Exploring changes in water use patterns, demand and stress along the Nile River Basin through the lens of Kenya and Egypt

Mumbi, Anne Wambui; Li, Fengting

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“…To assess possible synthesis for achieving SDG 6.5 within the MRU state, this (Evans, 2000, Mumbi & Li, 2020. In this review, the basis for choosing to conduct an Integrative Literature approach is as a result of not so much research had been carried out in the Mano River basin.…”

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“…The study suggests mechanisms for achieving sustainable IWRM aimed at fostering cooperation and creating water resources for the benefit of all member states. This is because a comprehensive and accurate image of the experienced and current state of river management is essential (Swain, 2011;Nile Basin Initiative, 2012;Mumbi & Li, 2020).…”

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“…In general, transboundary rivers can be defined as an ecological structure that has an economic path (Boer et al, 2015). In about 54 percent of the world's transboundary river basins (Ashour et al, 2019), water resources security is considered as a current and potential danger due to human activities (Hojjat Mianabadi et al, 2013;Mumbi & Li, 2020). Transboundary water resources comprise "water bodies" which traverse one or more national and political boundaries (Neir & Campana, 2007;Teñido, 2017).…”

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“…In the context of international law of transboundary rivers, countries which share ownership of these "river" must exercise due right to control, regulate and manage them including all water resources (Boer et al, 2015). Water demand contributes to water use behavior changes and the production of stress conditions in transboundary water resources (Mumbi & Li, 2020). Multifaceted matters of common concern usually arise from such shared natural area resources systems, ranging from management of environmental threats, regulating access, and accruing its benefit (e.g.…”

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“…In 2013, the Board of the African Devel-opment Bank Group (AfDB) authorized the electricity networks interconnection project along the Mano River for Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea (CLSG) (Akitani, 2013). Hydropower, unlike irrigation, is considered a non-consumptive water consumption; despite not reducing flow rate, hydropower water usage changes the downstream flow management of a river (Mumbi & Li, 2020). The MRU countries are either water-poor or water strained as a result of increasing water shortages and a reduction in per-capita water availability in the region, despite the region's population growth and socio-economic development (IUCN, 2012, Sankara-Bassonon et al, 2018.…”

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Synthesis of Attaining Sustainable Development Goal 6.5: A Case Study of Mano River

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Boying³

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The Mano River is a transboundary river that runs through Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone. According to a 2018 United Nation report on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6.5, which aims to improve the adoption of cohesive water resource management by 2030; the impact of this goal on the Mano River management is minimal. The research summarizes previous studies using an integrative literature review method, drawing general conclusions and identifying unsolved problems with respect to water resources management. The research finding demonstrated that existing water stress and poor management as exacerbated by socioeconomic practices in the region are the major threats to achieve SDG 6.5. As a result of these activities, long-term management of the river basins has become extremely difficult. The research informs a discussion to achieve cooperative water resource management, which is best achieved by shared collaboration and shared interests as described by SDG 6.5.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Forecasting water consumption on transboundary water resources for water resource management using the feed-forward neural network: a case study of the Nile River in Egypt and Kenya

Mumbi

Bavumiragira

et al. 2021

Mar. Freshwater Res.

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Water resources are an essential component of a country’s natural resource potential. Pressure on these resources is set to increase due to increased water demand, climate change and rainfall variability. This could lead to conflicts between sectoral users, within or between countries, especially among transboundary countries. Interest in transboundary water resources is a priority, especially where issues such as uncertainty regarding the status of transboundary waterbodies and reductions in water volume persist. In this study, we used the feed-forward neural network to forecast water demand along the Nile River in two countries, Egypt and Kenya. Two scenarios were modelled. Input data for the first scenario included preceding records of precipitation, gross domestic product, population and water use in the agricultural sector. The second scenario observed the effects of the growing economy on water resources by doubling the gross domestic product and keeping all other inputs constant. For Kenya, the results projected a steady increase in water demand throughout the next 20 years for both scenarios. However, for Egypt, the observed trend in both scenarios was a decline in water demand, followed by a steady increase. The results underscore the importance of forecasting for easier future planning and management, and to help governing bodies along transboundary water resources develop timely strategies in the future to alleviate future water shortages and poor management of water resources.

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The Evolutionary Path of the Center of Gravity for Water Use, the Population, and the Economy, and Their Decomposed Contributions in China from 1965 to 2019

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Sustainable development is a hot issue in global research today. As a large developing country, China has increasingly prominent conflicts between water use, the population, and the economy, so it is necessary to solve the sustainable development issues represented by water use, the population, and the economy. To explore the evolutionary process for water use, the population, and the economy in China, we calculated the evolutionary path of the center of gravity for water use, the population, and the economy in China from 1965 to 2019 by using the center of gravity model, and we calculated the decomposed contributions of the evolutionary path of the center of gravity for water use, the population, and the economy in China from 1965 to 2019, which the six major areas in China contributed to, by using the center of gravity decomposed contributions model. The results show the following: (1) As a whole, the center of gravity cumulative yearly moving distance for water use was 835.77 km, and the center of gravity moving direction as well as angle were north by east, 18.95°. The center of gravity cumulative yearly moving distance for the population was 113.40 km, and the center of gravity moving direction as well as angle were south by west, 31.50°. The center of gravity cumulative yearly moving distance for the economy was 449.83 km, and the center of gravity moving direction as well as angle were south by east, 8.63°. (2) From the decomposed value contribution rate of the evolutionary path of the center of gravity in the latitude direction for water use, the population, and the economy in China from 1965 to 2019, which the six major areas in China contributed to, Northeast China contributed the most (42.26%, 34.09%, and 39.37%, respectively). The increasing proportion of total water use consumption in Northeast China most positively affected the evolutionary path of the center of gravity for water use in China, moving northwards from 1965 to 2019, and the decreasing proportion of the total population as well as gross regional product in Northeast China most negatively affected the evolutionary path of the center of gravity for the population and economy in China, moving southwards from 1965 to 2019.

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Exploring changes in water use patterns, demand and stress along the Nile River Basin through the lens of Kenya and Egypt

Cited by 5 publications

References 14 publications

Synthesis of Attaining Sustainable Development Goal 6.5: A Case Study of Mano River

Synthesis of Attaining Sustainable Development Goal 6.5: A Case Study of Mano River

Forecasting water consumption on transboundary water resources for water resource management using the feed-forward neural network: a case study of the Nile River in Egypt and Kenya

The Evolutionary Path of the Center of Gravity for Water Use, the Population, and the Economy, and Their Decomposed Contributions in China from 1965 to 2019

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