Water Accounting in the Awash River Basin

Water Accounting in the Awash River Basin Synopsis

This study used the Water Accounting Plus (WA+) system to gain insight into the state of the water resources in the Awash River basin for the period 2009 to 2018. The WA+ framework is a reporting mechanism for water flows, fluxes and stocks that are summarized by means of WA+ sheets.The Awash River Basin is the most utilized river basin in Ethiopia hosting most of the industrial activities in the country, a number of small to large scale irrigation schemes and the main population centres of the country, with more than 18.6 million people (2017 estimate). The basin faces high water stress during the peak of the irrigation season and frequent flooding in rainy seasons. Designed by IHE Delft with its partners FAO and IWMI, the study was carried out by IHE-Delft using the Water Productivity (WaPOR) data portal of the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO).