scholarly journals Assessment of water resources development and exploitation in Nigeria: A review of integrated water resources management approach

Heliyon ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. e05955
Author(s):  
Ben U. Ngene ◽  
Christiana O. Nwafor ◽  
Gideon O. Bamigboye ◽  
Adebanji S. Ogbiye ◽  
Jacob O. Ogundare ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Resources Management ◽  
Integrated Water Resources Management ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
Water Resources Development ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
Resources Development

scholarly journals Problems and Options of Integrated Water Resources Management in Nigeria: Administrative Constraints and Policy Strategies

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 12-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
H.O. Nwankwoala
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Water Resources Management ◽  
Integrated Water Resources Management ◽  
Water Resources Development ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
Sustainable Water Supply ◽  
Management Approaches ◽  
Development And Management ◽  
Resources Development

Nigeria has greater challenges when it comes to water development and management. The current water resources development and supply status is unacceptably low and needs a major transformation. With the rapid growth in population, urbanization, industrialization and competition for economic development, water resource has become vulnerable to depletion and degradation. Management of this valuable resource is determined by its acceptability and utilization in terms of quantity and quality. Due to imbalance between demand and availability, management approaches are facing various ethical dilemas. This paper therefore considers the water supply and sanitation situation in the country and the challenges facing the sector. The paper calls for institutional reforms and review of policy targets, define key elements for the development of action and investment plans as well as provide some guidelines in order to minimize duplication and maximize effectiveness. The paper also suggested strategies and viable framework/agenda for sustainable water supply and emphasizes that the machinery of water resources development and management needs an urgent overhauling with the aim of streamlining the overlapping functions of the various agencies that have operated the system up till now. More importantly, the paper suggested integrated approaches/strategies for sustainable management as well as offers relevant policy recommendations for water resources management in Nigeria.

scholarly journals Water Resources Development in Nepal: Myths and Realities

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. 22-29
Author(s):  
Surya Nath Upadhyay ◽  
Prakash Gaudel
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Resources Management ◽  
Water Resources Development ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
Energy And Environment ◽  
Societal Welfare ◽  
Resources Development

Despite the ‘immense’ water resources available, Nepal has not been able to transform this abundance of water resources into desired economic growth and societal welfare. This paper attempts to analyze the reasons for such incessant challenges that loom over water resources development in Nepal. This paper finds that it is not the resource that limits the development of water resources, but the approaches and wishes that are framed on the foundation of persistent myths. Analyzing those myths, this paper highlights the realities in water resources management of Nepal, and suggests that without dismantling the existing myths, the sustainable development of water resources seems limited.HYDRO Nepal JournalJournal of Water, Energy and Environment Issue: 23Year: 2018

scholarly journals Integrated Water Resources Management Approaches to Improve Water Resources Governance

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 3424
Author(s):  
Juliet Katusiime ◽  
Brigitta Schütt
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Resources Management ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Water Governance ◽  
Integrated Water Resources Management ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
Management Approaches ◽  
The Impact

The water crisis can alternatively be called a governance crisis. Thus, the demand for good water governance to ensure effective water resources management and to attain specific water goals is growing. Many countries subscribe to the Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) approach to achieve this goal. The Integrated Water Resources Management approach aims to ensure a process that promotes the coordinated development and management of water, land, and related resources in a drainage basin to maximise economic and social welfare equitably without compromising the sustainability of vital ecosystems. The design of the Integrated Water Resources Management approach, including its pillars and principles, aspires to good water governance and effective resource management. However, empirical studies examining this hypothesis and analysing the impact of the Integrated Water Resources Management approach on water resources governance are limited, especially in developing countries. Therefore, we characterised and compared the water resources governance aspects of two catchments in Uganda’s Lake Albert basin. One of the catchments was exposed to integrated water resources management projects, while the other had no exposure to integrated water resources management projects. Some of the factors that supported the comparability of the two sites included spatial proximity linking into a related hydrological and social-economic setup, common water needs and belonging to the same water administration zone. Comparing both areas led us to analyse whether there was a difference in water resources governance actions, as well as in the quality of water resources governance, under the same overall water management and administrative zone. The data were based on field surveys using questionnaires and information guides in both catchments. The results show that the performance of water resources governance is markedly better in the catchment with Integrated Water Resources Management practices than the base catchment unaffected by these practices. Key themes examined include water resources governance styles, water resources governance systems presence, functionality, the performance of good governance principles, and water resources management effectiveness. The findings contribute to the aspirations for the promotion of integrated water management approaches for improved water resources governance, and the concept that the effectiveness of water resources management measures depends on governance effectiveness. Water governance is significant, as it spells out the power, rights, decisions, and priorities relating to given water resources and communities.

An integrated water resources management approach for the River Spree and its catchment

2003 ◽  
Vol 47 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 191-199
Author(s):  
F. Schlaeger ◽  
H. Schonlau ◽  
J. Köngeter
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Resources Management ◽  
Catchment Area ◽  
Integrated Water Resources Management ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
Quality Model ◽  
River Catchment ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
Simulation Results

In this paper a concept of an integrated water quality model for a river catchment area is presented. The main focus is directed to the development of a water quality module for rivers. Necessary simplifications for calculation of hydraulics and water quality will be explained. Furthermore, by first simulation results possible applications of the model are presented.

scholarly journals HISTORY OF WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT AND WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN THAILAND

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 1540-1557 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khemika Varitwuttikul ◽  
◽  
Supasit Tana ◽  
Supattra Wannasubchae ◽  
Rudklaw Pampasit ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Resources Management ◽  
Water Resources Development ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
History Of ◽  
Resources Development
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