The Water Science unit strives to use a multi-disciplinary approach in water resource management and information, applying research and technology development to promote the efficient and productive use of water in agricultural natural resource management and support socio-economic well-being.
The work done by this unit focuses on sustainable natural resource management, in particular water resources, in South Africa, mandated by related legislation including the Conservation of Agricultural Resources Act, National Environmental Management Act and the National Water Act, as well as its relevance to International Multilateral Environmental Agreements.
Data-Use in Hydrological Modelling (D2M): Foundations for updating water resources assessments: guidelines for reliable use of field and remote sensing data and global runoff products in South African hydrological modelling.
Space-based impact assessment of invasive alien trees on evapotranspiration and water security in southern Africa (SATWAT) Project.
GEF8 Peatlands Project.
Peatland Dissemination Project.
Impacts of Invasive Alien Species on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning (BioSCape) Project.
Mapping Woody Invasive Alien Plant Species MAPWAPS Project. (past)
Boosting smallholder farmers vegetable productivity and income generation in South African marginal areas.
ARC’s contribution to expanding the National Indigenous Knowledge Management System (NIKMAS) database.
Assessing the performance of vegetation index based single crop coefficient modelling approaches to predict tomato crop water use in a semi-arid climate.
