Review of Water Resource Exploitation and Landuse Pressure in the Pangani River Basin

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dc.contributor.authorShaghude, Yohanna W.
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-23T11:26:37Z
dc.date.available2016-02-23T11:26:37Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.descriptionhttp://www.ajol.info/index.php/wiojms/article/view/28510en_US
dc.description.abstractThe Pangani River Basin, with a total area of 43,000 km2 is one of the most important of Tanzania’s river basins. Water and arable land are the most important resources. The water balance in the Basin is estimated at about 900 million m3 per annum. The increasing water demands to meet various socio-economic needs are placing the basin under critical water stress. Irrigation abstraction and evaporative losses at the Nyumba ya Mungu reservoir are the major contributor to the observed water stress in the basin. Deforestation on the highlands and the use of traditional and environmentally unfriendly agricultural practices also have direct impacts on the water retention capability and may significantly contribute to the observed water stress in the basin. In addition, changes in climate regime, due to increasing temperature and reduced rainfall conditions, contribute to the reduced water supply. This coupled with the land degradation problems, has multiple effects on the coastal environments. Management options, using the limited water and land resources more innovatively and sustainably, have been suggested. These options include: 1- reforming the current water rights allocation system, 2- looking for longterm strategies for improving irrigation efficiency, 3- further promotion of innovative agricultural methods and 4- application of modern innovative techniques of water storage such as Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) in preference to surface water storage systems.en_US
dc.identifier.citationShaghude, Y.W., 2007. Review of water resource exploitation and landuse pressure in the Pangani River Basin. Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science, 5(2), pp.195-208.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/497
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWIOMSAen_US
dc.subjectPangani river basinen_US
dc.subjectWater resourceen_US
dc.subjectLand useen_US
dc.subjectAnthropogenicen_US
dc.subjectTanzaniaen_US
dc.titleReview of Water Resource Exploitation and Landuse Pressure in the Pangani River Basinen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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