Factors influencing water strategy objectives fulfillment: A survey findings from Sudan

• Published in: World water policy 2024-08, Vol.10 (3), p.780-795
• Main Authors: Abdelgalil, Eltigani, Mohamed, Mohamed, Musa, Manahil, Barakat, Nagla, Abdelrahman, Fathelrahman
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Estrategias hídricas; factores que influyen en las estrategias hídricas; factors influencing; Sudan; Sudán; water strategies; 水战略; 水战略的影响因素; 苏丹
• ISSN: 2639-541X; 2639-541X
• DOI: 10.1002/wwp2.12185

Challenges faced by countries in their struggle for economic and social development are increasingly related to water. Developing and managing water resources requires an appropriate water strategy. However, many factors influence the achievement of desired goals of water strategies. This qualitative study analyzes factors influencing water strategies to promote appropriate water management. Data was collected during 2019 from 10 states of North Kurdufan, White Nile, Gezira, Sennar, Gedarif, Khartoum, Kassala, Red Sea, River Nile, and Northern state in Sudan. A total of 300 people including water officials, water supply engineers, and community leaders were interviewed. Water availability, community participation, coordination between water institutions, integrated water resources management (IWRM), and finance were identified as factors influencing water strategy objectives fulfillment. Out of 300 respondents in all states, a group of 149 (49.7%), mentioned that water strategy objectives were fulfilled and more than half of the respondents 151 (50.3%) evaluated that water strategy objectives were not fulfilled. A multiple regression statistically significantly predicted water strategy objective achievement, F (5, 295) = 57.6314 p  .005) influenced water strategy objective fulfillment. The findings will contribute to the social dimension of water resources management and development. 摘要 各国在经济和社会发展斗争中面临的挑战越来越多地与水有关。开发和管理水资源需要适当的水战略。然而, 许多因素会影响水战略预期目标的实现。本定性研究分析了影响水战略的因素, 以促进适当的水管理。2019年, 从北库尔杜凡州、白尼罗州、杰济拉州、森纳尔州、盖达里夫州、喀土穆、卡萨拉州、红海州、尼罗河州和苏丹北部州这10个州处收集了数据。包括水务官员、供水工程师和社区领导在内的300人接受了访谈。水的可用量、社区参与、水机构之间的协调、水资源综合管理(IWRM)、以及财务, 被确定为水战略目标实现的影响因素。在300名受访者中, 有149人(49.7%)提到水战略目标已实现, 超过一半的受访者151(50.3%) 评价水战略目标未实现。根据水的可用量、与水相关的机构之间的协调、IRWM、以及资金的可用量, 多元回归在统计学上显著预测了水战略目标的实现, F(5, 295) = 57.6314 p  .005)。研究结果为水资源管理和开发的社会层面作贡献。 Resumen Los desafíos que enfrentan los países en su lucha por el desarrollo económico y social están cada vez más relacionados con el agua. El desarrollo y la gestión de los recursos hídricos requiere una estrategia hídrica adecuada. Sin embargo, muchos factores influyen en el