Joint Atmospheric Terrestrial Water Balance For The Tana River Basin Of Kenya East Africa By Coupled Atmospheric Hydrological Modeling
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Joint Atmospheric Terrestrial Water Balance For The Tana River Basin Of Kenya East Africa By Coupled Atmospheric Hydrological Modeling
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Author : Noah Misati Kerandi
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017
Joint Atmospheric Terrestrial Water Balance For The Tana River Basin Of Kenya East Africa By Coupled Atmospheric Hydrological Modeling written by Noah Misati Kerandi and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with categories.
Baseline Review And Ecosystem Services Assessment Of The Tana River Basin Kenya
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Author : Baker, Tracy
language : en
Publisher: International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Release Date : 2015-06-01
Baseline Review And Ecosystem Services Assessment Of The Tana River Basin Kenya written by Baker, Tracy and has been published by International Water Management Institute (IWMI) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-01 with Nature categories.
The ‘WISE-UP to climate’ project aims to demonstrate the value of natural infrastructure as a ‘nature-based solution’ for climate change adaptation and sustainable development. Within the Tana River Basin, both natural and built infrastructure provide livelihood benefits for people. Understanding the interrelationships between the two types of infrastructure is a prerequisite for sustainable water resources development and management. This is particularly true as pressures on water resources intensify and the impacts of climate change increase. This report provides an overview of the biophysical characteristics, ecosystem services and links to livelihoods within the basin.
Tana River Basin Kenya
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Author : Hussain, Asghar
language : en
Publisher: IWMI
Release Date : 2016-12-05
Tana River Basin Kenya written by Hussain, Asghar and has been published by IWMI this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-12-05 with categories.
Shared Waters Shared Opportunities
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Author : Bernard Calas
language : en
Publisher: African Books Collective
Release Date : 2010
Shared Waters Shared Opportunities written by Bernard Calas and has been published by African Books Collective this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Business & Economics categories.
The importance of watercourses to human life and development cannot be overemphasised. From communication, trade, agriculture and the location of human settlements, they have played an immeasurable role. Almost 60% of Africa lies within shared rivers and lake basins. The Nile is shared by more than seven nations, the Zambezi by six, and the Congo by nine. With populations on the rise, many countries have been labeled 'water scarce' nations, and in fifteen years it is predicted that many people on earth will be exposed to water shortage consequences such as famine and disease. Thirteen African nations already suffer 'water stress' and soon another twelve will join the list unless something is done to thwart the problem. On March 20, 2009 in Nairobi, Hekima College collaborated with Jesuit Hakimani Centre and the French Institute for Research in Africa (IFRA) to host the Hekima College Water Day Academic Seminar with the theme 'Shared Waters, Shared Opportunities'. This book is the result of critical research and presentations by internationally renowned scholars, researchers and experts, and students of the Institute of Peace Studies and International Relations, Hekima College. For most of 2009 Kenya suffered severe problems caused by flooding which took many lives and destroyed homes and important infrastructures. It highlighted the issues of water management and water conflicts, not only in Kenya but in other parts of East Africa, as it was made abundantly clear that not only scarcity of water, but excess water, incorrectly managed, can be disastrous. This timely, scholarly book presents discussions of the issues which underlie the major water crises in the region. They open the debate into the water problems of Kenya and East Africa in an effort to join the global campaign to find solutions to these difficulties.
Evaluation Of Current And Future Water Resources Development In The Lake Tana Basin Ethiopia
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Author : McCartney M. , Alemayehu T. , Shiferaw A. , Awulachew S.
language : en
Publisher: IWMI
Release Date : 2010
Evaluation Of Current And Future Water Resources Development In The Lake Tana Basin Ethiopia written by McCartney M. , Alemayehu T. , Shiferaw A. , Awulachew S. and has been published by IWMI this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Tana, Lake (Ethiopia) categories.
Lake Tana, located in the headwaters of the Blue Nile, is valuable for many people including the communities who live around the lakeshore and those who live immediately downstream. The area has been identified as a region for hydropower and irrigation development, vital for economic growth in Ethiopia. A multidisciplinary study was conducted to assess the possible impacts of this development. This study found that current development has benefited some local people but adversely affected others. Future development will exacerbate pressure on the lake. Hard choices must be made about how the water is best utilized. It is important that all stakeholders, including local people, are involved in the decision-making process.
The Role Of Water Resources In Development
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Author : East African Academy. Symposium
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1979
The Role Of Water Resources In Development written by East African Academy. Symposium and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with Water resources development categories.
Managing Basin Interdependencies In A Heterogeneous Highly Utilized And Data Scarce River Basin In Semi Arid Africa
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Author : Jeremiah Kipkulei Kiptala
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2020-04-30
Managing Basin Interdependencies In A Heterogeneous Highly Utilized And Data Scarce River Basin In Semi Arid Africa written by Jeremiah Kipkulei Kiptala and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-04-30 with Nature categories.
For integrated water resources management both blue and green water resources in a river basin and their spatial and temporal distribution have to be considered. This is because green and blue water uses are interdependent. In sub-Saharan Africa, the upper landscapes are often dominated by rainfed and supplementary irrigated agriculture that rely on green water resources. Downstream, most blue water uses are confined to the river channels, mainly for hydropower and the environment. Over time and due to population growth and increased demands for food and energy, water use of both green and blue water has increased. This book provides a quantitative assessment of green-blue water use and their interactions. The book makes a novel contribution by developing a hydrological model that can quantify not only green but also blue water use by many smallholder farmers scattered throughout the landscape. The book provides an innovative framework for mapping ecological productivity where gross returns from water consumed in agricultural and natural vegetation are quantified. The book provides a multi-objective optimization analysis involving green and blue water users, including the environment. The book also assesses the uncertainty levels of using remote sensing data in water resource management at river basin scale.
The Nile Waters
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Author : Joseph Awange
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2021-02-19
The Nile Waters written by Joseph Awange and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-02-19 with Science categories.
This book is useful to those in water resources management and policy formulations, hydrologists, environmentalists, engineers and researchers. Exploiting advanced statistical techniques and the latest state-of-the-art multi-mission satellites, surface models and reanalysis products, this book provides the first comprehensive weighing of the changes in the Nile River Basin’s (NRB: ~ 3,400,000 km2 ) stored waters' compartments, surface, soil moisture and groundwater, and their association to climate variability/change and anthropogenic impacts on the one hand. On the other hand, it argues on the need for equitable use of the NRB’s waters by all 11 countries within its basin, and doing away with obsolete Nile treaties that were signed by Britain, Egypt and Sudan, which prohibit the use of the Nile by 8 upstream countries. With Ethiopia’s construction of Africa’s largest dam (GERD; Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam) along the Blue Nile, which is expected to take several years to fill, the Nile is back on the news. Combined with Uganda’s Nalubaale, Kiira and Bujagali dams on the White Nile, these human-induced impacts (i.e., damming), coupled with those of climate variability/change, are expected to exacerbate tension with the low stream countries (Egypt and Sudan) fearing the cut in theNile’s total volume. Furthermore, the Nile river, arguably the world’s longest river (6800 km), impacts on the livelihood of over 300 million people of 11 countries within its basin. This population is expected to double in the next twenty-five years, thereby putting extreme pressure on its water resources. An in-depth analysis of changes in the Nile’s stored waters, therefore, is essential to inform its management and sustainable equitable use. Owing to its sheer size, however, obtaining in-situ data from “boots on the ground” is practically impossible, paving way to the space-based weighing of the Nile River Basin using a suite of high spatio-temporal remotely sensed and reanalysis products, as well as those of hydrological models. “Arguably, the Nile River is the most unique river in the world. It spans extremes of rainfall from being measured by meters to being measured by centimeters, from the humid tropics to the driest of deserts. Yet, thirsty people live throughout this basin and therefore the demands on its water resources are uneven. Knowing the water amounts throughout the entire Nile Basin is a critical step for governments and international treaties to avoid the “Tragedy of the Commons”. Africa can embrace this future through the leadership of Prof. Awange and others like him who have devoted their careers to Africa’s waters” —Doug Alsdorf, Ph.D., Professor of Geophysics at the Ohio State University (USA).
The Nile River Basin
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Author : Seleshi Bekele Awulachew
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-03-05
The Nile River Basin written by Seleshi Bekele Awulachew and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-05 with Science categories.
The Nile provides freshwater not only for domestic and industrial use, but also for irrigated agriculture, hydropower dams and the vast fisheries resource of the lakes of Central Africa. The Nile River Basin covers the whole Nile Basin and is based on the results of three major research projects supported by the Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF). It provides unique and up-to-date insights on agriculture, water resources, governance, poverty, productivity, upstream-downstream linkages, innovations, future plans and their implications. Specifically, the book elaborates the history and the major current and future challenges and opportunities of the Nile river basin. It analyzes the basin characteristics using statistical data and modern tools such as remote sensing and geographic information systems. Population distribution, poverty and vulnerability linked to production system and water access are assessed at the international basin scale, and the hydrology of the region is also analysed. This text provides in-depth scientific model adaptation results for hydrology, sediments, benefit sharing, and payment for environmental services based on detailed scientific and experimental work of the Blue Nile Basin. Production systems as they relate to crops, livestock, fisheries and wetlands are analyzed for the whole Blue and White Nile basin including their constraints. Policy, institutional and technological interventions that increase productivity of agriculture and use of water are also assessed. Water demand modeling, scenario analysis, and tradeoffs that inform future plans and opportunities are included to provide a unique, comprehensive coverage of the subject.
Development Of A Water Balance For The Atankwidi Catchment West Africa
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Author : Nicola Martin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Development Of A Water Balance For The Atankwidi Catchment West Africa written by Nicola Martin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Grundwasserbildung categories.