Stochastic Linear Programming for Improved Reservoir Operations for Multiple Objectives in Burkina Faso, West Africa

Etkin, Derek; Kirshen, Paul; Watkins, David; Diallo, Adama Alhassane; Hoogenboom, Gerrit; Roncoli, M. C.; Sanfo, Judith; Sanon, Moussa; Some, Léopold; Zoungrana, Jacqueline

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“…This article is informed by a significant contextual understanding of environmental management in Burkina Faso, acquired over a decade of research, and including a previous project (2007–2009), which developed a decision support tool for water allocation in the Upper Comoé sub‐basin. As part of that project, hydrological and climatic data was analyzed to define the biophysical features of the sub‐basin (Etkin et al ., ), while information on water users and uses was obtained through institutional analysis and two stakeholder workshops (Roncoli et al ., ). The current study draws upon six fieldwork periods (totaling 26 weeks), which took place between 2010 and 2015.…”

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Who counts, what counts: representation and accountability in water governance in the Upper Comoé sub‐basin, Burkina Faso

Roncoli

Dowd-Uribe²,

Orlove

et al. 2016

Natural Resources Forum

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Who counts, what counts: representation and accountability in water governance in the Upper Comoé sub‐basin, Burkina Faso

Roncoli

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Orlove

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Natural Resources Forum

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“…The IPCC scenarios tend to be too coarse in resolution to be useful in municipality-level planning. Many planning studies therefore use local-level scenarios generated specifically for the region of interest (Huang et al 1996;Hormann et al 2005;Alfieri et al 2006;Krol et al 2006;Liu et al 2007;Purkey et al 2007;Zhu et al 2007;Etkin et al 2008;Medellin-Azuara et al 2008;Lu et al 2009;Rader et al 2009). One of the key issues that surfaces repeatedly is the appropriate use of scenarios.…”

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Staged Climate Change Adaptation Planning for Water Supply in Amman, Jordan

Ray

Kirshen

Watkins

2012

J. Water Resour. Plann. Manage.

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This research develops a multistage stochastic linear programming (LP) model to assist in the process of water system planning and management under demographic and climate change in Amman, Jordan, over the next 75 years. Climate change is projected to have a gradual exacerbating effect on Amman's water stress over the next century, and water resources management strategies and policies put in place now will likely influence water use patterns for generations to come. A multistage decision model allows the identification of both adaptation strategies that should be implemented now and actions likely to be needed later, depending on future climate and demographic conditions. For Amman, the model recommends that household water reuse be expanded immediately, large-scale wastewater reclamation begin within 25 years, and mega-scale water import projects be postponed for several decades. Although these recommendations for the future will almost certainly change as additional information is acquired, by identifying now the actions most likely to be needed in the future, options for their implementation can be reserved, and feasibility studies begun.

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From Management to Negotiation: Technical and Institutional Innovations for Integrated Water Resource Management in the Upper Comoé River Basin, Burkina Faso

Roncoli

Kirshen

Etkin³

et al. 2009

Environmental Management

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This study focuses on the potential role of technical and institutional innovations for improving water management in a multi-user context in Burkina Faso. We focus on a system centered on three reservoirs that capture the waters of the Upper Comoé River Basin and servicing a diversity of users, including a sugar manufacturing company, a urban water supply utility, a farmer cooperative, and other downstream users. Due to variable and declining rainfall and expanding users' needs, drastic fluctuations in water supply and demand occur during each dry season. A decision support tool was developed through participatory research to enable users to assess the impact of alternative release and diversion schedules on deficits faced by each user. The tool is meant to be applied in the context of consultative planning by a local user committee that has been created by a new national integrated water management policy. We contend that both solid science and good governance are instrumental in realizing efficient and equitable water management and adaptation to climate variability and change. But, while modeling tools and negotiation platforms may assist users in managing climate risk, they also introduce additional uncertainties into the deliberative process. It is therefore imperative to understand how these technological and institutional innovations frame water use issues and decisions to ensure that such framing is consistent with the goals of integrated water resource management.

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Stochastic Linear Programming for Improved Reservoir Operations for Multiple Objectives in Burkina Faso, West Africa

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References 5 publications

Who counts, what counts: representation and accountability in water governance in the Upper Comoé sub‐basin, Burkina Faso

Who counts, what counts: representation and accountability in water governance in the Upper Comoé sub‐basin, Burkina Faso

Staged Climate Change Adaptation Planning for Water Supply in Amman, Jordan

From Management to Negotiation: Technical and Institutional Innovations for Integrated Water Resource Management in the Upper Comoé River Basin, Burkina Faso

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