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International Water Stewardship Programme (IWaSP) Ruvuma

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Area: 5888268 km2
Countries:
Brazil; Peru; Suriname; France; Colombia; Guyana; Bolivia; Venezuela; Ecuador
Cities:
Santa Cruz; Manaus; La Paz
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Countries: United Republic of Tanzania
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Project SDGs:
Includes Sustainable Development Goals from the project and its locations.
Integrated Water Resource Management (SDG 6.5)
Protect and Restore Ecosystems (SDG 6.6)
Services Needed: No services needed/offered
Language: English
Start & End Dates: Jun. 01, 2014  »  Dec. 31, 2016
Project Website: www.giz.de/de/weltweit/27890.html
Project Source: User
Profile Completion: 64%

Project Overview

The International Water Stewardship Programme (IWaSP) seeks to initiate multi-stakeholder partnerships with the private sector, the public sector and the civil society in order to formulate and implement measures to improve water security for all parties. The Ruvuma watershed is a water scarce area. To prevent conflicts a partnerhship with the Agribusiness Company OLAM and the Ruvuma Basin Water Board (Ruvuma BWB) has been initiated in order to find and implement solutions w…

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The International Water Stewardship Programme (IWaSP) seeks to initiate multi-stakeholder partnerships with the private sector, the public sector and the civil society in order to formulate and implement measures to improve water security for all parties. The Ruvuma watershed is a water scarce area. To prevent conflicts a partnerhship with the Agribusiness Company OLAM and the Ruvuma Basin Water Board (Ruvuma BWB) has been initiated in order to find and implement solutions with the participation of the civil society.

Project Results

Expected outcomes are: 1.Improve water security for stakeholders in the Ruvuma basin, including Olam’s operations through: 2.Establishment of Water User Associations; 3.Mapping of water abstraction points and point sources of pollution; 4.Certification of AWS standard.

Partner Organizations


Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a federally owned organisation. We work worldwide in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development. Our mandate is to support the German Government in achieving its development objectives. We provide viable, … Learn More

Olam International is a leading agri-business operating from seed to shelf in 65 countries, supplying food and industrial raw materials to over 13,800 customers worldwide. Our team of 23,000 employees has built a leadership position in many businesses including cocoa, … Learn More

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