‘Tap into groundwater – with care’ Article by Sheree Bega | Listen to this article on the Mail & Guardian website. For James Sauramba, the key to building water resilience in Southern Africa lies right under our feet: groundwater. “Climate change is intensifying,” says Sauramba, the executive director of the Southern African Development Community Groundwater Management Institute.…
22 August 2021 | SADC-GMIPositioning Communities to Weather Climate ChangeAs climate change adds to water scarcity in the region, SADC-GMI has been working to promote sustainable groundwater management in the SADC region. The Commissioning of the Chimbiya Trading Centre Safe Water Project in the Dedza District of Malawi. Climate change has aggravated ongoing drought in…
22 August 2021| SADC-GMISprouting Life From The Ground Up!The picture may seem grim, but groundwater shines a light at the end of the tunnel. Water is the earth’s lifeblood and arguably the most precious and vital resource to sustain and enhance life. It allows us to combat issues such as food insecurity on the African…
22 August 2021| SADC-GMIDurability through CooperationCooperation helps build cohesiveness. And, for the water sector, cooperation can build greater impact and sustainably provide communities with safe and clean water. The picture was taken during the establishment of the LIMCOM Groundwater Committee in Gaborone Botswana. Such collaborations encourages River Basin Organisations to incorporate groundwater in their mandates.…
22 August 2021| SADC-GMISpringing Back with WaterWhat does building water resilience look like in a region facing surface water stress, a growing population, and climate change? The Community tasting fresh and safe water from one of the SADC-GMI’s implementations. SADC-GMMI implemented about 12 projects in SADC Member States What does building water resilience look like…
Building Water Resilience Needs a Holistic Approach By James Sauramba You can read this article on the Inter Press Service News Agency website here. Surface water talks to groundwater and vice versa. A holistic conjunctive approach to the utilisation of these co-existing resources is indispensable to build resilience. BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa, Aug 19 2021 (IPS)…
11 August 2021 | SADC-GMISIWI World Water Week: August 23-27 – What You Need to Know EVENT OVERVIEW The Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) will host its annual World Water Week conference on August 23-27, 2021. SIWI has been organizing the World Water Week and, for the past 30 years, the event has been regarded…
3 August 2021 | SADC-GMISADC-GMI Completes the Groundwater Monitoring Project in the Greater Harare, Zimbabwe Area600 families benefit from three production boreholes Figure 1 – Southlands community fetching water at the newly installed production borehole. Groundwater is a finite resource. Greater Harare in Zimbabwe is highly dependent on groundwater with 28 000 registered boreholes and…
30 July 2021 | SADC-GMIExpansion of National Groundwater Monitoring Network Project in Lesotho Figure 1: Site Meeting with representatives from Department of Water Affairs (DWA), SADC GMI and the Contractor at Ox Bow in Botha Bothe District during drilling of the 14th Boreholes. In the SADC region, groundwater resources are generally vital for drinking water…
