Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems (GDEs) and Biodiversity in the Khakea/Bray Transboundary Aquifer This project will integrate GIS and remote sensing, hydrogeology, and ecology to generate data on the biodiversity of the Khakea/Bray TBA and develop a database linking groundwater information to ecological health. This project aims to define the relationships between groundwater quality, groundwater levels, and…
Operation and Maintenance Training Manual DevelopmentFor Groundwater Infrastructure The key objective of this assignment is the development of an Operation & Maintenance Training Manual for groundwater related infrastructure and to offer the first training based on the manual, to technical groundwater practitioners, students and decision makers from SADC Member States. The target audience for the…
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.,…
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…
