The Past and the Future of Flood Management in the Eastern ... - INBO
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levees also exist <strong>in</strong> Dongola. <strong>Flood</strong><strong>in</strong>g on <strong>the</strong> Ma<strong>in</strong> Nile at Dongola will be affected by<br />
implementation <strong>of</strong> Merowe Dam upstream, currently under construction <strong>and</strong> prelim<strong>in</strong>ary<br />
analysis implied that <strong>the</strong> flood mitigation effect <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> dam will be m<strong>in</strong>or. <strong>Flood</strong> behavior,<br />
flood risk <strong>and</strong> flood benefits along <strong>the</strong> Blue Nile <strong>and</strong> Ma<strong>in</strong> Nile <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Sudan could be<br />
modified quite significantly by future construction <strong>of</strong> large hydropower dams upstream<br />
on <strong>the</strong> Abbay River <strong>in</strong> Ethiopia.<br />
In Egypt, a high level <strong>of</strong> modification <strong>of</strong> flood hazard was achieved for all downstream<br />
reaches <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Nile with <strong>the</strong> construction <strong>of</strong> HAD 1968.<br />
Watershed management can be an effective measure for flood risk management if<br />
pursued vigorously <strong>and</strong> applied over broad areas. <strong>The</strong> governments <strong>of</strong> Ethiopia <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
Sudan have policies <strong>and</strong> plans for watershed management but <strong>the</strong>y are hav<strong>in</strong>g little<br />
practical effect due to lack <strong>of</strong> resources <strong>and</strong> extension work. ENTRO have identified<br />
watershed management as a priority which is be<strong>in</strong>g addressed by a parallel ‘fast-track’<br />
Project (<strong>the</strong> Watershed <strong>Management</strong> Project) under <strong>the</strong> <strong>Eastern</strong> Nile Subsidiary Action<br />
Program (ENSAP) under <strong>the</strong> Nile Ba<strong>in</strong> Initiative.<br />
A related aspect that dem<strong>and</strong>s priority action <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Sudan (<strong>and</strong> Egypt) is river bank<br />
erosion.<br />
<strong>Management</strong> <strong>of</strong> l<strong>and</strong> use <strong>and</strong> l<strong>and</strong> use practices on floodpla<strong>in</strong> l<strong>and</strong> can also confer many<br />
benefits by reduc<strong>in</strong>g exposure to flood hazard.<br />
<strong>Flood</strong> Preparedness <strong>and</strong> Early Warn<strong>in</strong>g (FPEW) Project Summary<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Flood</strong> Preparedness <strong>and</strong> Early Warn<strong>in</strong>g (FPEW) Project is one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> fast-track<br />
projects identified for priority action under <strong>the</strong> <strong>Eastern</strong> Nile Subsidiary Action Program<br />
(ENSAP) as part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Nile Bas<strong>in</strong> Initiative (NBI).<br />
Major objective:<br />
<strong>The</strong> development objective <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> FPEW project is to reduce human suffer<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong><br />
damages from, <strong>and</strong> capture <strong>the</strong> benefits <strong>of</strong>, flood<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Eastern</strong> Nile. <strong>The</strong> project<br />
focuses on flood risk management <strong>and</strong> non-structural approaches to manag<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong><br />
impacts <strong>of</strong> floods: <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g floodpla<strong>in</strong> management <strong>and</strong> flood mitigation plann<strong>in</strong>g; flood<br />
forecast<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> warn<strong>in</strong>g; <strong>and</strong> emergency response <strong>and</strong> preparedness at regional, national,<br />
local <strong>and</strong> community levels. This will contribute to <strong>the</strong> longer term goal <strong>of</strong> establish<strong>in</strong>g a<br />
comprehensive regional approach to flood management that <strong>in</strong>tegrates watershed, river<br />
<strong>and</strong> floodpla<strong>in</strong> management, <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong>corporates a suite <strong>of</strong> structural <strong>and</strong> non-structural<br />
flood mitigation measures with<strong>in</strong> a broad multi-purpose framework.<br />
Expected Outcomes from <strong>the</strong> FPEW project <strong>in</strong>clude:<br />
• Assessment <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> flood risk <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Eastern</strong> Nile region to support flood management<br />
plann<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> ENSAP <strong>in</strong>vestment plann<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
• Improved floodpla<strong>in</strong> management for major urban centers vulnerable to flood<br />
damage, <strong>and</strong> for flood-prone rural communities.<br />
• Operational flood forecast<strong>in</strong>g systems <strong>in</strong> <strong>Eastern</strong> Nile countries with appropriate<br />
compatibility <strong>and</strong> mechanisms for exchange <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>formation <strong>and</strong> data.<br />
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