Implementing Tanzanian Water Policy and Law in the Pangani
Basin
Sylvand KamugishaCoordinator, Pangani River Basin Management Project
Tanzania Policy reformsTanzania Policy reformsBefore 1990s- Inadequate water
supply and sanitation due to inadequate community and private sector participation in the implementation and management of the water utilities
1991- 1st National Water Policy: emphasis Government implementer, service provider and regulator
2002- New National Water Policy: Introduced element of devolution and public and civil service reforms
2005- National Water Sector Development Strategy: strategy to implement the policy
2009- Water Resources Management Act and Water Supply and Sanitation Act
Institutional frameworkInstitutional framework
• MINISTRY RESPONSIBLE FOR WATER
• BASIN WATER OFFICE
• INDIVIDUAL WATER USER
After 2002Before 2002
River and Lake Basins in Tanzania
9 Basins1. Pangani River basin2. Wami Ruvu basin3. Rufiji River basin4. Ruvuma and
Southern Coast basin5. Lake Nyasa basin6. Internal Drainage
basin7. Lake Rukwa basin8. Lake Tanganyika
basin9. Lake Victoria basin
Pangani River Basin
Pangani Basin: Resources
• 3.8 million people
• 2nd highest agricultural output in Tanzania
• 17% of Tanzania’s hydropower production
• biodiversity hotspot
• Water-stressed basin, supply does not meet demand = conflicts
• Climate change projections and increasing demand mean that IWRM is an urgent priority
Concluding question
• What are successful strategies for building the institutions needed?
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