Regional stream flow monitoring and forecasting service
Development Problem
During the Consultations and Needs Assessment Workshop conducted in Tanzania in May 2016, water unavailability was identified as one of the major challenges facing the communities in the nine river basins in Tanzania. This problem is associated with climate change in form of rainfall variability and rising temperatures which in turn leads to receding water levels in reservoirs, rivers, and lakes. The problem is compounded by erratic droughts, resulting in conflicts between competing users. Monitoring water unavailability is worse in basins that do not have river level monitoring stations to allow a continuous monitoring of water in those rivers and effective water resources management measures to be put in place.
Stakeholders
SERVIR E&SA is working with various stakeholders from Tanzania including the Ministry of Water and Irrigation (MoWI), Tanzania Electricity Supply Company (TANESCO), communities in the pilot catchment, Water Users Association, Basin Water Offices (BWO), Zonal Irrigation Office in the catchment, research institutions and urban water supply bodies (pilot catchment). In Kenya, key stakeholders are Kenya Meteorological Department and Water Resources Authority.
Service Objective
The main objective of the service is to equip the key stakeholders with the skills and capacity to use geospatial data and products developed from hydrological models in addressing issues on water availability and thereby be able to make decisions such as water allocation.
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