Sustainable Groundwater Management in SADC Member States

The development objective of the Sustainable Groundwater Management in Southern African Development Community (SADC) Member States Project for Africa is to support sustainable management of groundwater at national and transboundary levels across SADC member states. Negative impacts include: air and water pollution, noise, waste, soil erosion, and health hazards.

Mitigation measures include:

• (1) implementing training and awareness program on occupational and public safety covering construction and operational phases of the project;
• (2) planting vegetation on the slopes (local species) to avoid soil erosion during increased rainfall season;
• (3) monitoring to ensure there are no unnecessary human activities encouraged at the dams and ponds;
• (4) ensuring appropriate use of packing material;
• (5) avoiding drilling in biologically sensitive areas; and
• (6) using existing roads for access, where possible.

Project website http://sadc-gmi.org

Waterbodies Cuvelai and Etosha Basin , Karoo Sedimentary Aquifer , Limpopo Basin , Tuli Karoo Sub-basin , Ramotswa Dolomite Basin , South-east Kalahari / Karoo Basin , Medium Zambezi Aquifer , Nata Karoo Sub-basin , Northern Kalahari / Karoo Basin , Coastal Sedimentary Basin 3 , Karoo Sandstone Aquifer , Congo Intra-cratonic Basin

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Documents & Resources

project-identification-form Sustainable Groundwater Management in SADC- PIF maps-graphics [GEF IWC9 Poster] Supporting the Creation of an Enabling Policy, Legal, Regulatory and Institutional Framework for Groundwater Management in the SADC Member States Background [GEF IWC9 Poster] Capacity Building on Groundwater Data Collection and Management in SADC Member States (SADC-Groundwater (DATACOM) Project experience-notes Integration of Groundwater Management into River Basin Organizations in Southern Africa [Experience Note] Videos Mozambique benefits from the community water supply project of SADC-GMI SADC-GMI Community Water Scheme Rehabilitation in Zimbabwe

General information
GEF ID	4966
IBRD ID	127086
Project type	Full-Size Project
Status	preparation (IA Approved)
Start Date	24 Apr 2014
End Date	31 Dec 2020

GEF characteristic:
Focal Area	International Waters
GEF Allocation to project	USD 8,119,179
Total Cost of the project:	USD 50,597,179

Partners
Countries Angola , Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba , Botswana , Lesotho , Malawi , Namibia , Seychelles , South Africa , Swaziland , Tanzania United Republic of , Zambia , Regional Lead implementing agency International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (WB) Executing agencies Southern African Development Community; Water Sector Coordination Unit (SADC/WSCU)

Project contacts
James Sauramba Executive Director, SADC Groundwater Management Institute Anna Cestari Senior Water Specialist