ASSESSMENT OF HYDRO-ECOLOGICAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC SYSTEMS OF THE VJOSA RIVER CLIMATE LIFE LIFE ACTION BELOW WATER ON LAND ASSESSMENT OF HYDRO-ECOLOGICAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC SYSTEMS OF THE VJOSA RIVER under the EU Flood Protection Infrastructure Project – FPIP Tirana, 2017 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Summary ......................................................................................................................................... 1 2 The Vjosa Basin ............................................................................................................................... 2 2.1 Natural Characteristics ............................................................................................................ 2 2.1.1 Geomorphology .............................................................................................................. 2 2.1.2 Geology ........................................................................................................................... 3 2.1.3 Climate ............................................................................................................................ 4 2.1.4 Hydrology and Hydrogeology.......................................................................................... 6 2.1.5 Biodiversity...................................................................................................................... 6 2.1.6 Conservation ................................................................................................................... 7 2.1.7 Population ....................................................................................................................... 8 3 WEAP Model Development .......................................................................................................... 10 3.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 10 3.2 Model development approach ............................................................................................. 10 3.2.1 Delineation of Catchments ........................................................................................... 11 Prepared for: UNDP Albania 3.2.2 Catchment Nodes .......................................................................................................... 12 3.2.3 Demand Sites ................................................................................................................ 14 Prepared by: Dr. Bart (A.J.) Wickel and Stephanie Galaitsi, 3.2.4 Reservoirs ...................................................................................................................... 14 Stockholm Environment Institute, US Center 4 Data collection for the Vjosa WEAP Model .................................................................................. 16 Revised and approved by Dr. Eglantina Bruci, UNDP Albania 4.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 16 4.2 Physiographic/spatial data .................................................................................................... 16 With support from: Liljana Lata and Amparo Samper Hiraldo, 4.2.1 Elevation/hydrography ................................................................................................. 16 Institute of Geosciences, Energy, Water and Environment, Albania 4.2.2 Land Cover .................................................................................................................... 17 and the experts Dr. Liri Muçaj and Albana Zotaj 4.3 Hydrological data .................................................................................................................. 18 Date: May, 2017 4.3.1 Summary of stage-discharge observations and rating curve ........................................ 19 4.3.2 Discharge conversion and hydrograph consistency analysis. ....................................... 21 Cover Photo: The Vjosa River upstream of Tepelenë (photo by Bart Wickel) 4.4 Meteorological data .............................................................................................................. 22 4.4.1 Precipitation .................................................................................................................. 22 4.4.2 Temperature ................................................................................................................. 24 4.4.3 Relative Humidity .......................................................................................................... 26 4.5 Water use/demand data ....................................................................................................... 27 4.5.1 Agriculture..................................................................................................................... 27 4.5.2 Industrial ....................................................................................................................... 31 iv - ASSESSMENT OF HYDRO-ECOLOGICAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC SYSTEMS OF THE VJOSA RIVER TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Summary ......................................................................................................................................... 1 2 The Vjosa Basin ............................................................................................................................... 2 2.1 Natural Characteristics ............................................................................................................ 2 2.1.1 Geomorphology .............................................................................................................. 2 2.1.2 Geology ........................................................................................................................... 3 2.1.3 Climate ............................................................................................................................ 4 2.1.4 Hydrology and Hydrogeology.......................................................................................... 6 2.1.5 Biodiversity...................................................................................................................... 6 2.1.6 Conservation ................................................................................................................... 7 2.1.7 Population ....................................................................................................................... 8 3 WEAP Model Development .......................................................................................................... 10 3.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 10 3.2 Model development approach ............................................................................................. 10 3.2.1 Delineation of Catchments ........................................................................................... 11 3.2.2 Catchment Nodes .......................................................................................................... 12 3.2.3 Demand Sites ................................................................................................................ 14 3.2.4 Reservoirs ...................................................................................................................... 14 4 Data collection for the Vjosa WEAP Model .................................................................................. 16 4.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 16 4.2 Physiographic/spatial data .................................................................................................... 16 4.2.1 Elevation/hydrography ................................................................................................. 16 4.2.2 Land Cover .................................................................................................................... 17 4.3 Hydrological data .................................................................................................................. 18 4.3.1 Summary of stage-discharge observations and rating curve ........................................ 19 4.3.2 Discharge conversion and hydrograph consistency analysis. ....................................... 21 4.4 Meteorological data .............................................................................................................. 22 4.4.1 Precipitation .................................................................................................................. 22 4.4.2 Temperature ................................................................................................................. 24 4.4.3 Relative Humidity .......................................................................................................... 26 4.5 Water use/demand data ....................................................................................................... 27 4.5.1 Agriculture..................................................................................................................... 27 4.5.2 Industrial ....................................................................................................................... 31 iv - ASSESSMENT OF HYDRO-ECOLOGICAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC SYSTEMS OF THE VJOSA RIVER TABLES 4.5.3 Urban ...........................................................................................................................