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- 1. Innovative Solutions – from Data to Decisions United Nations Procurement Seminar, June 11-12, 2014 Christian Grøn, Director, Consultancy, DHI
- 2. © DHI We are: About DHI We associate with global leaders in water environments • Global • Independent • Private • Not-for-profit • Research based
- 3. From data to decisions © DHI Data Models Scenarios Decisions Communication
- 4. The Nile Basin Case Story © DHI Various Bi-lateral Agreements Sudan/Egypt and upstream riparians (no downstream Impacts unless agreed with Sudan/Egypt) High Aswan Dam (1955) Capacity 111 BCM. Nile Basin Treaty (1959): 55.5 BCM/yr for Egypt 18.5 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
- 5. The Challenges © DHI • 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
- 6. The Nile Basin Decision Support System © DHI • ”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
- 7. 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 7 • Decision making/Analysis tools − Scenario management including indicator calculation − Multi-objective optimization − Economic analysis tools − Multi-criteria analysis tool
- 8. Key values © DHI 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
- 9. You can too © DHI Water distribution systems South Africa Cape Town, South AfricaEarly flood warning and forecast systems Chao Phraya, Thailand River operation management New South Wales, Australia Just started: • Zambezi Water Resources Information System • Water licensing and operational decision support systems in Malawi
- 10. Thank you Christian Grøn chg@dhigroup.com +45 4516 9570 +45 2965 3447 © DHI
Notas del editor
- Sustainability – is a result of the other things. If the NB DSS become a succes we will see commitment, willingness to invest in people, tools etc (capacity).