This case study describes CRIDF’s role in mobilising more than US$63 million in financing for the Nondvo Dam, which is critical to securing the water supply for Swaziland’s main cities of Mbabane and Manzini. CRIDF was asked by the African Water Facility to join a mission appraising the dam. This appraisal took place in May 2015, and estimated the cost of…

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Produced by: CRIDF
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This PowerPoint presentation, given at World Water Week, assesses the socio-economic costs and benefits of different flood risk management options, using the Lower Incomati River Basin as an example. The key point is that, in the example case, the best socio-economic solution is the one that shares both risks and benefits between the private sector sugar…

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Produced by: CRIDF
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This PowerPoint presentation discusses mainstreaming climate change considerations into infrastructure planning through weaving the plan and project preparation cycle with the climate risk assessment process. Statistics around the costs of extreme weather are given: 78% of all disasters are climate related and 74% of all disaster costs are climate…

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Produced by: CRIDF
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This PowerPoint presentation provides an overview of climate change and makes the point that integrated water resources management can help progress targets set for meeting the challenges associated with climate change. The slides begin with a general summary of climate change: causes, contributions by sector, effects of global warming and the global…

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This two-page fact sheet provides a sector-relevant snapshot of land use changes on the Cubango-Okavango Basin and their effects. Specific issues covered include sediment transport in predictions for the Cubango-Okavango River, as well as a case study on the progressive increase in the mosaic of croplands in different parts of the upper Cubango River from…

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Produced by: OKACOM
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In this leaflet, the Permanent Okavango River Basin Water Commission takes a look at irrigation needs, challenges and opportunities in the Basin. Irrigated agriculture has the potential for much higher productivity than rain-fed agriculture in the dry lands, and ambitious water-use development plans could be of great economic benefit. There are a considerable…

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Produced by: OKACOM
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This two-page case study leaflet provides insight into the lessons learnt from CRIDF’s approach to supporting the Okavango River Basin Water Commission. CRIDF supported the Commission in the transition from planning and information exchange to infrastructure planning and delivery. This includes a background of CRIDF’s work with the Commission,…

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Produced by: CRIDF
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This case study leaflet discusses CRIDF’s involvement in reducing flood vulnerability in Mayana, Namibia. The Mayana Community Water Project is a local initiative to encourage agricultural production outside of flood vulnerable areas. The project is unique in that it deals with flood risk and vulnerability to drought through the clever application…

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Produced by: CRIDF
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This document offers an overview of CRIDF’s work on virtual water in the Southern African Development Community. CRIDF is using the concept of virtual water to support alternative approaches to power and agricultural security in the region and help to reconcile the food, water and energy nexus in a time of climate change.…

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Produced by: CRIDF
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This map shows the distribution of CRIDF projects in relation to river basins across Southern Africa.…

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Produced by: CRIDF
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