This presentation is the part of 12-day (28 January–8 February 2019) training workshop on “Multi-scale Integrated River Basin Management (IRBM) from the Hindu Kush Himalayan Perspective” organized by the Strengthening Water Resources Management in Afghanistan (SWaRMA) Initiative of the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), and targeted at participants from Afghanistan.

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Strengthening Water Resources Management in Afghanistan (SWaRMA)
Training workshop on Multiscale Integrated River Basin Management
from the Hindu Kush Himalayan perspective (28 Jan- 08 Feb 2019)
Santosh Nepal, Climate and Hydrology Group Lead, ICIMOD
27 January 2019,Kathmandu
Objectives of the training
• To enable participants to the concept of IWRM and IRBM
• To introduce the multidisplinarily concept of IRBM in the context
of Afghanistan
• To bring practical IRBM experiences through group work and
role play
Agriculture
Hydropower
Aquifer recharge
Snowmelt
Glacier melt
Irrigation
Navigation
Large settlements
GLOF
Landslide
Avalanche
Springs
Erosion
Deforestation
Landslide
Floods
Flash flood
Sedimentation
Flood
GW depletion
Upstream
Midstream
Downstream
Upstream-
downstream
Linkages
Opportunities
Challenges
Mandi phat @ Palpa
UD Linkages at different scales
Upstream and downstream relationships occur at different scales. The magnitude and nature of
problems and related effects differs between the local micro catchment scale and the regional
macro river basin scale (Nepal et al. 2014)

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Multi-scale issues at a
river basin
• Scales are connected in a
nested approach
• Trade off between data,
heterogeneity, understanding
and applications
• Impact assessment at
relevant scales
• Appropriate mechanism to
share benefits and risks
Flügel et al. 2018, Framework for upstream
downstreamlinkages, ICIMOD
Permafrost change Snow cover change
Changes on water availability
(floods, droughts,seasonal changesand extremes)
Water supply,
Hydropower, Energy,
Drinking water, health
Livelihood, Irrigation,
Agriculture, Tourism,
livestock, Fisheries
Ecosystem(diversity,
aquatic, river)
Social, cultural,
institutionaland
others
Glacier change
Impacts on different sectors
Glacial lake formation/growth
Runoff and changes
Land use land cover
changes
Changes in precipitationand
temperaturepatterns
Changes in resources
management and utilizations
Other Storages
(groundwater, soil) changes
Upstream
Midstream
Downstream
Socio-economic changesClimate change
Resources Management
practices
Changes on river morphology
(sedimentation,river channelshifting)
Interventions (Infrastructure)
Multi-scale issues and relevancy
Complexity and Heterogeneity
LocalwatershedRiverbasinTrans-boundary
IRBM Modules
Module Thematic Title
Module 1: Conceptual understanding of river basin’s drivers and impact for IRBM
Module 2: Tools and approaches for understanding biophysical changes
Module 3: Gendered vulnerabilities and the socioeconomic drivers of change
Module 4: Governance, policy and institutional framework
Module 5: Water diplomacy and regional cooperation
Module 6: Operational aspects of water and land management
Module 7: Exposure visit (3 days)
Module 8: Knowledge Management and Communication
Total 12 days

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Anticipated outcomes
• Understanding the concept of IWRM and IRBM in the context of
Afghanistan
• Familiarize with tools and approaches for understanding river
basin drivers and impacts
• Better understanding of water governance and institutional
frameworks, water diplomacy, regional cooperation, socio-
economic drivers and gender and operational aspects of water
and land management
• To support Integrated River Basin Management in Afghanistan
Resource Book
• Training Resource Book on
“Multiscale Integrated River Basin
Management from the Hindu Kush
Himalayan perspective”
• Conceptual understanding
• Practical experiences
• Field visit learning
• Reading materials
Interactive session
Reflection on Afghanistan’s water
resources management
Question 1: What are the major water
resources management challenges in
Afghanistan
Question 2: What are the opportunity of
IRBM in Kabul river basin
• Please discuss these questions in two
groups for 30 mins and reflect the group
discussion in 10 mins
RIVER BASINS & CRYOSPHERE 12
Thank you