Main parties to be procured
Possible project financiers are Sida.
Project challenges
The major project challenges are the timely sourcing of project finances, as well as
achieving consensus on the project with the project riparian states.
Project documentation available
1. Boroto, RAJ. 2000. Limpopo River: Steps Towards Sustainable and Integrated Water
Resources Management. Department of Water Affairs and Forestry South Africa,
Pretoria.
2. Mhizha A, Musariri M and Madamombe E. Preliminary Water Resources
Assessment
for
the
Limpopo
River
Basin.
http://www.waternetonline.ihe.nl/challengeprogramme/IR29%20Mhizha%20preli
m%20water%20res.pdf last visited 18 Aug 2011.
3. Murovh M and Matlala M. Pros and cons of managing shared river basins.
www.inweb.gr/twm4/abs/MUROVHI%20Mashudu.pdf last visited 18 Aug 2011.
Intervention requiring financing
Project to be presented for grant financing during the planned 1st SADC Infrastructure
Investment Summit and Conference to be held in the last quarter of 2012.
Revenues for financing repayment
This is a study that will end with data collection to facilitate the efficient management
of the Limpopo River, as the riparian states will be better informed. Future benefits
will manifest in all four riparian states.
Estimated total cost
The estimated total project costs are US$1 million.
Execution period
After project funding is secured in 2012, the project will be executed from 2013 and
be completed in 2016. Thereafter, water quality and other data will be continuously
collected.
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