Resource Management

Muela Dam, located in the North of Lesotho, above the Muela Power Station.

A windpump in southern Africa, a common sight in a region dependent on groundwater.

Groundwater is the primary source of water in Botswana in the Orange-Senqu River basin.

3 300 groundwater wells serve the rural population.

An artesian borehole located on the Stampriet Artesian Aquifer, one of the largest sources of groundwater in southern Namibia.

Groundwater supplies a large proportion of available water in the Orange-Senqu River basin.

Climate change may be responsible for increased frequency and intensity of drought in the region.

Irrigation is important to sustain vineyards in Aussenkehr, Namibia.

Centre pivot irrigation along the Lower Orange River.

The proposed location for the Vioolsdrift Dam, on the Lower Orange River.

Clean water and its importance to meet daily needs can be taken for granted.

A pre-paid water tap in Gobabis, Namibia.

Rural village in Botswana.

The arid landscape of southern Botswana.

Maletsunyane River - one of the many sources of water that will be included in the accounts.

A conventional water meter in rural Namibia.

The Lower Orange River in Namibia.

Environmental Flows are considered in South Africa's water accounts.

The Orange-Senqu River at Bethulie, South Africa.

The Orange-Senqu River from Vanderkloof Dam wall.