KERIO VALLEY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
(KVDA).
Water for Socioeconomic
Development
NATIONAL WATER SUMMITTURKANA
9TH – 10TH OCTOBER, 2014
PRESENTATION BY: DAVID
KIMOSOP
MANAGING DIRECTOR
KERIO VALLEY DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY.
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INTRODUCTION
Water is one of the most basic human
needs and is indispensable to almost all
economic activities, in agriculture, energy
production, industry and mining.
It has impacts on health, gender equity,
education and livelihood. water
management is crucial to sustainable
economic development and alleviation of
poverty.
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Introduction cont…
Yet water is under unprecedented
pressures as growing populations and
competing economic sectors demand
more of it leaving insufficient water to
meet human needs, as well as sustaining
the environmental flows that keep our
ecosystems healthy.
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Introduction cont…
For Kenya to meet the great
development challenges of the 21st
century, which include:
access to safe drinking water and
sanitation for all,
livable cities,
 food security,
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Introduction cont…
 Energy
security,
 Jobs through economic growth,
 And healthy ecosystems
there is need to improve water resource
development and management.
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CHALLENGES TO WATER
RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AND
MANAGEMENT
Water quality degradation resulting from
human activities- (e.g through
degradation of land, agriculture, industrial
waste, infrastructural development etc).
These reduce available quality water for
development and increase costs.
Limited funding and high costs associated
with water resources development.
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Challenges cont…
Insufficient capacity for management of
developed water sources.
Climate change: Increasing hydrologic
variability's resulting in unmanageable
frequent and intense weather events like
droughts and floods.
Unreliable/Insufficient recharge of water
sources due to climate variability.
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Challenges cont…
Meeting the needs of the large
populations without water. Experts
estimate that by 2030, 43 to 50 percent of
the global population will be living in
water-scarce countries, compared to 28
percent at present.
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Challenges cont…
Water-resources management issues have
become so pressing that the World
Economic Forum named water as one of
its top challenges two years in a row, in
2013 and 2014.
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Challenges cont…
With the changing physical and socio-
economic landscape, water practices of
the past are no longer adequate and
Kenya cannot grow sustainably, or
strengthen its resilience to climate change,
without smart water management that
takes into account decreasing water
availability and quality, and there is need
for deliberative allocation based on social,
environmental, and economic needs.
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Multi-Sectoral Solutions To Water
Challenges
Water and Agriculture:
 By 2050, feeding a country of 55.3
million people may require doubling
of current water inputs to
agriculture.
 Irrigation is by far the largest user of
water, accounting for almost 70
percent of global withdrawals and
90 percent of global consumptive
water use.
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multi-sectoral solutions cont…
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In Kenya agriculture employs the
largest share of people. Most
viable agricultural land is already
being used, and the significant
growth in output required to feed
the growing population will take
place mostly on irrigated land.
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cont…
Water and
energy:
 Today, over 33 million
people in Kenya lack
access to electricity.
Currently, water
withdrawals for
energy are estimated
at around 15% of
water withdrawals.
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cont…
At the same time, estimates show that by
2030, energy consumption will increase by
35% and actual water consumption by the
energy sector may double considering that
significant amounts of water is needed in
almost all energy generation processes,
from generating hydropower, to cooling
thermal power plants, to driving steam
turbines in concentrated solar plants.
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multi-sectoral solutions cont…
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Water and sustainable cities:
over the next 20 years, urban
areas in Kenya will double and
so will their demand for integrated
approaches to managing water
supply, water quality, sanitation,
drainage, recreational use, and
flood management.
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 Water and disaster risk
cont…
management:
 Many of the impacts of
natural disasters on socioeconomic
development occur through
water. Water-related
hazards e.g. landslides
floods and droughts
account for 90% of all
natural hazards, and their
frequency and intensity is
generally rising.
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cont…
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Water and sanitation
Providing these services
sustainably requires
integrated planning and
management, including
securing a quality water
supply.
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cont…
Most economic activities (e.g.
agriculture, energy, industry, and
mining) affect not only the quantity
but also the quality of water
resources, thereby further limiting
water availability.
 Allocation of limited water resources
among competing economic sectors
and environmental water needs will
be an increasing challenge for many
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multi-sectoral solutions cont…
Failing to establish appropriate allocation
mechanisms will impede development agenda,
resulting in increased income inequality and
exacerbating environmental pressures.
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multi-sectoral solutions
cont…
The Kenyan government and development
partners will be increasingly called upon to
play a key role by working across sectors
and counties to help communities build
resilience to climate change through
integrated water resources management
(WRM) with a clear focus on building
foundations for shared prosperity and
poverty alleviation
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multi-sectoral solutions
cont…
 The government should
promote Sustainable
use of groundwater
which is critical to
drought and climate
resilience, providing a
sustainable water buffer
during periods of low
surface water
availability.
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Water Resources in the kerio valley region
The region is endowed with several water resources:
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
Ground water
Rain water
Lakes
Rivers
Rain
water
Ground
water
Water
resources
Lakes
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Rivers
Water Basin Context of KVDA Region
Covers 2 River Basins:
Lake Turkana Basin:
A shared
Ecological
footprint between
three countries:
Kenya, Ethiopia
and Uganda
Lotikipi Plains Basin:
A wetland shared
between four
countries: Kenya,
Ethiopia, Southern
Sudan and Uganda
At the heart of Elemi
triangle
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There are 6 water
catchments:
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Lake Turkana Catchment
Lotikipi Plains Basin
Turkwell River
Catchment
Kerio River Catchment
Suguta River Catchment
Tarach River Catchment
WATER PROJECTS
• The projects include:
Dam construction
Irrigation development
Water pans construction
Community water
supply projects.
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Operational Dams.
The Dams include:
Turkwel Dam
Kimao Dam
Bartabwa
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PLANNED DAMS
Arror
Embobut
Kimwarer
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IRRIGATION SCHEMES
Weiwei
Arror
Tot
Ptokou sangat
Loyapat
Sprinkler Irrigation
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GROUND WATER
DEVELOPMENT AND
IRRIGATION
Ground water development
Center pivot irrigation system
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Water pans
undertaken
more than 100no.
water pans and
small Dams.
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80 no. planned
for construction .
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Way Forward
Strong government support will be critical
to secure the above achievements and
increase the benefits to poverty alleviation
and sustainable development.
There is need to develop a new vision for
water that strengthens the water practice
to deliver on the bold leadership
aspirations and meet changing client
needs.
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Way Forward cont…
The vision should place water at the
center of helping people, economies and
ecosystems thrive and thus contributing to
a world free of poverty.
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Way Forward cont…
The national and county governments
should:
• Strengthen efforts to address climate
variability for all its projects through
improved storage and other adaptation
measures, flood control, and emergency
response preparedness
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Way Forward cont…
• Devote more resources to explore and
strengthen the linkages between water
and other sectors such as energy,
agriculture and the environment, and
support initiatives that aim at improving
water allocation mechanisms and
institutions.
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Way Forward cont…
• Ensure that water considerations are
included in the country and counties
sectoral planning considerations.
• Improve efficiency of water supply
systems
• Ensure that the food security agenda
considers irrigation and work with clients
to improve water efficiency of existing
irrigation schemes
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Way Forward cont…
• Strengthen the use and supply of data for
decision making and dialogue between
counties, and facilitate the integration of
technologies for more reliable information
• Continue its strong support to institutional
reform and capacity building of relevant
organizations, and strengthen global water
partnerships for lasting impact.
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Thank you
For listening.
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