Integrated Water Resources Management: A Systems Perspective of Water Governance and Hydrological Conditions (IHE Delft PhD Thesis Series) - Softcover

Mersha, Adey

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1032138378 ISBN 13: 9781032138374

Publisher: CRC Press, 2021

Synopsis

This thesis presents analysis of the status of IWRM implementation along with the challenges with regards to policy and institutional measures as well as the required basin information and management instruments. The research entailed a detailed analysis of water resources systems based on a case study from the Awash River Basin in Ethiopia, covering the historical and present state of the challenges and gaps in policies, institutional arrangements and management instruments. The status quo of practical water management, implications of plausible management alternatives in terms of their impact to future water availability, demand fulfilment, patterns of use, and sustainability of the environment were examined. Moreover, the interlinkages and dynamics between key water dependent resources sectors, broadly categorized into water, energy, food, and ecosystems (WEFE) was explored to identify key tradeoffs and synergies. This was deliberated as to improving the synchronization of sectoral plans and resources management programs, thereby fast-tracking the coordination process in IWRM. Overall, the research provides a clearer understanding of the system-wide problems, structural challenges and possible future consequences regarding the management and sustainability of the entire water resource system. Ultimately the purpose is to set in motion new strategies and mechanisms to improve the implementation of the currently applied IWRM framework in the context of the SDGs.

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About the Author

Adey Nigatu Mersha is a water systems analysis and management researcher currently working at the Water and Land Resources Centre of Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia – under the UKRI GCRF Water Security and Sustainable Development Hub program. Apart from her research, teaching, and development work experience at different capacities, she has been also serving as a joint coordinator of the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) Young Professionals e-Forum (IYPeF), and the African Young Water Professionals Forum (Af-YWPF) of the African Regional Working Group of the ICID. Her research interest is in the areas of integrated approaches to water management as well as analysis and evaluation of hydrological systems under uncertainties. She is a Water Systems Research enthusiast, keen about exploring on the interactions between water, society and the environment.

Edition details

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1032138378
• ISBN 13: 9781032138374
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 144