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This PowerPoint presentation provides insight into the development of the Permanent Okavango River Basin Water Commission from the planning and gestation phase (1994–2004) through the maturation phase (2007–2011) to the growth phase (2011 and onwards). The presentation also covers the development of a Basin-wide shared vision, and how the foundation,…
Year: 2016
Produced by: OKACOM
File size: 992 KB
This news article from August 2016 discusses the Permanent Okavango River Basin Water Commission’s (OKACOM) development over the preceding 21 years and how the Commission changed focus following a visioning process in 2014–2015. As a result of the visioning process, OKACOM began turning its scientific understanding into practical advice supporting…
Year: 2016
Produced by: OKACOM
File size: 1.2 MB
This press release, produced by the Permanent Okavango River Basin Water Commission (OKACOM) in August 2016 as part of their new communications strategy, introduces the Commission to readers who might be unfamiliar with its activities. The press release offers a short history of OKACOM and explains its vision and impact.…
Year: 2016
Produced by: OKACOM
File size: 1.2 MB
This document offers background information on the Climate Resilient Development Pathways initiative and details the associated workplan. The document explains that the Pathways tool will take the form of a step-by-step guide to be used by river basin organisations at the point where development scenarios are being selected, to inform climate resilient…
Year: 2016
Produced by: CRIDF
File size: 2.2 MB
CRIDF supported the Permanent Okavango River Basin Water Commission in the development of a climate vulnerability index, which was afterwards incorporated into a Climate Resilient Development Pathways workplan. As part of this project, CRIDF worked with Professor Jasper Knight to develop a climate index that could be applied to the development scenarios…
Year: 2016
Produced by: CRIDF
File size: 502 KB
This comprehensive presentation given to the Zambezi Watercourse Commission covers alignments between CRIDF’s work and the Southern African Development Community’s Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan. It outlines the Development Plan, CRIDF’s logframe and principles, and how these overlap in a vision for infrastructure development.…
Year: 2015
Produced by: CRIDF
File size: 3.5 MB
These slides present a proposal for activities in Hwange District, Zimbabwe under the livelihoods framework of the Kavango–Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area. They summarise preparatory activities and sites in the District, proposed work at each site, environmental screening and arrangements for next steps.…
Year: 2015
Produced by: CRIDF
File size: 1.4 MB
This institutional analysis describes institutions relating to water, sanitation and hygiene in Hwange District, Zimbabwe and in the country as a whole. As part of efforts to secure more sustainable livelihoods for residents, the Secretariat of the Kavango–Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area has partnered with CRIDF on water infrastructure projects…
Year: 2015
Produced by: CRIDF
File size: 342 KB
This report covers recommendations on sanitation offered by CRIDF to the Kavango–Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area Secretariat as part of a field visit to the Luengue-Luiana National Park. Although the field visit was focussed primarily on conservation agriculture and human–wildlife conflict, a sanitation component was added to the study as…
Year: 2015
Produced by: CRIDF
File size: 1.4 MB
This report covers recommendations on water supply and small-scale agriculture to the Kavango–Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area Secretariat as part of a field visit to the Luengue-Luiana National Park to assess the feasibility of a conservation agriculture programme in the area. CRIDF mobilised a water engineer to be part of the scoping team, with…
Year: 2015
Produced by: CRIDF
File size: 2.1 MB