Influencing water governance in South Africa

Our South Africa office led the implementation of a water stewardship project in the Breede catchment in the Western Cape of South Africa. 

This brought together multiple partners to tackle poor water-quality, invasive plant species and the lack of water-related information for farmers.

Now, the project is focusing on influencing governance – both at a national and catchment management level.

To date we've achieved some great results including:

• The signing of a joint MoU
• Developing an evidence-based policy development programme for water stewardship 
• Integrating water stewardship lessons and principles into governance bodies across South Africa