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1 McCartney, Matthew P.; Girma, M. M.. 2012. Evaluating the downstream implications of planned water resource development in the Ethiopian portion of the Blue Nile River. Water International, 37(4):362-379. (Special issue on "How hydrological models support informed decision making in developing countries" with contributions by IWMI authors). [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2012.706384]
Water resources development ; River basins ; Downstream ; Climate change ; Water power ; Electricity generation ; Irrigation schemes ; Simulation models ; Flow discharge / Ethiopia / Blue Nile River
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: PER Record No: H044986)
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Ethiopia’s policy of large dam construction in the Blue Nile River basin is evaluated by simulating the impact of one downscaled midrange climate change scenario (A1B) on the performance of existing and planned irrigation and hydropower schemes. The simulation finds that by 2100: 1) average basin-wide irrigation demand will increase; 2) annual hydroelectricity generation will be just 60% of potential; and 3) flow at the Ethiopia-Sudan border will be reduced from 1661 m3/s to 1301 m3/s as a consequence of climate change in combination with upstream water resource development. Adaptation to climate change and development must be considered together.
2 McCartney, Matthew; Demissie, Solomon, S.; Girma, M. M.. 2013. Implications of climate change on existing and planned water resource development in the Upper Blue Nile. Paper presented at Africa 2013: Water Storage and Hydropower Development for Africa Conference, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 16-18 April 2013. 8p.
Climate change ; Water resources ; Water power ; Water storage ; Irrigation schemes ; River basins ; Stream flow ; Hydrology ; Electricity generation / Ethiopia / Sudan / Upper Blue Nile
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H046354)
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