The USAID Funded Resilient Waters Project is a Go in K2C -

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By: Nicholas Theron

The Kruger to Canyons Biosphere Region (K2C BR) is privileged to be the first recipient of a sub-grant made available through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Resilient Waters Program. This is a five-year Program that aims to build more resilient and water-secure southern African communities and ecosystems through improved management of transboundary natural resources and increased access to safe drinking water and sanitation services. This call was the perfect opportunity to build on key K2C programmes that align neatly with the four core goals of the Resilient Waters project. 
The K2C project will be implemented over a 2-year period with key partners that includes The Association for Water and Rural Development (AWARD), Conservation South Africa (CSA) and the Blyde Four Communal Property Associations. The project has an integrated approach and aims to: conserve and restore critical catchments as well as support institutional arrangements in the Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve; Spread awareness around water and health & sanitation issues in local communities; galvanise local action to respond to issues such as pollution in rivers that threaten health; and support, encourage and grow multi-faceted partnerships that lead to improved, catchment management. K2C Senior Manager Nicholas Theron said our environment is our shared responsibility and never are the linkages between people, their health and the environment as striking as they are today. “The USAID Resilient Waters funded project will support efforts to protect catchments and water resources that are critical for healthy and resilient communities in the K2C Biosphere”.

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