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Implementing Tanzanian Water Policy and Law in the Pangani Basin Sylvand Kamugisha

Implementing Tanzanian Water Policy and Law in the Pangani Basin Sylvand Kamugisha Coordinator, Pangani River Basin Management Project. Tanzania Policy reforms.

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Implementing Tanzanian Water Policy and Law in the Pangani Basin Sylvand Kamugisha

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  1. Implementing Tanzanian Water Policy and Law in the Pangani Basin Sylvand Kamugisha Coordinator, Pangani River Basin Management Project

  2. Tanzania Policy reforms Before 1990s- Inadequate water supply and sanitation due to inadequate community and private sector participation in the implementation and management of the water utilities 1991- 1st National Water Policy: emphasis Government implementer, service provider and regulator 2002-New National Water Policy: Introduced element of devolution and public and civil service reforms 2005-National Water Sector Development Strategy: strategy to implement the policy 2009-Water Resources Management Act and Water Supply and Sanitation Act

  3. MINISTRY RESPONSIBLE FOR WATER BASIN WATER OFFICE INDIVIDUAL WATER USER Institutional framework After 2002 Before 2002

  4. River and Lake Basins in Tanzania 9 Basins • Pangani River basin • Wami Ruvu basin • Rufiji River basin • Ruvuma and Southern Coast basin • Lake Nyasa basin • Internal Drainage basin • Lake Rukwa basin • Lake Tanganyika basin • Lake Victoria basin

  5. Pangani River Basin

  6. Pangani Basin: Resources • 3.8 million people • 2nd highest agricultural output in Tanzania • 17% of Tanzania’s hydropower production • biodiversity hotspot • Water-stressed basin, supply does not meet demand = conflicts • Climate change projections and increasing demand mean that IWRM is an urgent priority

  7. Concluding question • What are successful strategies for building the institutions needed?

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