Groundwater Solutions Initiative for Policy and Practice (GRIPP) - A Global Partnership for Sustainable Groundwater Management

6th AFRICA WATER WEEK:“Achieving the SDGs on Water Security and Sanitation” Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre, Dar Es Salam, Tanzania, 18-22 July 2016

Yvan AltchenkoSenior Researcher

IWMISouth Africa

Karen G. VillholthPrincipal Researcher

IWMISouth Africa

GRIPP objective

Securing groundwater resources for livelihoods, food security, climate resilience and economic growth while sustaining the resource for future generations

The toxic groundwater cocktail

Why this initiative?

• The strategic importance of groundwater is increasingly being acknowledged

• Groundwater is a lifeline for communities

• Groundwater underpins most terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems

• Groundwater supports global food security, and contributes to public health and economic growth

The base of GRIPP

• The Global Framework for Action Groundwater Governance Project (GEF-funded and implemented by FAO, UNESCO-IHP, IAH and World Bank)

• IWMI’s three decades of research and partnerships

HOW GRIPP WORKS:

• Creating long-term partnerships

• Sharing transferable solutions

• Scaling-up successes

• Filling knowledge gaps

Antidote

Understanding progress

Impact pathways of GRIPP

Long-term horizon(10 - 15 years)

Added advantage of GRIPP

Interdisciplinary andmulti-partnership approach

Documentation and easy access to cases and tools

Solution oriented

Integrated (conjunctive use, climate change adaptation, SDGs, water quality, land use,……)

Demand driven

No one-size-fits-all approach

Number of completed projects (1 to 8)*

Number of ongoing projects (1 to 8)*

*Only for those projects mapped to specific countries in their description

IWMI project Portfolio on groundwater (2005 – 2019)

Region Ongoing projects Completed projects

Asia (Central, South, South East)

7,801,269 5,572,510

Africa (Western, Eastern, SSA)

5,358,512 4,979,363

Others (*) 1,863,219

Total 15,023,000 10,551,873

(*) projects with global scope not mapped to a particular country

Level of investment per region in groundwater projects(or projects with a groundwater component)

IWMI project Portfolio on groundwater (2005 – 2019)

GRIPP Partners, June 2016

GRIPP represented at major events in 2016

South Asia Groundwater Forum, Jaipur, India01 - 03 June 2016

ISMAR9, Mexico City, Mexico20 - 24 June 2016

Sustainable Groundwater in Agriculture, San Francisco, USA28 - 30 June 2016

Africa Water Week, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania18 - 22 July 2016

World Water Week, Stockholm, Sweden28 August - 2 September 2016

35th International Geological Congress, Cape Town, RSA27 August - 4 September 2016

IAH-60, Montpellier, France25 - 29 September 2016

Groundwater in Earth system Models, Paris, France3 - 5 October 2016

Picture: NASA

Join the GRIPP to:

• Advance the agenda of sustainable groundwater management at a global scale to achieve the SDG’s

• Be part of a network of partners with the critical mass to confront today’s groundwater issues for the benefits of future generation

• Assist with recording and dissemination of proven technologies and approaches

• Provide a platform for guiding groundwater research and management

• Capitalize on funding opportunities

Join the GRIPP

Thank You

[email protected] http://gripp.iwmi.org