Trans-boundary engagement on shared ground water aquifers
South Africa is hosting Namibia and Botswana in a meeting on shared ground water aquifers (trans-boundary). This joint meeting will discuss the importance of shared groundwater resources and the best approaches and practices enabling these to be equitably shared within the region.
The meeting is taking place at Birchwood Hotel in Boksburg from 28 to 31 July 2015. This is the first time that Southern African region countries will engage in such a dialogue.
The Ramotswa and Stampriet aquifers are the key resources involving South Africa, Botswana and Namibia that will be discussed deeper in the meeting. The focus will be on two shared aquifers in Limpopo and Orange-Senqu basins and support for equitable access to water that balances urban and rural needs with ecosystem requirements under a changing climate.
The project is meant to reduce climate vulnerability by promoting adaptation strategies for integrated trans-boundary water resources management. The project funders are USAID and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).
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