Ecuador?The Lower Guayas Flood Control and Drainage Project?A Case Study

by Peter Wittenberg, The World Bank, Washington, United States,
Walter Ochs, The World Bank, Washington, United States,



Document Type: Proceeding Paper

Part of: Irrigation and Drainage: Saving a Threatened Resource?In Search of Solutions

Abstract:

The Government of Ecuador (GOE) invited the World Bank in 1975 for a general review of the rural development in the country. One of the main findings of a Bank mission was the importance of an adequate agricultural and rural development strategy for the fertile Lower Guayas Basin, frequently flooded and in need of drainage systems. The main project civil works would include a flood control system, consisting of bypass (flood-relief) channels, and construction/ improvement of river dikes. Modelling was used to design the most cost-effective and environmentally sound flood control system. Various basic alternatives for flood control have been identified and evaluated on the basis of technical, social and economic criteria. The project objectives and feasibility are discussed.

Subject Headings: Floods | Project management | Control systems | Drainage | Developing countries | Watersheds | Rural areas | South America | Ecuador | Central America

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