The Southern And Eastern Africa Rainwater Network (SEARNET) seeks to promote
rainwater harvesting as a risk reduction strategy and means to improve livelihoods through its
member national rainwater harvesting associations. SEARNET is an important channel of
international donor funding from the Swedish and Dutch governments, and exists to facilitate
the sharing of knowledge and experiences of rainwater harvesting through networking. To
identify the environmental and organisational issues affecting SEARNET, a questionnaire was
sent to SEARNET members that asked open-ended questions about the value of rainwater
harvesting to their country and the value of SEARNET to their association. Respondents
raised issues that were pertinent to both their association and to SEARNET. Issues were also
identified in a survey of Annual Country Status Reports (country reports) presented by
national rainwater harvesting associations at the annual SEARNET conferences. Issues
included water scarcity and sustainable water supplies; registration as a barrier to funding; a
mismatch between donor funding and institutional requirements; and the need for better
networking at the SEARNET conference. Several recommendations are made to improve
both the promotion of rainwater harvesting by SEARNET members and the networking of
SEARNET itself.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uct/oai:localhost:11427/31848 |
| Date | 01 April 2020 |
| Creators | Houston, Peter C |
| Contributors | Winter, Kevin |
| Publisher | Faculty of Science, Department of Environmental and Geographical Science |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Master Thesis, Masters |
| Format | application/pdf |
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