The story of KOBWA, the Komati Water Basin Authority, begins with a painful loss, but has unfolded over time into a tale of management of water resources for the common good, always remembering the needs of local communities.
Tags: dam, farm, Irrigation, Komati, Maguga, resettlement, South Africa, Swaziland, Water
Posted on 13 June 2012 by IPS
The story of KOBWA, the Komati Water Basin Authority, begins with a painful loss, but has unfolded over time into a tale of management of water resources for the common good, always remembering the needs of local communities.
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Tags: Botswana, chobe, Irrigation, SADC, Water, Zambezi
Posted on 08 June 2012 by IPS
Botswana has ambitious plans for a commercial agriculture project that will draw nearly half a billion cubic metres of water per year from the Chobe River.
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Posted on 08 June 2012 by IPS
Analystes invitent la RDC à signer rapidement le protocole de la SADC sur l’eau.
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Tags: Botswana, electricity, Namibia, SADC, Zambia, Zimbabwe, ZIZABONA
Posted on 08 June 2012 by IPS
The four countries that are party to the ZIZABONA electricity interconnection project – Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana and Namibia – are set to move the project forward.
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Tags: Environment, Incomati, Mozambique, wetlands, Zambezi, Zambia, ZAMCOM
Posted on 08 June 2012 by IPS
The memories of a boy who grew up in Maputo’s Magudi District may be key to protecting the integrity of the Zambezi.
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Tags: agriculture, Climate Change, Environment, LIMCOM, Limpopo, mining, pollution, Water
Posted on 08 June 2012 by IPS
Water pollution, disaster management, and water allocation have been the key challenges facing the Limpopo Water Course Commission.
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Tags: harmonisation, SADC, Water, Watercourses Protocol, Zambezi
Posted on 07 June 2012 by IPS
Negotiations over the Zambezi Watercourse Commission stimulated development of agreements on transboundary basin management for the whole of Southern Africa.
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Tags: Angola, Kunene, Namibia, Oshakati, SADC, sanitation, Water
Posted on 07 June 2012 by IPS
A transboundary initiative aimed at providing clean drinking water and proper sanitation between Angola and Namibia, is making steady progress.
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Tags: dam, Environment, KOBWA, Komati, resettlement, Water
Posted on 07 June 2012 by IPS
Managing the Maguga Dam is a key priority for the Authority, which recently completed a resettlement programme for 125 families displaced by the reservoir.
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Tags: Angola, Benefit Sharing, Botswana, Namibia, OKACOM, Okavango, popular education, stakeholder participation, Water
Posted on 07 June 2012 by IPS
A new comic book will bring results of a multi-year study of the Cubango-Okavango river system to an unusual audience – youth between 10 and 17.
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