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rev_number: 7
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creators_name: Chiweyengue, André M.
creators_name: Serrão Pires, Evanilton E.
creators_name: Afis, Busari, O.
creators_name: Katte, Valentine Yato
creators_name: Johannes, Petrina
creators_name: Fahrenberg, Monique
creators_name: Reinhardt-Imjela, Christian
creators_name: Schulte, Achim
creators_name: Jüpner, Robert
title: Estimation of Water Demand for the Rural Population in the Angolan Part of the Iishana System
ispublished: pub
subjects: TA
divisions: j6
full_text_status: public
keywords: Water demand, Water supply, Iishana system, Cuvelai Basin, Water infrastructure.
abstract: The Iishana is a shallow, low-slope channel system located in the Cuvelai basin (Southern Angola and Northern Namibia), characterised by drought and flood cycles due to erratic climate variability. The knowledge gap regarding the actual water needs in the area, the number of residents within the system, the seasonal influence of cattle migration, and poor socio-economic conditions, make the population even more vulnerable to droughts. The main objective of this study is to estimate the water demand by the rural population on the Angolan side of the Iishana system, attempting to fill the knowledge gap. To reach the demand estimates, a mathematical procedure within a GIS environment was used, in QGIS 3.32.2 software, relating population gridded and meteorological data to make the necessary calculations. In 2023, it estimated consumption for intake and personal hygiene of 4.7 Mm3, 6.3 Mm3 for 2033, 8.4 Mm3 for 2043 and 11.3 Mm3/year for 2053. In recent years there have been rainfall records throughout the Iishana system, at an average of 518 mm/annum, but high temperatures accelerate water evaporation. Due to the topographical conditions, the waters are drained by gravity to the south of the basin (Republic of Namibia), causing a greater shortage in the dry season on the Angolan side, the study targets the estimation of water demand and the concept of rainwater harvest and sustainable water infrastructure to supply safe drinking water to equalise water demand and reduce vulnerability to climate change. These early findings may provide a basis for developing sustainable water infrastructure and use plans to improve the livelihoods of the resident population within the basin.
date: 2024-09-25
publication: Journal of Civil Engineering and Urbanism
volume: 14
number: 3s
publisher: Scienceline Publication, Ltd
pagerange: 334-338
id_number: doi:10.54203/jceu.2024.37
refereed: TRUE
issn: 22520430
official_url: https://doi.org/10.54203/jceu.2024.37
j_index: notindex
citation:    (2024)     Estimation of Water Demand for the Rural Population in the Angolan Part of the Iishana System.   Journal of Civil Engineering and Urbanism.  pp. 334-338.  ISSN 22520430   
document_url: http://eprints.science-line.com/id/eprint/1337/1/JCEU14%283s%29334-338%2C2024.pdf