Policy, Legal and Institutional DevelopmentFor Groundwater Management in SADC Member States The overarching objective of the Policy, legal and Institutional Development for Groundwater Management in SADC Member States (GMI-PLI) project was to address the then prevailing gaps in Policy, legal and Institutional groundwater management at national and transboundary levels. The project was aimed to respond…
Shire ConWat – Conjunctive Transboundary Water Resource Management in the Shire River Basin The project objective is to identify and develop joint strategic conjunctive management of the shared surface and groundwater resources of the Shire River basin and aquifer systems. AboutApproachKey ComponentsPartnersPublicationsAboutAbout ProjectThe reason for the conjunctive management of groundwater systems The potential benefits that…
Sub-Grant Pilot ProjectsAngolaBotswanaEswatiniLesothoMalawiMozambiqueNamibiaTanzaniaZambiaZimbabweAngolaAngolaMonitoring and Management of Groundwater Supply in the Municipality of Caimbambo The project aim is the hydrogeological characterization of the municipality of Caimbambo and complete registration of all surface and groundwater sources in the region. The project will generate data and information about the occurrence of groundwater in order to increase water availability…
Policy, Legal and Institutional (PLI) and Gender Equality and Social Inclusion The USAID launched the Resilient Waters Program (RWP) in 2018. The focus of the RWP is on: Improved transboundary management and governance, Improved access to water and sanitation services (WASH), Biodiversity and ecosystem conservation, Livelihoods development and Climate change adaptation. These objectives are aligned…
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization – International Hydrological Programme (UNESCO-IHP) Governance of Groundwater Resources in Transboundary Aquifers (GGRETA 3) Project With the funding from the UNESCO-IHP, SADC-GMI is implementing some activities on the GGRETA-3 project. The GGRETA-3 project builds on the results achieved by the previous two phases of the GGRETA project, i.e.,…
21 March 2022 | SADC-GMIProviding Water for Food Security to Local Communities in Botswana and Zimbabwe“Making groundwater accessible and visible to the people” Sustainable Groundwater Development for water and food security is extremely important for the SADC region to mitigate against the worsening impacts of climate change. Consequently, the Southern African Development Community Groundwater Management Institute…
Sustainable Groundwater Management in SADC Member States Project The Secretariat of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) received funding from the World Bank to implement the Sustainable Groundwater Management Programme in the SADC member states. The primary objective of the programme is to set up the SADC Groundwater Management Institute (SADC-GMI) to lead the implementation…
23 November 2021 | SADC-GMI8th African Water Week Session: Governance of Transboundary Groundwater resources in SADCRegister for the Africa Water and Sanitation Week to access all sessions 8th African Water Week Session title: Governance of Transboundary Groundwater resources in SADC Conveners: SADC-GMI, Okavango Cubango River Commission (OKACOM). Date: 24 Nov 2021, 12:00 – 13:30 Session…
