GE 340: WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT COURSE OUTLINE.

Lecturer:  Sister Mbegu- Office – old library - Geography Department.

Lecture hrs: 13:45 - 14:45 Wednesday (Venue M13)

                       11:45 - 13:45 Friday (Venue M10) 

Course Objectives:

The course provides students with knowledge of various issues of water resources planning and management in Tanzania.

Course Description

The course covers issues of utilization, planning tools for water resource management and the legislation pertaining to water resources in Tanzania.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course students should be able to:

Ø Describe the distribution of water resource and explain the reasons for uneven distribution of water resources

Ø Explain the need for water resources development

Ø Present the social economic roles of water resources

Ø Explain the meaning of Environmental Impacts Assessment, Cost and Benefit Management Tools.

Ø Discuss the EIA process in Tanzania, its potentialities and Limitations

Ø Explain the role of Environmental Valuation in Water resources management

Ø Discuss different water resources management models in Tanzania

Ø Define River Basin Management

Ø Discuss the of Water use Conflicts in Tanzania’s River Basins

Ø Identify the solutions for Water use conflicts

Ø Analyse the current Tanzania Water policy and Water Act

Delivery: 45 lectures

Assessment: Coursework (40 %), Final examination (60 %)

                  Coursework: Test (20%), Group work (10%), Quiz (10%).

Course Outline:

Topic 1: Water as a resource (one week)

Ø Nature of water resources

Ø Distribution of water resource

Ø Demand of water

Ø Water resources development

Topic 2: Water resources utilization (2 weeks)

Ø Agricultural and industrial use

Ø Domestic and recreational use

Ø Hydropower generation

Ø Environmental flow

Ø Water related hazards

Topic 3: Planning and management tools (5 weeks)

Ø Environmental Impacts Assessment of water projects

Ø Water resources management models

Ø Cost and benefit analysis of water projects

Topic 4: Water Resources Management (3 weeks)

Ø River Basin Management

Ø Water Quality and Sanitation

Ø Policy and Legislation

READINGS:

Lawrance, D. (2003) Environmental Impact Assessment Practical Solutions to

               Recurrent Problems. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.

Rugemalila, R (2009) “Community  Mechanisms to Combat Water Shortages in Temeke    

               Municipality, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania” (Master’s Thesis), University of Dar es

               Salaam Press, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Strahler,A and Strahler A.(2002) Physical Geography. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New

           Jersey

The Republic of Tanzania(2002) National water policy.

The Republic of Tanzania (2012)  Ministry of Water; water sector status report.

  

INDIVIDUAL ASSIGMENT-READING THE WATER POLICY PAPER

 Read the water policy paper careful. Make sure you are able to write a brief overview of water issue or problem addressed, a brief discussion of what the potential solutions/policies are being discussed or debated or implemented, your own suggested policy solutions to the problem.