9_annexure_9_appendix_a_wwf_uptake-5680df18a3bf6fb4.pdf

The document outlines WWF South Africa's strategy to address the historical over-emphasis on surface water by integrating groundwater management into its freshwater initiatives. It assesses current groundwater activities across several Strategic Water Source Areas, identifies gaps in institutional knowledge and governance, and proposes a roadmap for future action. This includes conducting baseline studies, enhancing stakeholder engagement with commercial farmers and corporate partners, and defining WWF's potential roles as a secretariat, implementer, or convener within water partnerships.

• WWF South Africa identifies a significant systemic gap in national water management, noting that groundwater is largely ungoverned and unmanaged compared to the disproportionate focus on surface water.
• Groundwater usage and management challenges vary by region: in the Eastern Cape Drakensberg, the focus is on securing springs; in the Southern and Northern Drakensberg, commercial farmers and industry are the primary users; and in the Mpumalanga Drakensberg, acid mine drainage is a critical issue.
• A successful groundwater-monitoring project, including a full hydrocensus and the deployment of five loggers, has been established in the Groot Winterhoek and Boland area through a partnership with Woolworths.
• WWF proposes a roadmap for groundwater inclusion that begins with mapping overlapping surface and groundwater source areas, followed by baseline studies on groundwater dependency, particularly for irrigation, which accounts for 60% of all groundwater usage.
• WWF identifies several potential roles it can play in groundwater partnerships, ranging from acting as a secretariat (as seen in the Table Mountain Water Source Partnership) to serving as a bridge builder, trusted adviser, or partnership convener.

APA

WWF South Africa (n.d.). 9_annexure_9_appendix_a_wwf_uptake-5680df18a3bf6fb4.pdf. https://wwfafrica.awsassets.panda.org/downloads/9_annexure_9_appendix_a_wwf_uptake.pdf

Chicago

WWF South Africa. 9_annexure_9_appendix_a_wwf_uptake-5680df18a3bf6fb4.pdf. n.d. https://wwfafrica.awsassets.panda.org/downloads/9_annexure_9_appendix_a_wwf_uptake.pdf.

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BibTeX

@techreport{wwfsouthafricand9annexure9appendixawwfuptake5680df18a3bf6fb4pdf, author = {{WWF South Africa}}, title = {{9\_annexure\_9\_appendix\_a\_wwf\_uptake-5680df18a3bf6fb4.pdf}}, institution = {WWF South Africa}, url = {https://wwfafrica.awsassets.panda.org/downloads/9_annexure_9_appendix_a_wwf_uptake.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }