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Water Management Desk
Patrik Klintenberg coordinates the Water Management Desk with it's activities and projects. All of the projects focus on sustainable water management practices such as Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) and Basin Management (BM)".

Projects and Activities

Current projects and activities:
WADE
(Floodwater Recharge of Alluvial) Aquifers in Dryland Environments)
ERB
(Emphemeral River Basins SADC)
NWP
(Namibia Water Partnership)
WPI
(facilitation of research by students from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, US)
TIGER
CUVELAI

Former Projects
Environmental Learning and Action in the Kuiseb - ELAK
Global Water Partnership – GWP
Water Network – WaterNet
Water and Environmental Resource Regional Development – WERRD
Every River has Its People Project
Sharing Temporary Flood Waters in Southern Africa
Worcester Polytechnic Institute – WPI
Ended projects:
Stockholm University Geography Excursion – SUGE

Summer Desertification Programme – SDP
Training and Internship
Floodwater Recharge of Alluvial Aquifers in Dryland Environments – WADE


Kuiseb River Flowing

Network
Concepts the Water Desk uses and implements as far as possible include:
Goal / Purpose

Integrated Water Resource management
Water Demand Management
Basin Management

Goal: To achieve sustainable use and management of natural resources in Namibia and the rest of the SADC region.
Purpose: Enhance co-ordination and information sharing of activities addressing water and water related issues in Namibia.

Role of Water Desk
Partnerships

Support all water projects and activities at DRFN
Ensure that projects achieve their goals
Source of information through its Water Resource Centre
Network at local, national and international levels
Build capacity of in Water resource management
Raise awareness on best practices

 

 

 

 

The water desk conducts all the duties as far as possible with assistance from and in collaboration with:

Scientists
Donors
Communities
Farmers
Municipalities
Government ministries, departments, directorates
NGOs
Students
Technicians
Extension officers

For further information contact the Water Desk

DRFN Water Desk
P O Box 20232
Windhoek
Tel: +264 61 377500
Fax: +264 61 230172
Email: patrik.klintenberg@drfn.org.na


 

 

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This site was last updated:November 2007