Preface to this Book Brief summary of the book Section One: Source-to-Sea: From the Headwater to the Marine Ecosystems 1. An overview of major WIO river basins o Rufiji River Basin o Pangani River Basin, o Wami/Ruvu River Basin o Ruvuma and Southern Coast Basin 2. Catchment drainage networks and resource regimes 3. River ecosystems, Biodiversity, Human well-being, Values and Threats 4. River Ecology, the Natural Flow Regime Paradigm and Hydro-ecological Principles 5. Legislation and Policy Framework Section Two: Development and Social Impacts 1. Development on river, estuary and marine ecosystems o Landuse and Land Cover Change o Water Abstraction o Hydropower Generation o Pollution o Mining o Agricultural o Urbanization 2. Water resources utilization and use Section Three: Implications of Climate variability Change on WIO waters 1.

Trends in climate variability and impacts on WIO rivers 2. Climate change predictions of WIO rivers 3. Climate Change and Resilience Section Four: Scientific Approaches and Methods in Water Management A key focus is how to balance a huge climate interannual variability (with a succession of floods and droughts), with environmental and social needs within the river basins and in the coastal zone . 1. Tools and Methods for Environmental Flow Assessments and Implementation 2. IWRM in WIO Rivers * Governance and Institutional Frameworks * Community-based management * Gender equity and mainstreaming and decision making * Capacity building Section Five: Transboundary water management 1. WIO Transboundary rivers and River Basin Organizations 2. International water law and transboundary agreements 3.

Negotiations and conflict resolution Section Six: Presenting Case Studies/Synthesis * Selected case studies.