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2020-2021 Orange-Senqu Surface Water Quantity Synoptic Analysis
Khakea-Bray Transboundary Dolomite Aquifer Recharge Assessment
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Improving Groundwater Knowledge in Selected Transboundary Aquifers
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Stampriet Transboundary Aquifer System (STAS) – Governance of Groundwater Resources in Transboundary Aquifers (GGRETA) Project
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Transboundary Environmental Assessment for the Orange-Senqu River Basin
- Author:Bennie Haasbroek
- Post date:15 November, 2013
- Categories:Biota and Ecosystems,Groundwater Resources,Integrated Water Resources Management,Surface Water Resources
Overview and Purpose In their meeting in 2005 the Ministers responsible for water in the riparian States of the Orange-Senqu River basin have recognised the need for formal guidance for communication and collaboration on transboundary environmental assessment in the context of the ORASECOM Agreement. Such guidance would, among with other provisions, enable active stakeholder participation […]
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Strategic Action Programme for the Orange-Senqu River Basin
- Author:Bennie Haasbroek
- Post date:15 November, 2013
- Categories:Biota and Ecosystems,Groundwater Resources,Integrated Water Resources Management,Landcover and Use,Policy, Legislation and Strategies,Surface Water Resources
Overview and Purpose The Orange-Senqu Strategic Action Programme (SAP) is a negotiated document that provides a basin-wide framework for the implementation of a prioritised set of national and joint transboundary actions and investments for addressing jointly agreed priority environmental concerns in the Orange-Senqu river basin. The SAP is endorsed at political (Ministerial) level and together […]
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POPs, PAHs and elemental levels in sediment, fish and wild bird eggs in the Orange–Senqu River Basin
- Author:Bennie Haasbroek
- Post date:14 November, 2013
- Categories:Biota and Ecosystems,Surface Water Resources
Introduction Four southern African countries, Lesotho, South Africa, Botswana, and Namibia share the basin of the Orange-Senqu River and are Parties to the Stockholm Convention (SC) on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). Currently, the SC targets 21 chemicals and classes of chemicals. Previously, the research in the Orange-Senqu Basin on POPs concentrated on pesticide POPs such as DDT. Only recently […]
Read more- Tags:fish, instream, monitoring, POPs, sediment toxicity, wild birds
Baseline monitoring of aquatic ecosystem health in the Orange-Senqu River Basin
- Author:Bennie Haasbroek
- Post date:14 November, 2013
- Categories:Biota and Ecosystems,Surface Water Resources
Purpose The specific purpose of this assignment was to undertake the first baseline monitoring of aquatic ecosystem health in the Orange-Senqu River System and to support the broader joint baseline survey. The focus of this specific assignment was to investigate the Aquatic Ecosystem Health of the Orange-Senqu River System and includes a detailed assessment of […]
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Development of Integrated Orange-Senqu River Basin Model (WP1)
- Author:Bennie Haasbroek
- Post date:24 October, 2013
- Categories:Climate,Integrated Water Resources Management,Surface Water Resources,Water Use
Objectives to enlarge and improve the existing models to cover the total Orange River Basin and to capacitate representatives of each of the basin states to set up and use the models. Main Activities Assessment of strengths and weaknesses of existing models Extension and expansion of the existing models Assessment of system yields Review the […]
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Support to Phase 2 of the ORASECOM Basin-wide Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) – Plan: Overview
- Author:Bennie Haasbroek
- 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 Haasbroek
- 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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Water Supply to the Eastern Transvaal Highveld
- Author:Bennie Haasbroek
- Post date:21 October, 2013
- Categories:Infrastructure,Surface Water Resources
Water Supply to the Eastern Transvaal Highveld This brochure provides an overview of the water availability and Infrastructure for the Eastern Supply System of the Vaal River in South Africa Source: Department of Water Affairs (South Africa)
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Integrated Water Resources Planning for South Africa – 2010
- Author:Bennie Haasbroek
- Post date:21 October, 2013
- Categories:Groundwater Resources,Infrastructure,Integrated Water Resources Management,Policy, Legislation and Strategies,Surface Water Resources,Uncategorized,Water Use
Integrated Water Resources Planning for South Africa – 2010 Overview This report is an updated expression of the thinking and planning of the Department of Water Affairs, and includes a summary of the water resource situation for all the identified growth areas in the country as at 31 May 2010. This water resource situation analysis was first prepared in […]
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Large Dams and Water Systems in South Africa – 1994
- Author:Bennie Haasbroek
- Post date:21 October, 2013
- Categories:Geology and Soils,Infrastructure,Integrated Water Resources Management,Surface Water Resources
Large Dams and Water Systems in South Africa – 1994, South African National Committee of Large Dams Please note: This document is 61 MB. Source: Department of Water Affairs (South Africa)
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