June 2016

Impact of flooding on rural livelihoods of the Cuvelai Basin in Northern Namibia

The recurrent Cuvelai Basin floods are both a blessing and a curse. This article discusses the consequences that flooding has on rural livelihoods of the Cuvelai Basin in Northern Namibia. The combined flooding episodes in the last few years had a substantial impact on local residents and the Namibian economy, with estimated losses of approximately US$136.4 million (NAD1364 million) in direct damage and US$78.2 million...

Author(s): SHIFIDI Victoria Tuwilika,

June 2016

Management of community water projects: Assessing the challenges of indigenous arrangements

The importance of water projects is mostly documented; however studies on importance of local sustainability of water projects are limited. The study assessed local arrangements in the management and maintenance of community water projects. The study was conducted with thirteen Water and Sanitation Management Teams (WSMT) and community members. Questionnaires and focus group discussions were used for data collection....

Author(s): Emmanuel Narteh Angmor, Caroline Tettey and Twumasi Amoah