Professor Robert Kalin: Water Resource Management: The Scottish and Malawian Context

Water Resource Management: The Malawi Context

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Historical Water Resources Infrastructure Defunct Distribution System


Historical Water Resources Infrastructure Health and Sanitation Issues


NGO / New Water Resources Infrastructure


NGO / New Water Resources Infrastructure Maintenance and Upkeep


Scotland Chikwawa Health Initiative (SCHI) Maternal Health and Sanitation Focus ‘Dependable’ clean water supplies at District Health Offices Basic Environmental Health and Sanitation at community level Introduction of new technologies where appropriate


SCHI Installation of Solar Groundwater Pump for District Health Office


Scotland-Malawi Partnership

Why we should learn more about the ‘Malawi’ Water Resources Plan?

• investment (time & resource) in the ‘right’ areas • maximising impact of partnership • enhancing the self reliance of Malawi citizens


Malawi Water Resource Management Divided into 17 Water Districts Map to the left shows the Water Districts overlying the Political Districts


Water Demand Projections 2010 – 2035 Agriculture Dominates


Non-Agriculture Water Demand Projections 2010 – 2035 Infrastructure intensive investment needed


Water Demand Projections 2010 – 2035 Impact of Drought becomes severe with projected population growth


Surface Water Resources of Malawi are dominated by Lake Malawi and flow through Shire River (outlet) which accounts for nearly 70% of the surface water capacity of the country


Scotland Malawi Partnership

Water Resources and the Malawi Economy

Economic Growth (2010 – 2035 and beyond) is Dependant on Water Resource Management and

Development


Economic Sector Contribution to Malawi GDP 2010 (World Bank Data)


Water in the Economic Sector

MegaLiters of Water Demand by Sector for Wet and Dry Seasons


Economic Sector Growth 2002 – 2010 (World Bank Data) Agricultural Sector Growth is small but Water Resource Demand is Great Huge need to maximise the impact of Malawi’s Rich Water Resources


Water Sector Contribution to Malawi Energy Demands 2010 - 2030 (World Bank Data)

Water / Hydroelectric Power is the MAIN planned source for future energy supply in Malawi


Malawi Water Resources Plan &

Malawi Energy Resources Plan

80% of the Short Term (188 of 234 MW ) new energy capacity will be Hydroelectric 71% of the Medium Term (865 of 1,240 MW) new energy capacity will be Hydroelectric 84% of the Long Term (645 of 770MW) new energy capacity will be Hydroelectric NOTE: Wind and Renewable Energy ONLY accounts for 1% of all the new energy needed in Malawi in the next 1 to 20 years!!

Malawi Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and the Environment 2010


Climate Change


2020 Medium Growth Drought Conditions

Agricultural Sector Water Resource Demand is Great Climate Change impact is potentially catastrophic


2035 Medium Growth Drought Conditions

Agricultural Sector Water Resource Demand is Great Climate Change impact is potentially catastrophic


Water Resource Investment Strategy is focused on combined Hydroelectric Power and Irrigation


Each WRA Region has been ‘mapped’ for Water Resources Infrastructure including Boreholes The implementation of the Water Resources Management Plan will allow Malawi to prioritise resources The DLCS is working with WASHTED, NGOs and the Ministry to follow up this work and develop a ‘Needs Assessment’ that can provide a focus for engagement between Scotland and Malawi in Water Resources / Health and Sanitation Management


Scotland Malawi Partnership

Innovation for Water Resources

Combined Agriculture / Sanitation / Water Resource Management


Maximising use of ‘excess’ Groundwater Wash water runs off to surface infiltration / evaporation


Surface infiltration / evaporation depressions (borehole and rainfall) is a breeding ground for disease


Calculation of Water Budget within the Village accounts for rainfall and excess borehole water


Balancing of the water excess with the calculated evapo-transpiration rates for high value food crops allows design of ‘Permaculture’


Permaculture installation is designed to capture daily borehole run-off and rainfall from the village


Permaculture crops include vegetables (not maize) and value fruits that can be grown year round by and for Children of the village


The Scotland Malawi Partnership

Innovation for Water Resource Partnership

Collaboration on development of a Malawi ‘Needs Assessment’ for Water Resources

Scotland-Scotland Partnership

For Scotland-Malawi Partnership

Professor Robert Kalin: Water Resource Management: The Scottish and Malawian Context

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