Avaliação de alocação de água na bacia hidrográfica do rio Inhanombe, Moçambique

Abstract

Meeting human and environmental water needs is a topic that has deserved attention in the area of water resources management and planning in the world. Uncertainties about the possibilities of meeting future water needs in the Inhanombe river basin motivated this work. This article aims to evaluate the ability to meet water needs through the application of WEAP. Three scenarios were simulated: the reference scenario that corresponds to the current exploitation of water resources; two impact scenarios: Medium and High growth corresponding to the expansion of irrigated area and population growth between 2019 and 2040. The results show the system's inability to meet future needs in medium and high growth scenarios with low monthly guarantee levels and many supply failures.