbeispiel Region Frienisberg (Unpublished). In: Jahrestagung Boderkundliche Gesellschaft der Schweiz. Universität Bern, Bern, Schweiz. 09-10 Februar 2017.

Prasuhn, Volker; Lemann, Tatenda; Schwilch, Gudrun; Bachmann, Felicitas; Brandi, Marlies; Jaunin, Vincent; Kellermann, Liv; Burgos, Stéphane (2017). Der Einfluss von Lochstern und Querdammhäufler auf Erosion und Staunässe im Kartoffelanbau. BGS Bulletin, 38, pp. 27-37. Bodenkundliche Gesellschaft Schweiz (BGS)

2016

Roth, Vincent; Nigussie, Tibebu Kassawmar; Lemann, Tatenda (2016). Model parameter transfer for streamflow and sediment loss prediction with SWAT in a tropical watershed. Environmental Earth Science, 75(19) Springer 10.1007/s12665-016-6129-9

Lemann, Tatenda; Zeleke, Gete; Amsler, Caroline; Giovanoli, Luciano; Suter, Hannes; Roth, Vincent (2016). Modelling the effect of soil and water conservation on discharge and sediment yield in the upper blue Nile basin. Applied geography, 73, pp. 89-101. Elsevier 10.1016/j.apgeog.2016.06.008

Roth, Vincent; Lemann, Tatenda (2016). Comparing CFSR and conventional weather data for discharge and soil loss modelling with SWAT in small catchments in the Ethiopian Highlands. Hydrology and earth system sciences, 20(2), pp. 921-934. European Geosciences Union EGU 10.5194/hess-20-921-2016

2015

Lemann, Tatenda; Roth, Vincent; Zeleke, Gete (2015). Assessing the impact of precipitation and temperature on hydrological responses in three small-scale catchments in the Ethiopian Highlands (Unpublished). In: International Soil and Water Assessment Tool Conference. Sardinia, Italy. 24.-26.06.2015.

Roth, Vincent; Lemann, Tatenda (2015). Assessment of uncertainty in SWAT using variable spatial data resolution and sensitivity calibration in a meso-scale watershed in the Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia (Unpublished). In: International Soil and Water Assessment Tool Conference. Sardinia, Italy. 24.-26.06.2015.

2013

Hurni, Hans; Debele, Berhanu; Lemann, Tatenda; Roth, Vincent; Zeleke, Gete (2013). Impacts of watershed management on runoff in the Eastern Nile Tributaries (Unpublished). In: New Nile Perspectives Conference. Khartoum, Sudan. 06.-07.05.2013.