News and Announcements

International Water Law and the Law of Transboundary Aquifers: 21 October > 22 December 2019

6 October 2019 | SADC-GMIInternational Water Law and the Law of Transboundary Aquifers: 21 October > 22 December 2019 The governance and protection of fresh water is one of the biggest challenges facing the planet over the next decade. With the steady increase of the world’s population, urbanization and environmental degradation, the competing demands of…

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SADC-GMI signs a Memorandum of Understandingwith the International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

11 September 2019 | SADC-GMISADC-GMI signs a Memorandum of Understandingwith the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) Forming strategic partnerships is a corner stone for both SADC-GMI and IWMI. Both Institutes strongly believe in collaboration in order to fulfil their bold mandates and deliver to their stakeholders. On 10 September 2019 both SADC-GMI and IWMI,in support of their future…

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2nd SADC Groundwater Conference with Focus on Achievement of SDGs in SADC Region

6 September 2019 | SADC-GMI2nd SADC Groundwater Conference with Focus on Achievement of SDGs in SADC Region Groundwater to increase food security? Groundwater to lessen the devastation of natural disasters? Groundwater in times of drought and flood? Groundwater to ensure electricity in Southern Africa? These were just some of the questions on the agenda as…

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SADC-GMI Completes the Development of the SADC-Wide Framework for Groundwater Data Collection and Management

24 October 2019 | SADC-GMISADC-GMI Completes the Development of the SADC-Wide Framework for Groundwater Data Collection and Management Stakeholders from SADC Member States who were part of the DataCoM Project Closing Workshop where the Framework was launched. Southern Africa has at least 70% of its population dependent on groundwater as the primary source for supporting…

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