1. WaterNet Building capacity for water resources management in southern Africa

2. Upscaling regional human and institutional capacity 63 members All SADC countries Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda SADC-WaterNet Chairs in IWRM Nodal strengthening Staff development

3. Supporting members:  SADC Water Division  Global Water Partnership-Southern Africa  Netherlands Government  Swedish Government  UNESCO-IHE  Alumni Association

4. Funded by  Netherlands Ministry of Development Cooperation  Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency  EU-ACP  Special Projects

5. Regional Master IWRM  Hosted by 6 universities since 2002  Guest lecturers drawn from regional and international institutions  Over 200 graduates  Active alumni association

6. Professional Training  Short professional courses targeted at river basin organisations, water utilities, municipalities and practicing water professionals  Over 35 courses have been delivered to over 1000 participants from the region and outside

7. Network research  Consortia of members  Challenge Program on Water and Food Phase 1  Smallholder Systems Innovations in IWM  POWER2FLOW  More...

8. Annual Symposia  Ten held to date, attracting on aver. 250 water professionals  Production of an annual peer reviewed special edition of the  Physics and Chemistry of the Earth journal: 7 issues, over 350 articles have had on average a citation index of 1.5

9. Other outreach  Catchment Partnerships –Catchment organisations –WaterNet members –GWP-SA  Knowledge management

10. Thank-you