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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