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SADC launches the Climate Change Adaptation in SADC: A Strategy for the Water Sector
Starting in Maseru in 2008, stakeholders (including policy-makers from different sectors in 14 SADC member states) in the SADC region through the SADC Multistakeholder Water Dialogue 'internalised' and took up the challenge to respond to the 'threat of Climate change in southern Africa' by developing a Climate Change Adaptation strategy for the water sector. The Strategy was officially launched at COP17 in December 2011, Durban, South Africa. For the full vision of the strategy read more. |
SADC Multistakeholder Water Dialogue 2011
Under the theme Watering development in SADC: Financing climate resilience to ensure regional security , the 2011 Water Dialogue focused on the importance of climate finance in ensuring water continues to contribute to regional security. The dialogue was held in Ezuluwini, Swaziland. Considering the centrality of water in regional development, with regards to energy security, food security, industrial development and health financing the resource to ensure adaptation to climate change is critical. The dialogue increased an understanding of why financing water resources management is important in order to achieve mitigation and adaptation to climate change. ...... Read More |
Research for development impact
Building on the previous Limpopo Basin research-policy introductory discussion session held at the 2010 Victoria Falls Waternet/WARFSA/GWPSA symposium, GWPSA agreed again with its Partners in the CPWF-LBDC L5 team (FANRPAN and WaterNet) and the Regional Climate Change Programme (RCCP) to jointly organize and host the discussion session on ‘research for impact’ for the 2011 symposium. Outcomes of session are available here… Read More |
Water, Climate and Development Programme
The Water, Climate and Development Programme (WACDEP) has been created to support the integration of water security and climate change adaptation into development planning processes and the design of financing and investment strategies. In fact, water is the principal medium through which people, ecosystems and economies will experience the impacts of climate change. WACDEP can enable successfull planning for better water use in a world that would otherwise be severely affected by climate change and poor development planning. For more information go here. |
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