Sustainable Groundwater Management in SADC Member States Project Phase 2

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The development objective of the Second Phase of the Sustainable Groundwater Management in Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Member States Project for Eastern Africa is to develop capacity and knowledge for inclusive groundwater management and use in the SADC region at national and transboundary levels. The project comprises of three components. The first component, capacity building for sustainable groundwater management will focus on capacity building and strengthening institutions through a range of technical assistance, knowledge exchanges, workshops, and training activities. It consists of following sub-components: (i) support institutional capacity building at the national and regional level; (ii) strengthen SADC- Groundwater Management Institute (GMI) to act and perform as the SADC region’s center of excellence for sustainable groundwater development and management as elaborated in its strategic business plan; and (iii) cover the operating cost of the SADC-GMI to implement the project and build capacity for project implementation. The second component, knowledge development, dissemination, and advocacy will support the generation and dissemination of knowledge on groundwater resources in the SADC-region will promote inputs from women who have accumulated considerable knowledge about water resources, including location quality and storage methods. It consists of following sub-components: (i) support the development of groundwater-related knowledge and information and its dissemination to stakeholders; and (ii) support advocacy and outreach. The third component, building resilient livelihoods and inclusive groundwater management aims at improving skills and livelihoods of communities through the promotion of innovative groundwater management solutions and infrastructure through grants will support management approaches that consider the key role that communities, including women and vulnerable populations, play as the principal promoters, educators and leaders of home, and community-based water and sanitation practices. It consists of following sub-components: (i) support the implementation of a base-grant scheme for all 16 SADC member states; and (ii) support the implementation of a competitive-grant scheme to promote innovation and synergies.