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Limpopo River Awareness Kit

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An initiative of the Limpopo Watercourse Commission (LIMCOM), the Limpopo River Awareness Kit (Limpopo RAK) is an online and CD-ROM-based tool designed to support capacity development and raise awareness related to transboundary water issues in Southern Africa. It is designed to be a central focal point for knowledge related to the Limpopo River basin, as well as serve as a hub for information management and dissemination for LIMCOM and its member states.

Communication Strategies

The kit provides information under four key themes: the river basin, people and the river, governance, and resource management. According to the project website, the structure of the Limpopo RAK (themes and chapters) was defined through participatory processes involving stakeholders from all four basin states of the Limpopo River basin.

The river basin theme contains specific information about the geography of the Limpopo River basin, it's climate and weather, hydrology, ecology, and biodiversity. It also contains summaries about the various sub-basins along the main river basin via an interactive map.

The second theme explores the diverse cultures, livelihoods, and the dependency that people in the Limpopo basin have on the environment. This includes discussions of the various histories, cultures and ways of life, the socioeconomics in the basin, the relationship between the environment and peoples' well-being, and human development initiatives in the area.

The governance theme of the kit is designed to provide an overview of water governance in terms of transboundary water management. The theme gives an overview of the main concepts and issues related to water governance before looking specifically at the situation in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the Limpopo River Basin.

The fourth and final theme includes information on water demand, including demand management, conservation and re-use; water infrastructure such as dams, small scale supply, and groundwater, as well as infrastructure for irrigation; the value of water, including economic valuation, and perspectives on the future outlook; and resource monitoring.

Interactive features of the online tool include the basin and sub-basin maps, a virtual water map that shows the virtual water trade and water footprints of all SADC countries, a clickable map of dams in the Limpopo basin, and a video tour of the Limpopo river that features excerpts from the four-part documentary series "Bridging Waters." It also includes demographic and river-related information for each country the Limpopo flows through.

Click here to view the toolkit online.

Development Issues

Water Management

Sources

Limpopo River Awareness Kit website on July 18 2011.