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Using the NEC contract for faster and more efficient project delivery at CRIDF

NEC stands for ‘new engineering contract’. First developed in 1993, it is part of a suite of contracting documents designed to improve project procurement and delivery through the principles of flexibility, clarity, simplicity and good management. The NEC is mostly used in the engineering sector for construction projects and consulting engineering projects.…

Year: 2023
File size: 1.93 MB

The CORB Fund: An ambitious multi-country fund to protect natural resources and enhance livelihoods

The Cubango-Okavango River Basin is a transboundary basin shared between Angola, Botswana and Namibia. Covering approximately 700,000 square kilometres – almost three times the size of the United Kingdom – this network of rivers includes a wide range of habitats, from the woodlands of the Angolan Highlands to Botswana’s Okavango Delta, a UNESCO World Heritage…

Year: 2023
File size: 2.44 MB

Supporting climate-smart agriculture with the Mazabuka Resilience Fund

The Mazabuka Resilience Fund (MRF) is a revolving credit facility that provides access to finance for smallholder farmers in the Zambian town of Mazabuka. With the support of Zambia Sugar and Illovo, Africa’s largest sugar producer, Mazabuka has become an important centre of sugar production. However, the town’s smallholder farms are vulnerable to water…

Year: 2023
File size: 1.21 MB

Procurement and contractor management at CRIDF

Before projects can be implemented, goods, services and works need to be procured. Since 2013, the Climate Resilient Infrastructure Development Facility (CRIDF) has procured £10.3 million worth of construction works spread across 21 individual project sites in eight Southern African countries. These works have covered the construction of a wide range…

Year: 2023
File size: 1.76 MB

Managing and building contractor capacity for capital works in Southern Africa

The Climate Resilient Infrastructure Development Facility (CRIDF) provides long-term solutions to water issues affecting poor communities in Southern Africa. Successfully delivering these solutions is made challenging by the variable size, resources and capacity of contractors in the region’s construction sector. The significant impacts of the…

Year: 2023
File size: 914 KB

Adapting to climate change in the Zambesi River Basin

The Zambesi River is a major watercourse in Southern Africa. Its transboundary basin covers eight countries within the Southern African Development Community: Angola, Botswana, Tanzania, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique. Working together through the Zambesi Watercourse Commission, these countries have developed a strategic plan…

Year: 2023
File size: 2 MB

ZAMCOM Poverty Vulnerability Mapping: Method, Vulnerability Zones, Hotspots and Typologies

Poverty vulnerability hotspot mapping assists River Basin Organisations with the identification of ‘hotspots’, where compounding socio-economic, environmental, political and climatic challenges affect the ability of communities to adapt or respond to shocks (both natural and man-made). In an effort to foster inclusive, sustainable growth in the…

Year: 2019
File size: 3.76 MB