*3.6. Shortage of Water in the Basin*

There was a spatiotemporal variation of streamflow across the catchments during the study periods. Catchments which faced water shortage were identified in this analysis. The water shortage is very critical to meet the water demand of the sites in the Awash River Basin. All the demanding sites in the Awash River Basin were unmet at the end of the long-term development scenario (2030–2050). The annual water deficiency of Arba, Hombole, Keleta, Metehara, Tibela, and Wonji was 261.07, 378.43, 218.14, 219.74, 281.86, and 157.86 MCM, respectively. As far as temporal water deficiency is concerned, the biggest water shortage was observed in May.
