Scoping Advice for the Dutch IWRM Support Programme Rwanda
Scoping Advice for the Dutch IWRM Support Programme Rwanda
Scoping Advice for the Dutch IWRM Support Programme Rwanda
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5.2 ToR <strong>for</strong> SEA <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> Water Resources Master PlanIntroductionThe Water Resources Management Strategy is at present being translated into a comprehensiveNational Water Resources Master Plan (Master Plan), available in draft in June 2013. The MasterPlan process fully integrates and operationalises <strong>the</strong> principles of <strong>IWRM</strong>. An impressive amount ofwork is being carried out by an international team of consultants and a similarly impressiveamount of in<strong>for</strong>mation will become available.The objectives of <strong>the</strong> Master Plan are to:- Quantify available water resources (surface & ground, in time and space) (including waterbalance per (sub)catchment with monthly resolution);- Quantify water resources demand by sector and catchment;- Identify surplus and deficit areas in time and space;- Propose a management plan <strong>for</strong> optimal and rational utilization;The initial 20 year time horizon with monthly and seasonal resolution will, according to <strong>the</strong>inception plan, be expanded to 30 years, considering intermediate situations in years 2020, 2030and 2040.According to <strong>the</strong> ToR <strong>the</strong> Master Plan 41 should include surface and groundwater managementplans; rainwater harvesting plan; monitoring plan; institutional and organisational streng<strong>the</strong>ningplan; operation and maintenance plan. However, in <strong>the</strong> view of SHER consultants, <strong>the</strong> presentationof <strong>the</strong>se ‘sub’ master plans is not appropriate from an integrated water resources managementpoint of view. A water master plan should maintain <strong>the</strong> holistic nature of <strong>IWRM</strong> and aim at <strong>the</strong>optimum allocation of available resources in each catchment or, when needed, transferredbetween catchments. In general <strong>the</strong>se resources also have interdependencies (surfacegroundwaterinteractions) that cannot be dealt with in separate studies. There<strong>for</strong>e a different setof plans is proposed:- Operation and maintenance plan <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> entire monitoring, analysis and management decisionsystem and infrastructure;- Plan <strong>for</strong> legal, institutional and organizational streng<strong>the</strong>ning;- Plan <strong>for</strong> knowledge transfer and capacity building;- Implementation plan <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> water resources management system and infrastructure.- Detailed cost estimates.PlanningThe planning process is split up in three phases:1. Inception phase: 1 month – May 20122. Diagnostic (or exploratory) phase: 10 months. This phase will be concluded with a full accountreport around March 2013.41 ToR <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> development of <strong>the</strong> National Water Resources Master Plan, section IV, p.39-4433