Project Title: CP 36:Improved Livelihoods with Dam Management

IWMI Theme: Water Management and Environment: balancing water for food and nature

Project Duration: 

2004-2008

Geographical Focus: 

Nile Basin

The wise and sustainable use of dams requires consideration of a large number of complex and inter-related issues and poses intricate technical and political problems. This project is investigating the use of modern decision support systems (dss) for the planning and management of dam operation. The study is investigating which dss are most appropriate for the complexity of large dam operation and how these dss are best used to ensure successful stakeholder participation, and assess the costs and benefits of different operating options.

Partners 

• Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR), Ethiopia

• Addis Ababa University (AAU), Ethiopia

• Southern Waters, South Africa
  

Donors

The project is funded by the CGIAR Challenge Program for Water and Food (CPWF).