Objectives

General Objective:

The overall developmental objective of the project is to contribute to sustainable management of water resourcesin the Tana-Beles basins.The project will provide scientific evidence for a better-informed decision making and will also strengthen the capacity of BDU staff and stakeholder organisations.      

Specific objectives:

1. To generate and disseminate knowledge on the hydro(geo)logy of Tana-Beles basins, and enable the stakeholders to start using the results
2. To upgrade research capacity of BDU in hydro(geo)logy

Expected Intermediate results

• Water balance of Tana basin
• Water balance of Beles basin
• Agricultural water productivity
• Contribution to sustainable water management
• Impacts of large projects hydrosystem of Tana-Beles area