Inventory of water storage types in the Blue Nile and Volta River Basins
For agriculture there is a continuum of water storage options, ranging from groundwater aquifers, soil water, natural wetlands and small ponds and tanks to large reservoirs. In any situation each of these has its own niche in terms of technical feasibility, socioeconomic sustainability and impact on...
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International Water Management Institute
2010
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| author | Johnston, Robyn M. McCartney, Matthew P. |
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| description | For agriculture there is a continuum of water storage options, ranging from groundwater aquifers, soil water, natural wetlands and small ponds and tanks to large reservoirs. In any situation each of these has its own niche in terms of technical feasibility, socioeconomic sustainability and impact on public health and the environment. Planning storage requires insight into impending needs and also a good understanding of what already exists and what was, and was not, successful, in the past. This report provides an inventory of existing and prospective water storage in the Ghanaian Volta and the Ethiopian Blue Nile basins. It provides as much quantitative data as possible, but highlights both the dearth of readily available information and the lack of integrated planning of storage in both basins. Recommendations are made for improved planning in the future. |
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| spelling | CGSpace392362025-11-07T08:46:44Z Inventory of water storage types in the Blue Nile and Volta River Basins Johnston, Robyn M. McCartney, Matthew P. water storage river basins reservoirs ponds tanks groundwater soil moisture wetlands For agriculture there is a continuum of water storage options, ranging from groundwater aquifers, soil water, natural wetlands and small ponds and tanks to large reservoirs. In any situation each of these has its own niche in terms of technical feasibility, socioeconomic sustainability and impact on public health and the environment. Planning storage requires insight into impending needs and also a good understanding of what already exists and what was, and was not, successful, in the past. This report provides an inventory of existing and prospective water storage in the Ghanaian Volta and the Ethiopian Blue Nile basins. It provides as much quantitative data as possible, but highlights both the dearth of readily available information and the lack of integrated planning of storage in both basins. Recommendations are made for improved planning in the future. 2010 2014-06-13T13:51:46Z 2014-06-13T13:51:46Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39236 en Open Access application/pdf International Water Management Institute Johnston, Robyn M.; McCartney, Matthew. 2010. Inventory of water storage types in the Blue Nile and Volta River Basins. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 40p. (IWMI Working Paper 140) doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2010.214 |
| spellingShingle | water storage river basins reservoirs ponds tanks groundwater soil moisture wetlands Johnston, Robyn M. McCartney, Matthew P. Inventory of water storage types in the Blue Nile and Volta River Basins |
| title | Inventory of water storage types in the Blue Nile and Volta River Basins |
| title_full | Inventory of water storage types in the Blue Nile and Volta River Basins |
| title_fullStr | Inventory of water storage types in the Blue Nile and Volta River Basins |
| title_full_unstemmed | Inventory of water storage types in the Blue Nile and Volta River Basins |
| title_short | Inventory of water storage types in the Blue Nile and Volta River Basins |
| title_sort | inventory of water storage types in the blue nile and volta river basins |
| topic | water storage river basins reservoirs ponds tanks groundwater soil moisture wetlands |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39236 |
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