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

This research paper details the use of the Water Evaluation And Planning (WEAP) system to model water resources in Bukoba, Masaka, and Kisii. The findings indicate that all three towns are currently infrastructure-limited, with varying degrees of urgency for investment and different long-term supply outlooks through 2050.

• Water supply in Bukoba, Masaka, and Kisii is currently limited by infrastructure. In Masaka, reaching existing design capacity could satisfy most projected demand until the 2020s, after which new supply and conservation strategies are required. In Bukoba, doubling capacity would meet all demands until 2050, whereas reducing leakages would offer little short-term improvement. Kisii is identified as needing urgent major infrastructure investment.
• In Masaka, streamflow simulations indicate that while wetland sources could meet all water 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} }