Development of a DSS for integrated water resources management under environmental balance in Egypt

A description of the Decision Support System is designed and implemented for the purpose of integrated management of Egypt’s water resources under the key of environmental balance. This computer base tool will help the policy planner and decision makers to asses, among other aspects, the environmental and socioeconomic compatibility of water resources development measures based on policies and sustainable strategies. To achieve such tool a conceptual design for the DSS was proposed and implemented. The DSS contains a database that includes the Egypt’s water resources system in accordance to the social, environmental and economic system. A GIS link to the database has been developed through Advanced Visual System software. The modeling component of the DSS contains several modules that simulates the water resources system in accordance to the social, environmental and economical systems. A Graphical User Interface has been design and implemented through the AVS tool. Also, an evaluator for the different alternatives and hydrological scenarios is also developed to rank and compare the alternatives.