A water board actually has more supply than it's using right now. Data presented at a stakeholder workshop in Moshi shows the Pangani Basin Water Board uses about 17.76 cubic kilometers of water flow each year, with another 7.27 cubic kilometers still available. Facilitator Dorothea Deus from the University of Dar es Salaam stated that this means capacity exists for more agricultural and hydropower development without tapping new sources. She warned, however, that climate change risks are real, with rainfall dropping and evaporation rising across basins.
PBWB Director Segule Segule said the findings come from a government-directed pilot project that will guide national water auditing. Deus stressed that water accounting is a crucial transparency tool, allowing managers to measure availability and spot inefficiencies. The workshop aimed to validate this data before broader use, framing the accounting process as essential for making solid management decisions in the face of long-term scarcity concerns.
PBWB Director Segule Segule said the findings come from a government-directed pilot project that will guide national water auditing. Deus stressed that water accounting is a crucial transparency tool, allowing managers to measure availability and spot inefficiencies. The workshop aimed to validate this data before broader use, framing the accounting process as essential for making solid management decisions in the face of long-term scarcity concerns.
