WRC South Africa

South Africa gets International recognition for 130-year-old irrigation structure. The Douglas Weir, in the Northern Cape, has been recognised as a World Heritage Irrigation Structure by the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID). The weir was nominated by the South African National Committee on Irrigation and Drainage (SANCID) and the award was accepted on behalf of the committee by ICID Vice-President and SANCID Chair, Prof Sylvester Mpandeli, who lead the nomination. The award, in the form of a plaque, was handed over at ICID’s 75th International Executive Council meeting, held in Sydney, Australia, on 1-7 September. The Douglas Weir will also be included in the ICID Register of World Heritage Structures. This is the first time that a South African irrigation structure has received the award since its inception in 2012. Speaking from Australia, Prof Mpandeli said: “This is really good news for South Africa as a country. The country has a rich irrigation history, and SANCID will continue to profile the country’s irrigation structures, canals and dams which are more than 100 years old to the global community.” Originally commissioned in 1890 by the Department of Agriculture, Douglas Weir is a concrete structure built on the left bank of the Vaal River, just above its junction with the Orange River. The original structure comprised loose stones, branches and sods feeding water into a 10 km-long canal. Destructive floods have resulted in the weir being restructured several times during the last 130 years. The last time the weir was raised was in 1977 to a wall height of 10 m and a length of 1 063 m. Today owned by the Department of Water and Sanitation, the weir forms the central infrastructure of the Lower Orange Vaal Water User Association, supplying an area of around 8,113 ha of irrigation.

We are attending the Water Research Commission's Mpumalanga Provincial Partnership Support follow-up engagement held on the 11th and 12th of September at the University of Mpumalanga, Mbombela Campus! Carin Bosman Sustainable Solutions has been invited to exhibit and pitch two of our groundbreaking innovations: Leguaan SaaS and the WaterMonster App. If you're in or around Mpumalanga, come visit our stall and discover how we’re transforming water management with innovative solutions! Let’s connect and explore what we’re doing at CBSS. Learn more here: https://cbss.co.za/ Leguaan SaaS: https://lnkd.in/gmQGEhVB WaterMonster App: https://lnkd.in/guU3fNJd Carin Bosman SFWISA #WaterInnovation #Sustainability #GreenTech #WaterManagement #TechForGood #InnovationForChange #CBSSInnovations #MpumalangaEvents #SustainableSolutions #FutureOfWater

You can follow the stream of Day 2 of the WRC's Mpumalanga Stakeholder Engagement.

The Water Research Commission and University of Mpumalanga have formally entered into a partnership. The partnership was signed today by the CEO of the WRC, Dr Jennifer Molwantwa and her counterpart at the University of Mpumalanga, Prof Aldo Stroebel, the Deputy VC. The partnership will serve as a platform where both parties will share existing knowledge and information, generate new knowledge and information and plan and implement activities contributing towards Provincial water research, development and innovation capacity.

Kindly follow the livestreaming of the WRC's Mpumalanga Stakeholder Engagement on the link below.

"WRC launches virtual platform to amplify sanitation innovation in Africa"

"Citizens team up with scientists to find solutions to SA’s deteriorating water quality"

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Background and Rationale. The National Dam Siltation Management (NatSilt) Programme is implemented by the Water Research Commission (WRC) and funded by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS). The Programme’s overarching aim is to develop a strategy that will guide, advise, and ensure effective siltation management and related improved storage capacity of the large dams in South Africa. The ToR closes on 30 September 2024. Please visit: https://lnkd.in/dfspt4iy.