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Research Papers

Nile River Basin modelling for water resources management – a literature review

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Pages 39-52 | Received 21 Sep 2015, Accepted 08 Aug 2016, Published online: 11 Oct 2016
 

ABSTRACT

Increasing water demand coupled with limited water resources has given rise to the need for sustainable water resources development in the Nile River Basin. Managing the basin’s water resources is complex because of its transboundary nature, exacerbated by environmental degradation and strong climate variability. The Nile basin water resources have been extensively studied during the last 125 years for planning and management purposes, in particular with regard to the use of blue water in the downstream part of the basin, though recently some studies have also focused on the upper parts. These studies show that there is no convergence of development plans emerging among the Nile riparian countries. This paper reviews river basin water resource models as applied in the Nile River Basin, distinguishing between simulation, optimization and combined simulation and optimization models. The paper concludes by identifying knowledge gaps to guide future research on water resources planning and management in the Nile.

Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank Nuffic (Netherlands) and UNESCO-IHE for funding this work, and the Ministry of Water Resources and Electricity (Sudan), the University of Khartoum and the Blue Nile Hydro-solidarity project for further support. Thanks are due to Dr Salih Hamad Hamid, Dr Huda Mohamed Mukhtar and Prof. Abdeen Salih for their valuable comments and inputs to this study.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

Additional information

Funding

This work was supported by Netherlands Fellowship Program (NFP) [grant number 100827].

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