Sustainable Management of Large Scale Irrigation Systems: A Decision Support Model for Gediz Basin, Turkey

Estimation of future hydropower generation of reservoir systems used for different purposes in different regions

“…These results enable an evaluation of what level the production potential of the region is used in, and what level of the hydropower production capacity of the reservoir is used. Thus, a decision support tool is provided for the optimum planning of the multi-objective use of the water source which constitutes the main production component in a reservoir system [1,3]. In addition, estimation of the hydropower generation levels presents an important prediction to the decision maker in preparing the operation plans of the reservoir system.…”

“…The method proposed in the present investigation estimates the hydropower generation level of a reservoir for the future in accordance with the current conditions of the region. This solution provides a decision support tool for both the planning of the optimum operation of a reservoir system which has a multi-objective use and for water allocation planning between different users [1,3,39,40]. The model which is run for four different reservoir systems gives satisfactory results.…”

“…The negative effect of global climate change on the water resources was also felt on the hydropower production level. Especially, besides the properties of rainfall, temperature, evaporation and inflow, different water use applications such as agricultural irrigation [1][2][3]31] are also parameters which directly affect the amount of annual hydropower generation.…”

“…These systems are built for uses such as agricultural irrigation, flood control and/or energy generation. In multi-objective reservoir systems, while hydropower is produced upstream, the water is used as irrigation for agricultural production downstream [1][2][3][4]. Because of this, water sources in a reservoir system are pivotal in ensuring food security and a stable energy supply.…”

Water tenure analysis: A case study in Nui Coc irrigation system in the Red River Basin, Vietnam

“…Hussain et al (2007) argued that as water scarcity is increasing, more effective organization and management are becoming a very important issue. Meanwhile, the study of Kilic and Anac (2012) suggested that the management of water resource exploitation serves multiple purposes and on a large scale that requires the management organization to start from the planning for exploitation management at the regional and river basin level with the participation of stakeholders.…”