Alternate reservoir operating policies for Lake Victoria in East Africa: A framework for balancing transboundary and local water demands Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • AbstractThe reliability and impact of several regulation policies on Lake Victoria in East Africa were investigated using the Water Rights Analysis Package (WRAP). Its reliability is determined by establishing the risk of policies failing to meet water demands. The impacts on the lake are evaluated by assessing the effect of policies for lake levels. Policies are based on (i) the lake's firm and safe water yields and (ii) dam turbine configurations at the lake's outlet. The present study demonstrated the applicability of WRAP in modelling large complex reservoirs and determined that constant release policies with a maximum limit of 1015m3/s have low risks of failure and improve lake waterlevel stability.

published proceedings

  • Lakes & Reservoirs Science Policy and Management for Sustainable Use

altmetric score

  • 1

author list (cited authors)

  • Kikoyo, D., Wurbs, R., Ale, S., & Smith, P.

citation count

  • 0

publication date

  • January 2023

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