The research project CuveWaters developed and implemented measures to support the national process towards an Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM). The aim was to give people in the Cuvelai-Etosha Basin reliable long-term access to clean water, thus enhancing their livelihood and health and creating job opportunities. IWRM relies on solutions that use various sources, types and qualities of water for different purposes. CuveWaters implemented pilot plants for rain- and floodwater harvesting, groundwater desalination, as well as facilities for sanitation and water reuse. Technical components of the project were framed by societal and scientific support measures. The central goal of CuveWaters had been the takeover of all the plants by Namibian partners until the project officially ended in December 2015.
Publications
Water is life – Omeya ogo omwenyo. CuveWaters report (2015)
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