EkoSource, South Africa

Enhancing Sustainable Groundwater Use in South Africa – ESGUSA-2

Research project Much of Southern Africa is semi-arid, subject to low (400-650 mm/year) and erratic rainfall, implying severe challenges in providing growing populations with sustainable water supplies for domestic, agricultural and industrial uses. The situation is ... First year report The project has been subject to complications and delays. As of now, it has not been possible to get a MoU in place between the project and the local authorities. This has been a hindrance for installing a Grundfos AQtap in a loc ...
Period: 2022-05-1 to 2025-10-31 Countries: South Africa Lead institution: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Partner institutions: Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS), Denmark University of Pretoria (UP), South Africa International Water Management Institute (IWMI), South Africa Grundfos Holding A/S, Denmark University of the Western Cape (UWC), South Africa EkoSource, South Africa Auburn University, United States of America Project code: 21-M08-KU Total grant: 5,000,000 DKK
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Enhancing Sustainable Groundwater Use in South Africa

Research project Groundwater is an increasingly important source of water supply for agriculture, households, and industry. With population growth and increasing climate variability, this water resource plays an increasingly important role in South Africa (RSA) to en ... Extra midterm report Two field sites for detailed hydrogeological observations have been established at Mamadila and Kalkfontein in the Hout catchment. Seven monitoring wells are equipped for automated logging/monitoring of groundwater levels, gen ...
Period: 2018-04-1 to 2022-06-30 Countries: South Africa Lead institution: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Partner institutions: EkoSource, South Africa International Water Management Institute (IWMI), South Africa University of the Western Cape (UWC), South Africa Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS), Denmark Project code: 17-M10-KU Total grant: 4,999,122 DKK
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Socio-economic Benefits of Ecological Infrastructure

Research project The overall objective is to develop an evidence-based integrated framework and prototype “investment case” for strengthening water-related Ecological Infrastructure (EI). The project will generate new knowledge by combining livelihoods and value chai ...
Period: 2018-07-1 to 2021-03-31 Countries: South Africa Lead institution: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Partner institutions: Aurecon South Africa (Pty) Ltd., South Africa DHI, Denmark University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa EkoSource, South Africa Stellenbosch University (SU), South Africa Project code: 17-M07-KU Total grant: 4,982,174 DKK
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