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Innovative Solutions – from Data to DecisionsUnited Nations Procurement Seminar, June 11-12, 2014
Christian Grøn, Director, Consultancy, DHI
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From data to decisions
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Data
Models
Scenarios
Decisions
Communication
The Nile Basin Case Story
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Various Bi-lateral Agreements Sudan/Egypt and upstream riparians (no downstreamImpacts unless agreed with Sudan/Egypt)
High Aswan Dam (1955)Capacity 111 BCM.
Nile Basin Treaty (1959):55.5 BCM/yr for Egypt18.5 BCM/yr for Sudan.
Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) Established (1999)Under the NILE COM (Ministers of Water Affairs)• promote cooperation and co-ordination in the Basin
The Challenges
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• Downstream countries that rely almost completely on the Nile water• Upstream countries with a desire and potential to develop water
infrastructure• Environmental issues and important ecosystems (e.g. Lake Victoria)• Water allocation agreements that inhibits upstream development
projects
The Nile Basin Decision Support System
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• ”Development and Deployment of the Nile Basin Decision Support System − Funding: 3.65 million US$ from the World Bank− Timing: May 2009 – May 2012
• Integrates climatological, hydrological and environmental data in one information management system
• Applies sophisticated water simulation models• Adds sector economic production models, cost-benefit and multi-
criteria analysis tools• Presents user friendly and understandable interfaces
System components
• Data/information management system − Time Series analysis toolkit − Basic GIS functionality − Integrated database − Ensemble generator (for probabilistic
analysis)• Modeling System
− Water balance and allocation model− Rainfall-runoff modeling tools− Hydrodynamic modeling − Soil erosion process model− Evapotranspiration modeling
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• Decision making/Analysis tools − Scenario management including
indicator calculation− Multi-objective optimization − Economic analysis tools − Multi-criteria analysis tool
Key values
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Shared accepted
tools
Objectivity
Sustainability
Capacity building
Cooperation
Trust
Transparency
The Nile Basin Decision Support System offers the data and tools needed for cooperatively planning and managing water resources, thus providing the basis for consensus on the development of sustainable water resources projects in the Nile Basin.”Dr. Abdulkarim H. Seid — Head, Water Resources Management, Nile Basin Initiative Secretariat
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