Integrated Water Resources Management in Eastern Africa:

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• Integrated Water Resources Management in Eastern
  Africa
• Coping with complex hydrology

Presented by Moses Tenywa Makerere University
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• Technical Focus Paper

• Title Integrated Water Resources Management in
  Eastern Africa Addressing Water Security
• Authors Gerd Foerch, Nele Foerch, Cush N.
  Luwesi, Abebe Mekuriaw, Omar Munyaneza, Moses
  Tenywa, Alex Zizinga,
• Contributors Joy Obando, Callist Tindimugaya ,
  Patrick Safari, Abel Omanga, BA

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• Purpose of the paper

• This Technical Focus Paper constitutes part of
  the GWP paper series that provide a critical
  review of status of planning and putting in
  practice IWRM in the east African region.
• It builds on the findings of the 2008-2009 and
  2012 IWRM Surveys commissioned by GWP as part of
  the 2012 global UN-Water status report on IWRM
• It captures data from the UN World Water
  Development Report 2015 complimented by 4
  selected case studies (Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda
  Uganda)
• It shares work in progress with stakeholders
  (e.g. researchers, policy makers,
  donor/development community) regarding how each
  country has interpreted IWRM principles and
  implementing under different contextual
  challenges

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• Outline of presentation

• GWP Eastern Region
• Water resources challenges
• Achievements
• Challenges
• Conclusions
• Key messages

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• GWP Eastern Africa Region

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• Water Resources Challenges

• The practice of IWRM does not fully reflect the
  principles embedded in the policies and
  regulations
• Inadequate numbers of professionals at all levels
  of IWRM management and governance
• Lack of sustainable financing mechanisms for both
  water supply provision and water resource
  management
• Lack of systematic and reliable data management.
• Lack of appropriate infrastructure for water
  supply provision and water resource management
• Governance is a challenge in terms of equity,
  efficiency, effectiveness etc.

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• Achievements in IWRM in East African region

• GWP Eastern Africa has made significant progress
  in promoting the use of GWP Toolbox in 9
  countries
• Government buy-in to establish the legal
  framework for IWRM including policies,
  regulations, resource management and service
  provision
• IWRM stakeholders including private sectors
  participating at all levels of management and
  governance
• Horizontal and vertical integration fostering
  adoption of watershed/basin management approach
  and coordination, planning, decision making among
  sectors and stakeholders
• Regulations for trans-boundary water bodies have
  been established.

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Achievements in IWRM in East African region ctd
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• Conclusions in the paper

• Countries in Eastern Africa are at different
  levels of implementation of IWRM
• Further institutional reforms are needed to adapt
  to changing contexts of population growth,
  urbanization, climate change, environmental
  degradation and to strengthen IWRM enforcement
  mechanisms
• Facilitation at national level by organizations
  (e.g. GWP) for formulation and harmonization of
  policies pertaining to water supply provision and
  water resource management needed
• Sustainable financing mechanisms should be put in
  place
• Comprehensive data collection and management

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• Key messages

• The IWRM gains are being undermined by the
  effects of the rapidly growing population
• More investments are required to create awareness
  and build capacity of stakeholders (institutions
  and individuals) in using the IWRM is tool
  towards achieving sustainable water resources
  development.

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