Pdf integrated water resources management under climate. Download citation email a colleague request permissions citation alerts download adobe reader for pdfs. Potentials and challenges of water resources development springerlink. We are submitting the rerevised version of the manuscript integrated water management for environmental flows in the rio grande, by samuel sandovalsolis and daene c. Results reveal dynamic interrelationships between these processes and identify the human and environmental driving forces, which must be understood in effective integrated water resources management. New approaches to water conservation, nonwaterborne.
Ethiopia has a generous endowment of water, but this water is distributed. The world is entering a period of intense competition for limited supplies of water for alternative uses in agriculture, in urban and industrial supplies, for recreation, by wildlife, for human consumption, and to maintain environmental quality. Beatrice mosello, roger calow, josephine tucker, helen. It is clear that the water use needs to be seen in a much broader context than current and past practices. Surface water and groundwater resources of ethiopia 109 6. However its implementation has not been successful in most cases, due to various barriers. The lack of a sustainable and reliable water resources management strategy. The strategy recommends an integrated crosssectoral, catchment area approach in africa, and calls for both public and private participation in managing and developing water resources.
The lack of a comprehensive water resources management policy in ethiopia have so far caused adverse impacts among which the following stand out as significant. Over 50 percent of all water projects fail and less than 5 percent ofprojects are revisited and far less than one percent are monitored. In relation to these challenges, the following priority actions. Mowr 1999 ethiopian water resources management policy. The reform of water resource management policies will have implications for the institutions dealing with water resources. Another unique contribution of this book is the examination of the role of government and communities in managing water resources in ethiopia. Lack of professional and public awareness about the sustainable use of ground water resource made gaps in ground water management. Because of its geography and climate, ethiopia features a high level of hydrological variability, which is compounded by the almost total absence of water storage and highly vulnerable watersheds source. Managing water resources to maximize sustainable growth country water resources assistance strategy report no. Asce journal of water resources planning and management asce publications 1801 alexander bell dr. Iwmi is also grateful to officials of the ethiopian ministry of water resources and the ministry of agriculture and rural development for providing information and feedback. Moreover, the countrys five year 20052006 20092010 plan for accelerated sustainable.
Integrated water resources management as a system approach for water security. Federal democratic republic of ethiopia, ministry of water resources, 1999 37 pages. The opportunity ethiopia has a history of watershed management initiatives dating back to the 1970s. To assess the state of our water resources, we must fully appreciate the roles of different parts of the water cycle such as rain, meltwater from glaciers, and so on. The spatiotemporal variability of the water resources is characterized by multiweather systems rainfall of the country. Subsaharan africa, the poorest region worldwide, has only recently begun to fully address the issues of meeting the water needs of its rapidly growing population. Promotion of the participation and community management of all stakeholders and user communities, particularly womens participation in the relevant aspects of water resources management. Ethiopian water sector policy ethiopian legal brief. Integrated water resources management under climate change scenarios in the subbasin of abayachamo, ethiopia behailu hussen1, ayalkibet mekonnen1, santosh murlidhar pingale2 received. Of the two subsectors, the first has attracted high levels of investment, and the second was neglected until the postimperial period. Nevertheless, when it comes to the modern management, it can become incompatible with the local situation, and the communities remain observers, not actors in the system development and management. Surface water and groundwater resources of ethiopia. Pdf water resources and irrigation development in ethiopia.
One can easily understand that water centered development is the key for growth and transformation of the country. Development of water policies, laws and regulations and general directions to guide the orderly and integrated planning of the nations water resources to ensure their. Download fulltext pdf download fulltext pdf download fulltext pdf download full. The wide scope of this book is consistent with the tenets of integrated water resources management, which demand that all water uses be.
Socioeconomic activities such asagriculture which is the main stay of ethiopia s economy, energy and water supply, human health, etc are also very sensitive to climate variations. Unicef programme division is pleased to present the water handbook part of the guidelines series on water, environment and sanitation. Indigenous practices of water management for sustainable. Tesfaye and his staff members for hosting and providing the. Administrative organization for water resource management in ethiopia.
Policy and legal framework for water resources management. Integrated water resources management iwrm has been a dominant paradigm for water sector reform worldwide over the past two decades. A handbook for integrated water resources management in basins. Policy and legal framework for water resources management in ethiopia. Ethiopia water and sanitation profile 1 sector overview ethiopias 81 million people have one of africas lowest rates of access to water supply, sanitation, and hygiene despite abundant surface and groundwater resources. Important issues related to international rivers, the economics of water, the legal and institutional aspects of water are dealt with in detail. From iwrm back to integrated water resources management. We have a long history of data collection, monitoring, and reporting.
Building adaptive water resources management in ethiopia 3 first, understand the problem. Evidence from the awash river basin of ethiopia reta hailu, degefa tolossa and getnet alemu abstract integrated water resources management iwrm is one of the systems thinking approaches that emerged in the 1990s to achieve water security. The global water partnershipgwp is an international network whose vision is for a water secure world. Water resources management in ethiopia cambria press. Water resources management in ethiopia description continued table of contents in this study, the editors address these and other issues surrounding water resources management in all economic and water sectors in ethiopia within the setting of the nile basin, the first comprehensive treatment of this subject. I would like to express my appreciation to the quarit woreda water resource management head, mr. The message of this strategy is one of optimism the groundwork already exists for the sustainable management of africas water resources. The overall goal of water resources policy is to enhance and promote all national efforts towards the efficient, equitable and optimium utilization of the available water resources of ethiopia for. With this in mind, the present work made it possible to produce several information plans which will allow better groundwater resources management. Ethiopian water resources management policy cmp cowash. This note contains a summary, for practitioners, of the world bank country water resources assistance strategy cwras report. Human resources for management and development of groundwater in regional and state water bureaus are insu. The national water resources management strategy nwrms. Managing water resources to maximize sustainable growth.
Integrated water resources management as a system approach. Principles of integrated water resources management. Water resources management is supported scientifically by the european water resources association, a scientific and technical nonprofitmaking european association. Policy and legal framework for water resources management in ethiopia imeru tamrat managing director, multitalent consultancy plc 2 abstract ethiopia has adopted a federal system of government under the. The state of water resource management in ethiopia. Socioeconomic activities such asagriculture which is the main stay of ethiopias economy, energy and water supply, human health, etc are also very sensitive to climate variations. New approaches to longterm water planning and managementthat incorporate principles of sustainability and equity are requiredand are now being explored by national and international waterexperts and.
Ethiopian water sector strategy ethiopia population, health. Policy and legal framework for water resources management in. Integrated water resources management, water and sustainable development, water scarcity, and the more technical aspects of water resources planning. Planning of the development, protection, conservation, control and allocation of a scarce resource sectoral and intersectoral. A handbook for integrated water resources management in. Pdf integrated water resources management as a system. Most of the population in ethiopia lives in highland area, with 85 percent. This study examines water resource management in ethiopia using the political ecology framework focusing on issues of equity with regard to access to safe and clean water in the poor areas of the city of addis ababa. Ethiopia ethiopia is a large country having 1 million hectares that is endowed with diverse climatic and physiographic condition, with a huge potential of water resource it accounts 122 bmc annual surface runoff and 2. Ethiopia international water stewardship programme. Pdf water resource systems have benefited both people and their economies for many centuries.
Otherwise, it remains difficult to develop adequate protection and mitigation strategies. Pdf integrated water resources management iwrm is one of the systems thinking approaches that emerged in the 1990s. Management of natural resources chapter16 w e learnt in class ix, about some natural resources like soil, air and water and how various components are cycled over and over again in nature. Wae water aid ethiopia wash water supply hygiene and sanitation.
The proposed project includes the construction of the following. The services provided by such systems are multiple. This database is shared with the journal, environmental processes. Additionally, water resources need to be managed far more efficiently. The water handbook is the result of wide collaboration within unicef, and provides a broad overview of stateoftheart programming for water management, protection and supply. This water resources management policy is based on the constitution of the fdre government macro economic and socia. Wrdfs main objective is to promote the development of viable water and sanitation services in ethiopia. Womens participation in water resource management, in. The gwp mission is to support the sustainable development and management of water resources at all levels.
The water resources development fund wrdf was established by the goe in january 2002, by proclamation number 2682002, as a semiautonomous body onbehalf of the ministry of water, irrigation and energy mowie. Fundamental to water resource planning and management is an understanding of the availability of water and a notion of how much of it will be needed, in what. With the passage of the sustainable groundwater management act sgma, there is an increased need for local and state agencies and the public to easily access water data in order to make informed management decisions. Introduction the lack of suitable supplies of water lies at the root of many of the difficulties experienced by developing countries. Scope of applicatoe thls proclamatan,shall apply wlth respect to water resources managment on. Ethiopia addis ababa water supply and sewerage project english abstract. Ethiopia has adopted the principles of integrated water resources management iwrm in its water resources management policy and has already put in place water legislations, strategy, and program for their implementation. In ethiopia, there is no evidence that iwrm is successfully instituted.
More emphasis has to be placed on a better basinwide planning and management of water and land resources. Challenges in water resources management vulnerability, risk and water resources preservation proceedings of the 4th training course european sustainable water goals venice, september 711, 2010 edited by eriberto eulisse published by water. Our main natural resources namely water, forest, biodiversity, agricultural land, energy, etc are very much the reflection of the climate we have. Water resources management in ethiopia description continued in this study, the editors address these and other issues surrounding water resources management in all economic and water sectors in ethiopia within the setting of the nile basin, the first comprehensive treatment of this subject. Water resource management, supply and sanitation zimbabwe report 5 the department of water resources assists the ministry to carry out the following statutory functions. Policy and legal framework for water resources management in ethiopia imeru tamrat international conference on water management in federal and federal type. Federal democratic republic of ethiopia ministry of water.
Comprehensive, integrated water management is not easy to implement. Communitybased watershed management could be a signi cant factor in helping the government achieve its aim of making agriculture the driving force of economic development in ethiopia. Water resources management in ethiopia in partnership with the ethiopian institute of. Ethiopia, among early adopters, has developed a water policy, legislations, and strategy per iwrm core principles. Ethiopia s population is now surpassing 80 million and is the second populus country in africa next to nigeria. Potentials and challenges of water resources development. Implications for the nile basin kloos, helmut, legesse, worku on. The government of ethiopias water resources management policy plans. It ends with a discussion on how benefits to the nile riparians could be optimized through cooperative management and development of the common nile water. Ethiopian water resources management policy cmp cowash ethiopia. Ethiopia addis ababa water supply and sewerage project. Water resource management in ethiopia abyssinia law.
Water sector working group water resource management joint. Community driven poverty eradication and restorative development in ethiopia 361 development and management of water resources horacio ferriz1 and gebeyehu bizuneh2 1. For better water resources management, we need detailed, reliable and wellorganized information on the state of the hydrogeological environment. Pdf water resources management training manual tesfa g. In the previous chapter we also learnt about the pollution of these resources because of some of our activities. Ethiopia has a complex topography, diversified climate, and immense water resources. According to the government in 2005, 40 percent of the population had access to safe water. For several decades, integrated and sustainable watershed management has been suggested and tried in several countries in the world, as an effective way to address complex water and land resource challenges. Poblic ownership of water resources all water resources of the country are the coinmon. The lecture on principles of integrated water resources management is a compulsory subject of the msc programme in water management both for the water conflict management, water quality management, water resources management and water services management specialisations. Pdf surface water and groundwater resources of ethiopia. Traditional water resources management has the capacity to create an astonishing feeling of ownership, equitable distribution, solid management.
Policy and legal framework for water resources management in ethiopia imeru tamrat managing director, multitalent consultancy plc 2 abstract ethiopia has adopted a federal system of government under the federal constitution of 1995 and has subsequently issued a water resources management policy and several laws with respect to water resources. The development of water resources for agricultural purposes on the one hand and rural water supply schemes on the other are the focus of our discussion in this section. The spatiotemporal variability of the water resources is characterized by multiweather systems rainfall of the. Policy and legal framework for water resources management in ethiopia imeru tamrat managing director, multitalent consultancy plc 2 abstract ethiopia. Water resources of ethiopia california state university. Water resources issues in ethiopia a preamble nebiyu daniel tiruneh, university of florida according to the water supply and sanitation collaborative council, our failure to develop a solid foundation of public health through sanitation, hygiene and safe water supply is one of the biggest scandals of the last 50 years. Working paper 123 international water management institute. Ground water plays important role in ethiopia as a major source of water for domestic uses, industrial and agricultural uses. Working paper 123 water resources and irrigation development in ethiopia.
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