Developing our next generation researchers is an important objective within the AUDA-NEPAD Networks of Water Centres of Excellence and by partnering with institutions, we are able to achieve this objective.

In recent years, the Southern African Network of Water Centres of Excellence has, with the support of the South African Department of Science and Innovation, been supporting post-graduate students in the Southern African region with research grants to undertake research aligned with the SADC Water Research Agenda.

Research supported between 2016 and 2021 are as follows:

University	Student	Research title	SADC Research Agenda Topic
University of Botswana	Kgabisang Puni Gaboutloeloe	Assessing the effects of urbanisation on water quality in the Segoditshane River Catchment, Botswana	Water resources management and environment
University of Malawi	Given Nyasulu	Assessment of hydroclimatological trends and forcing processes in the Lake Chilwa Basin, Malawi	Water resources management and environment
University of Malawi	Moses Banda	Assessment of Impact of Catchment Processes on Surface water Quality of Major Rivers in Lake Chilwa Basin	Water resources management and environment
University of Malawi	Lusungu Nkhoma	Evaluation of the integrated impacts of climate change and land use on a river flow regime: case study of Wamkurumadzi River, Shire Basin, Malawi	Water resources management and environment
University of Mauritius	Vimal Mungul	Meteorological and hydrological drought analysis in Mauritius for proper water management during scarcity	Water resources management and environment
University of Mauritius	Mahendra Kuma Bissessur	Understanding the hydrological catchment basins of Mauritius and their interactions with local rainfall time series data	Water resources management and environment
Eduardo Mondlane University	Gerivasia Mosse	Willingness to Pay for Improved Water Services in Rural and Urban Areas in Mozambique	Water resources management and environment
Namibia University of Technology	Tavari Lucas Mbise	Reduction of water losses through pressure management: The case of Katima, Rehoboth and Rundu	Water resources management and environment
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)	Tebogo Eugene Madlala	Hydrogeology of aquifer-wetland interactions in coal mining environments:  A case study of Vlakfontein mining area, Mpumalanga, South Africa	Water resources management and environment
Stellenbosch University	Mamosete Dorothy Gaborone	The efficiency of a silver-containing point of use water filter in decentralized water treatment	Infrastructure for health, livelihoods and economic development
University of KwaZulu Natal	Ruvekh SINGH	Estimation and evaluation of actual evapotranspiration from conventional and earth observation techniques	Water resources management and environment
University of the Western Cape	Heng ZHANG	Using managed aquifer recharge modelling approach to improve water security, West Coast, South Africa	Water resources management and environment
University of Zambia	Katongo Bwalya	Designing and Optimizing a Ground-Water Monitoring Network for Lusaka City	Water resources management and environment
National University of Science and Technology  (Zimbabwe)	Gugulethu Moyo	Assessment of water losses in urban water supply systems in Zimbabwe	Infrastructure for health, livelihoods and economic development
University of Botswana	Leatile Tshabang Modie	Investigating groundwater and surface water interactions using stable isotopes: The case of Notwane River Catchment, South East Botswana	Water Resources Management and Environment ( Water Quantity and Quality Assessment)
University of Malawi	Wongani Gabriel Chisenga	Evaluation of Surface Water-Groundwater Interactions in Selected Urban Dumping Sites in Malawi and Associated Impacts on Water Quality	Water Resources Management and Environment ( Water Quantity and Quality Assessment)
Univeristy of Mauritius	Parvesh Balloo	Mapping seawater intrusion in a basaltic layer using geophysical techniques	Water Resource Management and Environment
Univeristy of Mauritius	Jean Oswaldo Yannick Fanny	APPLICATION OF HYDROCHEMICAL AND ISOTOPE TECHNIQUES TO INVESTIGATE NITROGEN POLLUTION IN SURFACE AND GROUNDWATER: A CASE STUDY IN MAURITIUS	Water resource management and environment
Universidade Eduardo Mondlane	Mario Fijamo	Cost Benefit Analysis of Different Water Irrigation Technologies	Water Resource Management and Environment
Namibia University of Science and Technology	Raimbert Namukuwa	Decision-Support Tool to Enable Effective Planning and Management of Water Resources In Namibia (DSS for WRMP – Namibia)	Decision-Support Tools to Enable Effective Planning and Management of Water Resources
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research	Ndubuisi Igwebuike	Using drilling logs and pumping tests to validate hydrogeophysical  and hydrogeological models for improved water security, South Africa	Water resource management and environment
Stellenbosch University	Katherine-Anne Morris	Water Issues in Ethical Perspective: A pilot study in the Philippi Horticultural Area (PHA)	Water Resource Management and Environment
University of KwaZulu Natal	Xelelo Zukile	The Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus Applications at the Local Scale for Food Security in Rural South Africa	Sustainable land management including the land-water nexus (also Water-Energy-Food nexus).
University of the Western Cape	Aviwe Ntshwanti	Using resilient water infrastructure to improve water security in drought-prone areas, Cape Town Metropolitan City, South Africa	Water supply and sanitation in urban areas
University of Zambia	Namangolwa Kutoma	The potential of WA+ in data based decision making on sub-catchment scale: A case study in the Lunsemfwa catchment Zambia	Water quantity and quality
National University of Science and Technology	Pardington J Mukombwe	Water resilience: connecting communities, drought and flood events in the Limpopo River Basin	System operating rules for environmental flows, irrigation management and flood response