Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, participants will understand the following aspects of transboundary groundwater management:
- Understand the fundamental concepts and applications of GIS and Remote Sensing in groundwater management.
- Apply GIS and Remote Sensing tools and techniques for groundwater data collection, analysis, and visualization.
- Integrate GIS and Remote Sensing into their daily work for improved decision- making and resource management.
- Foster collaboration and knowledge exchange among groundwater professionals in the SADC region.
Date: 18, 19, and 20 March 2024
Venue: Harare, Pretoria Time
Instructors:
- Dr. Brighton Austin Chunga, Mzuzu University, Malawi
Certification Details:
Attendance certificate
Learning Outcomes
- Explain the common challenges to implementing resilient infrastructure solutions in SADC.
- Define infrastructure and resilience, including the four dimensions of sustainable infrastructure.
- Discuss the factors undermining groundwater infrastructure sustainability and resilience.
- Develop an understanding of the legislative and regulatory frameworks necessary for O&M.
- Provide guidance regarding the institutional roles and responsibilities required for O&M of groundwater schemes as well as the importance of developing institutional capacity to enable effective O&M
- Present a typology of maintenance services.
- Understand the basics of pump operation and maintenance of positive displacement and submersible pumps
- Able to troubleshoot and establish appropriate remedial action
- Appreciate the link between O&M and the sustainability of water supply
Date: 27 – 29 March 2024
Venue: Johannesburg/Pretoria, South Africa
Instructors:
- Kevin Pietersen – Hydrogeologists
- Phillip Ravenscroft – Water Supply Engineer
- Steve Kumwenda – Hydrogeologist
Instruction modality: Face-to-face
Language: English
Instruction time: 20 hours over three days
Certification Details:
Attendance certificate
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, participants will understand the following aspects of transboundary groundwater management:
- The transboundary groundwater management needs in RBOs
- The challenges faced in transboundary groundwater management and the need for improved governance to address these problems
- Transboundary groundwater policy, legal and institutional frameworks
- The role of monitoring and information management in transboundary groundwater managementThe role of stakeholder participation in transboundary groundwater management
- GESI Mainstreaming in transboundary natural resources management projects
Date: 10 – 12 April 2024
Venue: Harare, Pretoria Time
Instructors:
- James Sauramba (SADC-GMI Executive Director) – groundwater policy, legal and institutional (PLI) expert
- Kevin Pietersen (SADC-GMI Senior Consultant) – Hydrogeologist with extensive expertise in groundwater resources development
- Batanayi Gwangwawa (Regional Environmental & Social Management Specialist) – GESI expert
- Gerald Mundondwa (Senior Groundwater Specialist) – expert in transboundary water resources governance
Instruction modality: Virtual
Language: English with Portuguese translation
Instruction time: 6 hours over two days
Certification Details:
Attendance certificate
Learning Outcomes
- Explain the common challenges to implementing resilient infrastructure solutions in SADC.
- Define infrastructure and resilience, including the four dimensions of sustainable infrastructure.
- Discuss the factors undermining groundwater infrastructure sustainability and resilience.
- Develop an understanding of the legislative and regulatory frameworks necessary for O&M.
- Provide guidance regarding the institutional roles and responsibilities required for O&M of groundwater schemes as well as the importance of developing institutional capacity to enable effective O&M
- Present a typology of maintenance services.
- Understand the basics of pump operation and maintenance of positive displacement and submersible pumps
- Able to troubleshoot and establish appropriate remedial action
- Appreciate the link between O&M and the sustainability of water supply
Date: 29, 30, and 31 May, 2024
Venue: Lilongwe/Blantyre, Malawi
Instructors:
- Kevin Pietersen – Hydrogeologists
- Phillip Ravenscroft – Water Supply Engineer
- Steve Kumwenda – Hydrogeologist
Instruction modality: Face-to-face
Language: English
Instruction time: 20 hours over three days
Certification Details:
Attendance certificate
Learning Outcomes
- Explain the common challenges to implementing resilient infrastructure solutions in SADC.
- Define infrastructure and resilience, including the four dimensions of sustainable infrastructure.
- Discuss the factors undermining groundwater infrastructure sustainability and resilience.
- Develop an understanding of the legislative and regulatory frameworks necessary for O&M.
- Provide guidance regarding the institutional roles and responsibilities required for O&M of groundwater schemes as well as the importance of developing institutional capacity to enable effective O&M
- Present a typology of maintenance services.
- Understand the basics of pump operation and maintenance of positive displacement and submersible pumps
- Able to troubleshoot and establish appropriate remedial action
- Appreciate the link between O&M and the sustainability of water supply
Date: 06 – 08 June, 2024
Venue: Windhoek, Namibia
Instructors:
- Kevin Pietersen – Hydrogeologists
- Phillip Ravenscroft – Water Supply Engineer
- Steve Kumwenda – Hydrogeologist
Instruction modality: Face-to-face
Language: English
Instruction time: 20 hours over three days
Certification Details:
Attendance certificate
Learning Outcomes
- The role of borehole yield tests
- Designing and planning for borehole yield tests,
- Estimation of well efficiencies and implications for borehole development long-term operation cost
- Field procedures for step-drawdown test and constant discharge rate aquifer pumping test, and
- Selection and application of appropriate methods to analyze aquifer pumping test data from borehole yield test
Date: 26 – 27 June 2024
Venue: Johannesburg/Pretoria, South Africa
Instructors:
- Prof. Modreck Gomo – University of the
University of the Free State
Instruction modality: Face-to-face
Language: English
Instruction time: 20 hours over three days
Learning Outcomes
- Enhance groundwater specialist’s understanding of gender and social inclusion issues in the context of groundwater management so that they possess the skills and understanding to ensure that their plans, projects, and programs have the requisite GESI resources (financial and human), activities and monitoring systems in place to create meaningful change.
- Develop practical skills and tools to identify, analyze, and address gender and social inclusion issues in groundwater projects and programs
- Foster a culture of gender equality and social inclusion within groundwater organizations and broader stakeholder groups
- Promote women’s participation and leadership in groundwater management and decision-making processes
- Equip practitioners with a clear understanding as to why GESI is fundamental to SADC’s sustainable growth and development, so that they are better placed to advocate for these issues within their organizations;
Date: 29 – 30 October 2024
Venue: Johannesburg/Pretoria, South Africa
Instructors:
- James Sauramba (SADC-GMI Executive
Director) – groundwater policy, legal and
institutional (PLI) expert - Batanayi Gwangwawa (Regional Environmental
& Social Management Specialist) – GESI exper
Instruction modality: Face-to-face
Language: English
Instruction time: English with Portuguese translation
Instruction time: 2.5 days
Provides a platform for groundwater professionals from the SADC region and beyond to exchange knowledge and experiences
13, 14, and 15 November 2024