Incorporating the Center for Environmental Water Quality

and the ARUA Water Center of Excellence

Grahamstown - South Africa

THE INSTITUTE

The objectives of the IWR are to contribute to the knowledge of and promote the understanding and wise use of natural water resources in southern Africa.

These objectives are achieved in a number of ways:

• Research into the structure, function and components of natural water systems
• Contract projects aimed at solving specific water-related problems
• Teaching at all levels within Rhodes University
• Dissemination of information by written articles and public lectures
• Service on research and management committees outside Rhodes University
• Capacity building and community education for the water sector
• Practising Adaptive IWRM (Integrated Water Resources Management) in South Africa