Sustainable development in the Balkh River Basin of northern Afghanistan through integrated water resource management | |
| Author | Sadeed, Aminullah |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.EV-11-18 |
| Subject(s) | Integrated water development--Evaluation--Afghanistan--Balkh River Basin Environmental impact analysis--Afghanistan--Balkh River Basin |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Environmental Engineering and Management |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) is an action of general accepted of ecosystem to manage water and related resources in a batter and sustainable way. However, its application and implementation is still lacking behind, particularly in transition and developing countries such as Afghanistan which has often shortage of essential resources and face complex political and other dynamics. IWRM is involves a fundamental realignment of institutions, organizations and authorities structures. This could lead for solution of problems to fit and official relationship as specific challenges of multi-level authority. That is for the study for Afghanistan North River Basin specially Balkh River Basin is carried out, a transition country suffering from dray and extreme climatic conditions and increasing depletion of its resources. Although, an attempt to present IWRM exists on the research and study, it is very big challenge and how it will be made politically and institutionally applicable. The BRB is providing water for domestic usage, agriculture usage, industries usage, and environment needs along river basin due to overuse of water by increasing of activities and population growth for agriculture and industrial areas and others causes is main reason for water shortage on the region. That is for, problems cannot solve unless IWRM become applied and SEA support IWRM. Furthermore, problems for implementation of IWRM are due to 1) lack of proper management 2) weak control of government in some areas 3) Institutional fragmentation 4) The regulation and law is not accept able for some people 5) Poor public awareness. As a result, the research study for Balkh River Basin is focuses on I) analysis of existing condition of the natural resources system including of physical aspects, climatic and environment conditions, land cover and use surface and groundwater resources, irrigation infrastructure and water management practices II) socio-economic system in particular different uses of surface and ground water III) information about institutional, policy and legal framework for water resources management and water distribution between upper and down canals users IV) improvement of sustainable us and management of water and other natural resource in the BRB. |
| Year | 2011 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Energy and Climate Change (Former title: Department of Energy, Environment, and Climate Change (DEECC)) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Environmental Engineering and Management (EV) |
| Chairperson(s) | Shipin, Oleg V.; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Vilas Nitivattananon;Preeda Pakpian; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Asian Institute of Technology;BU Partnership Project Funded by World Bank; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2011 |