River flowing into a delta

Allocate water sustainably and equitably

  • Water Allocation
  • Equity
  • Sustainability

River basin organisations need to set criteria to allocate water sustainably and equitably to sustainable manage available water resources.

Need characteristics

Societal challenges
  • Water security
Themes
Sustainably manage and allocate freshwater resources
Sub themes
Information to support decisions for allocation
Stakeholder group
  • River Basin Organisations (RBOs)
Task/Job
  • Sustainable water management
  • Integrated water resources management (IWRM)
Pain
  • Decrease in water quality and quantity
Gain
  • Efficient water allocation criteria
  • Increasing sustainability and equitability of water management
Simplified climate and water scenarios
  • Dryer
  • Wetter & Dryer