The IWR staff has a unique range of skills which enable them to address the complexity of the multiple use of freshwater resources. The professional staff are trained in Hydrology, River Ecology and Aquatic Biology. The institute is also fortunate to have a number of secretarial and technical support staff to assist with administration, computer programming, field and office data collection and processing.

Current projects include

• Hydrology
  • A stakeholder-driven process to develop a more equitable and sustainable water resource management plan
  • Various developments and applications of the SPATSIM software system
  • Rainfall-Runoff
• Environmental Water Quality
  
  • Contributions of an ethically-grounded and values-based approach to water governance – the case of two contrasting catchments
  • European and Developing Countries Clinical Trial Partnerships (EDCTP)
  • Investigating the multiple risk dimensions associated with Campylobacteriosis – a key poverty-related disease of South African urban source water environments
  • Invertebrates DB
  • South African Water Quality Guidelines for Freshwater Ecosystems - Version 2
• Adaptive Water Resource Management
  • Cannabis Water Usage

Last Modified: Fri, 19 Jan 2024 12:46:47 SAST