Key Performance Indicators for Integrated Water Resources Management in some African Countries

Abstract

The research undertaken herein focused mainly on the quality and content of key performance indicator-sets in Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM).The concept of IWRM was introduced in its modern interpretation. Review of (IWRM) literature from Eastern African countries indicated that the regional WRM sector is at various stages of implementing IWRM. The study of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in IWRM-oriented interventions recommended essential steps for an assessment of water-related projects. Appropriate KPIs were formulated, selected and tested for certain African countries. A computer program model was developed to help in decision making in implementing IWRM projects. Selected KPIs helped in evaluating the progress towards IWRM implementation to certain countries that Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somali, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda based on a well phrased questionnaire.