In the frame of\nfor a specific aid for financing international bilateral climate protection activities launched by the Government of Hungary on 3 January 2019, VTK\nInnosystem Ltd has gained support for the development of WATER MANAGEMENT\nCONCEPT with special regard to the reuse of treated communal wastewater for\nirrigation purposes in Republic of Cape Verde.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The development\nprocess of this WATER MANAGEMENT CONCEPT study included status analysis,\noverview of social, legal, economical and institutional frames, inventory of\nresources and assessment, identification of \nsources and demand, of future potentials and targets, all related to the\nwater resources availability and usage. The investigation concluded with the\ndevelopment of a concept presenting the preferable development measures\nnecessary to achieve the medium-term goals set out by the Government of Cape\nVerde. The works was carried out in co-operation with the National Water and Sanitation\nAgency (ANAS) of Cape Verde, providing us with professional consultations,\norganisation of field trips and public participation events, and with most of\nthe base data and information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cape Verde, an\narchipelago of volcanic origin, as other members of the Macaronesian island\nchains located in the Sahel\u2019s Zone has got typical arid – semi-arid climate.\nFreshwater resources are vitally important to satisfy the basic needs; an\ninsufficient protection of its quality and its supply can be a major barrier to\nsustainable development. In these countries, numerous health risks are linked\nto the poor quality of the water and its insufficiency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cape Verde has\nbeen suffering with continuous threat of drought, with the lack of rainfall in\nsome periods, as well as its irregularity in others. The increase in\npopulation, urban development, irrigation needs, tourism and industry, combined\nwith drought in recent years, has provided drought impact that tends to widen\nover time. Water acts as a resource that conditions the economic development as\nwell as the social well-being of Cape Verde. The floods are also a source of\nrisk and can significantly increase with climate change. The rugged relief,\nshallow soils and sparse vegetal cover allow the formation of fast water currents\nwhen torrential rains occur. The fact that there isn’t enough capacity to\ncapture and store rainwater, during the rainy season there is an important loss\nof arable land and surface water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Based on the\navailable precipitation data, climate change is expected to increase extremes,\nbut the data of the individual precipitation stations do not show decreasing\ntrend. This is important because rainfall on the islands is the only source of\nfresh water. No decrease in water resources is expected during the period under\nreview. According to the available data, the impact of climate change on water\nresources is less than meeting rising water demands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the last\ndecade, the Government of Cape Verde elaborated several strategic documents\naiming to the adaptation to climate change, the increase of the availability of\nwater resources and the handling of the fast-growing water demands of the\nhouseholds, industry, tourism and agriculture. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Based on these\ndocuments new regulations were issued, and a few programs were commenced for\nthese purposes including the retention of surface runoff by the construction of\ndams, installation of desalination plants for potable water supply, and\nestablishment of groundwater exploitation boreholes to provide water for\nhouseholds and agriculture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After the\nconsiderations of all the aspects given above the Water Management Concept\ndocument provides analysis of the water balances for each island, taking into\naccount the available water resources from groundwater, surface water,\ndesalinated water and reused treated wastewater of various quality on one hand\nand the different types of water demands with emphasis on the agricultural\npotentials on the other hand, both at present and at the time horizon of year\n2030. Water balances highlighted the availabilities and shortages of water with\nappropriate quality for the various purposes and designated the directions of\ndevelopment fitting to the characteristics of the different islands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The assessment\nclearly showed that the reuse of treated wastewater shall play an essential\nrole in sustainable meeting water demands In Cape Verde. The purposes of use\nmay be different as the islands have different agricultural potentials. Efforts\nshould be made to collect and treat as much wastewater as possible, which not\nonly extends the possibilities of water resources management but is also an\nimportant condition for the protection of groundwater.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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