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Flooding on River Niger and BenueCauses, Remedies and Proposed Actions
Hans van Poppel & Mathijs van Ledden PhD MBAJuly 7, 2013
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0. Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. River Niger3. Flooding - causes4. Flooding - remedies5. Conclusions and Outlook
6. Proposed Action Plan7. Questions and Discussion
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1. Introduction� Hans van Poppel
� Director Asia and West-Africa� MSc from Delft University of Technology, Water
Management & Hydrology (1986)� Flood protection programmes in Thailand, Indonesia,
Ghana, Netherlands� Project Director Thailand National Flood Mitigiation
Plan (in progress)� Jeen Kootstra, Resident Director Nigeria
� Royal HaskoningDHV� Working also under name of NEDECO (Netherlands
Engineering Consultants);� Merger Royal Haskoning and DHV 2012;� Present in many river basins around the world� Active in Nigeria since 1953;� Active on/with River Niger since 1950.
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2. River Niger – system characteristics
Niger Mississippi RhineLength (km) 4,180 3,800 1,233Basin (x 106 km2) 2.1 3.2 0.17Average flow (m3/s) 5,600 16,000 2,000
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2. River Niger - HistoryRecent floods:E.g. 1954/1955, 1994/1995, 2012
Important River Information:� Hydrological studies 1950s;� Hydro-Climate stations 1970s;� Masterplan/Design Dredging 2006–2009;
Infrastructural works:� Kainji Dam 1958-1969;� Jebba Dam 1984;� Capital dredging 2009 – 2010;� Maintenance dredging 2011 – 2012;� Under discussion: dredging support & flood prevention (Committee
on River Niger Dredging and Flood Prevention)
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2. River Niger – Flood Risk� Flood 2012: 363 killed, $ 17 billion
loss, 2.3 million displaced
� Public investment in flood risk reduction pays off is lesson learned in many deltas around the world
� Example New Orleans
� Niger River Basin will become much more attractive for private investors
The Day, 27th May
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3. Flooding – Causes07/2012, south-west08/2012, middlebelt09-10/2012, delta
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3. Flooding – Causes
� Limited discharge capacity� Upstream high discharge
� Excessive rainfall;� High runoff;� Tributaries;
� Narrow/shallow floodplain;� Properties in floodplain
� Blockage downstream� Bottlenecks (bridges, city banks)� High(er) sea level
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4. Flooding – Remedies
� Upstream retention� Vegetation;� Landscaping;� Dams;� Retention reservoir;
� Decongestion� Shoal removal/dredging� Floodplain lowering/widening;� Widening at bottlenecks
� Levee raise� Local flood risk reduction
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4. Example - Retention
� Upstream control flood storage reservoirs (dams)
� Throttling outlets (orifice) to regulate flows released downstream
Flood reservoir
Rectangular orifice-controlled flow release
Dam
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4. Example – Dredging
Warri
Ajaukuta
Wide River Channel
Narrow River channel
River Niger ~698km
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� Overall river discharge capacity is not sufficient
� There is no single cause of the problem, a quick and easy fix therefore does not exist
� A mix of short-term and long-term measures (increasing retention, conveyance, local protection)
� Engineering - funding - governance
5. Conclusions and Outlook
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Short term (prior to Aug-Sep 2013):� Identify critical areas/infrastructure/assets (public/private) (June 2013)� Develop concrete measures to reduce risk in these areas (June - July 2013)� Develop assessment tools (June – Aug 2013) (Example:Thailand)
Mid term (2013-2016):� Identify bottlenecks in river system (River Stress Test)� Implement “no regret” measures with highest return� Develop more sophisticated tools for detailed analysis
Long-term (2013 onwards):� Develop of LT Integrated River Basin Management Strategy� Liaise with stakeholders� Governance / Funding
6. Proposed River Niger Action Plan