Southern Africa: Transboundary Cuvkun Project Falls Short On Fifth Component
The transboundary CuvKun project in Southern Africa has faced delays in its fifth component, which focuses on community participation in water management. Despite progress in other areas, environmental compliance and policy requirements have hindered the implementation of community-based initiatives.
Why it matters
Effective water management is critical for climate resilience and agricultural stability in the drought-prone regions of Namibia and surrounding areas.
The Global Water Partnership Southern Africa project has thus far achieved several feats, but it has fallen short on its fifth component.
This is according to regional project coordinator Silvanus Uunona.
Uunona gave a presentation on the Cuvelai and Kunene Transboundary River Basins (CuvKun) project and its connection to the Drylands Sustainable Landscapes Impact Project (DSL-IP). The talk took place at Oshakati during the start of a six-day training session on the farmer field school concept for roughly 45 agricultural extension and forestry officers.
The fifth component of the CuvKun project focuses on enhancing community participation in integrated water resources management to build resilient livelihoods.
Uunona said while a lot has been achieved through other project interventions, activities under component five were delayed. This was due to policies, standards, operating procedures and conditions that needed to be met to avoid, mitigate and manage potential adverse environmental impacts.
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