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Decision-making tools
SADC-GMI supported the development of the SADC Groundwater knowledge-sharing and
Information Portal and Groundwater Grey Literature Archive to provide exchange X
publicly available water resource data.
Groundwater protection &
recharge

Decision-making tools
SADC-GMI facilitated the process to develop core guidelines and
conduct gap analyses for member states. The regional strategic analyses knowledge-sharing and X
exchange
are being produced to support the evidence base for cooperation on
shared aquifers.
Groundwater protection &
recharge
Data gathering, inventories,
analytical & technical support

Decision-making tools
Information knowledge-sharing and
exchange

Natural capital & provision of
ecosystems services
Pillar 3 (Livelihoods and Food Security) of the SADRI supports analytical
work to develop a better understanding of the water resources Improved ecosystem
available and how they are being utilised in the Pafuri-Sengwe Node of the
Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area (GLTFCA). Activities integrity, species diversity &
connectivity
include the mapping of flood plains and wetland systems associated X X
with the four river systems in the node, assessing current water demand
and usage, understanding the role of wetlands in community Sustainable agricultural
practices
livelihoods support and climate resilience, and evaluating governance
practices that are in place to manage water resources.
Sustainable resource
harvesting
Role of climate change
adaption in current
freshwater resource planning
and management
Groundwater protection &
recharge

Institutions

Thematic CIWA Activity Link - Biodiversity Action Linkages Linkages
Area - Direct - Indirect

Data gathering, inventories,
analytical & technical support
Decision-making tools
knowledge-sharing and
Development of the Multi-Sector Investment Opportunities Analysis exchange
(MSIOA). The MSIOA is part of a systematic strategy by the Permanent
Okavango River Basin Water Commission (OKACOM). The joint actions Natural capital & provision of
Institutions identified through the MSIOA inform the Sustainable and Equitable ecosystems services X X
Climate Resilient Investment Program and are structured around the
following three key areas: climate-resilient livelihoods enhancement, Improved ecosystem
enhancing eco-tourism, and joint infrastructure development. integrity, species diversity &
connectivity
Role of climate change
adaption in current
freshwater resource planning
and management

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