Water management

This user-friendly guide is an invaluable resource for anyone planning a Global Environment Facility (GEF) project proposal. Providing insights on key strategies to obtain funding from the GEF, advice is given on what works and what does not and whether your project can make it through the various "filtering" criteria. It also includes strategic information about the GEF secretariat, the implementing agencies and the pathways a project proposal follows

The bodiversity of southern Africa depends on water as does the regional economy. Water flows through every economic sector: agriculture, energy, industry, mining, tourism, and fisheries. However, this vital resource is under threat from environmental degradation due to population growth, poverty, climate change and pollution.

Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the world's poorest regions and many people live by exploiting the natural resources of its rich wetlands. This book explores the relationships between hydrological an ecological functioning of these wetlands and documents the implications for resource availability, health and social welfare of water management, through the construction and operation of dams, embankments and diversions.