SWRM is essential for judicious allocation, usage of water resources, thus asists in alleviating the adverse effects in water scarce regions.
Dear Srikanth,
I recommend view the River Basin Management Plan for Pivdenny Bug (Ukraine): river basin analysis and measures (in according to requirements of European Union).
Regards, Vitalii
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Dear Srikanth,
And see my prezentation on UNEP/UNECE/EU meeting for Dniester river (Europe) (July 2014) for my technology of the hydrological water balance development for the river basins (considering within and outside water sectors or water management areas).
https://www2.unece.org/ehlm/platform/download/attachments/31522834/6_Mokin%26Greben_OSCE-WM-balance%20project7.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1405930435016&api=v2
SWRM in Nigeria includes participatory public water projects. This involve both government, private water company and the consumers themselves. In this approach consumers did not see public water projects as government properties but as communal ownership and as such the project safety and maintenance is assured.
In QLD, Australia, there is quite a well developed method of legally managing water resources. It involves developing water resource plans, with operational rules, that describe water availability within regions and seasons and manages water allocations (trade-able water extraction rights) and water licences (non-trade-able water extraction rights). It also includes provisions for unallocated water and its release, as well as supply for stock and domestic use. It all comes under the banner of a statutory piece of legislation called the Water Act, but it involves modelling and analysis to meet water security targets and environmental flow objectives. It also has a significant public consultation process. Overall it has had some success, but like any policy, elements of it are often hijacked by politics (from both sides of the fence) so it's not perfect. I think in recent years it's lacking scientific and technical input (too much "policy" input) which limits the ability of the 10 year reviews to improve on things. Initially these plans assigned water rights to existing users, many of whom never even used any water: there's a case for reviewing water rights based on usage and for removing licences that are attached to land (non-users want to maintain their licence even when they don't use the water because it increases the value of their land). There is also a case for improving some plans to have better water sharing between upstream and downstream users, developing more measurable environmental flow targets, and better managing surface and groundwater as connected systems: the existing provisions have been useful, but there just isn't much of a focus on improving these as we learn more about the systems through monitoring usage. Also, there isn't much incentive for users to be more water efficient. Most of these water resource plans are available on the web. Search : QLD water resource plans. Some consultation documents may be available also.
This is a big issue in Denmark since we are 100% depending on groundwater.
see attached file
cheers
Knud Erik KLint
Thank you Mr. Knud Erik Klint for the resource on Hydrogeological mapping.
Since we are 100% depending on groundwater, the issue have a very high priority in Denmark and we can see the results now on the restrictions to landuse and industry that was initiated 20 years ago. Still we have 16.000 contaminated sites waiting to be remediated. These type of water ressource management should always have very long perspectives ensuring a stabile sustainable source of clean water for the future generations also taking into account the climate changes and population growth.
Dear Srikanth Satish Kumar Darapu,
You may be interested in yet 2 of my articles on the subject of your question...
Regards,
Vitalii
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Thank you so much Mr. Vitalii Mokin. That's quite useful info. Tools like GIS software act like catalysts towatds achieving SWRM.
See my monography (2014) (Ukr) about your problem. My co-author Vasyly Stashuk was the Head of State Agency of Water Resources of Ukraine. This book has many official information about the Sustainable Water Resources Management (SWRM) practices adopted and implemented in Ukraine.
Book Scientific Basics of Rational Use Water of Ukraine by the Ba...
In Kenya we have revised our laws to take care of sustainability of water resources in terms of management of water resources.
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