Documentation: A read-only folder structure of all reports, data, and models related to the STAS can be accessed from here: Read more
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Stampriet Transboundary Aquifer System (STAS) – Governance of Groundwater Resources in Transboundary Aquifers (GGRETA) Project
Support to Phase 3 of the ORASECOM Basin-wide Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) – Plan: Overview
Overview The main objectives of this consultancy were to undertake scenario analyses, economic, water requirement projection and ecological support studies Read more
Water Resources Quality Joint Basin Surveys (JBSs)
The second 5-yearly comprehensive Joint Basin Survey (JBS2) of the quality of the water resources of the Orange-Senqu River Basin was undertaken Read more
2014 Integrated Water Resources Management Plan (IWRMP) – Summary and Documents
Purpose: This article will provide an overview of the 2014 IWRMP and provide links to the actual documents Related WIS Read more
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Biota and Ecosystems
Support to Phase 2 of the ORASECOM Basin-wide Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) – Plan: Overview
- Author:bennie
- Post date:24 October, 2013
- Categories:Biota and Ecosystems,Climate,Economy and Society,Infrastructure,Integrated Water Resources Management,Policy, Legislation and Strategies,Surface Water Resources,Water Use
Overview The main objectives of this consultancy were to enlarge and improve the existing models for the Orange-Senqu Basin, so that they incorporated all of the essential components in the four Basin States and are accepted by each Basin State. These models must be capable of providing the current and likely future information needs of […]
Read more- Tags:adaptation to climate change, adaptive capacities, capacity building, climate change, evaluation, gauging networks, GIS, hydrological model, irrigation, IWRM, IWRMP, monitoring environmental flows, natural flow, present ecological state, rainfall. natural runoff, socio-economic, spatial data, water balance, Water Quality, water quality model, water quality monitoring, water resource model, yield
Environmental Flow Requirements of the Fish River and the Orange-Senqu River Mouth
- Author:bennie
- Post date:24 October, 2013
- Categories:Biota and Ecosystems,Surface Water Resources
Overview The Orange-Senqu River riparian States (Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and South Africa) are committed to jointly addressing threats to the shared water resources of the Basin. This is reflected in bilateral and basin-wide agreements between the riparian states and led to the formation of the Orange-Senqu River Commission (ORASECOM) in 2000. The ‘Orange-Senqu Strategic Action […]
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Aquatic Invertebrates of South African Rivers – Illustrations (2002)
- Author:bennie
- Post date:21 October, 2013
- Categories:Biota and Ecosystems
Aquatic Invertebrates of South African Rivers – Illustrations (2002) Authors: A. Gerber, MJM Gabriel Source: Institute for Water Quality Studies, Source: Department of Water Affairs of South Africa
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WIS Map
- Author:bennie
- Post date:11 October, 2013
- Categories:Biota and Ecosystems,Climate,Economy and Society,Surface Water Resources,Uncategorized,Water Use
An interactive map has been compiled for various generic water resource information. View the main WIS map.
Read more- Tags:African, Agriculture, Average, Borders, Catchments Natural, Cities, dams, Data, Data Primary, DWA, Flow, Gauges Ecological, Major, map, Meteorlogical, mm, Orange, pa, Quaternary, Rainfall, Reservoir, Rivers, Runoff, Samples Irrigated, Secondary, Senqu, Sites, Stations, Tertiary, towns, transfers, Water Quality SA
Joint Baseline Survey
- Author:bennie
- Post date:25 September, 2013
- Categories:Biota and Ecosystems,Surface Water Resources
Overview The Joint Baseline Survey consisted of 3 separately funded studies undertaken for ORASECOM on the Orange-Senqu River Basin. The studies focussed on aquatic ecosystem health, environmental toxicity and the benchmarking of environmental laboratories. The 3 studies were as follow: Baseline monitoring of aquatic ecosystem health in the Orange-Senqu river basin (European Commission Funded) POPs, […]
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