Impact of Development and Management Options on Water Resources of the Upper Mara River Basin of Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorOmonge, Paul
dc.contributor.authorHerrnegger, Mathew
dc.contributor.authorGathuru, Gladys
dc.contributor.authorFürst, Josef
dc.contributor.authorOlang, Luke
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-04T07:06:17Z
dc.date.available2023-07-04T07:06:17Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionArticleen_US
dc.description.abstractThis study employed the Water Evaluation and Planning model to evaluate selected policy-based water development and management options on water resources of the upper Mara Basin of Kenya. The major water resources of the region were identified and quantified to establish the current demand versus supply status. Data on domestic water consumption, agricultural demand and industrial consumption were collected through a rigorous fieldwork campaign and used to define the current state of water use and demand. The water resource model was calibrated and validated against observed discharges and subsequently used to simulate the selected policy-based options. Results indicate that an increase between 49% and 180%, depending on the assumed scenario, in annual water demand is expected by the year 2030. As a conclusion, the simulations demonstrate that there is both the need and significant potential to reduce the demand by implementing water conservation measures.en_US
dc.identifier.citationOmonge, P., Herrnegger, M., Gathuru, G., Fürst, J., & Olang, L. (2020). Impact of development and management options on water resources of the upper Mara River Basin of Kenya. Water and Environment journal, 34(4), 644-655.en_US
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.1111/wej.12554
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/26054
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWiley Online Libraryen_US
dc.subjectMara River basinen_US
dc.subjectNyangores catchmenten_US
dc.subjectpolicy scenariosen_US
dc.subjectwater conservationen_US
dc.subjectwater demanden_US
dc.subjectwater resources modeen_US
dc.titleImpact of Development and Management Options on Water Resources of the Upper Mara River Basin of Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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