The Southern Africa FRIEND project is a contribution to the International FRIEND programme which is part of the UNESCO IHP (International Hydrological Programme), in which the central objective is hydrology and water resources for sustainable development. Apart from being a member of the broader International FRIEND community, SA FRIEND is also part of a group of other sub-Saharan Africa networks that are focused on building research capacity in the field of water resources science and management (see the link to Associated Programmes and Networks).
