The International Water Management Institute (IWMI), in partnership with DIWASA, Enabel and CGIAR Digital Transformation Accelerator, cordially invited LIMCOM and member states to participate in a pivotal capacity building workshop, “AI-driven Digital Twin for Water Management for Limpopo River Basin and Inclusive Integration with Citizen Science,” The event was be held in Gaborone, the capital of Botswana, from 9–11 June 2025.
This three-day event aimed to maximize the unique opportunity for collaboration, fostering innovative solutions for transboundary water management through stakeholder engagement.
Workshop Overview
Day I (9 June 2025)
- Workshop Introduction
- What is the Digital Twin?
- Tutorial
- Digital Twin for River Basin Management – Exploring digital twin technologies, including live demonstrations and hands-on case studies on critical issues like – environmental flow, dam monitoring, irrigated area mapping and seasonal forecasting.
Day II (10 June 2025):
- Presentation 1
- Presentation 2
- AI for Water Management – Focusing on AI governance, ethical issues, prompt engineering, and hands-on sessions with IWMI’s Water Co-pilot prototype.
Day III (11 June 2025, Parallel Sessions)
- Citizen Science Co-design – Developing digital tools and co-designing data visualization and interpretation
> Presentation - Digital Twin for Researchers/Practitioners – Hands-on training with Digital Earth Africa platforms, focusing on remote sensing and Python-based applications.
> Presentation
> Digital Earth Africa Platform - Listening Session Botswana – focusing on data challenges, data products, and capacity building needs