This report details Stage 1 of the Lower Incomati Flood Risk Management Project, which aims to find a holistic approach to flood risk management that reduces flood vulnerability in communities surround the sugar estates. This comprehensive report includes the results of the flood risk assessment of the study area, including maps showing flood extent, hazard,…

Year: 2015
Produced by: CRIDF
File size: 643 KB

This 55-page climate change risk assessment for the Makonde project was undertaken as one of three pilot studies for CRIDF. This report assesses the future impact of climate change on the project’s infrastructure and what can be done to improve resistance and responsiveness to these impacts.…

Year: 2015
Produced by: CRIDF
File size: 3.7 MB

This 40-page document has been prepared to provide guidance when conducting a CRIDF project cost–benefit analysis. It explains the technical methodology and key issues that must be considered in the analysis. A template is also provided.…

Year: 2015
Produced by: CRIDF
File size: 907 KB

This detailed 68-page report describes the Bindangombe Irrigation Scheme – one of a number of quick win water projects identified for development. The proposed scheme, which would irrigate 126 ha of land using water from Bindangombe Dam, would benefit more than 1,000 residents across five villages in Masvingo Province in Zimbabwe.…

Year: 2015
Produced by: CRIDF
File size: 4.2 MB

With this concept note, CRIDF applied to the Green Climate Fund to obtain financing for a Southern Africa Water Security Programme intended to increase climate resilience through improved water, food and energy security. The programme was planned to build on three of CRIDF’s existing transboundary projects in Zimbabwe and Mozambique, which are detailed…

Year: 2015
Produced by: CRIDF
File size: 850 KB

This three-part document constitutes a presentation given by CRIDF at the October 2015 meeting of the Orange-Senqu River Commission’s Technical Task Team, along with an activity report of the meeting itself, and a Stakeholder Influencing Strategy for the Commission that came out of this event. The presentation given at the meeting contains updates on…

Year: 2015
Produced by: CRIDF
File size: 4.23 MB

This PowerPoint presentation provides an overview of the six principles of transboundary integrated water resources management. It focuses on the Zambezi River as an example of a typical transboundary watercourse, and provides a synopsis of the existing international water conventions and protocols.…

Year: 2015
Produced by: CRIDF
File size: 1.1 MB

This PowerPoint presentation gives an overview of why a gender approach should be taken for integrated water resources management (IWRM) and offers three steps for gender mainstreaming when formulating IWRM strategies. There are also suggested actions that can be taken when gender-blind policies and strategies are already in place.…

Year: 2015
Produced by: CRIDF
File size: 643 KB

This concept note, submitted to the Green Climate Fund (GCF), proposes that a fund should be established to build climate resilience in vulnerable rural communities in the Buzi River Basin – a transboundary basin shared between Zimbabwe and Mozambique. The fund is to support a minimum of 10 community-driven, small-scale integrated water resources management…

Year: 2015
Produced by: CRIDF
File size: 619 KB

This discussion paper was produced for the 21st meeting of the Permanent Okavango River Basin Water Commission in May 2015 to provide the basis for discussion about the need for and scope of a Water Allocation Service for the Cubango-Okavango River Basin. It offers examples of water allocation procedures and mechanisms from other basins, and explores how…

Year: 2015
Produced by: Centre for Applied Research OKACOM
File size: 866 KB