(3) Water Valuation

Decreasing stream flows and growing water demands for environmental flows, hydropower and agriculture have fuelled tensions over water resource allocation within the Rufiji River Basin. Tanzania relies on this basin for over four-quarters of its installed hydropower capacity and it is also home to the Ruaha National Park—the country's largest—which depends on the Rufiji River as its sole water source during the dry season.

Given its importance, numerous studies on the Great Ruaha catchment have been undertaken [87–91]. Most recently, Yang and Wi [92] observed that effective water policies should be articulated by a combination of strategies that enhance environmental outcomes and are socio-economically acceptable.
