KILIMANJARO, Dec. 29 -- DESPITE growing concerns over water scarcity linked to climate change, the Pangani Basin Water Board (PBWB) still has the capacity to distribute water to users without developing new water sources, it has been revealed.

This was stated recently by a facilitator at the Water Accounting and Auditing stakeholders validation workshop, Ms Dorothea Deus from the University of Dar es Salaam.

The workshop was held in Moshi, Kilimanjaro Region. Ms Dorothea said current data show that PBWB utilises an average of 17.76 cubic kilometres of water flow annually, while an average of 7.27 cubic kilometres remains available for further use.

“This suggests that the Pangani Basin has additional capacity for water development...