Using data collection to build trust and ownership in transboundary water allocation planning

Title

Using data collection to build trust and ownership in transboundary water allocation planning: a case study from the Mara River Basin

 Author

Zielinski, Lauren (Zielinski Environmental Monitoring and Evaluation LLC)
McClain, M.E. (TU Delft Water Resources; IHE Delft Institute for Water Education) ORCID 0000-0003-2956-9818
Ojwang, William (WWF Kenya)
Joseph, Christian (WWF Tanzania)
Tickner, David (WWF-UK)
Mumbo, Gordon (Winrock International)
Matano, Ali Said (Africa Centre for Health Environment & Water Services)
Nobert, Joel (University of Dar Es Salaam)
Huber-Lee, Annette (Stockholm Environment Institute, USA)

Date

2024

 Abstract

Following a 2015 Memorandum of Understanding, efforts began to develop a transboundary water allocation plan in the Mara River Basin between Kenya and Tanzania. Many lessons were learned along that way, including the importance of involving basin and national water authorities in all phases of data collection, planning and decision-making; understanding existing water management structures to promote communication and cooperation within countries; and using locally collected data whenever possible. Applying these concepts to future efforts can promote, although not ensure, ownership of the process within each country, trust between countries, and productive discussions around transboundary water resources.


 Subject

data
Mara River Basin
ownership
transboundary
water allocation

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 DOI

https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2023.2291241

 Embargo date

2024-07-03

 ISSN

0250-8060

 Source

Water International, 48 (8), 1014-1024

 Bibliographical note

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 Document type

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 Rights

© 2024 Lauren Zielinski, M.E. McClain, William Ojwang, Christian Joseph, David Tickner, Gordon Mumbo, Ali Said Matano, Joel Nobert, Annette Huber-Lee
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