Development of a state of water resources basin report for Victoria Water Management Zone (VWMZ)

Following the Water Resources Management reform study recommendations, the Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE) through the Directorate of Water Resources Management (DWRM) developed Catchment Planning Guidelines (CPGs). The purpose of the guidelines is to offer systematic guidance to the development of water and related resources Catchment Management Plans (CMPs) that offer guided sustainable utilization, development and management of the water resources in a catchment.

The CPGs are being implemented through the delineated four (4) Water Management Zones (WMZs) namely: Victoria WMZ, Albert WMZ, Kyoga WMZ and Upper Nile WMZ.

The Victoria Water Management Zone (VWMZ) is implementing a stakeholders’ driven Catchment Based Integrated Water Resources Management (CBIWRM) approach in its various catchments. As part of the process to guide the development of CMPs for various catchments in VWMZ, the current state of water and related resources of VWMZ is being processed into information that will form a knowledge base for the zone.