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IWRM in Southern Africa: Context & Examples. Simon Hughes - South Africa. TIGER Initiative 2 nd Working Meeting 6-8 2003, Rabat, Morocco Earth Observation for Integrated Water Resource Management in Africa. 2/9. Management. Science. Capacity. I W R M for S .D. Context 1.
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IWRM in Southern Africa: Context & Examples Simon Hughes - South Africa TIGER Initiative 2ndWorking Meeting 6-8 2003, Rabat, Morocco Earth Observation for Integrated Water Resource Management in Africa
2/9 Management Science Capacity I W R M for S .D Context 1 Stakeholders • Science – Application of Research • Use of appropriate technologies • Health issues • Environmental Economics
3/9 Context 2
4/9 New Frontiers Links between land use water use Impacts of water use on aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems Especially groundwater dependant ecosystems – impacts of abstraction are poorly understood
5/9 Simon Hughes: Examples:Verification of Water Use Registration
6/9 Examples:Windhoek artificial recharge project
7/9 Injection borehole Injection borehole with carbon filtration infrastructure
8/9 Conclusion Application of research in sustainable initiatives Use of appropriate technology New frontiers EO data can actively support IWRM
10/10 Ngiyabonga (thank you) Simon Hughes shughes@csir.co.za www.iah.org www.csir.co.za www.sac.co.za