BIO-SMART PHASE 2
Biodiversity Systems Management and Analytics for the Restoration of Transboundary Rivers of South Africa, Mozambique and Eswatini
The Biodiversity Systems Management and Analytics project enhances biodiversity conservation in the transboundary rivers of South Africa, Mozambique, and Eswatini. Through data integration, capacity-building, and regional collaboration, the project strengthens water resource management, supports real-time biodiversity tracking, and fosters sustainable conservation practices across borders.
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JLTP
The Just Landscape Transition Plan (JLTP) for the Upper Groot Letaba Catchment
The Just Landscape Transition Plan for the Upper Groot Letaba Catchment seeks to balance ecological restoration with economic sustainability. Through a multi-stakeholder approach, the project will enhance governance, water security, and biodiversity conservation while ensuring the long-term resilience of the region’s natural resources.
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FlowTracker uMthlathuze
Supporting enhanced water security in the uMhlathuze River Catchment through the development and collaborative use of a real-time mobile monitoring application (FlowTracker)
FlowTracker Phase 2 builds on AWARD’s successful collaboration with WWF-SA and UWASP to improve real-time water monitoring in the uMhlathuze Catchment. By enhancing decision-support tools and fostering stakeholder engagement, the project aims to strengthen governance, improve water security, and promote climate resilience through integrated water resource management.
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MultiHEWS
Multi-Hazard Early Warning System
MultiHEWS enhances disaster preparedness in the Inkomati River Basin by expanding an integrated Early Warning System within the INWARDS Decision Support System. This initiative will enable real-time risk monitoring, support vulnerable communities, and strengthen institutional capacity for climate resilience and disaster response.
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NatSilt Programme
The development and piloting of four skills programmes supported by an e-learning platform (eSilt) for empowering cohorts of skilled professionals to enhance and improve the efficiency of dam siltation management and associated landuse practices
A growing risk to water security, economic growth, social development and poverty eradication is the sustainable supply of bulk water, which has been compromised by loss of storage capacity and reduction in water quality associated with dam siltation. In response, the DWS launched a national siltation management programme for SA. Training and capacity development have [...]
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The Agriculture Support Initiative
Farmer support project in creating robust networking for interactive collective action amongst small scale farmers in the Olifants basin
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