Date: April 14–16, 2025
Location: Chikwawa, Malawi
As part of the GEF Groundwater for Advancing Resilience (G4DR) project, a Technical Planning Workshop will be held in Chikwawa, Malawi from April 14 to 16, 2025.
Under Component 3, the workshop will bring together technical leads, gender focal points, representatives from the Malawi Department of Water Resources, Mozambique’s National Directorate of Water Resources Management (DNGRH), and other key stakeholders to plan the upcoming Shire Basin Hydro Census and Gender Assessment.
Workshop Objectives
The workshop will convene technical experts and partners from Malawi and Mozambique to:
- Analyze baseline data and identify data gaps.
- Agree on monitoring objectives, network design approach, and parameters.
- Develop a hydro-census plan.
- Explore and validate thematic areas and inputs on gender and social inclusion
Participants
The workshop aims to bring together representatives from:
- International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
- Ministry of Water and Sanitation, Malawi
- National Directorate of Water Resources Management (DNGRH), Mozambique
- Central Regional Water Administration (ARA-Centro), Mozambique
- WaterAid Malawi
Expected Outcomes
The workshop is expected to deliver key outcomes that will guide the next steps in the Shire Basin Hydro Census and Gender Assessment. These include:
- A collaborative team network established to enable effective co-design of the groundwater monitoring network.
- A shared understanding of existing hydrogeological data and knowledge gaps in the Shire Basin.
- Clearly defined and prioritized objectives for the groundwater monitoring network.
- Identified synergies between the GEF G4DR project and other ongoing initiatives in the Shire Basin.
- Agreement on the design approach and key parameters for the groundwater monitoring network.
- Completion of Hydro Census planning for the Shire Basin.
- Validated thematic areas for the Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) Assessment, ensuring relevance to the Shire Basin context.
This workshop marks an important step in the implementation of the project under Component 3, ensuring that groundwater management efforts in the Shire Basin are inclusive and evidence-based.
