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Water Balance Programme

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Amazon
Area: 5888268 km2
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Brazil; Peru; Suriname; France; Colombia; Guyana; Bolivia; Venezuela; Ecuador
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Santa Cruz; Manaus; La Paz
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Countries: Indonesia
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Climate Resilience and Adaptation (SDG 13.1)
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Sustainable Withdrawals
Progress to Date: NA Increase water availability
Services Needed: Stakeholder engagement & facilitation
Desired Partner: Other
Language: English
Start & End Dates: Jan. 01, 2020  »  Ongoing
Project Website: ceowatermandate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Nedbank-Group...
Contextual Condition(s): PHYSICAL: Inadequate infrastructure
Additional Benefits: Raised awareness of challenges among water users
Beneficiaries: Other
Planning & Implementation Time: More than 3 years
Financial Resources: More than $500,000 USD
Primary Funding Source: corporate
Project Challenges: Other
Project Source: CEO Water Mandate
Profile Completion: 92%

Project Overview

NedbankÕs partnership with WWF-SA on its Water Balance Programme for eight years, providing R12 million in funding and resulting in our being operationally net zero water users, as well on its Sustainable Agriculture Programme, investing R18 million over six years. These long-term projects focused on clearing water-thirsty invasive alien vegetation in and around vital water catchment areas to maximize the amount of water that remains in our catchments and promoting better fa…

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NedbankÕs partnership with WWF-SA on its Water Balance Programme for eight years, providing R12 million in funding and resulting in our being operationally net zero water users, as well on its Sustainable Agriculture Programme, investing R18 million over six years. These long-term projects focused on clearing water-thirsty invasive alien vegetation in and around vital water catchment areas to maximize the amount of water that remains in our catchments and promoting better farming and production practices in the fruit, dairy, beef, wine and sugar sectors.
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Basin and/or Contextual Conditions: PHYSICAL: Inadequate infrastructure
Project Benefits: Raised awareness of challenges among water users
Indirect or Direct Beneficiaries: Other
Months & Implementing: More than 3 years
Financial Resources: More than $500,000 USD
Primary Funding Source: Corporate funding
Challenges: Other

Project Narrative

As Nedbank, we know that value is optimised through shared responsibility and collaborative action. We place a priority on partnering with people, organizations and communities that share our passion for sustainable development and recognize the potential that exists to maximize positive impacts by working together. We therefore proactively seek out such partnerships across all our stakeholder groups to contribute towards increased awareness and understanding of the sustainable development imperative to address water and sustainability related challenges.

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Nedbank Group (Organization)

nedbank.co.za

Nedbank is one of South Africa’s largest banking groups with a wide range of wholesale and retail banking services. Nedbank employs over 30 000 employees with a market capitalisation of R136bn as at end 2018. It is one of SA’s … Learn More

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