Assessment of catchment water resources allocation under climate change in Luwombwa sub-catchment, Zambia.

ABSTRACT: The uncertainty in climate change and high water demand pose pressure on the natural water resources supply. Not only does this require better understanding but also a call for immediate interventions, mitigation and adaptive measures. This study evaluates catchment water resources in the Luwombwa sub-catchment in Zambia through statistical analysis in the downscaling of past, present and future climatic variables from the CMIP6 climatic model. These variables are then integrated into WEAP - a semi-distributed hydrological and water evaluation model - to perform water demand and allocation scenario modelling. Mult-site calibration and validation were conducted on five selected micro-catchments within Luwombwa sub-catchment. The model performance was assessed usng the R², NSE and

SUBMITTER: Mwelwa D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11567020 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature