10 June 2020 | SADC-GMIRehabilitation of Dite and Whunga Community Water Supply Projects Image Above: New Solar Panels for the new project in Whunga As part of the Sustainable Groundwater Management in SADC Member States project funded by the World Bank, SADC-GMI was mandated to use some of the funds to undertake a follow-up study…
20 March 2020 | SADC-GMIClimate Change and Groundwater in the SADC Region Climate change induced severe weather events and changes in rainfall patterns have a visible and devastating impact on water and food security in the SADC region. The role of groundwater across the region has never been so pronounced, with what is being called…
8 October 2019 | SADC-GMISolar Powered Groundwater Monitoring Project in Eswatini Water is still a challenge in certain parts of the Kingdom of Eswatini. Approximately 400 000 people in Eswatini are still without clean and safe drinking water, children are being deprived good education due to lack of access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene.…
3 August 2019 | SADC-GMIDeep Water Supply Changing Lives in Chimbiya, Malawi Water scarcity in Chimbiya, Malawi was a huge challenge, affecting livelihoods of more than 15000 people living in the area. The situation exposed the vulnerable community members like women and children who travelled long distances to access safe water for drinking and domestic…
2 August 2019 | SADC-GMISADC-GMI Supports Implementation of Pilot Groundwater Projects in Zambia and Zimbabwe The (SADC-GMI) is implementing the Sustainable Groundwater Management in SADC Member States project with support from the World Bank. Through this project, SADC-GMI availed a grant to the Government of Zambia for the implementation of the “Groundwater Mapping and Development in…
25 March 2019 | SADC-GMISADC-Groundwater Management Institute Changing Lives in Chimbiya, Malawi SADC-Groundwater Management Institute changing lives in Chimbiya, Malawi As surface water resources are increasingly dwindling as a result of the impacts of climate change, more and more people are turning to groundwater as their primary water source, which also places severe stress on…
13 November 2018 | SADC-GMI2nd Young Professionals Training & Workshop for Senior Officials The SADC Groundwater Management Institute (SADC-GMI) is implementing the World Bank funded Sustainable Groundwater Management in SADC Member States project. As part of the World Bank funding, SADC-GMI is implementing the ‘Capacity Building on Groundwater Data Collection and Management in SADC Member…