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

This presentation details the visioning process of the Okavango River Basin Water Commission. It was produced for the Multi-Sector Investment Opportunity Analysis National Consultation Workshop in Botswana in September 2015. The vision for the Basin considers development in economic, social and environmental terms. This presentation explains the…

Year: 2015
Produced by: OKACOM
File size: 906 KB

This document provides detailed data on virtual water transfers into and out of CRIDF countries and the Democratic Republic of Congo. It combines three deliverables: the first two comprise a preliminary analysis of country-level data collected on time-averaged virtual water transfers. The third is a final activity report that includes a comprehensive…

Year: 2014
Produced by: CRIDF
File size: 5.4 MB

This presentation, produced for a meeting of CRIDF’s Project Management Unit, offers an overview of CRIDF’s involvement with the Ruhuhu Multipurpose Project in Tanzania as of February 2014. It includes brief summaries of CRIDF’s activities and aims in Ruhuhu as well as maps and schematics of the Project.…

Year: 2014
Produced by: CRIDF
File size: 188 KB

This presentation was given to stakeholders of the planned Ruhuhu Irrigation Project in Tanzania, updating them on a pre-feasibility study conducted by CRIDF. It presents findings from soil analysis, marketing and agronomic studies, irrigation systems design studies, and economic analysis. It also includes plans for the Kikonge Hydropower Project.…

Year: 2014
Produced by: CRIDF
File size: 1.8 MB

These slides were used to present the Kikonge Hydropower Project to the Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited, as a project proposed for the Ruhuhu River Basin in Tanzania. The slides include maps, plans, a reservoir operation simulation, economic details and information on environmental and social impacts.…

Year: 2014
Produced by: CRIDF
File size: 1.5 MB