Machaya Chomba: My successful PhD journey

By: Machaya Chomba on 29th Nov 2018

On 21 August 2014, I received an admission letter from the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), allowing me to pursue a PhD in Environmental Studies. My studies would be supervised by Prof. Trevor Hill and Prof. Bimo Nkhata, and supported... Read more »

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How is scarce water in South Africa really allocated and what are the implications for catchment resilience and fruit production?

on 6th Nov 2018

By Bruce Lankford (University of East Anglia), and Jon McCosh, Mlungisi Shabalala and Lutendo Mugwedi (Institute of Natural Resources) Abstract In this piece we argue that; 1) an absence of purposive managed water allocation can be observed in some... Read more »

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Former IWSN student championing efforts to save one of Africa’s longest remaining free-flowing rivers

on 17th Oct 2018

A former International Water Security Network (IWSN) student has been leading national efforts in Zambia to save the Luangwa River from the potentially detrimental effects of damming. Sililo Agness Musutu, who currently works as a freshwater coordinator for the... Read more »

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Event: Training course on using remote sensing for water resources management in Africa

on 30th Aug 2018

An international training course on the application of satellite remote sensing to support water resources management in Africa will take place in January 2019 in South Africa. The course is organised by UNESCO-IHP, in partnership with the University of... Read more »

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Alexander Davies wins 2018 IWSN-UWE Student Prize

By: Chad Staddon on 6th Aug 2018

Alexander Davies has been awarded the IWSN-UWE Student Prize for his excellent research project on the root cause analysis of structural failures in ferrocement rainwater harvesting tanks in Kisoro, Uganda. Reviewers praised the maturity of his approach to a... Read more »

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Fixing the water system in South Africa

By: Duncan Hay on 1st Aug 2018

When we achieved democracy in South Africa, the government recognised that without effective revenue collection and allocation, the country’s aspirations as a developmental state would be severely constrained. So they went to work to ensure there was an efficient... Read more »

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Mia Wreford wins IES Vice President’s Prize

By: Chad Staddon on 31st Jul 2018

Mia Wreford has been awarded this year’s IES Vice President’s Prize for her Final Year Project entitled ‘Summary of the impacts of artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) on the environment and community of Bukuya, Mubende, Uganda’. The sophistication... Read more »

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Students reflect on the 2018 Insaka Research Symposium

By: Busani Masiri, Jerit Dube and Diilwe Syamuntu on 12th Jul 2018

The 2018 Insaka Research Symposium was hosted by South African National Parks (SANParks) at Mopane Camp in Kruger National Park. It was a four-day event (11–14 June 2018) focusing on the theme ‘sustaining the ecosystem service benefits from green... Read more »

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Integrated Coastal Management: Comparing the experiences of South Africa and the UK

By: Natasha Bradshaw on 4th Jul 2018

South Africa (SA) has perhaps the model legislation for Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) of any country, especially compared to the United Kingdom (UK) which has no specific legal framework for ICM. However, after ten years of implementation effort, many... Read more »

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Insaka 2018 – reflecting forward

By: Duncan Hay on 25th Jun 2018

IWSN-linked researchers made a significant contribution to the Insaka 2018 Symposium, hosted by SANParks at the Mopani Rest Camp in the Kruger National Park, from 11-14 June: Professor Bimo Nkhata (Monash South Africa) introduced the symposium theme ‘Sustaining the... Read more »

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