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Welcome to the SADC Groundwater and Drought Management Project website. Your one stop source of information on groundwater and drought management issues in the SADC region. The Project aims to develop consensus on a SADC regional strategic approach to support and enhance the capacity of its Member States in the definition of drought management policies, specifically in relation to the role, availability (magnitude and recharge) and supply potential of groundwater resources.
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  28-10-2009   SWAZILAND: More Boreholes, No Water

In the drought-stricken area of Siteki, Tibuyile Maziya has been trying to fill up her four 20-litre buckets with water at a community for the last four hours. With a baby on her back and two more buckets to fill up, 19-year-old Maziy - Read More.

  24-10-2009   WATER-BOTSWANA: A Garden In the Heart of the Village

MOKOBENG, Botswana, Oct 24 (IPS) - Look, there\'s no drama with the borehole in Mokobeng. And that\'s the way it should be.

The village of Mokobeng has just fewer than 3,000 people staying here. Most people in - Read More.

  14-10-2009   SOUTHERN AFRICA: LACK OF CLEAN GROUNDWATER A HEALTH THREAT

BULAWAYO (IPS) - As the rainy season approaches, and sewage from pit latrines seep further into the Zimbabwe\'s groundwater, Irene Ngubeni will be at risk as the country faces another possible cholera outbreak.

Even now, just b - Read More.

  30-09-2009   Time to focus on underground pollution

THE pollution of South Africa\'s surface water has received much attention over the years, but degradation of underground supplies has gone largely unnoticed - until now.

The Water Research Commission (WRC) of South - Read More.


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4th Project Steering Committee (PSC) Meeting
Groundwater in the SADC IWRM Initiative - November 18 - 19 2008
SADC Ministers of Water Meeting - November 3 - 7 2008, Mwanza, Tanzania
World Water Day
SADC Multi-stakeholder Water Dialogue
SADC Ministers of Water Meeting, 6 - 9 July 2009
5th Project Steering Committee Meeting
 
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