IWRM South Africa - Integrated Water Resources Management. Pilot project for Middle Olifants sub-basin of South Africa with technology transfer through a francise concept

Keywords

IWRM, water allocation, water demand, water pricing

Countries

South Africa

Summary

Improving efficiency of water use

• Examine determinants of optimal water allocation across various economic sectors
• Assess determinants of household water demand
• Design policy scenarios for different water management strategies

Main Cooperation Partners

In Germany:

• Institute of Environment and Technology at the University of Witten/Herdecke in Bochum
• Biwater, Ltd

In South Africa:

• Universty of Limpopo
• Water Research Commission (WRC)

Main Funding Partners

BMBF

Duration of the Project

August 2006 - December 2010

Project Homepage

http://www.iwrm-southafrica.de

Team

• Teresa Linz
• Julia Roswitha Kloos
• Daniel Tsegai
• Klaus Frohberg