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B u ild in g C a pac it y f or W a ter R e so urc es M an ag em ent in S ou th ern A fricaB u ild in g C a pac it y f or W a ter R e so urc es M an ag em ent in S ou th ern A frica
WaterNetBuilding capacity for integrated water resources management in southern Africa
A stra teg ic program m e of the SADC Water Sector
B u ild in g C a pac it y f or W a ter R e so urc es M an ag em ent in S ou th ern A frica
Upscaling regional human and
institutional capacity
B u ild in g C a pac it y for W a ter R e so urc es M an ag em ent in S ou th ern A fricaA stra teg ic program m e of the SADC Water Sector
72 members
All SADC countriesexcept Seychelles
Plus all EAC countries
except Burundi
B u ild in g C a pac it y f or W a ter R e so urc es M an ag em ent in S ou th ern A frica
Supporting members: SADC Water Division Global Water Partnership-Southern Africa Netherlands Government Swedish Government UNESCO-IHE ITC-Twente Alumni Association
Dr TumainiKimaro
Dr BenjaminMapani
B u ild in g C a pac it y f or W a ter R e so urc es M an ag em ent in S ou th ern A fricaFunded by
Netherlands Ministry of Development Cooperation
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency
Special Projects
B u ild in g C a pac it y f or W a ter R e so urc es M an ag em ent in S ou th ern A frica
Regional Master IWRM
Hosted by 6 universities since 2002 – now 7
Guest lecturers drawn from regional and international institutions
Over 345 graduatesActive alumni association
B u ild in g C a pac it y f or W a ter R e so urc es M an ag em ent in S ou th ern A frica
Professional Training
Short professional courses targeted at river basin organisations, water utilities, municipalities and practicing water professionals
Over 30 courses have been delivered to over 700 participants from the region and outside
B u ild in g C a pac it y f or W a ter R e so urc es M an ag em ent in S ou th ern A frica
Network research
Consortia of membersChallenge Program on Water
and Food Phases 1 & 2Smallholder Systems
Innovations in IWM 1 & 2EC FP7 DEWFORASPLASH TSAPIAUPaRF: Power2Flow, Riskoman,
EcoHydroZambezi
B u ild in g C a pac it y f or W a ter R e so urc es M an ag em ent in S ou th ern A frica
Research arises in the context of application
We deal with development challenges
Research problem is justified by a science gap in the impact pathway to development
B u ild in g C a pac it y f or W a ter R e so urc es M an ag em ent in S ou th ern A fricaSADC-WaterNet Chairs
Prof JacquiGoldin
Prof FelixMtalo
Prof InnocentNhapi
B u ild in g C a pac it y f or W a ter R e so urc es M an ag em ent in S ou th ern A frica
Annual Symposia
11 held to date, attracting on aver. 300 water professionals
Production of an annual peer reviewed special edition of the
Physics and Chemistry of the Earth journal: 9 issues, over 375 articles have had on average a citation index of 1.5
B u ild in g C a pac it y f or W a ter R e so urc es M an ag em ent in S ou th ern A frica
Other outreach
Catchment Partnerships– Catchment organisations / RBOs– WaterNet members– GWP-SA– FANRPAN
Knowledge management
B u ild in g C a pac it y f or W a ter R e so urc es M an ag em ent in S ou th ern A frica
Thank-you
A stra teg ic program m e of the SADC Water Sector