NELSAP BEGINS TO ESTABLISH A NETWORK OF HYDROLOGICAL STATIONS IN NEL REGION FOR EFFECTIVE RIVER BASIN PLANNING

NELSAP is coordinating establishment of hydrological monitoring network of stations in Burundi, D.R Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda to provide real time data and more reliable information to improve water resources planning and management both at national and regional levels. This will enable flood and drought disaster preparedness, monitoring of surface water quality and sediment transport, coordinated management of water storage dams, navigation and improved adaptation to climate change. The NELSAP component is part of the Nile Basin Regional Hydromet project, which is a basin-wide Euros 5.5 million EU-BMZ funded project that will install a total of 80 hydrological stations across the Nile River basin. The project is being implemented by the three NBI centers and NELSAP is responsible for the NEL region.

As part of this hydrological package, each of the NEL countries will receive water level and rainfall sensors, data loggers, accessories necessary for installation/rehabilitation of selected stations, equipment for water discharge measurements (ADCP) dual data transmission technology (GPRS and Satellite) and each country will have the option to switch to either option for compliance with their national policy and country limitations. National data centres will be equipped and countries will also receive a toolkit for water quality and sediment transport monitoring, accompanied with trainings for national staff.Information products generated from data collected at the regional stations will be considered as final information for decision making and member states are putting in place a mechanism for sharing these. Upon completion, the stations will be handed over to the countries for operation and maintenance.

Hydromet Stations per NEL Country

Hydromet Project Progress so far