1. Optimising interactions between water and energy for the MDGs: small scale cases in Southern Africa Jean Boroto Source Strategic Focus (Pty) Ltd Pretoria, South Africa “””

2. Question  How can innovative technologies help balance the rising costs and scarcity of water and energy and thereby help achieving the MDGs?

3. Pumping water from the Limpopo river bed when surface flow has stopped

4. SADC IWRM demo projects: improve livelihoods!  Malawi: Dzimphutsi Project, Chikwawa District in the Shire River Valley, 10.5 ha and close to 100 households.  Mozambique: Ndongo, Guija District, Gaza Province, 250 ha, some 700 households.  Namibia: Omaruru Gardening Women Project, 10ha irrigation project involving 12 women.  This presentation focuses on the energy component of these projects

5. Omaruru Project, Namibia

6. Summary of energy sources ProjectSource of Energy Comment DzimphutsiGravityCheaper source! NdongoElectricityCommunity did not want diesel pumps OmaruruSolar energy (moved from diesel pump) Energy is the constraint for water

7. A few concluding thoughts  Interdependence between water and energy needs to be objectively acted on!  Conjunctive sources of energy could reduce vulnerability but sustainable sources need to be given priority, considering cost and environment (clean energy)!  Livehoods can only be improved through better water management if the energy source is guaranteed: for food production, for conservation, processing and packaging.  Infrastructure imperatives for sustainable development include: water, energy, transport and ICT and some are interdependent!

8. Acknowledgments  SADC Water Regional Programme funded by Danida  The three community projects: Ndzimputsi, Malawi Ndongo, Mozambique Omaruru, Namibia  Intended to serve as a case study/story for the WWC Africa Programme