alvaro carmo vaz ppt
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WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT IN MOZAMIBQUE
IN A REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE
ÁLVARO CARMO VAZProfessor, Eduardo Mondlane University
Director, CONSULTEC Lda.
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Distribution of mean annual rainfall
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Main river basins / shared river basins
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Importance to Mozambique of shared river basins
• 50% of the country is included within shared river basins
• More than 50% of the natural flows are cross-border flows
• Mozambique is involved in 9 shared river basins; in 8 it is at the downstream end – less water, more pollution
• Critical situation in the South region – semi-arid, some large rivers intensively used upstream, large water uses in Mozambique (Maputo urban, irrigation, industries)
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Main areas for water development
• Rural water supply
• Urban water supply– Domestic– Industrial– Public and commercial
• Irrigation
• Hydropower
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Rural water supply
• Still far from achieving the MDGs
• Mostly based on groundwater
• Main problems:– Community involvement and organisation– Investment– Maintenance capacity
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Urban water supply
• Large investments being made with external support
• Main cities – concession or contract management to private operators; regulator
• Main problems– Cost of water in peri-urban areas– High water losses– Still not enough investment
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Maputo water supply
• Largest urban consumer (domestic and industrial)
• Looking for new water sources – a regional negotiation (South Africa, Swaziland); perspectives for the near future
• Potential conflict between the main operator (concessionaire) and small private operators in peri-urban areas
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Irrigation
• By far the major water user in Mozambique• Large potential (soil, water, climatic
conditions) in the center and north of the country
• Commercial farming: sugar cane, food crops, bio-fuels (new developments)
• Present irrigated area still quite small (about 100,000 ha)
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Irrigation – 2
• Most irrigated areas located in the south (close to Maputo and South Africa)
• The south region has the most difficult conditions for expansion of irrigation– Low rainfall– Intensive water use in major rivers (Limpopo,
Incomati, Umbeluzi) in upstream countries (South Africa, Zimbabwe, Swaziland)
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Hydropower
• Mozambique – good potential for hydropower, particularly Zambezi basin – Cahora Bassa 2075 MW, potential more 1250– Mpanda Uncua 1500 MW (ready 2016)– Total in Mozambique about 13,000 MW
• Linked to large coal and natural gas reserves, thermal power stations
• Mozambique – net exporter of electricity, main consumer – South Africa
• Southern Africa Power Pool
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Large water transfers
• Electricity is (relatively) easy to move around – what about water?
• South Africa is increasingly water stressed• Situation of water stress spreading to other
countries (Zimbabwe, Malawi, Swaziland) besides Botswana, Namibia (arid)
• Mega-projects for water transfers to the south from the Zambezi and Congo rivers – what impacts?
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Sharing water in international river basins
• Equitable allocation of water in international river basins – difficult when water resources are scarce to satisfy growing demand (Limpopo, Incomati, Umbeluzi in Mozambique)
• SADC Protocol on shared watercourse systems – excellent principles and guidelines, what results after 13 (8) years?
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Mozambique shared river basins
• IncoMaputo agreement signed in 2002 – so complex that, after 6 years, still studies on how to implement
• Joint studies seem a good way forward, create a common objective knowledge base and understanding (Umbeluzi, Pungwe)
• ...but no agreements yet resulting from it
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No water conflicts inside Mozambique?
• Priority to domestic / urban water supply over irrigation in periods of drought
• Potential conflicts requiring negotiations and compromise:– Development of large dams, social and environmental
impacts to be mitigated
– Hydropower vs flood mitigation
– Flood control vs conservation of wetlands (the case of the Zambezi delta)