A network of citizen scientists to protect freshwater resources in southern Africa

A new IWMI initiative combines innovation with community participation to plug water data gaps.

How can local communities work directly with authorities to preserve and manage their water sources? A new initiative of the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), funded by Enabel, the Belgian agency for international cooperation, is building a network of citizen scientists to assemble data on water quality and availability across southern Africa. 

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