Image Galleries

Former President Thabo Mbeki and former Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry, Ronnie Kassrils getting involved in a river clean-up activity, part of the Working for Water Programme.

GTZ was a key supporter of the Nile Basin Initiative-ORASECOM study tour.

School children watching sampling activities during the Joint Basin Survey in 2011, supported by the UNDP/GEF Programme.

Prepaid water points are managed at the local level in Namibia.

Irrigated agriculture is a major water consumer in the basin.

Gariep Dam from the air. Water management infrastructure (dams and water transfers) is essential to ensure sustainable development in the Orange-Senqu River basin.

Water collection in Keetmanshoop, Namibia: provision of water is essential to ensure livelihoods in remote rural communities.

Bloemhof Dam.

Agriculture is a vital aspect of water demand in the Orange-Senqu River basin.

Recreation and Tourism is a major economic activity in the Lower Orange River region.

Acacia Tree.

Katse Dam reservoir, part of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project.

Alexander Bay.

Water must be allocated to environmental flows if critical ecosystems are to be maintained.

Livestock account for the majority of Lesotho's agricultural water use.

Irrigated agriculture is the dominant water user in the basin.

The cattle and beef industry is very important in Botswana.

Dongas in Lesotho - soil erosion causes serious damage to agricultural land across the country due to poor land use management practices.

Stone dams placed in erosion dongas reduces the impacts of soil erosion.

A pothole field in Lesotho.