Scenario-based water resources planning for utilities in the Lake Victoria region

The study utilized IWRM models for Bukoba, Masaka, and Kisii to evaluate water resource sustainability. Findings indicate that all three towns are currently infrastructure-limited, with varying degrees of urgency for investment and different long-term supply outlooks based on local conditions.

• Water supply in Bukoba, Masaka, and Kisii is currently limited by infrastructure. In Masaka, reaching existing design capacity could satisfy most demand until the 2020s, after which new supply and conservation strategies are required.
• In Bukoba, short-term leakage reduction offers little improvement, but doubling capacity would satisfy all demands through 2050. Kisii is identified as needing urgent major infrastructure investment.
• Simulations for Masaka indicate that while wetland sources could meet all demand until 2050, this would result in almost no water remaining downstream of the intake.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2013). Scenario-based water resources planning for utilities in the Lake Victoria region. https://www.sei.org/publications/scenario-based-water-resources-planning-for-utilities-in-the-lake-victoria-region/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Scenario-based water resources planning for utilities in the Lake Victoria region. 2013. https://www.sei.org/publications/scenario-based-water-resources-planning-for-utilities-in-the-lake-victoria-region/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2013scenariobased, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Scenario-based water resources planning for utilities in the Lake Victoria region}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2013}, month = apr, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/scenario-based-water-resources-planning-for-utilities-in-the-lake-victoria-region/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }