Snowy mountains engineering corporation abstract transboundary river basins are under increasing pressure due to population growth. The awash river basin is an endorheic basin of ethiopia located between 753. Nbi role in facing energy security challenges in the nile basin. Managing water resources to maximize sustainable growth. Introduction ethiopia has 12 river basins and awash river basin is one of them. The second source that compensates the rest of the year is the great lakes region of africa, which provides about 15 per cent of egypts needs. Integrating geoinformation for the management of river. Awash basin covers parts of afar, amhara, oromia, somali regional states, snnp and addis ababa and dire dawa administrative councils. Water resources development is vitally important for enabling the nile basin countries to meet their development objectives. The primary entity for the senegal river basin, the omvs, is charged with.
Ethiopia genaledawa river basin integrated resources. Litani river authority lra provides a unique platform to become such an iwrm river basin authority that will mobilize stakeholders in the river basin and address these challenges in an integrated manner. Ethiopia are both experiencing extremely high population growth at 3. The wwf describes integrated river basin management as the process of coordinating conservation, management and. Unfortunately, all river basins in ethiopia except for the nile basin face water shortages.
Awash river basin is a major river basin that has serious flood problems in ethiopia. The nile basin, in the context of this report, refers not only to the physical drainage area of the nile with its associated biophysical and ecological elements, but also to the people living within the basin and features of their social, cultural. The nile, shared by 10 river basin countries, is the main vital water artery in the north eastern region of africa. Mekong river basin international union for conservation of. Ii integrating geoinformation for the management of river basins in the ethiopian part of the nile basin by wubeshet demeke tefera thesis submitted to the international institute for geoinformation science and earth observation in. The awash basin is divided into three parts upper, middle, and lower basins based on climatological, physical, socioeconomic, agricultural, and water resources characteristics 5,21. The authors views expressed in this publication do not. Its course is entirely contained within the boundaries of ethiopia, and it empties into lake turkana on the border with kenya. The baro river is created by the confluence of the birbir and gebba rivers, east of metu in the illubabor zone of the oromia region. Pdf the efficacy of water treaties in the eastern nile basin. River basin management and development horizon ird. Our pdf merger allows you to quickly combine multiple pdf files into one single pdf document, in just a few clicks. Nile river basin the international water management.
February corporate presentation final slides only for. Awash basin high council and authority ethiopian legal brief. Water demand, holetta river, cropwat model, water use 1. This free online tool allows to combine multiple pdf or image files into a single pdf document. Senegal river basin international waters governance.
The river rises on the high plateau near ginchi town west of addis ababa in ethiopia and flows along the rift valley into the afar triangle, and. River basin planning guy pegram, li yuanyuan, tom le quesne, robert. Principles, procedures and approaches for strategic basin planning. Each country within the basin has unique geographic settings and a wide range of available resources. Aligning other key processes to river basin management pdf, 708kb, 33 pages this file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.
Analysis of water use on a large river basin using mike. Keith patrick garrettgost is not necessarily the originator of this data, if you have questions about this data please contact email protected. Modsimbased water allocation modeling of awash river basin. The awash river basin supports farming, from the growth of lowland crops such as maize and sesame to pastoral farming practices.
The productivity of the mekong river basin is dependent on a dramatic process of. Economic analysis of largescale upstream river basin development on the blue nile in ethiopia considering transient conditions, climate variability, and climate change paul block1 and kenneth strzepek2 abstract. Economic analysis of largescale upstream river basin. The climate of the awash river basin varies between a mild temperate climate in the upper awash sub basin to a hot semiarid climate in both the middle and lower sub basins. Potential evaporation rates in the nile region are high, making the basin particularly vulnerable to drought. Adjust measures to the local situation and combine shortterm and long term needs.
It is the fourth populous basin in ethiopia and ranks the 3 rd of all basins of ethiopia in terms of population density and stands 4. Overview of niger river basin countries and basin history the niger river basin is an extraordinary asset for the nine countries that are within its watershed and for the broader west and central africa region. The big and main water resources problem in ethiopia is the uneven spatial and temporal occurrence and distribution. It is the fourth populous basin in ethiopia and ranks the 3rd of all. The study was conducted by reclamation in collaboration with the seven basin states and a broad range of stakeholders including tribes, agricultural users, purveyors of municipal and industrial water, power users, and conservation and recreation groups. The nile basin the term basin refers to the geographical area drained by a river or lake. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam and the uture of the nile river basin he grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerda controversial construction project being built by ethiopia on the nile river near the border with sudanhas recently become a point of antagonism between ethiopia, sudan and egypt. The niger traverses four countries, two of which niger and nigeria are named after it. Hydrometeorological trends in the upper omo ghibe river. The geopolitics of the river nile basin 24 jun, 2018 in africa current events egypt by chris cole updated on july 3, 2018 when completed, the 4. It is very broad in scope to not only cover water, but also environmental management aspects such as land use issues, pollution control. Swot analysis and challenges of nile basin initiative. Pdf drought analysis in the awash river basin, ethiopia. Nile river basin, power relations, change, unilateralism, cooperation, egypt, sudan, ethiopia introduction this first section aims to briefly introduce some key events in nile basin hydropolitics, which will be important in order to frame the analysis of ongoing power dynamics.
Awash river basin is one of the twelve basins of ethiopia which is highly utilized and the first basin to be introduced to modern agriculture. The study area is the upper omoghibe river basin gibe iii catchment located in the southwestern highlands of ethiopia. 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. The climate of the awash river basin varies between a mild temperate climate in the upper awash sub basin to a hot semiarid climate in both the middle and lower subbasins. After the detailed study of watershed codification, this paper suggests a new watershed codification system for indian river basin, which will be more useful for the study of systematic river basin planning, watershed management, etc. The lecture note has been prepared by ethiopian authors from six universities under the and supervision of dr. Put pdfs together, merge pdfs, or glue pdf files very easy you want to put together a pdf. The upper blue nile basin ubnb is located in the ethiopian highlands, which is the most important sub basin. Pdf flood hazard and risk assessment using gis and. This is a list of streams and rivers in ethiopia, arranged geographically by drainage basin. Water treaties in the eastern nile basin 63 ally, this exchange of notes confines itself to settling the scramble for the river toward a single purpose namely, irrigation agriculture omer. Land use change is one of the responsible factor for changing the hydrological process of watershed by altering the magnitudeof surface runoff, aquifer recharge and river flows. Ethiopia has some of the richest water resources in africa, distributed across eight major basins with an exploitable hydropower potential of 45,000 mw.
Effective basin planning is the starting point for sustainable management of river basins. The awash river basin supports farming, from the growth of lowland crops such as maize and sesame to. Wikimedia commons has media related to rivers of ethiopia. Deep basin production declining oil sands sustaining capital increase largely due to the deferral of sustaining capital in 2019 as a result of mandatory curtailment in alberta per unit oil sands operating costs decreasing by 7% per unit deep basin operating costs increasing by 20% primarily due to production declines. Framework agreement on the sava river basin bosnia and herzegovina, republic of croatia, republic of slovenia and federal republic of yugoslavia hereinafter. With the white nile, it is one of the two major tributaries of the nile. These are joined by the atbara river north of khartoum, sudan. This online pdf merger allows you to quickly combine multiple pdf files into one pdf document for free. The data selection and validation process for the mekong river basin study involved three steps. An integrated water resource management perspective alebel abebe belay, henry musoke semakula, george james wambura, labohy jan virje university, brussels 1090, belgium key words. Perspectives of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd article pdf available in global journal of environmental science and management 172. Diminishing surface water resources west africa has, over the past few decades, experienced a sharp decline. The wabi shebelle river basin in the esrs is one of the 12 major river basins in ethiopia and potentially, is seen as an area where irrigated agriculture can contribute to local and regional economies.
River basin abbreviated as climate resilience investment plan crip was prepared and will be implemented by the niger riparian countries and the niger basin authority nba, one of the oldest african intergovernmental agencies, created in 1964 in niamey, niger. Drought analysis in the awash river basin, ethiopia 1445 missing observations which had to be. The effects of land use land cover change on hydrological. Sima ba 2011 flow regime and land cover changes in the didessa sub basin of the blue nile river, southwestern ethiopia. Ethiopia and uganda use the river for hydroelectricity. This case study on the mekong river basin system is one of a series that has been prepared as part of a global environment facility gef good practices and portfolio learning in gef. The omo river in southern ethiopia is the largest ethiopian river outside the nile basin. In a country where agriculture is of paramount importance the omoghibe catchment contains an unexploited land and water resource. Aqueduct metadata document mekong river basin study. The blue nile basin, situated in the northwestern ethiopian plateau, contains 1400 m thick mesozoic sedimentary section underlain by neoproterozoic basement rocks and overlain by earlylate oligocene and quaternary volcanic rocks. The water resources of the nile basin state of the river. Productive options assessment lower shebelle basin final.
The nile river basin the 6850km long nile is the worlds longest river, and flows from south to north with a catchment basin covering approximately 10% of the african continent exhibit 1. Current situation february 2012 this report was made possible by the united states agency for international development usaid. Indeed, the area has a long history of irrigation schemes from the 1960s, with. Description of the basin the awash river basin is the most important river basin in ethiopia, and covers a total land area of 110,000 km 2 and serves as home to 10. New watershed codification system for indian river basins. Keith patrick garrettgost is not necessarily the originator of this data, if you have questions. Impacts on egypt water resources management and road map. A waterfall on the awash river laden with mud after a storm in central ethiopia s oromia region. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam and the future of the. If you are looking for a way to combine two or more pdfs into a single file, try pdfchef for free. The river originates from the central highlands of ethiopia and flows down northeast for a total length of 1,200 km until it terminates by joining lake abe, bordering. Integrated river basin management is an approach to water resource management that takes into account all the factors linked to the resources, including social and economic activities. River basins which drain to an inland water body are called. The first attempt to manage the hydrological cycle in a.
Longterm spi drought forecasting in the awash river basin in. The niger river basin with a length of 4,200 km, the niger river is the third longest river in africa after the nile and the congo river. These rivers together with the two rift valley river basins cover the largest land mass of the. Water demand analysis and irrigation requirement for major. The effective and efficient management of water is a major problem, not just for economic growth and development in the nile river basin, but also for the peaceful coexistence of the millions of pe. The water of awash basin, a future challenge, ilri, no date. Hertie school of governance hsog quartier 110 friedrichstrasse 180. The organizational structure of river basin organizations. Managing shared river basins in the horn of africa. Between 8090% of ethiopia s water resources is found in the four river basins namely, abay blue nile, tekeze, baro akobo, and omo gibe in the west and southwestern part of ethiopia where the population is no more. The colorado river basin study was released in december 2012. In the distant past, ethiopian monarchs, who had had a fair awareness of the vitality of the nile floods for the survival of. A study was conducted on water allocation modeling of awash river basin, ethiopia, using modsim, a river basin management decision support system dss designed as a computeraided tool for developing.
The organizational structure of river basin organizations lessons learned and recommendations for the mekong river commission mrc paper prepared for the mekong river commission mrc final draft, 10 june 2010. There are twelve major river basins in ethiopia of which awash basin is one and the most utilized river basin so far. The whole character of the basin is topography dependent, rising as it does from 500m asl around lake rudolph to over 3000m asl around bako in the north. Nile basin initiative statement by executive director, nile basin initiative dear esteemed reader, i am most delighted to welcome you to the first nile basin water resources atlas.
The effects of land use land cover change on hydrological process of gilgel gibe, omo gibe basin, ethiopia wakjira takalaa, tameneadugnaphd b, dawudtamam. Ethiopia s longest unique river is the awash, while its longest shared with other nations is the nile. There is an alphabetic list at the end of this article. This simple webbased tool lets you merge pdf files in batches. The practice of basin planning has developed over time in response to the changing demands placed on river systems by societies, and the changing conditions of rivers. Dec 01, 2009 anglian river basin district rbmp 2009 annex j. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd an interactive qualifying project report submitted to the faculty of worcester polytechnic institute in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of bachelor of civil engineering by. Location and elevation of awash basin among the ethiopian river basins. Anglian river basin district river basin management plan. Climate change impact on water resources in the awash. The dhidhessa river basin originates from sigmo mountain ranges in southwestern ethiopia and flows towards the easterly direction for about 75 km, and then turning rather sharply to the north until it joins. Two months after its independence in july 2011, south sudan began seeking to. Soda pdf merge tool allows you to combine two or more documents into a single pdf file for free.
There are 8 river basin districts in the island of ireland. E longitude whereas elevations in the basin ranges from 619 m to 32 m a. The river is the principal stream of an endorheic drainage basin, the turkana basin. The baro river is a river in southwestern ethiopia, which defines part of ethiopia s border with south sudan. According to 18, the area receives rainfall for about nine to ten months per year. Analysis of water use on a large river basin using mike basin. Action was taken to implement an iwrm pilot project to account for different stakeholder interests, resulting in the development and adoption of the berki basin iwrm.
Every six years a river basin management plan must be produced for each river basin district rbd to comply with the requirements of the water framework directive wfd. Hydrogeomorphological characterization of dhidhessa river. Ethiopian water sector policy ethiopian legal brief. In ethiopia alone, there are 12 major river basins, out of which mereb, tekeze, abbay and baroakobo located in the western part of the country, form the ethiopian part of the nile basin. Acknowledgements this book has been drafted as part of an extended dialogue that took place between 2009 and 2012, between a team of international experts led by the world wide fund for nature wwf and a chinese team led by the general. Stratigraphic and structural evolution of the blue nile. Given that flood hazard is spatial phenomenon, the application of gis and remote sensing techniques are essential to the flood hazardrisk management process. Longterm spi drought forecasting in the awash river basin. This study outlines the stratigraphic and structural evolution of the blue nile basin based on field and remote sensing studies along the gorge of the nile. The normal ratio method, recommended by linsley et al. Heavy rainfall often causes flooding, especially along the awash river and in the lower baroakobo and wabeshebelle river basins. Managing water resources to maximize sustainable growth country water resources assistance strategy report no. The river rises on the high plateau near ginchi town west of addis ababa in ethiopia and. Introduction this report gives an overview and analysis of the legal framework and institutional setup for integrated water resources management iwrm in awash river basin.
The rivers originating from the eastern highlands of the country mainly flow to the east. Successful implementation of lrbms will prepare the lra to assume the role of an integrated river. It was prepared by international resources group irg. Parties, recognizing the vital importance of transboundary cooperation for the parties aimed towards sustainable development of the sava river basin. Holetta river is one of the rivers found in the upper part of awash basin and facing challenges of runoff variability and scarcity of water availability during the dry season. Jurisdiction the red river basin commission was formed in 2002 as a result of a merger between the red river basin board, the international coalition, and the red river water resources council.