Development of an environmental flow implementation and monitoring tool: enhancing the usability of the PROBFLO e-flows framework in the Limpopo Catchment

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cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Mpumalanga, South Africaen_US
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden_US
cg.contributor.initiativeDigital Innovationen_US
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Africaen_US
cg.coverage.subregionLimpopo Catchmenten_US
cg.coverage.subregionOlifants Riveren_US
cg.identifier.iwmilibraryH052652en_US
cg.identifier.urlhttps://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/Publications/Other/PDF/development_of_an_environmental_flow_implementation_and_monitoring_tool-enhancing_the_usability_of_the_probflo_e-flows_framework_in_the_limpopo_catchment.pdfen_US
cg.placeColombo, Sri Lankaen_US
cg.river.basinLIMPOPOen_US
dc.contributor.authorO'Brien, G. C.en_US
dc.contributor.authorWade, M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBembe, M. J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSlinda, D.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMashego, T.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-13T17:03:48Zen_US
dc.date.available2024-02-13T17:03:48Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/139324en_US
dc.titleDevelopment of an environmental flow implementation and monitoring tool: enhancing the usability of the PROBFLO e-flows framework in the Limpopo Catchmenten_US
dcterms.abstractThis study presents an innovative tool and approach developed to facilitate the adaptive testing or monitoring of e-flow frameworks and environmental flows (e-flows) implementation using digital tools and real-time data to ensure sustainable water resource management. The project, conducted in two river basins in southern Africa, focuses on creating a user-friendly digital Application Tool, integrated with a high-resolution 3D model and modern sensors, to monitor changes in river ecosystems post eflow implementation. The methodology, grounded in the established PROBFLO e-flow frameworks for these two basins, involves an eight-step process to determine e-flows for maintaining sustainable ecosystems and the holistic testing of the socio-ecological consequences of altered flow and non-flow environmental variables. It begins with site selection, considers physico-chemical dynamics, establishes flow-ecosystem relationships, and generates flow scenarios. Utilizing Bayesian Networks (BN), the model evaluates risk or socio-ecological consequences associated with proposed e-flow requirements and any other past, present or future resource development scenario, integrating ecosystem components to ensure the holistic suitability of the determined e-flows. The risk assessment builds on to the ecological components with the including of ecosystem service allowing for the social consequences of altered flows to be evaluated using the same framework. The development of a user-friendly PROBFLO Environmental Framework Assessment (EFA) Tool enables stakeholders to test scenarios and assess risk outcomes without extensive probability or resources specialization expertise. The PROBFLO EFA Tool streamlines data analysis and BN modelling, offering an accessible platform to evaluate e-flow scenarios. While the PROBFLO EFA Tool is still undergoing refinements, its potential to empower users in making informed decisions regarding e-flow management is evident.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationO’Brien, G. C.; Wade, M.; Bembe, M. J.; Slinda, D.; Mashego, T. 2023. Development of an environmental flow implementation and monitoring tool: enhancing the usability of the PROBFLO e-flows framework in the Limpopo Catchment. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Initiative on Digital Innovation. 15p.en_US
dcterms.extent15p.en_US
dcterms.issued2023-12-01en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherInternational Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Initiative on Digital Innovationen_US
dcterms.subjectenvironmental flowsen_US
dcterms.subjectmonitoringen_US
dcterms.subjectframeworksen_US
dcterms.subjectrisk assessmenten_US
dcterms.subjectriver basinsen_US
dcterms.subjectdigital technologyen_US
dcterms.typeReporten_US

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