An idea first mooted in 2010, the “hydromet” system has been slow to materialize, due to funding shortfalls and political tensions. Officials at the Nile Basin Initiative told Climate Home News they are ready to start installing equipment in late 2019, subject to resolving legal issues. “The system will help us to know how much water is available and where, to enable us have a water accountability system,” NB river basin management specialist Mohsen Alarabawy said. While each country along the river has some hydromet capacity, NBI studies have found substantial gaps in the monitoring infrastructure. The World Bank and European Union are funding establishment of the hydromet system.

Source: Ethiopian News November 29, 2018 11:03 UTC