Participatory valuation of water uses between irrigation crop system and other users the case study of Pangani River Basin
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Population growth in Pangani River Basin (PRB), need for more agricultural lands in which 80%
of inhabitants depend on for their livelihood, presence of factories from upstream to downstream
and flow control for hydropower production are putting the strainon the management of the
available water resources in PRB. Growing pressure on water resources. increaqng
interdependencies: between users, associated increases in demand for reliable water services and
increasing complexity in water resource management are main challenges in PRB. This study
estimates the spatial and temporal variation of surface water resources. amount of and location of
water uses upstream and downstream Nyumba ya Mungu (NYM) Dam and hence values of water
for different uses and location for major users and selected villages.
The study carries out participatory valuation and employs the CROPWAT model, water
availability, water demand data. literature and different earlier surveys in PRB Using climate data
mainly precipitation differences within the PRB, the basin was divided into three assessment
zones. The available water in PRB found to be high upstream, slightly decreases at the middle and
slightly increased as moving downstream. Water consumptions for domestic uses decrease as
moving downstream. More abstraction for irrigation found middle stream while use by factories
is also high middle stream. Water required for power generation decreases from middle to
downstream. The value of water in use found to be high for irrigation upstream about 6.5 US