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Groundwater andDrought Management in SADC

GEF ID 970
Project Website URL http://www.sadc-groundwater.org
Region Africa
Sub-Region Eastern Africa, Southern Africa
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  General Information:
Project Type Full Size Project
Project Status Under Implementation
Start Date 2004/03/22
End Date 2009/11/30
 
GEF characteristic:
Operational Programme OP9 - Integrated Ecosystem and Resource Management
Focal Area International Waters
GEF Project Stage CEO Endorsed
GEF Allocation to project 7.35M US$
Total Cost of the project: 14.25M US$
 
  Partners:
Countries: Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe
Lead Implementing Agency World Bank
Executing Agencies Southern African Development Community - Water Sector Coordination Unit (SADC/WSCU)
Project Description:
The objective of the project is for the SADC member states to develop cooperatively a strategic regional approach to support and enhance the capacity of its member States in the definition of drought management policies, specifically in relation to the role, availability (magnitude and recharge) and supply potential of groundwater resources. This will assist in reconciling the demands for socio-economic development and those of the principal groundwater-dependent ecosystems. Tools will be elaborated for regional cooperative management of transboundary aquifers and to guide sustainable downstream investments in proactive drought mitigation.

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