World Water Congress 2015 Edinburgh Scotland
Special session 4: Transboundary aquifer systems
Author(s): David Harper
Emeritus Professor
University of Leicester
David Harper, Emeritus Professor, University of Leicester, UK
Oral: PDFAbstract
Why me, why Naivasha?
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Naivasha research since 1982
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UNESCO Ecohydrology programme (1995) since 1997
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Three principles make Ecohydrology the tool of IWRM
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Lake Naivasha EH Demonstration Site 2003, Help Basin 2004
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Naivasha EH ‘Global Reference Operational Site’ 2011
UNESCO Ecohydrology
Zalewski, Janauer, Jolanki (1997)
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H1: Hydrology regulates biota and vice versa in natural ecosystems
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H2: The biota can thus be used as a tool to regulate hydrological and hydrochemical processes in restoration
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H3: These two types of regulations can be integrated with other measures to enhance aquatic processes and thus achieve sustainable ecosystem services for people