Second Regional Meeting, May 2014
Overview
The Governments of Botswana, Namibia and South Africa, jointly with the UNESCO International Hydrological Programme (UNESCO-IHP) and the International Groundwater Resources Assessment Centre (IGRAC) organized the second regional technical meeting from 21-23 May 2014 at the United Nations House in Windhoek, Namibia on the assessment of the transboundary Stampriet Aquifer within the framework of the “Groundwater Resources Governance in Transboundary Aquifers” (GGRETA), funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).
At the first regional meeting organized in October 2013, the bases for starting the study of the aquifer were established. The main objective of the second technical meeting was to operationalize the national technical teams from the involved countries on the methodology used for the data collection process of hydrogeological, socio-economic, environmental, legal and institutional aspects.
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Presentations - Day 1
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Andrew Ross - UNESCO | Geert-Jan Nijsten - IGRAC |
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| Jurgen Kirchner - Regional Coordinator | Andrew Ross - UNESCO |
Presentations - Day 2
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Geert-Jan Nijsten - IGRAC | Lydia Joel & Gettie Mulokoshi - Hydrogeology - Namibia | Don Muroua - Socioeconomic/Environmental - Namibia |
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| Viviane Kinyaga - Legal and Institutional - Namibia | Gaolatlhe Lentswe - Hydrogeology - Botswana | Bothepha Mosethli - Socioeconomic - Botswana |
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Odirile Otto Itumeleng - Legal & Institutional - Botswana |
Joyce Leshomo - Hydrogeology - South Africa | Bantu Hanise - South Africa |
