Programme for the 16th WaterNet/WARFSA/GWP-SA Symposium
Integrated Water Resources Management and Infrastructural Planning for Water Security in
Eastern and Southern Africa
28-30 October 2015 – Le Meridien lle Maurice Hotel, Balaclava, Pointe Aux Piments, Mauritius
Tuesday 27 October 2015
Registration of Participants
Venue: Le Meridien lle Maurice Hotel
14:00 - 19:00
Wednesday 28 October 2015
Registration of Participants / Welcome with tea
Venue: Le Meridien lle Maurice Hotel
08:30 - 09:30
Opening
Venue: Chamarel Ballroom
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09:30
Introductions by the 16 Symposium Local Organising Committee Chairperson: Prof M.D. Nowbuth, Dean, Faculty of Ocean Studies
09:40
Welcoming Remarks by the Chairperson of WaterNet: Dr Lapologang Magole
09:50
Address by the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Mauritius: Prof (Mrs) R. Mohee
10:00
Remarks by the SADC Representative, Senior Programme Officer in the Water Division: Mr Phera Ramoeli
10:10
Official Opening by the Guest of Honour
10:30
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Group Photo
11:10
12.00 – 13:00
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Tea Break
Key Note Addresses:
Mr Nuvin Mahen Khedah, Project Coordinator - Climate Change Adaptation in the Coastal Zone of Mauritius
Mr Francois Desmarais, Chairman Central Water Authority Challenges to Sustainable Water Supply in Mauritius
Lunch
Programme for the 16th WaterNet/WARFSA/GWP-SA Symposium
13:00 – 15:15
Sessions start
Hydrology and Global Change
Water, Land and Agriculture
Water and Environment
Special Sessions
Venue: Bel Air
Venue: Chamarel 1
Venue: Chamarel 2
Venue: Wolmar
Chair: Prof Cosmo Ngongondo
Rapporteur: Ms Clarisse Mufwaya
Chair: Dr Mangaliso Gondwe
Rapporteur: Ms Kufasi Shela
Chair: Dr Sukhmani Mantel
Rapporteur: Ms Moliehe Motlatsi
13:00
N. Ndou,
L. Palamuleni &
A. Ramoelo
13:15
X. Cai, A. Haile &
E. Mapedza
13:30
W. Gumindoga,
T. Rientjes, A. Haile,
H. Makurira,
W. Verhoef &
P. Reggiani
Z. Katambara
13:45
Delineating groundwater potential
sites in the Upper Molopo River
catchment, South Africa, using
remote sensing and GIS techniques
Living with floods, household
perception and satellite
observations in the Barotse
Floodplain, Zambia
Bias correction of CMORPH
satellite rainfall product in the
Zambezi basin
Z. Lidzhegu, F.Ellery
& S. Mantel
Classification of large African wetlands
based on their structure and formation
T. Marara,
L. G Palamuleni &
M. Manjoro
A review of integrated sediment and water
management in South Africa
J. N Namugize,
G. Jewitt &
M. Graham
Effects of Land Use and Land Cover
Changes on Water Quality in the
uMngeni River Catchment, South
Africa
Contribution of water allocation reforms
to smallholder emerging farmers in the
Breede-Gouritz Catchment
Management Agency
B. S. Keabetswe,
W. Masamba &
O. Mogobe
Distribution of Cadmium, Mercury and Lead in
surface and ground water, Nxaraga Island,
Okavango Delta, Botswana
K. Mosimane,
M. Murray-Hudson
&
W. R. L Masamba
Experimental nutrient enrichment in the
Okavango Delta: Effects on growth response of
cyperus papyrus
Fuzzy rule based modelling for
Ndembera Catchment in Tanzania
A. Chemura &
O. Mutanga
J. Senteu &
R. Kimwaga
Could Constructed Wetlands be the answer to
the Wastewater Crisis in Kenya?
Assessment of water availability for
competing uses in South
Phuthiatsana catchment, Lesotho
using SWAT and WEAP
Inundation dynamics of the luangwa
wetlands: A hydraulic modelling
approach
H. Mbale,
W. Gumindoga &
A. Murwira
Comparing physiological and spectral
response of coffee (Coffea Arabica) to
induced soil moisture stress for
assessing potential for remote sensing
abiotic stressors in coffee management
Water balance estimation for Lake
Chilwa Catchment-Malawi
J. Kamanula,
F. Masumbu &
V. Mkandawire
Bacteriological and Physico-chemical Quality
of Shallow well Drinking Water in Zolozolo and
NkhorongoTownships, Mzuzu City
Evaluating the influence of the rededge band from Rapideye sensor in
quantifying leaf area index for
hydrological applications specifically
focussing on plant canopy interception
Evaluation of effects of Human
Settlement in Reservoir Catchment
Area on Water Quality in Mpira Dam
L. MpenyanaMonyatsi &
M. Momba
The effects of material loading and flow rate on
the disinfection of pathogenic microorganisms
using a silver nanoparticle-cation resin filter
system
L. N. Nthunya,
S. P. Malinga,
E. N. Nxumalo,
S. D. Mhlanga,
T. Barnard,
M. Kao &
Z. Tetana
M. Masheane,
S. Malinga,
E. Nxumalo &
S. Mhlanga
Electrospun antibacterial β-CD/CA nanofibres
embedded with silver and silver/iron
nanoparticles supported on for the removal of
bacteria in water
D. Tauckoor
Assessing groundwater contamination in the
vicinity of Mare Chicose landfill
S. Mnyaka,
D. Mazvimavi &
B. Ncube
14:00
M. Maliehe &
D. Mulungu
14:15
E. Makungu,
D. Hughes &
S. Mantel
14:30
M. Werner,
E. Wood,
J. Sheffield,
S. Schubert,
W. Pozzi, Ch. Funk
& J. Schellekens
Global efforts in drought monitoring
and forecasting – Can these be of
benefit to Southern Africa?
B. Thole &
E. Chirwa
D. K. Ndiema,
J. Kibiiy &
J. R. Kosgei
Use of Regionalization and MIKE
11 NAM to Evaluate the Adequacy
of a Spillway: A Case Study of
Kesses Reservoir, Yala Basin;
Kenya
Quantifying uncertainty in monthly
areal rainfall using a data - based
stochastic areal rainfall generator
E. P. MutsvangwaSammie,
E. Manzungu &
S. Siziba
Characterization of Agricultural
Innovations in a Rural Semi-arid Area
of the Limpopo Basin in Zimbabwe
T. Nhubu,
JM Kileshye Onema,
A. Senzanje &
P. M Mabuku
Implications of land use and land cover
change on floods in Eastern Zambezi
region, Namibia
14:45
15:00
N. Mkhize &
J. Ndiritu
15:00 – 15:30
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T Dube,
O. Mutanga &
M. Ojoyi
Tea Break
Chitosan-based nanocomposites for denitrification of water
Chair: Dr P. Oberholster & Dr K. Kennedy
Rapporteur: Dr J. Chamier, Ms K. Nortje &
Ms M. Steyn
IWRM best practices to develop appropriate
capacity and training for Water Security
Opening and Background
K. Kennedy: IWRM best practices to develop Appropriate
Capacity and Training for Sub-Saharan Africa Water
Security
Delegate case studies
M. Monjerezi: Evaluation of changes in the Hydrometeorological regime and possible forcing factors in the
Lake Malombe Basin, Malawi
K. Nortje: The construction of community: inscribing and
prescribing multiple voices in the Berg River Catchment,
South Africa
J. Chamier: Best IWRM practices to design ecological
interventions in nutrient enriched catchments; Monitoring
tools and the Enabling environment
P. Kenabatho: Stochastic and geostatistical modelling of
monthly groundwater levels in Ramotswa Wellfield,
Botswana
C. Mhango: Developing Appropriate Capacity for IWRM
Best Practices that ensures Water Security in the Lake
Malombe Area
A. Kane: Water and Environmental Challenges in Senegal
river basin after introduction of the Diama and Manantali
dam
F. Mucavele: Analysis of Supply and Demand for Water in
Mozambican Part of Inkomati River Basin
J. Golden: Linkages between government, society and the
science: the critical interface for management of the Berg
River
B. Mosetlhi: Water for urban development or rural
livelihoods; is that the question for Botswana’s river
catchments?
Programme for the 16th WaterNet/WARFSA/GWP-SA Symposium
15:30-17:45
Hydrology and Global Change
Venue: Chamarel 1
Venue: Chamarel 2
Venue: Wolmar
Chair: Dr Mangaliso Gondwe
Rapporteur: Ms Sinazo Mnyaka
Chair: Dr Sukhmani Mantel
Rapporteur: Mr James Kushe
Chair: Dr. Jakob Granit
Rapporteur: Dr Kevin Rosner
15:45
A. Lubinda &
M. Murray-Hudson
16:30
16:45
17:00
17:15
17:30
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Special Sessions
Venue: Bel Air
D. S. Rugai,
D. Hughes &
S. Mantel
16:15
Water and Environment
Chair: Prof Cosmo Ngongondo
Rapporteur: Mr Kalumba Mulenga
15:30
16:00
Water, Land and Agriculture
Estimation of river hydraulic
characteristics for floodplain inundation
modelling of Mkondoa River, in Wami
Basin Tanzania
Water use by common riparian
woodland species of the Okavango
Delta, Botswana
T. Masupha &
M.E. Moeletsi
Drought Assessment during the Growing
Season of Maize in the Luvuvhu River
Catchment of South Africa
A. Mishra
Present, past and future scope of
nanomaterials for waste water applications
Powering Africa: Unlocking Opportunities for
Integrated Water and Energy Development in
SADC
P. Nyasulu,
G. Chipula,
P. Kumambala &
K. Wiyo
Assessing the performance of locally
improvised emitters for a bucket drip
irrigation system
M. Onditi,
C. Ngila &
E. Changamu
Adsorption of heavy metals from aqueous
solution using hemicellulose isolated from
cactus plant
Agenda
J. T. Hamutoko,
H. Wanke,
M. Beyer, M. Gaj &
P. Koeniger
H. Beedassy &
M. D. Nowbuth
Use of stable water isotopes to
understand the perched aquifer system
of the Cuvalei-Etosha Basin, Namibia
I. Nyagumbo,
G. Nyamadzawo &
C. Madembo
Evaluation of three in-field water
harvesting technologies on soil profile
water content and maize yields in a semiarid region of Zimbabwe
M. Mthembu
Microbial community structures and their
distribution for the livelihood and wellbeing of
the natural wetland systems
A GIS approach to assess the
vulnerability of the village of canal dayot
to floods
B. Thole &
E. Chirwa
Evaluation of effects of Human Settlement
in Reservoir Catchment Area on Water
Quality in Mpira Dam
Analysis of evapotranspiration intensity for
modelling groundwater availability in the upper
Molopo River Catchment, South Africa
B. M. Kitambo,
E. Kadima &
A. M. Kimpinde
Identification of aquifers geoelectric
potential of the city of Lubumbashi
F. Kahimba,
H. Mahoo,
S. Tumbo,
K. Mutabazi,
F. Rwehumbiza,
B. Mbilinyi,
P. Reuben &
F. Richard
From promises to practice: Innovations in
water harvesting technologies for
increasing crop productivity in semi-arid
areas of Tanzania
L. Palamuleni,
N. Ndou &
A. Ramoelo
Joseph Mbaiwa
Environmental impacts of tourism development
on water resources in the Okavango Delta,
Botswana
P. Zuzani &
T. Kachulu
Examining the Terzaghi Filter PackAquifer Formation Relationship Theory
in Sustainable Groundwater
Development in Malawi
K. Shela,
Hodson Makurira &
Mloza Banda
Influence of rainfall season quality on
maize yield under conservation agriculture
on selected locations in Malawi
E. Zingoni,
F. Zinhanga,
G. Zingoni &
N. Khosini
An assessment of the water quality of
rehabilitated boreholes in Mutoko District
Zimbabwe
J. Kibiiy, L. Omai
Muku, P. Kimani,
Y. Ouma,
J. Ng'Etich &
W. Ndirangu.
Estimating Groundwater Storage
variability Using GRACE and LSM
derived terrestrial water storage data:
Case of Athi River catchment, Kenya
J. R. Kosgei
Hydrological Responses and Resource
Management Options of Irrigation
Expansion in Ombeyi Wetlands, Nyando
Basin; Kenya
H. Nyoni,
B. B. Mamba &
T. A. M. Msagati
Development of a Passive, in situ, Integrative
Sampler for Monitoring Biotoxins in Aquatic
Environments
H. Musonda Zimba,
K. Banda,
I. A. Nyambe,
W. K. Phiri,
A. Chabala,
P. Selsam,
M. Meinhardt &
M. Mück
C. Sibande &
E. Mtonga
Spatial and temporal variability
assessment of inundation in the upper
Zambezi Basin: A satellite based
approach
C. Chitawo,
I. Fandika &
M. Kumambala
Assessment Of Water Quality and Soil
Salinity levels in Nanzolo Irrigation
Scheme in Chikwawa, Malawi
S. Sambaza,
S. Malinga,
E. Nxumalo,
S. Mhlanga &
R. Moutloali
Polyethyleneimine-carbon nanotube polymeric
nanocomposite adsorbents for the removal of
Cr(VI) from water
Effects of land use and land cover
changes on streamflow and water
resources management: Case of
Lilongwe River Basin
H. Holtslag &
R. Veldman
Tube recharge. An extreme low cost option
for rainwater storage
E. Vellemu,
P. K. Mensah &
C. G. Palmer
Tolerance of leptophlebiidae mayfly
(Adenophlebia auriculeta) to selected sulphate
salts
Part I
Chair: Dr Jakob Granit, SEI
Welcoming Remarks, Global Water PartnershipSouthern Africa - Andrew Takawira
SADC Session: Water, Energy and RSAP IV Phera Ramoeli, SADC Water Sector
Moses H. Ntlamelle. Energy Division, SADC
(DIS) - Dr Msibi, SADC* (TBC)
Research Agenda Purpose and Module RunThrough - Dr Jakob Granit, Stockholm
Environment Institute Centre Director
The Political-Economy of Water and Energy with
Implications for Southern Africa - Dr Kevin
Rosner, Stockholm Environment Institute
Part II
Chair Anton Earle, SIWI
Keynote Speaker: ORASECOM - Lenka Thamae
Discussion: How can action in the water and
energy nexus support regional integration,
generation of jobs and sustainable growth?
Close of Workshop
Programme for the 16th WaterNet/WARFSA/GWP-SA Symposium
17:45 – 19:00
Poster Session and Tea
Venue: Chamarel Foyer
Chair: Dr Thokozani Kanyerere
Rapporteur: Mr Hastings Mbale and Ms Sandra Williams
Water Resources and
Water, Land and
Infrastructure
Water and Society
Agriculture
Management
Sustainable Water
Distribution and
Sanitation
Hydrology and
Global Change
Water and
Environment
Number of posters for
presentation: 21
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presentation: 18
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presentation: 6
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presentation: 5
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presentation: 2
Number of posters for
presentation: 14
See page 9 for details
regarding each poster.
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details regarding each
poster.
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regarding each poster.
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scientists have green
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scientists have green
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scientists have green
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scientists have green
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Special Sessions
Venue: Wolmar
Chair: Dr Jaap Arntzen
Rapporteur: Ms Tshepo Setlhogile
Water accounting, IWRM and development
planning in southern Africa
Dr Jaap Arntzen (CAR): Introduction of water
accounting & WAVES programme
Kenneth Msibi (SADC): SADC and water
accounting
Tshepo Setlhogile (CAR): UN SEEA framework
for WA
Pieter Van der Zaag (UNESCO-IHE): Alternative
approaches to SEEA water accounting: water
accounting plus
Dr Jean-Marie Kileshye (WaterNet): Discussion
of approaches towards Water accounting and
training opportunities
Country WA experiences, policy indicators and
applications:
- Mauritius
- Botswana
- Namibia
- Madagascar
Dr Jaap Arntzen (CAR): Discussion about
country experiences
19:00 – 21:00
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Evening Cocktail and Poster Session Continued
Welcoming Remarks: Ms Ruth Beukman, GWPSA
Programme for the 16th WaterNet/WARFSA/GWP-SA Symposium
Thursday 29 October 2015
Scientific Plenary Session:
Infrastructural Planning for Water Security In Eastern and Southern Africa
Venue: Chamarel Ballroom
08:30 – 10:30
Chair: Prof Emmanuel Manzungu
Rapporteur: Ms Rennie Munyayi
08:30
Xia Jun
Key challenges for water security and conflicts between human and environmental water needs in China
08:45
D. Saruchera & J. Lautze
Transboundary River Basin Organisations: Assessing the Secretariat
09:00
V. Tanyanyiwa & O. Juba
Green Buildings and Water Management
09:15
H.H.G. Savenije
How ecosystems organize their moisture storage requirement
09:45
JM. Mwenge Kahinda
Domestic Rainwater Harvesting to improve water security in Southern Africa
10:00
J. Metzger & C. Rajapakse
Catalysing investments in Water Management and Development: Enabling equitable and reasonable utilisation in the Mekong, Okavango and
Zambezi River basins
10:20
General Discussion
10:30 – 11:00
11:00 - 12:45
Tea Break
Hydrdology and Global Change
Water Resources and Infrastructure
Management
Special Session
Sustainable Water Distribution and Sanitation
Venue: Bel Air
Venue: Chamarel 1
Venue: Chamarel 2
Venue: Wolmar
Chair: Prof Cosmo Ngongondo
Rapporteur: Mr Kalumba Mulenga
Chair: Dr Hodson Makurira
Rapporteur: Mr Webster Gumindoga
Chair: Mr Nico Elema
Rapporteur: Ms Joanna Fatch
Chair: Dr Olekae Tsompi Thakadu
Rapporteur: Ms Faith Chivava
11:00
M. B. Magagula
11:15
R. Makungo &
J. O. Odiyo
11:30
N. Mkhize &
J. Ndiritu
11:45
T. Magagula &
J. Haumann
12:00
M. Kalumba &
E. Nyirenda
12:15
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W. Kambinda &
B. Mapani
Water balance analysis on Lusip
phase 1 in relations to the proposed
phase 2 extension
Application of system identification
models in extension of groundwater
levels: case study of Nzhelele and
Luvuvhu areas, Limpopo Province,
South Africa
Quantifying uncertainty in monthly
areal rainfall using a data - based
stochastic areal rainfall generator
Integrated Water Resources
Assessment: Augmentation of
Water Resources to the Mare Aux
Vacoas Reservoir in Mauritius
Riverflow availability for
environmental flow allocation
downstream of hydropower facilities
in the Kafue Basin of Zambia
The potential vulnerability of the
Namib and Nama aquifers
J. Adeyemo &
A. Jaiyeola
The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Water
Resources Modeling
J. Fatch
Examining substantive rules and their
application in the management Lake
Malawi / Niassa / Nyasa sub-basin of the
Zambezi River Basin
B. Holmatov,
Jonathan Lautze,
H. Manthrithilake &
I Makin
S. Hussey
Assessing Water Security: Adapting a
Framework to southern Africa
J. Andersson, A. Ali,
B. Arheimer,
D. Gustafsson &
B. Minoun gou
E. Akivaga,
W. Ndirangu &
Providing infrastructure design variables
and flood forecasting in the Niger River
basin
The Development and Management of
Seasonal Water Supply and Water
Abstraction Systems
Review of IWRM status in Kenya using
performance indicators
The Payback-Eco Framework: Measuring the
impact of scientific research in the water
sector – Experiences from WARFSA funded
research (1999-2014)
The aim of the special session is to introduce the
Payback-Eco Framework, and to further discuss
and refine the logical model and also the impact
dimensions of the Payback-Eco Framework
Agenda
1
Introductory Remarks
2.
Presentation: The impact of research.
Asking the “so what?”.
3.
Discussion: Where can research make a
difference, and how does it relate to the
research process?
4.
Discussion: Indicators of research impact
5.
Summary and closing remarks
D. Nyirenda,
R. Holm, V. Kasulo
& W Chipeta
O. T. Thakadu,
B. N. Ngwenya,
N. A Phalad ze &
B. Bolaane
Faecal Sludge Management in Peri-Urban
Malawi: Investigating the Policy Gaps
B. Ngwenya,
O. T. Thakadu,
N. A. Phaladze &
B. Bolaane
K. Kalulu, B. Thole
& A. Thengolose
The gap between water supply, sanitation
and hygiene in primary schools in
Ngamiland District, Botswana
E. Wanda,
B. Mamba &
T. Msagati
A profiling of emerging micropollutants in
aquatic systems
B. Vilakati,
T. Msagati,
Pseudo-stem banana fibers dispersed with
nano titanium oxide for defluoridation and
Analysis of sanitation and hygiene practices
among primary school learners in
Ngamiland District, Botswana
Stabilisation of pit latrine sludge: Case Of
informal settlements in Blanyre and Mzuzu
Cities in Malawi
Programme for the 16th WaterNet/WARFSA/GWP-SA Symposium
12:30
S. L. SummoogumUtchanah,
R. Rughooputh &
M. K. Rose
surrounding the Naukluft mountains,
SW Namibia
Design of rainwater harvesting
device for household in Mauritius
J. Kinyua
J. Ndiritu, J. Odiyo,
R. Makungo,
B. Mwaka,
N. Mthethwa, C. Ntuli
& A. Andanje
Development of operating rules for
Hluhluwe Dam, South Africa
12:45 – 13:45
Water And Society
15:30 – 15:45
15:45 – 17:00
17:00 - end
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Sustainable Water Distribution and
Sanitation
Venue: Chamarel 1
Venue: Chamarel 2
Venue: Wolmar
Chair: Dr Sukhmani Mantel
Rapporteur: Ms Moliehe Motlatsi
Chair: Dr Olekae Tsompi Thakadu
Rapporteur: Ms Faith Chivava
A. Sarpong BokayeAnsah, M. Rusca,
G. Ferrero &
P. van der Zaag
15:15
Water and Environment
Chair: Dr. Stephen Hussey
Rapporteur: Ms Rennie Munyayi
14:00
15:00
Special Sessions
Venue: Bel Air
C. Chikozho &
E. Mapedza
14:45
Assessment of Drinking Water Quality and
Rural Household Water Treatment for
Improved Public Health in Balaka, Malawi
Chair: Dr Claudious Chikozho
Rapporteur: Ms Monde Mabuku
13:45
14:30
perchlorates removal in water
Lunch Break
13:45 - 15:30
14:15
B. Mamba &
V. Sivasankar
R. Mkwate &
R. Chidya
Free-Market Economics and
Developmental Statism as Political
Paradigms: Implications for Water
Governance in Developing Countries
InequalitiesM in Water Quality; a case
study of Lilongwe
Not Just Another Water Governance
Programme
Convenors: Oxfam, IWSD and Dabane Trust
Programme
M. J Gondwe,
W. Masamba &
M. MurrayHudson
M. Nkonde,
T. Msagati &
PGovender
Spatial variability of water quality along
the Okavango-Boro-Thamalakane-Lake
Ngami system, Botswana
E. Guzha &
T. Tendere
Degradation of cyanobacteria biotoxins in
aquatic environments using dendrimer
supported bimetallic nanocomposites
immobilized in polyethersulfone
membranes
Evaluation of Heavy Metal Contamination
and Assessment of the Suitability of
Water for Irrigation: A Case Study of the
Sand River, Limpopo Province, South
Africa
Characterising Water quality Indicators
using GIS and RS techniques in Upper
Manyame Sub-catchment, Zimbabwe
P. Budeli,
L. MpenyanaMonyatsi,
A. I. Kamika &
M. N. B. Momba
C. Mushila,
G. Ochieng,
F. Otieno,
C. Sitters &
S. Shitote
W. Chipeta,
R. Holm,
E. Mtonga &
J. Kamanula
M. Rapatsa &
N. Moyo
The potential of Imbrasia belina (mopane
worm) as a protein source in the diet of
Oreochromis mossambicus
Perceived benefits and risks associated with
fish consumption in Lake Albert: Implications
for Mercury and Lead uptake in fishing
community
A. W. Mayo &
J. Nobert
Modelling nitrogen transformation and
removal in Mara River Basin wetlands
upstream of Lake Victoria
A. Tamale,
I. Naigaga,
M. Ocaido,
F. Ejobi,
J. Nakavuma,
A. Katuhoire &
C. Muyanja
E. Mapunda,
B. Mamba &
T. Msagati
E. Chauque,
J. Ngila,
C. Greyling &
L. Dlamini
Preparation of polyacrylonitrile nanofibers
modified with ethylenediaminetetra-acetic
acid for adsorption of lead and chromium
M. Harawa,
Z. Hoko, S. Misi
& S. Mariano
Investigating Unaccounted for Water in a
Utility, A Case Study of Area 15, Area 18 and
Area 28 for Lilongwe Water Board, Malawi
Introductory Remarks: IWSD
M. Joshua,
K. Schreckenberg, E.
Biggs, N. Suckall, S.
Chiotha &
D. Kafumbata
M. Mabuku,
A. Senzanje,
M. Mudhara,
G. Jewitt &
W. Mulwafu
S. Williams
Domestic water demand management
to address seasonal water shortages in
rural areas in Sub-Saharan Africa: A
case study of rural Zomba, Malawi
E. Mapedza,
E. Tagutanazvo,
C. Manyamba &
B. van Koppen
J. S. Kemerink- Seyoum,
N. L. T. Chinguno, R.
Ahlers & P. van der Zaag
Tenurial niches and gender in the
Kandeu informal irrigation scheme of
Malawi
Rural households' flood disaster
preparedness: A comparative study of
cases from Zambia and Namibia
The role of bureaucracy, law and power
in water allocation: a case study of
black emerging farmers
Jumping the water queue: changing
waterscapes under water reform
processes in rural Zimbabwe
Introductory Remarks: Dr J.M Kileshye Onema:
Network Manager – WaterNet
The Limpopo Inclusive Water Governance
Programme pitch presentation
Presentation 1 – Success story
Panel Discussion
i) Mr Phera Ramoeli – Head of the SADC
Water Division
ii) Prof Emmanuel Manzungu – University of
Zimbabwe
iii) Prof Pieter van Der Zaag – UNESCO-IHE
iv) Mr Andrew Takawira – Global Water
Partnership Southern Africa
v) Dr Micheal James Tumbare: Board Member
– Zimbabwe National Water Authority
Pressure Cooker” discussion activity: Panelists
and participants
Summary of key issues
N. Moyo
F. Chivava,
W. Gumindoga
& Z. Hoko
Tea Break
Networking Session
Alumni Annual General Meeting
Venue: Bel Air
WaterNet Annual General Meeting
Venue: Chamarel 1
Citizen support to service delivery and
customer care engagements improves water
distribution and sanitation – A case of
Bindura Town
Status of water sources, Hygiene and
Sanitation and its impact on the Health of
Households of Makwane Village
Performance of Horizontal-flow roughing filter
units (HRF) under varied raw water
conditions in Kenya
Adventures of designing a pit desludging
technology: An evolving process
Fabrication of Composite Membranes for the
Desalination of Saline Water
Programme for the 16th WaterNet/WARFSA/GWP-SA Symposium
Friday 30 October 2015
08:30 – 10:00
Water and Society
Special Session
Special Session
Sustainable Water Distribution and Sanitation
Venue: Bel Air
Venue: Chamarel 1
Venue: Chamarel 2
Venue: Wolmar
Chair: Dr Claudious Chikozho
Rapporteur: Ms Mirriam Joshua
Chair: Dr Krasposy Kujinga
Rapporteur: Ms Tshepo Setlhogile
Chair: Dr Jeremy Allouche
Rapporteur: Dr Alex Bolding
Chair: Dr Olekae Tsompi Thakadu
Rapporteur: Ms Tendai Kativhu
SADC Research Agenda for the Water
Sector and RSAP IV
The evolution or dissolution of Integrated Water
Resources Management (IWRM)?
Into the SDGs, nexus and green economics
Convenor: Institute of Development Studies
Programme
Session 1: The birth, diffusion and translation of
IWRM
• Jeremy Allouche - The Birth and Spread of IWRM: A
Case Study of Global Policy Diffusion and Translation
• Alex Bolding - IWRM ‘avant la lettre’? Four key
episodes in the policy articulation of IWRM in the
downstream nation of Mozambique
Question and Answers
Session 2– The death of IWRM?
A Vote
Jeremy Allouche & Alex Bolding – a few provocations
Discussants:
• Prof Pieter van der Zaag, UNESCO-IHE
• Ms Eiman Karar, Water Research Commission,
South Africa
• Ms Joanna Fatch, University of Western Cape, South
Africa
A fishbowl discussion – filling up the two empty chairs
T. N. Seikanyeng,
O. B. Pule &
T. Setlhogile
R. Munyayi,
M. DikitoWachtmeister &
C. Verheijden
T. Setlhogile,
J. Arntzen &
O. B. Pule
J. Mtembenuzeni &
J. Kushe
Institutionalization of Water Accounts in
Botswana: Can this enhance management
of available water sources
From Rhetoric to Reality: Key Entry Points
for Mainstreaming Gender in the Zambezi
Watercourse Commission NASC and
BASC
Economic Accounting of Water: The
Botswana Experience
Theory and practice of vulnerability to
disasters in flood prone areas in
Chikhwawa, Malawi
2)
09:30
O. Juba &
V. Tanyanyiwa
4)
10:00
C. Chikozho,
Danga,
N. Nenngwekhulu
& D. Saruchera
Perceptions on Use of Bottled Water in
Selected Restaurants in Harare’s Central
Business District (CBD)
Articulating the history and major
departure points of post-apartheid South
Africa’s national water law and policy
08:30
08:45
09:00
09:15
Convenors: SADC Water Division and
WaterNet
Agenda
1)
3)
5)
6)
Introductory Remarks –Dr Krasposy
Kujinga
An Overview of RSAP IV – Dr Kenneth
Msibi
SADC Research Agenda for the Water
Sector – Prof Emmanuel Manzungu
A South African Perspective to
Research in the SADC Region –
Ms Eiman Karar
Means of implementing RSAP IV:
Perspectives on Capacity Building –
Dr Jean-Marie Kileshye Onema
Discussion
Tea Break
10:15 – 11:00
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Adjudicators’ meeting
Venue: Bel Air
Chief Symposium Rapporteur and Session Rapporteurs’ meeting
Venue: Wolmar
T. Kativhu
Factors influencing sustainability of rural water supply
services
K. Nhongo,
Z. Hoko & J. Kugara
Assessing the fate of organic matter in Harare water
distribution system, Zimbabwe
J. Arran,
T. Stenstrom &
Å. Johannessen
A. M. Enitan,
F. M. Swahala,
J. A. Adeyemo,
S. Kumari & F. Bux
E. Mapunda,
B. Mamba &
T. Msagati
R. Holm, S. Gwayi,
W. Singini, A. Phiri
& C. Zimba
Stakeholder Perceptions of Disaster Risk Reduction
Strategies Related to Water Sanitation and Hygiene:
Case Study eThekwini
Influential parameters on the performance of a fullscale UASB reactor and biomethane production
during brewery wastewater treatment
Fabrication of Composite Membranes for the
Desalination of Saline Water
What does CLTS look like? Rumphi District, Malawi
Programme for the 16th WaterNet/WARFSA/GWP-SA Symposium
11:00
Closing Plenary
Venue: Chamarel Ballroom
11:10
International Water Management Institute (IWMI) - Southern Africa: An Overview: Jonathan Lautze
11:20
International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS): New Perspectives for Africa and the Developing World: Prof Hubert Savenije & Prof Xia Jun
11:30
Remarks and Introduction of the International Scientific Committee and Team of Reviewers by the Chairperson of the International Scientific Committee: Prof Graham Jewitt
11:40
Overview of the 16th WaterNet/WARFSA/GWP-SA Symposium presentations by the Chief Symposium Rapporteur: Dr Jean-Marc Mwenge Kahinda
11:50
Closing Remarks
12:10
Remarks by the Guest Editor of the Special Edition of the Journal of Physics and Chemistry of the Earth: Prof Benjamin Mapani
12:20
Vote of Thanks: WaterNet Manager, Dr Jean-Marie Kileshye Onema
12:30
Closing note
12:40 – 14:00
Lunch
14:00 – 17:00
Excursions
Excursion 1: Pamplemousses Garden + La Croisette Shopping Mall
18:30 – 22:00
NB: Highlighted in grey are young water scientists
Funded by
Government of
The Netherlands
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Closing Gala Dinner
Excursion 2: Visit of the Northern coast of Mauritius
Programme for the 16th WaterNet/WARFSA/GWP-SA Symposium
Poster Session
Venue: Chamarel Foyer
Chair: Dr Thokozani Kanyerere
Rapporteur: Mr Hastings Mbale and Ms Sandra Williams
Hydrology and Global Change for poster presentation
C. Ndzabandzaba & D. Hughes
C. Mufwaya, M. J. Tumbare, J.M. Kahinda & L. Katiyo
M. M. Gulacha & D.M.M. Mulungu
S. Kamwaga, P. Valimba & D.M.M. Mulungu
S. Rwanga
E. M. Masereka, F. Otieno, G. Ochieng & J. Snyman
M. Nangazi, C. Ngongondo & R. Chidya
K. Robert & J. Nobert
M. M. Gulacha & D.M.M. Mulungu
S. Kamwaga, P. Valimba & D.M.M. Mulungu
E. Natumanya & F. Kansiime
M. Langa, T. Kanyerere & Y. Xu
P. Kishiwa, J. Nobert, V. Kongo & P. Ndomba
T. El-Fahem, P. Kapotwe, M. Kolala & Z. Sikazwe-Zimba
Z. Katambara
P. Modiakgotla
E. Natumanya & F. Kansiime
E. M. Masereka, F. Otieno, G. Ochieng & J. Snyman
C. Sendela & E. Muiuane
A. Lilande, M. McClain & J. Wenninger
Hydrological modelling incorporating uncertainty using regional characteristics of natural hydrological response in Swaziland
Evaluation of TRMM rainfall estimates for hydrological modelling in the Lake Kariba sub-basin
Generation of climate change scenarios for rainfall at local scales in Wami-Ruvu River Basin using SDSM
Assessment of empirical and regression methods for infilling missing streamflow data in Little Ruaha Catchment
Quantification of groundwater recharge using GIS – Based Model
Model selection for frequency analysis of extreme mean annual run-off events in South Africa
Impacts of Climate Change and Climate Variability on Water Resources in Rural Areas of Mangochi, Malawi
Using isotopes for assessing the hydrologic characteristics and sources of groundwater recharge in Usangu Sub-Catchment, Tanzania
Generation of climate change scenarios for rainfall at local scales in Wami-Ruvu River Basin using SDSM
Assessment of empirical and regression methods for infilling missing streamflow data in Little Ruaha Catchment
Trends in the Maximum, Mean, and Low Flows of Amala and Nyangores, Mara River Basin, Kenya
Modified hydrogeological conceptual model for assessing groundwater flooding around the Cape Flat Aquifer, South Africa
Assessment of impact of climate on surface water availability: A case of upstream of Pangani River Basin, Tanzania
Protection of the Itawa Spring in Ndola, Zambia
Fuzzy rule based modelling for Ndembera Catchment in Tanzania
Statistical analysis of the daily precipitation data for the Bokaa Dam Catchment
Analysis of real threats of groundwater pollution and some possibilities of chronic epidemic in the future using groundwater modeling, a case of St. Bonaventure Lusaka
Evaluation of precipitation and river discharge variations in the Mara Basin, Kenya
Model selection for frequency analysis of extreme mean annual run-off events in South Africa
Application of Pitman Model in Recharge Quantification and Analyze of Water Quality in Maputo Province
J. Mtamba, P. Ndomba, V. Zoltán & F. Mtalo
L. Ndlwana, J.C. Ngila & K. Sikhwivhilu
H. W. Mwanake, N. Kreuzinger & N. Kitaka
P. Nomngongo & C. Ngila
M. Dimpe, P. Nomngongo & C. Ngila
I. Manda & R. Chidya
N. Gumbi, S. Mhlanga & E. Nxumalo
M. Mahlambi, B B. Mamba & J.C. Ngila
G.P. Kalumbu, N.A. Kgabi, C. Reynders & D.A. Mashauri
E. Mtonga & S Dzimbasekwa
F.O. Sika, H. Kwaambwa, A.N. Kgabi & D.A. Mashauri
K. Manyama, P. Mokoena, T. Kanyerere & J. Nel
E. Fosso-Kankeu, F. Waanders, A. Manyatshe,
Vegetation and Flood Mapping in Mara Wetlands Ecosystem Using Optical Remote Sensing Techniques
Pes membrane Fe/Pd nanoparticles for the degradation of selected chlorinated organics compounds in water.
Using the MONERIS model to assess the phosphorus loads into the Lake Naivasha Catchment, Kenya
Application of electrospun carbon/ceria composite nanofibers for removal of toxic trace elements in effluent waste water samples
Preparation of activated carbon from waste tyres for the adsorption of trace metals in wastewater
Impact Analysis of Mining Activities in Malawi - Recipe for Economic Development versus Water Resources Management
Fabrication and performance evaluation of nanosilver/carbon nanotube polyamide thin film composite membranes
CCA/TiO2 and CCA/Pd-TiO2 polysulfone membranes for the photocatalytic degradation of dyes under visible light illumination
Assessing the impacts of industrial effluents on the quality of the Klein Windhoek River
Assessment of anthropogenic activities in the catchment area of Dowa water supply scheme
Evaluation of the efficiency of moringa products as natural adsorbents of heavy metals in contaminated wastewater
Using electrical resistivity method for subsurface mapping of shallow aquifers in Heuningnes Catchment, South Africa
Mapping and characterization of contaminants along the Mooiriver in the vicinity of Potchefstroom
Water And Environment for poster presentation
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Programme for the 16th WaterNet/WARFSA/GWP-SA Symposium
D. Van Der Berg, N. Lemmer & H. Tutu
N. Maketo, P. Nomngongo & J.C. Ngila
O. Mapazi, P. Matabola & C. Ngila
R. Nthumbi, A. Adelodun & C. Ngila
R. Kibechu, M. Mamo, T. Msagati, B. Mamba & C. Ngila
M. Steyn, J. Chamier, B. Genthe, K. Nortje & J. Mingo
Evaluation of different microwave-assisted acid extracting reagents on simultaneous coal desulphurization and demineralization
Polydiacetylene-Functionalised Electrospun Nanofibers for Rapid Colourimetric Identification and Detection of Pesticides in Water
Electrospun and functionalized composites for the removal of heavy metals in contaminated water
Effect addition of graphene oxide (GO) and surface imprinting on polysulfone membranes for removal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in water
Infrastructure Planning and Management: The Impact on Water Quality in the Berg River Catchment, South Africa
A. Botha, W. de Lange & P. Oberholster
E. Obukui, K. Ikwap & M. Ocaido
T. Mvelase & A. Senzanje
O. Pule, B. Somolekae & L. Toteng
E. Busingye
B. Botumile, D.L. Kgathi & L. Cassidy
Link between water quality, economic impact and sustainable food production
Predictive patterns of fascioliosis outbreaks in cattle grazing around wetlands from eastern Uganda
Operational and Management Problems in Search of Practical Solutions for KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Smallholder Irrigation Schemes, South Africa
Addressing Data Scarcity using GIS and Remote Sensing for Water Resources Management in Botswana
Integrated approach of 3R, WASH and Wetland Management in Rwambu Catchment, Western Uganda
An Analysis of Traditional Land Management Institutions of Ngamiland, Botswana
K. Dhavu, A. Senzanje, J. Seopa & C. Sambo
F. Macaringue
Multiple-use systems in rural small-scale water infrastructure for enhanced benefits to rural communities in Limpopo Province, South Africa
Interaction between surface and ground water at Nhartanda Aquifer – Tete City
C. Mabiza, I. Nhapi & N. Mudege
V. Pachawo, C. Mabiza & I. Nhapi
C. Mabiza & E. Chigumira
A.W. Mayo
Y. Baguant-Moonshiram.
The first revival: towards improving urban services through service level benchmarking in Zimbabwe
An analysis of governance practices in the urban WASH sector: a case study of Zimbabwe’s urban local authorities
The Land-Water Nexus: Irrigation and Entrepreneurial Farming under Zimbabwe’s Fast Track Land Reform Programme
Sustainable Water Resources Management of Wowve Rice Irrigation Scheme in Malawi Through Participatory Approach
Water and Urbanisation
Water, Land and Agriculture for Poster presentation
Water Resources and Infrastructure Management for Poster presentation
Water and Society for Poster Presentation
Sustainable Water Distribution and Sanitation for Poster Presentation
M. Ikhile, T. Barnard & J.C. Ngila
M. Maraka & G. M. Ochieng
K. Chidziwisano, E. Mtila, K. Kalulu, L. Kalumbi & S. Kumwenda
Z.S. Chaki, Z. Hoko & R. Owen
E. Nyirenda, E. Nkole & K. Simukonda
V. Kumwenda
W. Ngoma & C. Chawinga
B. Chisenga, H. Wanke, P. Chimwamurombe & J.T Hamutoko
R. Veldman, H. Holtslag & J. McGill
A.M. Enitan, J. Adeyemo, F.M. Swahala & F. Bux
H. Wanke, H. Naris & W. Nuumbembe
T. Kativhu
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Potential Application of Synthesized Ferrocenylimines Compounds for the Elimination of Bacteria in Water
Optimised On-Site Sanitation System Selection for Informal Settlements: A Case of City of Johannesburg
Sustainability of open defecation free (ODF) status in T/A Phambala in Ntcheu District, Malawi
The assessment of groundwater vulnerability due to rapid expansion of urban informal settlements. A Case study of Temeke District, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
The assessment of groundwater vulnerability due to rapid expansion of urban informal settlements. A Case study of Temeke District, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Development of a web based tool for non-revenue water monitoring and management in Zambia
Improving the water supply and sanitation technologies addressing climate change impacts – Case of 2015 Malawi Floods
Impact of Rumphi Water Treatment Plant-Effluents on Water Quality of Rumphi River
Microbiological Analysis of household water from hand dug wells in the Cuvelai-Etosha Basin of Namibia
Smart Water Solutions: Innovative low-cost and locally produced water technologies that reduce cost of rural communal supply and increase options for Self-Supply
Anaerobic Model to Enhance Bioenergy Production
Fluoride removal tests with bone char, clay and aluminum amended materials for groundwater of the Cuvelai Etosha Basin, Namibia