Archives by Tag 'transboundary'

Okavango Watershed and Basin “Sharing Water” Project in Southern Africa (2004)

CONCUR served as facilitator and trainer for this US-AID funded initiative, lead by the Berkeley-based Natural Heritage Institute, aimed at strengthening the information base to support transboundary natural resource planning for the Okavango-Kubango River system. With a watershed rising in Angola, the Okavango flows through Namibia and terminates in the Okavango Delta in Botswana. Other [...]

Restoration Concepts for the Tigris-Euphrates Marshlands (2003)

CONCUR worked on this innovative initiative, sponsored by the Iraq Foundation, the U.S. State Department and other funders. The aim of the project, known as “Eden Again”, is to outline scientifically sound concepts that can be used to facilitate the restoration of the Mesopotamian Marshlands-including the Hammar, Haweizeh, and central marsh– which are located within [...]